{"id":2141,"date":"2015-07-28T18:06:33","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T18:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=2141"},"modified":"2015-07-28T18:06:33","modified_gmt":"2015-07-28T18:06:33","slug":"farm-aid-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/farm-aid-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Willie Nelson&#8217;s 30th Anniversary Farm Aid Show Coming to Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For it\u2019s 30<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary, the Willie Nelson headed music fest, Farm Aid, will be heading to Chicago\u2019s brilliantly revamped Northerly Island. The show will take place at FirstMerit Bank Pavilion on September 19th.<\/p>\n<p>The benefit concert, which has featured headliners John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, and Willie Nelson every single year since 2001, is expected to draw crowds in the tens of thousands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe organized the first Farm Aid concert in Illinois in 1985 to respond to the people suffering during the Farm Crisis. Thirty years later, in Chicago, we\u2019ll bring together so many of the people \u2014 farmers, eaters, advocates and activists \u2014 who have made the progress of the Good Food Movement possible,\u201d President and Founder Willie Nelson said. \u201cAt Farm Aid 30, we\u2019ll celebrate the impact we\u2019ve had and rally our supporters for the work ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Five other acts have been announced for this year\u2019s event: Kacey Musgraves, Jack Johnson, Imagine Dragons, Mavis Stables, and Old Crow Medicine Show.<\/p>\n<p>The show doesn\u2019t take place until September 19<sup>th<\/sup>, but tickets will go on sale August 3<sup>rd<\/sup> at 10am on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livenation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">LiveNation.com<\/a>. Prices will range from $49.50 to $189.50. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to local farmers. Since Farm Aid\u2019s beginnings 30 years ago, they\u2019ve raised over $48 million towards the cause.<\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about the show, acts, and charity at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmaid.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">FarmAid.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Farm Aid takes place at FirstMerit Bank\u00a0Pavilion\u00a0on September 19th.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For it\u2019s 30th anniversary, the Willie Nelson headed music fest, Farm Aid, will be heading to Chicago\u2019s brilliantly revamped Northerly Island. 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