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Willie Nelson, Dave Matthews to Headline Farm Aid in Virginia Beach
The annual benefit will feature a full day of concerts and Homegrown Village exhibits, with tickets priced from $85 to $350.
- Farm Aid 2026 is headed to Virginia Beach for the first time, with the annual concert and food festival scheduled for Sept. 26 at Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater.
- Founders Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp established the festival in 1985 to support family-farm agriculture. Over the past 41 years, Farm Aid has raised more than $90 million.
- Performers including Dave Matthews, Margo Price, and Nathaniel Rateliff will join the stage, while attendees explore Homegrown Village exhibits on soil, water, and energy alongside fresh food offerings.
- A limited presale begins Wednesday, June 10, at 10 a.m. ET, followed by general public ticket sales on Friday, June 12, with prices ranging from $85 to $350.
- Emphasizing the festival's purpose, Nelson said, "The challenges farmers face threaten their livelihoods and put all of us at risk," noting the commitment to farmers and fishers who feed Hampton Roads.
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