After missing the first seven stops on the road trip, the country legend is taking a doctor's leave ahead of the annual 4th of July picnic
Willie Nelson has been cleared to return to co-headline the Outlaw Music festival with Bob Dylan after missing the first week of shows on the tour due to an unspecified illness.
On Friday, the country legend's social media announced that Nelson had been “cleared by his doctors to get back on the road again. He will continue his appearances on the Outlaw tour next week.”
However, “Willie won't be on this weekend's dates” — including dates in Syracuse, Long Island, and Holmdel, New Jersey — bringing Nelson's missed concert total to seven shows.
After this weekend, the next scheduled date is July 2nd in Mansfield, Massachusetts. In Nelson's absence, his son Lucas filled in with a piece of his father's music at every stop.
Assuming Nelson returns to the Mansfield trek, he should be given the go-ahead to appear at his annual Fourth of July picnic, which this year takes place in Philadelphia with fellow Outlaw Musicians Bob Dylan and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss as and special guest Maren Morris.
The Outlaw Music festival also features Willie Nelson and Dylan for the entire trek, which concludes on September 20. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss and Celisse are also on the line-up for the first half of the tour, with John Mellencamp joining the second half ; Brittney Spencer and Southern Avenue will also be off in the second half. Additionally, Billy Strings is signed to the Outlaw Music festival stop on August 10th at the Gorge Amphitheater in George, Washington.
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