Farm Aid 2023: Lineup, schedule, how to watch livestream of festival with Willie Nelson, Neil Young
This year's Farm Aid concert on Saturday promises another musical harvest – and you can watch from home or on the go.
The festival to benefit family farms, being held at the Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana, is headlined by Farm Aid co-founders Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp, along with fellow Farm Aid board members Dave Matthews and Margo Price. "We are honored and excited to bring the Farm Aid experience back to Indiana," Mellencamp said in a statement. "My home state holds deep meaning for me and for the generations of family farmers who have dedicated their lives to caring for the Earth and bringing us good food.”
It's the 35th in-person Farm Aid concert. The first was held September 22, 1985 in Champaign, Illinois six weeks after the Live Aid concert when Bob Dylan said from the stage, "Wouldn't it be great if we did something for our own farmers right here in America?"
Nelson, Young and Mellencamp organized the concert; Dylan, Billy Joel, Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, Loretta Lynn, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty were among the performers. The concert raised more than $7 million for family farmers.
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How to stream, watch Farm Aid 2023
- YouTube. The concert will be live streamed, starting at 11:30 a.m. ET, on the Farm Aid channel on YouTube and on FarmAid.org.
- The Circle Network. You can see the event on the network's app, Circle Now, beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET. The Circle Network channel, available on many pay TV networks, Dish Network – and over the air via antenna in many markets – will begin airing a live presentation at 7 p.m. ET. The show also will be streamed on the Circle Country channel via streaming platforms including Roku, fubo, Peacock, Tubi, Xumo, Samsung TV Plus, VIZIO SmartCast and more.
- Sirius XM. You can also listen to the festival beginning at 12 p.m. ET on Willie’s Roadhouse (channel 61), Dave Matthews Band Radio (channel 30) and Grateful Dead Channel (channel 23; all via the Sirius XM satellite radio service and on the Sirius XM app).
Farm Aid 2023 lineup: Willie Nelson & Family and more; Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros
Farm Aid will begin with a press event at 11:30 a.m. ET with Farm Aid artists and farmers talking about farmers' concerns and Farm Aid's ongoing programs. Musical performances will begin about an hour later. All times below are eastern.
- 12:35 p.m. Native Pride Productions
- 12:45 p.m. Wisdom Indian Dancers
- 12:50 p.m. Clayton Anderson
- 1:10 p.m. The Black Opry Featuring Lori Rayne, Tylar Bryant and Kyshona
- 1:45 p.m. Particle Kid
- 2:20 p.m. The String Cheese Incident
- 3 p.m. Alison Russell
- 3:40 p.m. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
- 4:22 p.m. Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
- 5:04 p.m. Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros
- 5:49 p.m. The Jim Irsay Band featuring Ann Wilson of Heart
- 6:24 p.m. Margo Price
- 7:19 p.m. Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds
- 8:14 p.m. John Mellencamp
- 9:09 p.m. Neil Young
- 10:04 p.m. Willie Nelson & Family
You can donate online to Farm Aid – the organization has raised more than $70 million to help farmers – and buy Farm Aid merchandise at the festival website.
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