Willie Nelson will miss the opening run of exhibits on the 2024 Outlaw Music Competition Tour because of an unspecified sickness.
The 91-year-old nation icon was slated to kick off the tour on Friday evening (June 21) on the Ameris Financial institution Amphitheatre in Alpharetta, Ga., alongside Bob Dylan, Robert Plant and Allison Krauss and Celisse. Nevertheless, he will not be capable to make the primary weekend of exhibits on “physician’s orders,” in response to a submit on his social media.
Nelson’s group shared the next message on Friday afternoon:
We remorse to tell you that Willie Nelson shouldn’t be feeling effectively, and per physician’s orders, has been suggested to relaxation for the subsequent 4 days. He’s anticipated to make a fast restoration and be part of the Outlaw Music Competition tour subsequent week. Within the meantime, Lukas Nelson and the Household Band, together with a number of company, will carry out a particular set to incorporate Willie’s classics and others songs. Bob Dylan, Robert Plant, Alison Krauss and Celisse will proceed to carry out as scheduled.
Nelson has continued recording new music and touring effectively into his later years, however he has been compelled to cancel exhibits right here and there lately because of numerous illnesses.
In keeping with Nelson’s official tour schedule, the Outlaw Music Competition is slated to run by way of Sept. 20, when it wraps up with a present in Gilford, N.H. John Mellencamp, Billy Strings, Brittney Spencer and Southern Avenue are additionally on the invoice for choose exhibits.
Willie Nelson launched his most up-to-date album, The Border, on March 31, 2024. The undertaking marked his 152nd album, in response to a press launch from Legacy Recordings.
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