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Farm Aid Concert Announces 2011 Lineup

Posted by Julia Stamper on 07/11/2011
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This year’s annual Farm Aid concert on August 13 in Kansas City, Kansas is sure to be a hit with a variety of both new and old faces.  The lineup includes Jason Mraz, Jamey Johnson, Jakob Dylan, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Will Dailey & the Rivals, Robert Francis, Pegi Young & the Survivors, Rebecca Pidgeon, Billy Joe Shaver and John Trudell along with Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews.
 
“Farm Aid is a movement inspired not only by the passion of Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews, but also by the more than 400 artists who have donated their performances at our shows over the years,” said Carolyn Mugar, executive director of Farm Aid. “This year, we are thrilled to welcome back several familiar faces to the Farm Aid stage as well as some first-timers for what is sure to be a remarkable day of music, food and inspiration.”
 
Farm Aid was created in 1985 to help promote and teach about the importance of family farms, and the annual concert is their biggest fundraiser of the year, raising more than $39 million since 1985 with the help of the artists who contribute their performances each year. As always, the concert will feature homegrown concessions—all local, organic, and grown on family farms. There will also be a Homegrown Village where concertgoers will get the chance to learn more about family farms through hands on experience as they participate in activities that show how important farms are for protecting the land.
 
Tickets for Farm Aid 2011 are available by phone at 1-800-745-3000, in person at the LIVESTRONG Sporting Park box office, or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets for Farm Aid 2011 are $29 for general admission; $39, $69 and $99 for reserved seats; and $149 for a limited number of premium seats. Additional ticket information can be found at www.LIVESTRONGsportingpark.com and www.farmaid.org. Concertgoers are also asked to bring a non-perishable food item to the concert to donate to Harvesters—The Community Food Network.