Willie Nelson - Outlaw Music Festival wraps up August tour run

Willie Nelson is spending late August 2026 back on the road with his Outlaw Music Festival. According to a recent tour announcement, the 92-year-old country icon and his Family band are headlining a nine-date run across the US Midwest and Northeast between August 18 and August 30, 2026.

Late-summer Outlaw Music Festival dates

The current Outlaw Music Festival leg starts on August 18, 2026 at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, Missouri, before moving on to Mystic Lake Amphitheater in Shakopee, Minnesota on August 19 and Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin on August 21.Tour dates announcement

The tour’s late-summer core continues on August 22 at Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan, followed by August 23 at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana, August 25 at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park near Chicago, August 28 at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York, August 29 at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, New York, and a closing show on August 30 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, New York.Full late-August routing

Guests, routing and German chart context

The 2026 Outlaw Music Festival bills Willie Nelson & Family alongside guests such as The Avett Brothers, Sheryl Crow, Wilco, Lukas Nelson, Stephen Wilson Jr., Sierra Hull, Robert Randolph and Don Was with the Pan-Detroit Ensemble, with line-ups varying by city.Line-up details Compared with last year’s roughly 35-stop touring year, the 2026 Outlaw run has been reduced to a smaller set of cities, making each date feel more like a focused event.

For German listeners, Willie Nelson’s more recent studio work has still registered on the Official German Charts: his album A Beautiful Time entered the German album chart on May 6, 2022 and reached number 44, staying for one week. Earlier in his career, the duet single To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before together with Julio Iglesias peaked at number 24 on the German singles chart in May 1984.

Where Willie Nelson’s music sits today

Willie Nelson’s late-career touring run follows the release of his studio album Dream Chaser, scheduled for May 29, 2026 and described as his 79th solo studio record by several US music outlets. The album announcement was accompanied by a short spring 2026 tour through Birmingham, Atlanta, Asheville, Cary, Wilmington and New Braunfels, underlining that Nelson continues to support new material on stage at age 92.

What’s next on stage

As of August 22, 2026, Willie Nelson’s next confirmed live date is part of the Outlaw Music Festival: he is due to perform on August 23, 2026 at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana, with further shows booked through August 30, 2026 across Illinois and New York.

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