91-year-old Willie Nelson misses 2024 Outlaw Music Festival Tour opening due to illness; Lukas Nelson and the Family Band perform in his absence.

91-year-old country icon Willie Nelson misses the opening weekend of the 2024 Outlaw Music Festival Tour due to an unspecified illness. Nelson, who was set to kick off the tour on June 21 alongside Bob Dylan, Robert Plant, and Allison Krauss and Celisse, was advised by doctors to rest for four days. In his absence, Lukas Nelson and the Family Band, along with a few guests, will perform a special set, including Willie's classics and other songs. Nelson is expected to make a quick recovery and join the tour next week.

June 21, 2024
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