Overview

• The 40th-anniversary festival is set for Sept. 20 at Huntington Bank Stadium, marking Farm Aid’s first Minneapolis event.
• CNN will serve as the exclusive television partner, airing five hours live starting at 6 p.m. with free streaming on CNN.com and its apps.
• John Berman and Laura Coates will anchor the coverage, with climate correspondent Bill Weir reporting on farmers.
• Headliners are Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds and Margo Price, alongside Kenny Chesney, Billy Strings, Lukas Nelson, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Steve Earle, Wynonna Judd, Waxahatchee, Jesse Wells and Trampled by Turtles.
• Tickets are on sale for $101 to $390, and the all-day festival features local and organic foods as the primary fundraiser for Farm Aid’s year-round work.