Willie Nelson, Elvis Costello bring summer music fest to NC

Willie Nelson, Sturgill Simpson and Alison Krauss are among the headliners of the Outlaw Music Festival Tour, which will hit Raleigh this summer.

Posted 4:21 p.m. Mar 13, 2018 — Updated 3:17 p.m. Jul 13, 2018

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Willie Nelson, Sturgill Simpson and Alison Krauss are among the headliners of the Outlaw Music Festival Tour, which will hit Raleigh this summer.

The Outlaw Music Festival plays Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek in Raleigh on Friday, May 25. It heads to Charlotte's PNC Music Pavilion the following day.

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Each tour stop will include local cuisine, craft beer and works by local artisans.

Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas at Merlefest (Image by Will Sparklinn)

The inaugural Outlaw Music Festival debuted in 2016 in Scranton, Pennsylvania featuring Willie Nelson and Family, Neil Young and Promise of the Real, Sheryl Crow, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Lee Ann Womack and Cabinet. The sold-out show was so well received that Nelson partnered with the event promoter Blackbird Presents again to take the show on the road in 2017.

Get a full list of concerts headed to the Triangle this year

The initial lineup for Raleigh includes Willie Nelson, Sturgill Simpson, Alison Krauss and Delta Rae. The Charlotte show will feature Nelson, Simpson, Elvis Costello and The Imposters, Old Crow Medicine Show and Brandi Carlile. More artists will be added for each city.

Katelyn Read performing at the Dorton Arena on Saturday October 15, 2016. N.C. State Fair presents Home Grown artists all week. (Chris Baird / WRAL Contributor).

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 26, via Live Nation. Citi Card members have access to pre-sale tickets starting Tuesday, March 13.

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