Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic set in Philadelphia for the first time

Willie Nelson's famous 4th of July picnic is moving to the City of Brotherly Love for the first time.

The concert, which he started in 1973, will be held at the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden, NJ, just outside Philadelphia, America's birthplace.

In addition to Nelson, the lineup will include Bob Dylan, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Maren Morris, Mavis Staples and Celisse.

“I am thrilled to bring the Fourth of July Picnic to Philadelphia for the first time in our storied history,” Nelson said in a statement. “It is an honor to host such an outstanding line-up of talent in the birthplace of our country. We look forward to celebrating Independence Day with you.”

Nelson, 91, first held the Fourth of July picnic more than 50 years ago in 1973 at the Hurlbut Ranch in Dripping Springs, Texas. Over the decades, artists on the bill have included Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, The Charlie Daniels Band, Rita Coolidge and Leon Russell. Last year's event was held at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas and featured Tyler Childers, Dwight Yoakam, Shakey Graves and Sierra Ferrell among others. While this is the first stop in the Philly area, the picnic has previously been held outside of Texas, including at The Gorge in Quincy, Washington in 2007 and Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri in 1978.

tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday (March 29) at 10am. through Ticketmaster. Citi card members can access presale tickets starting Tuesday (March 26) at 10am. local time through Thursday (March 28) at 10:00 p.m. local time via Citi Entertainment. The event is presented by Blackbird Presents and Live Nation Entertainment.

The picnic comes at a particularly busy time for Nelson, who will be releasing his new album The border on May 31st and will once again headline the annual Outlaw Music festival tour, which kicks off June 21st in Alpharetta, Georgia and features many of the same artists who will perform at the July 4th event.