She said the music-focused network “is proud to continue our partnership with Farm Aid to bring our viewers this incredible event, hosted by four of rock, country and folk’s most influential icons. Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, and John Mellencamp will once again headline the three-hour event, which starts at 8 p.m. “With COVID-19 putting the farming industry to the ultimate test, it’s our turn to give back,” said Sarah Weidman, AXS TV’s head of original programming, development and multi-platform content. Farm Aids 35th anniversary concert Farm Aid 2020 will take place on September 26th as a virtual at-home festival, according to Jambase. The network also promises a previously unaired performance of Bonnie Raitt singing “Devil Got My Woman” as part of that broadcast. That two-and-a-half-hour special includes selected highlights from last year’s sets by Yola, Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Tanya Tucker and Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real.
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Reruns from the days when bands still walked the earth are in order, too, as AXS TV presents “The Best of Farm Aid 2019” the following night, Sunday, April 12, at 8 ET/5 PT. The Farm Aid special ties in with AXS TV’s And Social” initiative, which finds the network joining other platforms in looking to broadcast live performances directly from artists’ homes, with the goal of benefitting those hit hard by the COVID-19 health crisis and business shutdowns.įans still hankering for something more electrified and rocking aren’t out of luck. Choisissez parmi des contenus premium de Rick Irwin de qualité.
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Nelson and his sons previously hosted a day-long Luck Family marathon from Texas, Matthews premiered a new Verizon-sponsored “Pay It Forward” series with a solo set, and Young has done fireside concerts on his Neil Young Archives site. Trouvez des images et des photos d’actualités de Rick Irwin sur Getty Images. From DirecTV's broadcast of Farm Aid 25: Growing Hope for America, Farm Aid Board Members Neil Young, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews perfor. Several of the performers have already been among the most visible artists making use of computer and smartphone screens for concerts, as live music has become the exclusive province of iPad cameras and living rooms.
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