{"id":48285,"date":"2026-03-25T05:23:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T09:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/?p=48285"},"modified":"2026-03-25T05:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T09:23:23","slug":"willie-nelsons-outlaw-music-festival-returns-with-fewer-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2026\/03\/willie-nelsons-outlaw-music-festival-returns-with-fewer-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Willie Nelson\u2019s Outlaw Music Festival Returns With Fewer Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>W<strong>illie Nelson&#8217;s Outlaw Music Festival<\/strong>\u00a0announced its 11th anniversary tour for summer 2026, but with significantly fewer dates than previous years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tour will visit only 12 cities compared to last year&#8217;s 35 stops, marking what organizers call &#8220;a special limited run&#8221; for the 92-year-old country legend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Featured artists include the\u00a0<strong>Avett Brothers, Sheryl Crow, Wilco<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Stephen Wilson Jr<\/strong>., with varying appearances across dates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably absent is Bob Dylan, who co-headlined the previous two years and announced his own separate summer tour Monday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The festival opens July 3 in Texas and will make a stop in Michigan at Pine Knob Music Theatre on Saturday, August 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets go on sale Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST ANNOUNCED \ud83d\udea8 The Outlaw Music Festival is coming back to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PineKnobMusic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PineKnobMusic<\/a> on August 22! Starring <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WillieNelson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WillieNelson<\/a> &amp; Family, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theavettbros?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@theavettbros<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lukasnelson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@lukasnelson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SWJMusic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SWJMusic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sierrahull?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sierrahull<\/a>, and Don Was &amp; The Pan-Detroit Ensemble, you can grab your tickets Friday! \ud83e\udd20 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9jWITwZ5X6\">pic.twitter.com\/9jWITwZ5X6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Pine Knob Music Theatre (@PineKnobMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PineKnobMusic\/status\/2036412881776893972?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Willie Nelson&#8217;s Outlaw Music Festival\u00a0announced its 11th anniversary tour for summer 2026, but with significantly fewer dates than previous years. 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