![]() ![]() To kick off the show, Strings took the stage for a rendition of Willie’s trademark opening number, followed by “Stay All Night.” After the “California Sober” singer-guitarist’s set, Hawke walked out to introduce “a brilliant member of another generation carrying on that Willie tradition, another straight-shootin’ Texan, one of my personal favorites, the soon-to-be-legend,” Charley Crockett. The night played out like a country music marathon and a TV special-in-the-making - presenters including Ethan Hawke, Jennifer Garner, Oscar winner Helen Mirren, and Willie’s pal Owen Wilson graced the stage to introduce the different acts - as the lineup ran through Willie’s extensive catalogue of tunes at a fast pace, trying to fit a head-spinning amount of hits and deep cuts into the first night. On the lineup: Beck, Allison Russell, producer Buddy Cannon, Ziggy Marley, Stagecoach headliner Chris Stapleton, Dwight Yoakam, Dave Matthews, Margo Price, Miranda Lambert, Edie Brickell, Bob Weir, Sturgill Simpson, the Lumineers, Emmylou Harris, Jack Johnson, Gary Clark Jr., Jamey Johnson, Leon Bridges, Kris Kristofferson, Tom Jones, Lyle Lovett, Neil Young, Norah Jones, Snoop Dogg, Rosanne Cash, the Chicks, Tyler Childers, Stephen Stills, Willie’s sons Lukas and Micah (Particle Kid), and George Strait, who’d perform two songs with Willie on day one, including “Pancho and Lefty” near the end of the celebration. ![]() Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic Buddies Include Tyler Childers, Dwight Yoakam, and Moreįor the country icon’s first of two back-to-back birthday concerts, officially dubbed Long Story Short: Willie 90, Willie called up some of his closest crew to ring in another year around the sun, with longtime collaborators, rock legends, and members of his Family Band alike on the bill. Neil Young and Stephen Stills Honor David Crosby, Revive Buffalo Springfield at Light Up The Blues (If your friends are some of the most badass, talented artists in the world, that is).īilly Strings and Willie Nelson Tout the Benefits of Being 'California Sober' in New Collab The Red Headed Stranger might’ve been over a thousand miles away from Spicewood, Texas, but for four hours on a Saturday night, a birthday celebration at the Bowl felt just like partying at home with close friends and family gathered around, crooning new tunes and familiar classics all night long. After all, this was Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday bash - and no one wanted to waste time. On an overcast night inside the Hollywood Bowl on April 29, the crowd had barely found their seats when Billy Strings and the band launched into “Whiskey River” at 7 p.m. Jay-Blakesberg-Blackbird-Productions-Willie-Nelson - Credit: Jay Blakesberg / Blackbird Productions ![]()
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