The event will be held Sept. 20 in Minnesota
For the 40th Farm Aid benefit concert, organizers are bringing the event to a state for the first time.
Farm Aid 2025 will take place on Saturday, Sept. 20 at the University of Minnesota’s Huntington Bank Stadium.
“Family farmers are the heart of this country, and we depend on each other for good food and strong communities,” country singer Willie Nelson, a Farm Aid founder, said in a May 13 statement.
“For 40 years, Farm Aid and our partners have stood with farmers, supporting them to stay on their land even when corporate power, bad policies and broken promises make it harder to keep going. This year, we’re proud to bring Farm Aid to Minnesota to celebrate the farmers who sustain us and to fight for a food system that works for all of us. Family farmers aren’t backing down, and neither are we.”
The concert helps kick off a year-long celebration of 40 years of Farm Aid.
Nelson, John Mellencamp, and Neil Young started Farm Aid in 1985 to support American farmers at risk of losing their farms because of financial troubles.
The first concert took place on Sept. 22, 1985, at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill., and raised more than $9 million (approximately $26 million today).
Since the first concert, Farm Aid has raised more than $85 million.
“There is no farm movement without the people. Rural communities represent the heartbeat of this country. Farmers and rural and immigrant labor sustain our food system, care for the land, and strengthen our foodways and cultural connections,” said Co-Executive Director Shorlette Ammons. “When we invest in rural communities, we uplift the well-being of our entire country, celebrating the vibrant and needful contributions of all.”
Nelson, Mellencamp, and Young will be among the performers.
Other scheduled acts include Margo Price, Billy Strings, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, and Trampled by Turtles.
A limited number of pre-sale tickets will be available May 14 at 10am CDT.
Anyone who misses out on those can get tickets beginning May 16 at 10am CDT.
Prices range from $101 to $390.
Illinois has hosted five Farm Aids, the most of any U.S. state.