Willie Nelson appeared in New York Metropolis this afternoon on his Outlaw Music Pageant tour, together with company Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros., the String Cheese Incident, Los Lobos and Waylon Payne.
Nelson, donning his signature crimson bandana and a t-shirt with the phrase “MAUI” on the entrance, swiftly moved by way of a set that included classics like “On the Street Once more,” “At all times on My Thoughts” and “Mama Don’t Let Your Infants Develop As much as Be Cowboys.”
You may view a whole set listing under.
“How y’all doing?” the singer-songwriter, who turned 90 earlier this yr, stated initially. Along with Nelson’s normally Household Band, particular visitor Norah Jones appeared on keys and vocals.
Nelson was joined by members of Los Lobos and String Cheese Incident, plus Weir for the set’s final couple of songs: a mashup of “Will the Cricle Be Unbroken” and “I’ll Fly Away,” adopted by the closing quantity, “It’s Exhausting to Be Humble.” Earlier than leaving the stage, Nelson waved and threw an armful of crimson bandanas into the gang.
The Outlaw Music Pageant started in 2016 and has been working yearly ever since. Through the years, company have included Neil Younger, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, ZZ Prime, Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow and lots of extra.
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This yr’s tour has featured a rotating forged of company, like Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Margo Worth, John Fogerty, Gov’t Mule and Tedeschi Vehicles Band, amongst others.
“I can not wait to be on the street with the wonderful group of artists becoming a member of us on this yr’s Outlaw Music Pageant Tour,” Nelson stated in a earlier assertion. “It’s all the time an important day of music and enjoyable with household, pals and the unbelievable followers, and much more particular this yr in celebration of my ninetieth birthday.”
The tour will final till Oct. 15, with the ultimate present set to happen in Pelham, Alabama. Nelson can be slated to launch a brand new e book, Power Follows Thought: The Tales Behind My Songs, on Oct. 31.
Willie Nelson, 9/17/23, Forest Hills, NY, Set Record
1. “Whiskey River” (Johnny Bush cowl)
2. “Keep a Little Longer” (Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys cowl)
3. “Nonetheless Is Nonetheless Shifting to Me”
4. “Down Yonder” (L. Wolfe Gilbert cowl)
5. “Bloody Mary Morning”
6. “I By no means Cared for You”
7. “Assist Me Make It By means of the Evening” (Kris Kristofferson cowl) (Waylon Payne and Norah Jones on vocals)
8. “Mamas Do not Let Your Infants Develop As much as Be Cowboys”
9. “Angel Flying Too Near the Floor”
10. “On the Street Once more”
11. “At all times On My Thoughts”
12. “Good Hearted Lady” (Waylon Jennings cowl)
13. “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me After I Die”
14. “Georgia (On My Thoughts)” (Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra cowl)
15. “I Been to Georgia on a Quick Prepare” (Billy Joe Shaver cowl)
16. “I Gotta Get Drunk”
17. “Write Your Personal Songs” (Willie Nelson & Kris Kristofferson cowl)
18. “Transfer It on Over” (Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys cowl)
19. “Me and Bobby McGee” (Kris Kristofferson cowl)
20. “Will the Circle Be Unbroken?” (William MacEwan cowl)
21. “It is Exhausting to Be Humble” (Mac Davis cowl)
22. “I Noticed the Gentle” (Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys cowl) (Household Band Instrumental)
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Reunions, farewells and long-awaited exhibits are on the horizon.
