This Day in History – September 19: Willie Nelson held FarmAid III in Lincoln

September 19, 1987 – Around 69,000 people flooded Memorial Stadium for Willie Nelson’s 1987 Farm Aid Concert, raising $1.7 million for farmers.

The concert lasted 10 hours and had 40 acts including Mellencamp, John Denver, Nelson and more.

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