New York City will host this years Farm Aid benefit concert. The show will be held at Randalls Island on September 9.
Farm Aid co-founders Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp joined Mayor Bloomberg at Union Square on Monday to make this announcement. The lineup will include Nelson, Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, and more...
Farm Aid concerts have been raising money for farmers since 1985. The Farm Aid was founded in 1985 and their mission includes supporting family farms, changing the system of industrial agriculture, advocating fair prices and encouraging people to buy locally grown food that is organic and humanely produced.
Ticketmaster will begin selling tickets Saturday at 10 a.m.
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For more information: www.farmaid.org