Farm Aid 2023: Lineup, schedule, how to watch livestream of festival with Willie Nelson, Neil Young

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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.

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  • 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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Farm Aid 2023 Lineup Announced

by Alex Hopper July 11, 2023, 9:42 am

Farm Aid is set to return this September with headliners, and board members, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Margo Price, and more. The 2023 Farm Aid will also see Neil Young return to the stage after skipping the event for the past two years.

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Farm Aid is heading to Indiana this year on Saturday, September 23 at the Ruoff Music Center. This will be the third year that Farm Aid is held in Indiana. Elsewhere on the lineup are Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros featuring The Wolfpack, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Lukas Nelson, Allison Russell, The String Cheese Incident, and Particle Kid.

As always, the festival will highlight the work of family farmers, climate change initiatives, and organic farming practices. In addition to the music, the festival will bring climate champions on the stage. Prior to the festival, organizers will host events to help spotlight their work.

“Family farmers have the solutions to some of our toughest challenges,” Farm Aid President and Founder Willie Nelson said in a statement. “As we face a changing climate, farmers in Indiana, across the Midwest and all over the country are farming in ways that create more resilient farms to build healthy soils and protect our water.”

Mellencamp added, “We are honored and excited to bring the Farm Aid experience back to Indiana. 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.”

Tickets for Farm Aid 2023 will go on sale on Saturday (July 15) at 10 a.m. ET via Live Nation. Ticket prices range from $75 to $315. A limited number of pre-sale tickets will be available beginning at 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday (July 12).

Young will make his triumphant return this year. Last year, Young bowed out, writing on his website , “I will not be at Farm Aid this year. I am not ready for that yet. I don’t think it is safe in the pandemic. I miss it very much.”

Young has been steadily returning to the live scene since the pandemic, playing tribute concerts and one-off appearances. Last month, Young embarked on a West Coast tour, breaking his tour hiatus. Find his full tour dates, HERE .

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Farm Aid is headed to Noblesville, Indiana on September 23 for the 2023 installment of the annual benefit concert held for American farmers. Farm Aid 2023 will be held at Ruoff Music Center and marks the third time that Farm Aid has brought its festival to the state of Indiana.

This year's celebrated lineup will include performances by Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson & Family, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds and Margo Price, as well as Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros featuring The Wolfpack, Lukas Nelson, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Allison Russell, The String Cheese Incident and Particle Kid.

Farm Aid 2022 saw performances from the likes of Nelson, Mellencamp, Matthews, Price, Russell, Chris Stapleton, Sheryl Crow, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Charley Crockett, Brittney Spencer, Particle Kid, the Wisdom Indian Dancers and the Red Clay Singers.

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The idea for Farm Aid was inspired by Bob Dylan's quotes at the 1985 Live Aid benefit concert, which raised money for the Ethiopian famine. During his set, Dylan mentioned that he hoped that some of the money raised may be able to pay for the mortgages on some of the farms in the Unites States.

Shortly thereafter, fellow musicians Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young joined together to organize the Farm Aid benefit concert, which aimed to raise money for and help family farmers in America. The first concert, which hosted over 80,000 attendees and raised over $9 million, was held on September 22, 1985 in Champaign, Illinois with performances from Dylan, Billy Joel, B.B. King, Loretta Lynn, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and more.

Decades later, Farm Aid is still working to increase awareness of the importance of family farms, and each year brings together some of the best names in country, blues and rock for an all-day festival of music, good food and hands-on activities to get folks in touch with the roots of our food.

Since its establishment in 1985, Farm Aid has raised more than $70 million for family farmers.

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Bob Dylan Surprises Crowd at Willie Nelson’s 2023 Farm Aid Festival in Indiana

In July 1985, the singer's remark onstage at the Live Aid charity mega-concert inspired Nelson to create his first benefit for America's family farmers in September of that year.

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Bob Dylan astonished thousands of fans at Willie Nelson ’s sold-out Farm Aid festival with a surprise late-night performance Saturday (Sept. 23) at the Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana.

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On July 13, 1985, in Philadelphia, Dylan had taken the stadium stage of Live Aid, the mega-benefit organized to raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief. Between songs, he mused to the event’s global audience: couldn’t a similar benefit help America’s family farmers?

“The question hit me like a ton of bricks,” Nelson recalled to Billboard in 2015. The musician was on the road that day, watching Live Aid on his tour-bus TV, and began looking into the economic crisis that was then forcing family farmers off their land and into bankruptcy. Then he called his friends, including the musician who made the suggestion.

Dylan was among the remarkable lineup of country and rock musicians who played the first Farm Aid in Champaign, Ill., on Sept. 22, 1985, a bill which also included Nelson’s fellow Farm Aid founders Neil Young and John Mellencamp, along with Johnny Cash, John Fogerty, Don Henley, Billy Joel, Loretta Lynn, Roy Orbison, Bonnie Raitt and many more — including Tom Petty, who died in 2017, and Petty’s band, The Heartbreakers.  

Three decades on, Farm Aid remains music’s longest-running concert for a cause, having raised more than $64 million to support family farmers and a sustainable food system.  

At Farm Aid in 1985, Dylan performed with Petty and The Heartbreakers.

“At that time, Tony Dimitriades, Tom’s manager, was in a business partnership with [the late] Elliot Roberts in Lookout Management” who represented Dylan, recalled Bill DeYoung, a music critic, author and Petty historian, in a 2017 interview with Billboard.   DeYoung for many years worked at the Gainesville Sun , the newspaper in Petty’s Florida hometown.  

“Dylan needed a band for the first Farm Aid,” said DeYoung. “Everything else sprang from that.”

“Everything else” included the True Confessions Tour that Dylan and Petty launched together early the following year, in February 1986, during which the Heartbreakers backed Dylan for some 60 shows in Australia, Japan and the United States — including two nights at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. and three nights at Madison Square Garden.

The singers also performed at the second Farm Aid on July 4, 1986 — via satellite from their tour stop at Rich Stadium, outside Buffalo, New York. A second outing, the Temples in Flames tour, followed in 1987. 

And the creative friendship between Dylan and Petty — born at Farm Aid — flourished.

In 1988, Dylan welcomed Petty, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison to his studio in Malibu to record the song “Handle Me With Care.” Originally intended as the B-side to a single from Harrison’s Cloud Nine album, the song instead became the inspiration for the tongue-in-cheek supergroup The Traveling Wilburys.

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Watch Bob Dylan and the Heartbreakers Play a Surprise Set of Sixties Classics at Farm Aid

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Around 10:20 p.m. on Saturday night, a shadowy group of figures walked onto the Farm Aid stage at the Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana. This was supposed to be the moment where Wille Nelson wrapped up the night, but there was no sign of the Red Headed Stranger or his band. Instead, another act was plugging in instruments on the darkened stage. There was no announcement of any kind, and the large screens on both sides of the stage went completely blank for the first time all day. It took about 15 seconds for the screams to start once the light hit the face of the guy in the middle.

This was an extraordinary moment for many reasons. Dylan almost never makes unannounced appearances or performs without his own band; he hasn’t played with the Heartbreakers in 20 years; Campbell, Tench, and Ferrone have rarely performed together in public since Petty’s death; Dylan usually plays piano at his shows; there wasn’t even a tiny hint anywhere throughout the day that this might happen.

It became even more surreal once it became clear they were opening with “Maggie’s Farm,” which was their closer at the first Farm Aid. Dylan hadn’t played the song anywhere since 2009, but this wasn’t a rearranged Never Ending Tour rendition only recognizable by the lyrics. This was Dylan and the band largely recreating the sound of the original 1965 recording.

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The mini-set wrapped up with “Ballad of a Thin Man.” This was yet another 1965 tune played to studio perfection. Before the crowd could fully process what happened, Dylan and the band walked off. They didn’t say a single word to the audience at any point. And since the screens remained off during the entire set, it’s quite possible some fans on the lawn didn’t even realize what had just taken place, since they could barely see any of it.

What exactly brought about this un-billed set? Is there any scenario Dylan tours with them next year and plays sets centered around his Sixties catalog? That’s very hard to imagine, but so was this Farm Aid set before it happened. Dylan has east coast dates with his standard band throughout October and November. Beyond that, it’s impossible to guess what will happen.

The Dylan/Heartbreakers set is likely to dominate the coverage of this year’s Farm Aid, but it was just one of many amazing moments. Here are eight others.

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Ann Wilson Takes Charge After singing just two songs, Irsay walked off the stage and handed his band over to Heart’s Ann Wilson. This was a smart move even though this was now the Jim Irsay Band Minus Jim Irsay. Wilson belted out the Who’s “Love Reign O’er Me” and Heart’s “Barracuda” was stunning power. Let’s hope she finds a way to reconnect with her sister Nancy at some point soon and get Heart back on the road. She remains one of the most gifted singers in rock.

The Black Opry Wows The Crowd Early in the day, the Black Opry featuring Lori Rayne, Tyler Bryant, and Kyshona took the stage. They had a tough task since many fans were still shuffling in and the crowd was largely unfamiliar with their work. Their set was also delayed by audio problems. But once they started singing, the crowd was wowed into a hushed silence. The three singers took turns signing their own country-tinged tunes and cheering each other on. They left to a huge standing ovation. Hopefully this is the start of a new Farm Aid tradition. 

The Nelson Boys Deliver Just days after playing the Roxy with Neil Young, Micah Nelson played a solo set early in the day at Farm Aid that climaxed with a splendid “Everything Is Bullshit.” He’s still battling the viral infection Vestibular Neuritis and had to utilize a walking stick, but was otherwise in fine form. Later in the afternoon, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real had the entire amphitheater singing along to “Find Yourself.” They’ve been Farm Aid regulars for quite a while, and they’re better and better every single year.

Bob Weir Teams Up With Margo Price and Sturgill Simpson Bob Weir brought out Sturgill Simpson and Margo Price for his brief set with Wolf Bros. They opened with “Truckin,” transitioned into “Dark Star,” and closed out with “Not Fade Away.” Margo Price joined them on the last one. Dead and Co. may be a thing of the past after their farewell tour this summer, but it’s clear that Weir is nowhere ready to retire himself.

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John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews Play the Hits It wouldn’t be Farm Aid without John Mellencamp breaking out “Scarecrow,” “Small Town,” and “Pink Houses.” After spending much of the year on the road, his band was extremely tight. And John was in extremely good spirits as he played to what’s basically a hometown crowd. Directly before his set, Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds had the entire place singing along to “Satellite,” “Crush,” and other old favorites. The full Dave Matthews Band still put on a great show, but it’s often more satisfying to see Dave in this mode.

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John Mellencamp and more: 4 times Hoosiers helped make big Farm Aid cultural moments

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Farm Aid seems to have a penchant for Indiana. Co-founding board member John Mellencamp wears his Seymour roots proudly. Plenty more Indiana musicians — including Axl Rose, Henry Lee Summer, Jimmy Ryser and John Hiatt — have sprinkled their Hoosierness across the festival's stages over the years.

As it turns out, the state has a soft spot for Farm Aid , too. The concert has sold out every time it's been here — in 1990, 2001 and now Saturday. Fans bought up this year's tickets in about 90 minutes, faster than in other locations, Farm Aid's communications director said.

"We're very lucky to return to Indiana," Jennifer Fahy said. "The crowds there are wonderful, and ... so many people in Indiana are deeply connected to agriculture in a way that isn't true in every state in the U.S."

The day-long festival will include performances by board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews and Margo Price as well as hands-on activities about climate and agriculture, a market and discussions about farming issues. The proceeds will support causes including local and regional food systems; farmland preservation; and farmers' legal, financial and mental health, Fahy said.

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In the midst of the 1980s farm crisis, Farm Aid brought together people from rural areas with those living on the coasts and in cities so everyone could better understand difficulties farmers faced, said Dan Gilbert, coordinator of a History Harvest project , which has been collecting oral histories and artifacts from attendees at 1985's inaugural Farm Aid in Champaign, Illinois.

"In the history of American popular culture — maybe in American culture and society more generally — often, the Midwest disappears. We're flyover country or we're not placed at the center of popular narratives," said Gilbert, associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

"One of the main messages right from the start of Farm Aid, both in terms of how the organization presented itself but also in how artists framed their musical contributions from the stage, was giving voice to experiences and perspectives from rural America, and from the Midwest in particular, that needed to be heard," he said .

Indiana has played a key role in showcasing those perspectives to the rest of the nation. Here are four times the state has been part of major Farm Aid-related moments.

Mellencamp's role in Farm Aid

In 1985, Nelson, Young and Mellencamp organized the Champaign concert to draw attention to the farm crisis. Thousands of farmers had lost their livelihoods, and the rest were caught in a web of debt, failed policies and plummeting crop prices.

Mellencamp immediately displayed his Hoosier roots. The Seymour native donned a Future Farmers of America jacket from his hometown and played "Rain on the Scarecrow," which he'd written about the foreclosure crisis.

At the concert, he cemented his zeal for small farmers by calling to the stage Bobbi Polzine, member of the farm activist group Groundswell. The Worthington (Minnesota) Daily Globe reported that Polzine was the only non-performer on stage during the 14-hour concert.

"That moment of Mellencamp and Polzine standing together on stage ... was one of the moments that crystalized the power of Farm Aid as a meeting place of folks making powerful music and folks making powerful change in other ways through their activism," Gilbert said.

Mellencamp's passion for supporting farmers endures to this day, said Fahy, noting that at last year's Farm Aid the singer committed to play the "Rally for Resilience: Farmers for Climate Action" that took place in March in Washington, D.C.

"He was the first one to stand up and say, 'I'll be there,'" Fahy said. "That's so authentic, and it means so much."

Bloomington's surprise Lou Reed-Mellencamp show

The Bluebird made history Sept. 17, 1987, when Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Mellencamp and Lou Reed shared the nightclub's stage in a surprise under-the-radar concert a few days before that year's Farm Aid. The Hoosier singer-songwriter performed "Small Town," among other hits, and then introduced the iconic former Velvet Underground member. Reed delivered “New Sensations," “Sweet Jane" and more.

Reed had traveled to Bloomington to rehearse with Mellencamp before playing Sept. 19 at Farm Aid III in Lincoln, Nebraska, according to IndyStar archives .

Only a few dozen fans witnessed the under-the-radar show in person. But a 44-minute video — originally shot by Tony Philputt, who owned Broad Ripple record and video store Second Time Around — emerged in 2020 on YouTube .

The video stopped short of a performance by John Prine, who later appeared from the wings, Rolling Stone reported .

Before Reed left Indiana, he slipped in one more surprise: On Sept. 18, a lucky rock history class at Indiana University saw the legend grace the podium as a guest.

Elton John's powerful tribute to Ryan White

On the evening of April 7, 1990, Elton John paused before "Candle in the Wind" and said, "This one's for Ryan." He was honoring his friend, the Kokomo native who contracted HIV through a contaminated blood transfusion and became a champion of AIDS awareness and education.

John and 45,000 audience members at the Hoosier Dome then sang together before the crowd erupted into a "roar of approval so loud and so long that it rang the ears and brought the little hairs on the backs of necks to full-alert status," then-Indianapolis News critic Mike Redmond wrote.

Hours later, an 18-year-old White drew his last breath. John sang "Skyline Pigeon" at his funeral.

At John's final concert in Indianapolis in 2022 , the singer called the city "a pre-eminent feature in my life" and credited White as the inspiration that helped him achieve a sober lifestyle. Then he dedicated "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" to White's mother, Jeanne White-Ginder.

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Indiana's previous Farm Aid honored heroes after 9/11

Just shy of three weeks after the 9/11 attacks, Indiana's second Farm Aid saw many powerful moments. The Sept. 29, 2001, concert — at the then-named Verizon Wireless Music Center — took on a new identity as "A Concert for America."

Reminders and reflections of 9/11 were threaded throughout. Arlo Guthrie led the star musicians in his father's anthem, "This Land is Your Land." Newly installed Farm Aid board member Dave Matthews sent out his rendition of "All Along the Watchtower" to New York.

"We've got to bring people together. We have to show strength," Fahy said about the goals that shaped the 2001 Farm Aid. "We have to also give people something to enjoy and to remind us of the power of music and the power of our coming together and the strength of our country."

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2023 Update : Farm Stand will be open for the season by March 18th, updates to follow! We will open for a few weekend before that so keep an eye out on Instagram and Facebook for those dates. You can visit our Moscow farm stand 7 days a week at 225 E Henley St . Open 9am-dusk each of those days. Fresh from the farm veggies, Brush Creek Creamery cheese, Love’s Kombucha in a can, and free-range chicken eegs. The farm stand is self-serve and payment is on the honor system. Venmo (@DeepRootsFarm make certain it’s paid to Greg Freistadt), cash and check are accepted. We are very excited to offer this to our community, please help us by not touching what you don’t need and paying for items you take. Thanks!

You might also find us at the Moscow Farmers Market in May and early June for plant starts and veggies. After plant start season you will find all of your fresh, locally grown and Certified Naturally Grown vegetables at our farm stand.

Deep Roots Farm in Moscow, ID grows vegetables and small fruits using techniques that promote biodiversity on their farm. We practice an intensive planting rotation to create diversity for plant health while increasing production on a small land base. We provide open and untouched space for beneficial insects and wild animals. We grow a wide variety of crops that are well suited to the climate utilizing locally grown and saved seeds when possible. Deep Roots Farm sells directly to their loyal customers at local farmers markets , and at their farmstand. We also love working with local chefs. You can find Deep Roots Farm produce at Maialina , FoodOlogy and Nectar for much of the year. We use only natural methods and do not use any synthetic chemicals for raising healthy food in small spaces all in Moscow city limits. As perennial students of nature and design combined with knowledge and experience of others, we continue to change and adapt the farm and its systems for environmental, human and economic sustainability.

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Lots of tomatoes, strawberries and sunflowers at the farmstand this weekend! Come brighten up your table and your plate with good flavors and colors!

Greg Freistadt

Growing up in Montana Greg always had an appreciation for the natural world. Although focused on outdoor recreation, he developed a green thumb by helping his parents garden and landscape. Greg's love for travel has taken him around the world where in Southeast Asia he gained an appreciation for fresh, local foods and small farming. While pursuing a BS in natural resources from the University of Idaho ('10), he developed a passion for sustainable agriculture. As an intern at the WSU Organic Farm and working at a few other local farms he gained the knowledge to start his own farm and consulting business.

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Blog | December 21, 2023

Farm Aid’s Plans for 2024

Learn more about Against the Grain: The Farm Aid Podcast

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In 2024, Farm Aid remains committed to building a vibrant, family farm-centered system of agriculture in America. This will be a critical year to bring change to our farm and food system—change that improves the lives of farmers, ranchers, workers, eaters: all of us.

Throughout 2024, Farm Aid will:

  • Be here for farmers and ranchers when they experience natural disasters by providing emergency assistance and long-term recovery strategies to build resilience to climate change.
  • Connect farmers with the resources they need to stay on the land and help new farmers gain access to the credit and tools they need to get started.
  • Keep fighting for a Farm Bill that supports farmers in their on-farm climate conservation efforts; protects the health of our soil, water and climate; and strengthens the equity and well-being of us all.
  • Stand with and for family farmers and rural people, with their voices at the center, to ensure strong state and federal policies that empower farmers and invigorate rural communities.
  • Gather engaged farmers, advocates, eaters and activists to build power to address challenges like factory farms and climate change.
  • Bring you the stories and challenges of farmers so that together we can build a family farm centered food system that benefits farmers, communities, eaters and our soil and water.
  • Celebrate farmers, music and good food at Farm Aid 2024 (full details, including the date, location and lineup will be announced in spring or early summer).

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Farm Aid’s 2023 Accomplishments

Your partnership enabled us to accomplish deeply important outcomes in 2023. Here are some highlights:

  • We joined farmers from across the country for the Climate Resilience Rally in Washington, DC , to call on Congress to pass a Farm Bill that supports farmers to be stewards of our soil, water and climate. (Spoiler alert: We’ll keep doing that work in 2024, as Congress has extended the bill until next year.)
  • Our Farmer Services Team answered more than 700 calls on our Hotline and farmers and activists conducted more than 3,300 searches using our online Farmer Resource Network . Both services provide crucial support to farmers in times of crisis, change and growth.
  • We worked with leaders in Washington on policy changes that create more competitive markets for farmers; create equity and access to essential credit; strengthen local, sustainable farm and food systems; and take better care of farmers, ranchers, and farm and food workers.
  • We responded to farmers recovering from natural disasters , providing immediate assistance and information after record flooding in the Northeast , extreme weather in the Southeast and drought across the West and Midwest.
  • We gathered hundreds of farmers and farm advocates at our Farmer Forum and People’s Hearing to share their challenges and ideas for a Farm Bill that reflects their priorities of climate resilience, racial justice and reining in corporate power in the food system.
  • We brought our annual Farm Aid festival back to Indiana and hosted a sold-out crowd of 22,200 for an inspiring day of music, conversations with family farmers and hands-on activities that spark knowledge and joy about agriculture and food!
  • We served our HOMEGROWN Concessions® —food grown with an ecological standard by family farmers who receive a fair price for their product—at Farm Aid 2023, once again providing a model for the entire live music industry to serve good food and support family farmers.
  • We launched our podcast Against the Grain which brings the voice of farmers and artists, advocates and food experts, activists and policymakers–all of whom are working towards building a more just and equitable farm and food system–to listeners everywhere.
  • We made grants of more than $1.3 million to strengthen the essential work of grassroots farmer organizations across the U.S. These grants supported efforts to fight industrial agriculture and factory farms, build power among family farmers and ranchers and much more.

In 2024, Farm Aid will: Be here for farmers and ranchers when they face natural disasters. Connect farmers with the resources they need to stay on the land. Keep fighting for a Farm Bill that supports farmers, our climate and equity. Stand with and for family farmers and rural people by centering their voices for policies that empower them. Build power with farmers, advocates, eaters and activists to tackle issues like climate change and factory farms. Bring you the stories and challenges of farmers so that together we can build a vibrant, family farm-centered food system that benefits all of us.

For more than 35 years, Farm Aid has stood with family farmers. With your support, we’ll continue to be here for them.

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  2. Farm Aid 2023 lineup, schedule, livestream details, how to listen

    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 ...

  3. Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp Announce 2023 Farm Aid Lineup

    Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Willie Nelson announced on Monday that the 2023 Farm Aid will return to the Indianapolis, IN area on Sept. 23 for the third time in the event's 38-year history.

  4. Farm Aid 2023 Lineup Announced

    Tickets for Farm Aid 2023 will go on sale on Saturday (July 15) at 10 a.m. ET via Live Nation. Ticket prices range from $75 to $315. A limited number of pre-sale tickets will be available ...

  5. Farm Aid 2023 lineup: Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Bob ...

    July 11, 2023. photo by Eric Townsend. Farm Aid returns to Noblesville, Indiana's Ruoff Music Center on September 23, and the 2023 lineup features Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil ...

  6. Farm Aid Tickets, 2024 Concert Tour Dates

    Farm Aid 2023 was just an amazing experience, in every way. The lineup was fantastic, filled with legends! I was able to score seats in the lower pavilion, with an incredible view. ... Find Farm Aid tour schedule, concert details, reviews and photos. Buy Farm Aid tickets from the official Ticketmaster.com site. Find Farm Aid tour schedule ...

  7. Farm Aid 2023: Line-Up, Dates & Tickets

    July 14, 2023 2:39 pm GMT. Full name Farm Aid 2023. Dates Sep 23, 2023. Location Noblesville, Indiana. Line up Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Margo Price and more. Tickets Purchase here. Farm Aid is headed to Noblesville, Indiana on September 23 for the 2023 installment of the annual benefit concert held for American farmers.

  8. Willie Nelson & Family

    Willie Nelson & Family performs at Farm Aid 2023 in Noblesville, Indiana, at Ruoff Music Center, on September 23. Learn more about Farm Aid 2023 at https://f...

  9. Farm Aid 2023 Setlists

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  10. Farm Aid 2023: What to Expect

    INDIANAPOLIS — Farm Aid 2023, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 23, at Ruoff Music Center, will showcase an all-star lineup of musical artists — all donating their performances in support of family farmers and good food. Farm Aid is proud to work with many Indiana farmers and businesses to bring local flavor and experiences to the event.

  11. Farm Aid: Bob Dylan Performs at Willie Nelson's 2023 Festival

    By Thom Duffy. 09/23/2023. Bob Dylan Jeffrey R. Staab/CBS via GI. Bob Dylan astonished thousands of fans at Willie Nelson 's sold-out Farm Aid festival with a surprise late-night performance ...

  12. Watch Bob Dylan and the Heartbreakers Play a Surprise Farm Aid Set

    NOBLESVILLE, INDIANA - SEPTEMBER 23: Bob Dylan performs as a surprise guest during Farm Aid at Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center on September 23, 2023 in Noblesville, Indiana. Gary Miller/Getty Images

  13. Farm Aid 2023: 4 times Mellencamp and Hoosiers made big moments

    John Mellencamp and more: 4 times Hoosiers helped make big Farm Aid cultural moments. Farm Aid seems to have a penchant for Indiana. Co-founding board member John Mellencamp wears his Seymour ...

  14. Watch Neil Young Go Solo Acoustic For Favorites At Farm Aid 2023

    By Nate Todd Oct 27, 2023 • 9:57 am PDT. Farm Aid shared video of Neil Young 's set at the 2023 benefit concert, which took place at the Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana on September ...

  15. About the Farm Aid Festival

    Farm Aid is an all-day festival that brings together incredible music, good food and hands-on activities to get folks in touch with the roots of our food. Since 1985, Farm Aid has raised more than $70 million to help family farmers thrive all over the country while inspiring millions of people to take part in the Good Food Movement.

  16. 3rd Thursday Artwalk in Moscow, ID

    3rd Thursday Artwalk is a time to celebrate the arts in beautiful Moscow, ID! The 2022-2023 Moscow Artwalk season includes visual, literary, performance, and culinary arts offerings at business and non-profit locations throughout the community on the 3rd Thursday of each month from October - May. The Artwalk Season Finale on June 15, 2023 ...

  17. Deep Roots Farm

    406.461.8467. Moscow Farm Stand. 225 E Henley Street. 7 days/week 9am - dusk. Moscow Farmers Market. Main Street Moscow. Saturdays May-June. 8am-1pm. Deep Roots Farm in Moscow, ID grows vegetables using techniques that promote biodiversity on our farm. We practice an intensive planting rotation to allow plants to support and nurture each other ...

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  19. Farm Aid 2023 By The Numbers

    Thank you for celebrating family farmers with us this year. Make sure to show them you support their work year-round by wearing Farm Aid 2023 merch. And, relive the music on our YouTube channel and in our photo and video gallery. Below are some of the numbers that show why Farm Aid 2023 was so unique! Photo: Brian Bruner.

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  21. Farm Aid's Plans for 2024

    Throughout 2024, Farm Aid will: Be here for farmers and ranchers when they experience natural disasters by providing emergency assistance and long-term recovery strategies to build resilience to climate change. Connect farmers with the resources they need to stay on the land and help new farmers gain access to the credit and tools they need to ...