Jamey Johnson, Jason Mraz, Wilco, and Phosphorescent has joined up with Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, and Dave Matthews as performers for this year’s Farm Aid in St. Louis, Mo on October 4th.
Tickets go on sale July 25th at 10am CDT. For more information click here.
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Not going to the White House to see Alison Krauss and Brad Paisley perform? Don’t worry…..GAC and Storme Warren will be there and are taping a one-hour special that will air on the network early next month.
A special thank you to Steph who sent us an email about Jessica Harp. iTunes is offering fans a bundle deal. You can get the song and video of “Boy Like Me” for only $1.99!
This year’s Farm Aid concert will take place Oct. 4 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis. Although special guests have not been announced, the show will feature Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews. Farm Aid members will have early access to tickets Friday (July 17) on the organization’s Web site. Tickets to the general public go on sale July 25 through Live Nation. Farm Aid has raised almost $35 million to assist family farmers. {source}
Martina McBride will be making a few rare tour stops in the U.K and Ireland this year. It has been almost 15 years since she has made stops in those there neck of the woods and she tells Billboard.com that the dates will pave the way for a yet-to-be-announced American tour in November. {source – Meg}
Want a new Wrangler man? Looks like you got one! Jason Aldean has signed an exclusive endorsement deal with Wrangler Western Wear’s new line of jeans. Known as the Wrangler retro line, the jeans will be available in stores in August. Fans will get to see Jason featured in television, print, radio and online campaigns for the new line of jeans. His upcoming TV appearances include The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien on July 23 and Chelsea Lately on July 28. Aldean’s latest single is “Big Green Tractor.” {source}
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The Farm Aid Board of Directors, you know who they are – Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews, have decided to write Congress. They are questioning the bailout on Wall Street.
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Kenny Chesney, Jamey Johnson and many others are scheduled to perform today at the Farm Aid concert. It will be held at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA.
