Farm Aid has always been a family affair. Willie Nelson’s band is called Willie Nelson & Family. It’s put on to support family farmers. And now, the first Farm Aid to be hosted in Minnesota is putting a little extra family element into the bill.
Lukas Nelson, son of co-founder Willie Nelson, has joined the lineup for Farm Aid 40, the songwriter announced on social media this week.
“As most of you know, my family is the most important thing in my life,” Lukas posted to social media earlier this week. “Recently, my father expressed that he would like me with him at Farm Aid this year.”
Lukas, who has spent time playing in Neil Young’s touring band, has heeded his father’s call, but it means the cancellation of a previously scheduled concert in Bristol, Tenn…