Watch Hozier Load Stage With Joan Baez, Mavis Staples & More On ‘The Weight’ At Newport Folk

Hozier offered a set at the Newport Folk Festival on Friday at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island. The guitarist welcomed Joan Baez, Mavis Staples, Madison Cunningham, Nathaniel Rateliff and more for a rendition of The Band classic, “The Weight.”

Beloved sing-along song “The Weight” arrived as the penultimate song of Hozier’s set. Mavis handled the first verse originally sung by her late friend Levon Helm. Madison Cunningham sang the second verse while Joan Baez took the third with some help from Mavis.

Allison Russell and tourmate Hozier teamed for the fourth verse. Nathaniel Rateliff helmed the final verse alongside Staples. “The Weight” performance also included The Lumineers’ Wesley Schultz. Watch below:

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Hozier’s Newport Folk Fest set also saw songs from his most recent studio album, 2023’s Unreal Unearth including the chart-topping “Too Sweet” and “Eat Your Young.” Additional favorites included “Like Jackie and Wilson,” “Take Me To Church” and “Work Song,” the latter with Allison Russell. Hozier also performed “We Shall Overcome” with Joan Baez, Allison Russell, Nathaniel Rateliff, Kaia Kater and William Prince.

Next up for Hozier is a concert tonight (July 29) at Star Lake Pavilion in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania with Allison Russell supporting. Find Hozier’s full tour routing with ticket info below:

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