Overview

• The concert will take place September 20 at Huntington Bank Stadium, marking the event’s first staging in Minnesota.
• A tentative agreement between the University of Minnesota and Teamsters Local 320 cleared the way for the show after organizers said they would not cross picket lines, with Willie Nelson engaging Gov. Tim Walz as talks progressed.
• Bob Dylan, whose 1985 Live Aid remark helped spark the creation of Farm Aid, was announced as a late addition to perform.
• Founding board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp will lead a bill that also features Dave Matthews, Margo Price, Kenny Chesney, Billy Strings, Wynonna Judd, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Trampled by Turtles and more.
• Coverage includes a five-hour CNN broadcast Saturday evening, full-concert audio on SiriusXM starting at noon CDT, and free livestreams via Farm Aid’s channels, YouTube and nugs, as the nonprofit notes more than $85 million raised to date plus a farmer hotline and grants.