‘At Home With Farm Aid’ To Stream Intimate Sets From Willie, Mellencamp, Neil, Dave Matthews

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“At Home With Farm Aid” will reunite Farm Aid president Willie Nelson and board members John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews for what will be intimate performances Saturday, April 11, to raise funds and awareness for farmers impacted by COVID-19.

The 8 p.m. ET event will see each artist tune in from their own homes and studios, according to the announcement, and will air as part of AXS TV’s new “@Home And Social” ongoing series giving artists a platform to broadcast live performances.

“The coronavirus has disrupted our entire country and is a grave threat to all of us,” Willie Nelson said in a statement. “One of its many impacts is that it has helped us to better see the value of essential people like healthcare workers, grocery store clerks, delivery truck drivers, and farmers and ranchers.”

Viewers can enjoy the simulcast on AXS TV and at www.farmaid.org, as well as across the Network’s various social media platforms. During the hour-long live event, each artist’s 15-minute live set will air on SiriusXM’s Dave Matthews Band Radio (Ch. 176) and Willie’s Roadhouse (Ch. 59). Listeners can stream both channels for free on the SiriusXM app now.

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Farm Aid is responding immediately to invest in farmer-led solutions to the COVID-19 crisis; make emergency grants to farmers and ranchers in need; create comprehensive resources for farmers; connect farmers to legal, financial, and mental health support resources; support local, state, and national farm organizations; and advocate for COVID-19 recovery funds and resources from the federal government for short-term relief and long-term resilience.

Additionally, viewers can view previous Farm Aid performances from Nelson, Mellencamp, Young, Matthews, and more when AXS TV presents “The Best Of Farm Aid 2019” on Sunday, April 12, at 8 p.m. ET, a 2.5-hour special featuring performances from Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Tanya Tucker, Margo Price, Yola and Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real, among others, as well as Bonnie Raitt‘s previously unaired performance of “Devil Got My Woman.”

The long-running Farm Aid benefit concerts have been an institution, with the organization for more than three decades working diligently to to build a dynamic family farm-centered agricultural system benefiting both big and small farming operations.

Boxoffice reports submitted to Pollstar in recent years include 2018 at Xfinity Theatre in Hartford, Conn., which grossed $1.8 million and sold just shy of 23,000 tickets, 2017’s Burgettstown, Pa., event at S&T Bank Music Park ($1.5 million) and 2016’s Bristow, Va., stop at Jiffy Lube Live, which grossed $1.4 million and sold 19,020 tickets.