Overview

• The 40th annual benefit takes place Saturday, Sept. 20 at Huntington Bank Stadium, with set times showing Bob Dylan performing a 35-minute slot at 9:22 p.m. between John Mellencamp and Neil Young and the program running nearly to midnight.
• CNN will broadcast live from 6–11 p.m. CT, with the full concert streaming free on Farm Aid’s YouTube channel and nugs starting at 11:30 a.m. CT, and SiriusXM carrying coverage beginning at noon CT.
• Founders Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp anchor a roster that includes Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds, Margo Price, Kenny Chesney, Billy Strings, Wynonna Judd, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Trampled by Turtles, Steve Earle, Waxahatchee and Lukas Nelson & Friends.
• Teamsters Local 320 announced a tentative deal with the university after organizers said they would not cross picket lines, clearing the way for the stadium event to proceed.
• Marking four decades since Dylan’s Live Aid remark spurred Farm Aid’s creation, the nonprofit says it has raised more than $85 million for family farmers and will pair performances with on-site education and locally sourced food through its Homegrown Village.