Farm Aid Announces 2018 Date, Venue & Initial Lineup

The 33rd annual Farm Aid music festival and benefit will be held at the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford on September 22. Organizers of the concert have confirmed the initial lineup of performers who will take part in the yearly fundraiser for family farmers.

Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews will each perform at this year’s event. Matthews will team with Tim Reynolds for his set. Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, Kacey Musgraves, Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real and Particle Kid round out the initial lineup for Farm Aid ’18. Additional performers will be revealed later this summer.

“Family farmers are the backbone of our country,” said Farm Aid President and founder Willie Nelson in a statement. “But today, they are endangered. Whether we live in cities like Hartford or the rural areas of New England, each of us has the power to create positive, lasting change in our farm and food system and strengthen farm families to help them stay on the land for generations to come.” This year’s Farm Aid will be the first to be held in Connecticut.

Tickets for Farm Aid ’18 go on sale this Friday, June 29 at 10 a.m. ET via LiveNation.com. A pre-sale will begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 26 through the festival’s website.