A pair of bucket list-worthy artists are heading to the Tri-State.
Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan’s ‘Outlaw Music Festival’ kicks off its second leg at Alpharetta, GA’s Ameris Bank Amphitheatre on Friday, July 25.
Then, one week later, the folksy elder statesmen travel northbound for six (!) shows in New York and New Jersey.
Up first, the co-headliners swoop into Long Island’s Jones Beach Theater on Friday, Aug. 1 with Wilco, Lucinda Williams and Waylon Payne.
After that, the duo drops into:
Saratoga Springs’ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (Saturday, Aug. 2)
with Wilco, Lucinda Williams, Waylon Payne
Buffalo’s Darien Lake Amphitheater (Friday, Aug. 8)
with Turnpike Troubadours, The Red Clay Strays, Waylon Payne
Syracuse’s Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater (Sunday, Aug. 10)
with Turnpike Troubadours, The Red Clay Strays, Waylon Payne
Camden, NJ’s Freedom Mortgage Pavilion (Friday, Sept. 12)
with Sheryl Crow, Waxahatchee, Madeline Edwards
Holmdel, NJ’s PNC Bank Arts Center (Saturday, Sept. 13)
with Sheryl Crow, Waxahatchee, Madeline Edwards
They’ll wrap the nationwide run at East Troy, WI’s Alpine Valley Music Theatre on Sept. 19.
As of now, tickets are available for all remaining summer 2025 ‘Outlaw Music Festival’ concerts.
Better yet, they’re quite affordable.
At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on tickets for any one of the six NY/NJ Nelson/Dylan gigs was $39 including fees on Vivid Seats.
Other shows have tickets starting anywhere from $30 to $176 including fees.
Not bad especially considering the 92-year-old “Red Headed Stranger” typically performs 15+ songs when he takes the stage while the 83-year-old Bard brings roughly the same amount.
Their special guests deliver 15ish cuts too; based on our findings at Set List FM, Avett Brothers played 16 songs at a recent ‘Outlaw’ show in Houston.
Needless to say, that’s quite a bit of bang for your buck.
Want to be there?
You’re in the right place.
Our team has everything you need to know and more about all upcoming Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan ‘Outlaw Music Festival’ tour concerts below.
All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.
A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues, special guests joining the co-headliners and links to buy tickets can be found below.
Note: All tour dates include Willie Nelson & Family and Bob Dylan; they are not listed as support acts in the schedule.
| ‘Outlaw Music Festival’ tour dates | Ticket prices start at |
|---|---|
| July 25 at the Ameris Bank Amphitheatre in Alpharetta, GA Turnpike Troubadours, Charles Wesley Godwin, Willow Avalon | $175.51 (including fees) |
| July 26 at the PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte, NC Turnpike Troubadours, Charles Wesley Godwin, Willow Avalon | $39.63 (including fees) |
| July 27 at the Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, NC Turnpike Troubadours, Charles Wesley Godwin, Willow Avalon | $45 (including fees) |
| July 29 at the Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, VA Turnpike Troubadours, Willow Avalon | $42 (including fees) |
| Aug. 1 at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, NY Wilco, Lucinda Williams, Waylon Payne | $52 (including fees) |
| Aug. 2 at the Broadview Stage at SPAC in Saratoga Springs, NY Wilco, Lucinda Williams, Waylon Payne | $65.27 (including fees) |
| Aug. 3 at the BankNH Pavilion in Gilford, NH Wilco, Lucinda Williams, Waylon Payne | $107.09 (including fees) |
| Aug. 8 at the Darien Lake Amphitheater in Buffalo, NY Turnpike Troubadours, The Red Clay Strays, Waylon Payne | $41.43 (including fees) |
| Aug. 9 at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA Turnpike Troubadours, The Red Clay Strays, Waylon Payne | $30 (including fees) |
| Aug. 10 at the Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater in Syracuse, NY Turnpike Troubadours, The Red Clay Strays, Waylon Payne | $43.60 (including fees) |
| Sept. 5 at the Maine Savings Amphitheater in Bangor, ME Sheryl Crow, Waxahatchee, Madeline Edwards | $44.21 (including fees) |
| Sept. 6 at the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford, CT Sheryl Crow, Waxahatchee, Madeline Edwards | $38.46 (including fees) |
| Sept. 7 at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, MA Sheryl Crow, Waxahatchee, Madeline Edwards | $44.07 (including fees) |
| Sept. 12 at the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden, NJ Sheryl Crow, Waxahatchee, Madeline Edwards | $43.10 (including fees) |
| Sept. 13 at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ Sheryl Crow, Waxahatchee, Madeline Edwards | $39 (including fees) |
| Sept. 14 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD Sheryl Crow, Madeline Edwards | $80.09 (including fees) |
| Sept. 19 at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, WI Sheryl Crow, Waxahatchee, Madeline Edwards | $49 (including fees) |
(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn’t noted, will include additional fees at checkout.)
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Just when you thought Willie couldn’t get any busier, we’re here to remind you he’s also headlining the 40th anniversary of Farm Aid at Minnesota’s Huntington Bank Stadium alongside Neil Young, Dave Matthews and John Mellencamp on Saturday, Sept. 20.
They’ll be joined by Margo Price, Billy Strings, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Trampled By Turtles, Waxahatchee and more.
You can grab single-day Farm Aid 2025 passes here.
The most recent ‘Outlaw Music Festival’ concert took place at Houston’s Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on July 6. According to Set List FM, here’s what Nelson performed that day.
01.) “Whiskey River” (Johnny Bush cover)
02.) “Stay a Little Longer” (Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys cover)
03.) “Still Is Still Moving to Me”
04.) “Bloody Mary Morning”
05.) “I Never Cared for You”
06.) “Workin’ Man Blues” (Merle Haggard cover)
07.) “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” (Ed Bruce cover)
08.) “Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground”
09.) “On the Road Again”
10.) “You Were Always on My Mind” (Gwen McCrae cover)
11.) “Good Hearted Woman” (Waylon Jennings cover)
12.) “Help Me Make It Through the Night” (Kris Kristofferson cover)
13.) “Georgia (on My Mind)” (Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra cover)
14.) “Me and Bobby McGee” (Kris Kristofferson cover)
15.) “Last Leaf” (Tom Waits cover)
16.) “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die”
17.) “Will the Circle Be Unbroken? / I’ll Fly Away”
And, here’s what Dylan regaled the ‘Outlaw Music Festival’ crowd with in Houston 48 hours after Independence Day, Set List FM reported.
01.) “Gotta Serve Somebody”
02.) “I Can Tell” (Bo Diddley cover)
03.) “Forgetful Heart”
04.) “Axe and the Wind” (George “Wild Child” Butler cover)
05.) “To Ramona”
06.) “Early Roman Kings”
07.) “Under the Red Sky”
08.) “‘Til I Fell in Love With You”
09.) “I’ll Make It All Up To You” (Charlie Rich cover)
10.) “All Along the Watchtower”
11.) “Desolation Row”
12.) “Love Sick”
13.) “Share Your Love With Me” (Bobby “Blue” Bland cover)
14.) “Blind Willie McTell”
15.) “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right”
Jeff Tweedy’s alt-country band has solo shows scheduled all over North America this summer including a biggie at The Met in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
To see if the “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot” ensemble are headed to your neck of the woods, check out Wilco’s complete 2025 tour schedule here.
For a fuller look at this year’s talented crop of performers, here’s each ‘Outlaw Music Festival’ artist’s most-streamed song on Spotify:
Wilco: “Jesus, Etc.”
Sheryl Crow: “All I Wanna Do”
Turnpike Troubadours: “Long Hot Summer Day”
Lucinda Williams: “Fruits Of My Labor”
Waxahatchee: “Fire”
The Red Clay Strays: “Wondering Why”
Charles Wesley Godwin: “All Again”
Willow Avalon: “Smoke & Embers”
Waylon Payne: “Santa Ana Winds”
Madeline Edwards: “The Wolves”
Many acts that have been entertaining audiences before man ever stepped on the moon are striking out once again this year.
Here are just five of our favorites from yesteryear you won’t want to miss live these next few months.
• Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band
Who else is….on the road again? Check out our list of all the biggest classic rockers on tour in 2025 to find the show for you.
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change