Farm Aid 40 Adds Three Big Names to Festival Lineup for Minneapolis Stop

(KNSI) — 2025 Country Music Hall of Fame electee Kenny Chesney has been added to the star-studded lineup for Farm Aid 40 at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

Also, just announced, Wynonna Judd and Steve Earle have been added to the roster.

The show is Saturday, September 20th, and will launch a year-long celebration featuring various special events and initiatives to honor 40 years of action, showcase historical music moments, highlight the strength of the farm movement, and create opportunities for longtime supporters and new ones to join in.

Farm Aid 40 — a full day of music, family farmers, homegrown food, and agricultural experiences — will feature performances by Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts, John Mellencamp, and Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds. Other performances include Margo Price, Billy Strings, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Trampled by Turtles, Waxahatchee, Eric Burton of Black Pumas, Jesse Welles, Madeline Edwards, and more artists to be announced.

A press release from organizers says that since the 1980s, Minnesota has offered a groundswell of strength in the farm movement, championing rural advocacy, sustainable and equitable agriculture, and forward-thinking policy reform. Farm Aid President Willie Nelson says the state is an ideal host as Farm Aid commemorates this milestone anniversary.

This is the first time the music and food festival has been held in Minnesota.

Farm Aid Co-Executive Director Jennifer Fahy said this year’s festivities are not only about looking back, but also about building the future.

Farm Aid was founded by Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, and Neil Young in response to the growing crisis faced by American family farmers during the 1980s. The inaugural Farm Aid concert, held on September 22, 1985, in Champaign, Illinois, marked a historic moment in the farm movement, raising more than $7 million to support struggling family farmers. More importantly, it raised awareness of the impacts of the crisis. More than 50 artists came together to highlight the urgent need to address the challenges farmers were facing, including skyrocketing interest rates, mounting debt, plummeting land values, crop and market failures, and policies that were designed to push farmers out of business. Since 1985, Farm Aid has grown into an annual festival that has raised more than $85 million, featured performances by more than 500 artists who generously donated their time and talent, and championed policies that support family farms, promote sustainable agriculture and strengthen rural communities.

Tickets for Farm Aid 40 are already on sale. Ticket prices range from $101 to $390, including fees, and sales tax will be added. They can be bought by clicking here.

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