Willie Nelson Co-Headlining With Alison Krauss & Union Station

After sharing vocal duties for a duet on Willie Nelson’s latest album, To All The Girls …,  Nelson and Alison Krauss will be sharing a spot on the marquee during a 35-city U.S. tour this spring and summer.

The trek marks the first time the two acts have shared the stage together. Krauss will be joined by Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas. And of course Nelson is hitting the road with his long-time touring and recording group, the Family.  

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Zac Brown's Southern Ground Music & Food Festival, Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, S.C.

The excursion will feature support on select dates from The Devil Makes Three, Kacey Musgraves, Jason Isbell and The Wild Feathers.

Nelson was busy last year thanks to the release of two albums. In addition to To All The Girls …, he put out Let’s Face the Music and Dance, which features Nelson and Family’s take on pop, jazz, rock and country standards. To All The Girls … is a collection of duets with female singers including Dolly Parton, Miranda Lambert, Rosanne Cash, Sheryl Crow, Wynonna Judd, Carrie Underwood, Norah Jones and more.

Alison Krauss and Union Station’s most recent LP is 2011’s Paper Airplane. The album is Krauss’ 14th and her first release with Union Station since Lonely Runs Both Ways in 2004.

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Hard Rock Calling Festival, Hyde Park, London, UK

Here’s the routing for the co-bill:

May 1 – Murray, Ky., CFSB Center     
May 2 – Atlanta, Ga., Chastain Park Amphitheatre     
May 3 – Knoxville, Tenn., Thompson-Boling Arena     
May 4 – Cary, N.C., Koka Booth Amphitheatre     
May 6 – Saint Augustine, Fla., St. Augustine Amphitheatre     
May 8 – Charleston, S.C., Family Circle Stadium     
May 9 – Simpsonville, S.C., Charter Amphitheatre     
May 10 – Greensboro, N.C., White Oak Amphitheatre At Greensboro Coliseum Complex May 11 – Huntington, W.Va., Big Sandy Superstore Arena     
May 13 – Roanoke, Va., Roanoke Civic Center     
May 14 – Columbus, Ohio, Schottenstein Center     
May 16 – Whites Creek, Tenn., The Woods At Fontanel     
May 17 – Birmingham, Ala., BJCC Arena     
May 18 – Augusta, Ga., James Brown Arena     
June 5 – Southaven, Miss., Snowden Grove Amphitheater     
June 6 – Louisville, Ky., Louisville Waterfront Park     
June 7 – Lewiston, N.Y., Artpark     
June 8 – Bethel, N.Y., Bethel Woods Center For The Arts     
June 10 – New York, N.Y., Radio City Music Hall     
June 13 – Philadelphia, Pa., Mann Center for Performing Arts     
June 14 – Columbia, Md., Merriweather Post Pavilion     
June 15 – Simsbury, Conn., Perf. Arts Ctr. At Simsbury Meadows     
June 17 – Boston, Mass., Blue Hills Bank Pavilion     
June 19 – Bangor, Maine, Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion     
June 20 – Gilford, N.H., Meadowbrook
June 21 – Canandaigua, N.Y., Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands PAC (CMAC)     
July 6 – Kansas City, Mo., Starlight Theatre     
July 7 – Fayetteville, Ark., Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP)     
July 9 – Oklahoma City, Okla., Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre     
July 11 – Council Bluffs, Iowa, Harrah’s Casino – Stir Concert Cove     
July 12 – Highland Park, Ill., Ravinia Festival At Ravinia Park     
July 13 – Sterling Heights, Mich., Freedom Hill Amphitheatre     
July 15 – Rama, Ontario, Casino Rama Entertainment Centre     
July 17 – Interlochen, Mich., Kresge Auditorium     
July 18 – Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre

The Devil Makes Three begins the journey, supporting May 1-18. Kacey Musgraves takes over June 5 and June 7-21. The Wild Feathers fills in as support June 6. Jason Isbell closes out the tour, playing July 6-17.

Visit WillieNelson.com and AlisonKrauss.com for more information.