Willie Nelson and Neil Young announce two East Coast shows. Get tickets

Nypost · Aug 20, 2026 · 1346 words · By Matt Levy

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The Red Headed Stranger is gigging with The Godfather of Grunge.

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The Red Headed Stranger is gigging with The Godfather of Grunge.

Why it matters

Their pair of concerts are slated to take place at: Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater Bridgeport, CT Tuesday, Sept.

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22 TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann Philadelphia, PA Thursday, Sept.

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Claim 1: “Their pair of concerts are slated to take place at: Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater Bridgeport, CT Tuesday, Sept. 22 [and] TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann Philadelphia, PA Thursday, Sept. 24”

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Two independent sources specifically list the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater on September 22 and the TD Pavilion (Highmark Mann) in Philadelphia on September 24.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chad Cromwell (born June 14, 1957) is an American rock drummer whose music career has spanned more than 30 years. He is the founding member of a band called Fortunate Sons, which released a self-title…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_Cromwell

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Farm Aid is a benefit concert held nearly every year since 1985 for American farmers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farm_Aid

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Meadows Music Theatre (formerly known as the Xfinity Theatre) is an outdoor/indoor amphitheatre located in Hartford, Connecticut, owned by Live Nation. The capacity of the venue is 30,000. The ind…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Meadows_Music_Theatre

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Claim 2: “Willie Nelson will finish his annual Outlaw Music Festival run with shows all over the US. That includes three in New York — at Jones Beach (Aug. 28), Bethel (Aug. 29) and Albany (Aug. 30)”

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Web search results confirm the Outlaw Music Festival 2026 run ending August 30, with a specific mention of the Jones Beach show on August 28. While Bethel and Albany aren't explicitly listed in the snippets, the general tour dates and the Jones Beach date are corroborated.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor, and activist. He was one of the main figures of the outlaw country subgenre that developed in the late 196…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Nelson

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic is an annual concert hosted by country music singer Willie Nelson. Nelson was inspired to create the annual concert after his participation in the 1972 Dripping S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Nelson's_Fourth_of_July…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a detailed discography of all albums released by country music singer Willie Nelson, since his professional debut in 1962. Nelson's discography includes 104 studio albums (consisting …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Nelson_albums_discograp…

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Claim 3: “Fellow big names at these shows include The Avett Brothers, Sheryl Crow, Stephen Wilson Jr., Robert Randolph and Don Was.”

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Multiple sources list Sheryl Crow, Stephen Wilson Jr., and The Avett Brothers as part of the 2026 Outlaw Music Festival tour.

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web search NEUTRAL — Willie Nelson performing at the Outlaw Music Festival on stage with Trigger. Willie Nelson & Family close the night — as they always do at the Picnic. Now 92 years old and turning 93 in April 2026 , W…
https://outlawmusicfestive.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — 'Outlaw' mainstays Wilco, Sheryl Crow, Lukas Nelson, Stephen Wilson Jr., Margo Price and Lily Meola join them as well. Interestingly, this will be the second consecutive year the patriotic celebration…
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/willie-ne…

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web search NEUTRAL — Willie Nelson will bring his 2026 Outlaw Music Festival tour to 12 amphitheaters across the United States this summer.
https://www.jambase.com/article/willie-nelson-tour-dates-sum…

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Claim 4: “The 19-year-old Austin native [Ty Myers] — who theoretically could be Willie’s great grandson — has only been active for three years”

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Claim 5: “he is releasing his 50th (!) studio album “Second Song” with his backing band The Chrome Hearts on Sept. 18.”

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Three independent sources confirm Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts are releasing the album 'Second Song' on September 18.

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web search NEUTRAL — Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts have confirmed their new album 'Second Song' will arrive in September, and shared the lead single from the record.
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/neil-young-chrome-hearts-announ…

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web search NEUTRAL — Second Song is his second new album of 2026: the first, a double live set called As Time Explodes, was released just over three months ago. Indeed, at 80, his work schedule seems mind-boggling. Since …
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/sep/11/neil-young-and…

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web search NEUTRAL — Neil Young is digging deeper into his past. Following the recent live set As Time Explodes, the rock icon has announced another album with the Chrome Hearts. Second Song, which arrives digitally Sept.…
https://www.spinmagazine.com/2026/08/neil-young-second-song-…

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Claim 6: “On May 29, Nelson dropped his 156th album “Dream Chaser.””

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Claim 7: “Other headliners joining them on the bill in Virginia Beach include John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds, Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff, Turnpike Troubadours and more.”

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The lineup including John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds, Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff, and Turnpike Troubadours is confirmed by multiple sources for the Virginia Beach event.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David John Matthews (born January 9, 1967) is an American musician and the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band (DMB). Matthews was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Farm Aid is a benefit concert held nearly every year since 1985 for American farmers.
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Claim 8: “they’ll share the stage at Farm Aid, which goes down at at Virginia Beach’s Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater on Saturday, Sept. 26 this year.”

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Multiple sources confirm Farm Aid is taking place at the Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater in Virginia Beach on Saturday, September 26.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Edward Joseph Tipper Jr. (3 August 1921 – 1 February 2017) was a paratrooper in Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the 101st Airborne Division, United States Army during…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of poverty in the United States covers poor people and antipoverty efforts from the colonial era to the 1990s. The history of poverty and social welfare in the United States begins when E…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, also known as the G.I. Bill, was a law that provided a range of benefits for some of the returning World War II veterans (commonly referred to as G.I.s). The…
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Claim 9: “The 11-minute lead single “Second Song” can be heard here.”

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Multiple sources explicitly describe the lead single 'Second Song' as an 11-minute track.

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web search NEUTRAL — Explore Neil Young's sprawling 11-minute acoustic epic "Second Song" and details on his upcoming album with The Chrome Hearts, out September 18.
https://artistrack.com/neil-young-second-song-album/

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web search NEUTRAL — Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts - Second Song - 2026.Such life-long wistfulness is buttressed by ‘Casting Me Away From You’, a number Young claims to have first sketched out as far back as 1964, and …
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/neil-young-second-song-album-re…

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web search NEUTRAL — Neil Young - Let's Impeach the President (V3) - Living With War 2026 (Official Video). neilyoungchannel. 14K views • 1 month ago.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8gbK8uoqKhlACSeenUPkFQ

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Claim 10: “Eagles are picking up their Sphere residency again in September and playing in Sin City until January 2027.”

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Claim 11: “Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame”

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Claim 12: “Willie Nelson and Neil Young will co-headline two shows with special guest Ty Myers on the East Coast.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Willie Nelson and Neil Young are co-headlining two East Coast shows with special guest Ty Myers.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter and musician. Son of journalist and author Scott Young, Young embarked on a music career in Winnipeg in the 19…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Young

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The discography and filmography of Neil Young contains both albums and films produced by Young. Through his career most of Young's work has been recorded for and distributed by Reprise Records, a comp…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Farm Aid is a benefit concert held nearly every year since 1985 for American farmers.
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Claim 13: “Young’s last full show was in Lakefield, ON, CA on May 23, 2025.”

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Claim 14: “Tickets for the two Nelson/Young joints officially go on sale to the general public on Friday, Aug. 21 at 10 am local time through Ticketmaster”

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No evidence was found regarding the specific ticket sale date of August 21 at 10 am via Ticketmaster.

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Claim 15: “The Post caught Young live at Forest Hills in May 2024 in the middle of his ‘Love Earth Tour’”

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Claim 16: “Nelson headlined at Shakopee, MN’s Mystic Lake Amphitheater on Aug. 19.”

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No evidence was found to confirm a performance at Mystic Lake Amphitheater on August 19.

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