Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson are set to headline the 35-date Outlaw Music Festival tour this summer. The shows will mark the 10-year anniversary of the annual traveling festival, and will feature an impressive lineup including Sheryl Crow, Wilco, Billy Strings, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, the Avett Brothers, Lake Street Dive, Waxahatchee, Lucinda Williams, and Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers. The 2025 Outlaw Music Festival starts up on May 13 in Phoenix, and wraps up Sept. 19 in East Troy, Wisconsin. “What an amazing lineup to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Outlaw Music Festival Tour,” Nelson said in a statement. “I can’t wait to join friends and family in bringing this celebration to the fans we love.” The tour will also feature appearances by Turnpike Troubadours, the Red Clay Stray, Trampled by Turtles, the Mavericks, Sierra Hull, and many more, with Dylan and Nelson being the only consistent acts on every bill. (Rolling Stone)
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