BREAKING: Willie Nelson Will No Longer Perform In Virginia Beach Tonight
Nelson’s team shared the news just hours before showtime.
Photo Courtesy Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson‘s team has announced that his doctor-advised break from the Outlaw Music Festival Tour has been extended.
According to a social media post from the 91-year-old country music legend’s official accounts, Nelson will not be performing as planned tonight in Virginia Beach at the Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater. The statement adds that they “expect Willie to return to the tour shortly.”
In lieu of his absence, Bob Dylan, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and Celisse will take the stage as scheduled.
Nelson’s son, Lukas Nelson, and the family band, along with a few “special guests” will play a set featuring Willie Nelson classics and other songs.
This news follows Friday’s announcement that Nelson had not been feeling well and was under doctor’s orders to rest. At the time, he was expected to take four days off and rejoin the Outlaw Music Festival Tour this week.
Nelson, who was recognized earlier this year as the oldest musician still actively touring, released his 152nd album, The Border, on May 31, 2024. The project includes the single, “Made In Texas” as well as the title track, which is Nelson’s insightful rendition of Rodney Crowell and Allen Shamblin’s “The Border.”
The album was produced by the Country Music Hall of Famer’s longtime collaborator Buddy Cannon and includes a total of 10 tracks.
Later this year, Nelson will release a cannabis cookbook with his wife, Annie. Out on November 12, 2024, Willie and Annie Nelson’s Cannabis Cookbook: Mouthwatering Recipes and the High-Flying Stories Behind Them features the couple’s favorite recipes enhanced with a unique twist: cannabis.
Inspired by meals savored during nationwide tours, at their ranch, and in beloved cities, the recipes in this cookbook are paired with Willie’s personal anecdotes. From Buffalo wings to chocolate cake and fried chicken, the Nelsons have assembled a selection of tasty, simple-to-prepare dishes that offer a mellow high with each delicious bite.
“Over a lifetime of study, I learned that pot is more than pleasure. Its positive properties are limitless,” Willie Nelson writes in the cookbook’s Note to the Reader. “It’s a blessing and a blast. It’s good fuel. Together with Chef Drummer, one of the most celebrated cannabis chefs, and my wife, Annie, the most celebrated chef in our home, I’m excited to help you to cook up a whole mess of wholesome meals.”
Written by David Ritz, Mia Tangredi, and Chef Andrea Drummer, Willie and Annie Nelson’s Cannabis Cookbook features a section devoted to cannabis-infused foundational elements like cannabutter, finishing oil, simple syrups, sugars, salts, and tinctures.
The unique cookbook will include 265 pages, retail for $29.99, and will officially hit shelves on November 12.
Lauren Jo Black, a University of Central Florida graduate, has immersed herself in the world of country music for over 15 years. In 2008, she co-founded CountryMusicIsLove, eventually selling it to a major record label in 2015. Following the rebranding of the website to Sounds Like Nashville, Black served as Editor-in-Chief for two and a half years. Currently, she assumes the role of Editor-in-Chief at Country Now and oversees Country Now’s content and digital footprint. Her extensive experience also encompasses her previous role as a Country Music Expert Writer for Answers.com and her work being featured on Forbes.com. She’s been spotlighted among Country Aircheck’s Women of Influence and received the 2012 Rising Star Award from the University of Central Florida. Black also spent time in front of the camera as host of Country Now Live, which brought live music directly to fans in 2021 when the majority of concerts were halted due to the pandemic. During this time, she hosted 24 weeks of live concerts via Country Now Live on Twitch with special guests such as Lady A, Dierks Bentley, Jordan Davis, Brett Young, and Jon Pardi. Over the course of her career, she has had the privilege of conducting interviews with some of the industry’s most prominent stars, including Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson, and many others. Lauren Jo Black is a longtime member of the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music.
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