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Willie Nelson hosts virtual concert Saturday with Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews

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Farm Aid, the annual concert that's raised money and awareness for family farms since 1985, is airing on a TV screen near you this weekend. Willie Nelson, Farm Aid president and co-founder, announced earlier this week plans to broadcast "At Home With Farm Aid," a virtual concert benefiting farms impacted by COVID-19.He'll be joined by Farm Aid board members Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews, as well as Nelson's sons, Lukas and Micah. The program airs Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on AXS TV. SiriusXM will broadcast the hour-long show on Dave Matthews Band Radio (Ch. 176) and Willie’s Roadhouse (Ch. 59). Viewers can also tune in via farmaid.org or AXS TV social media channels. Event postponed to October due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemicStars pay tribute in all-star CMT specialIn response to COVID-19, Farm Aid plans to create emergency grants, advocate for recovery funds and connect farmers to legal, financial and mental health resources, according to a release. The coronavirus has "disrupted our entire country and is a grave threat to all of us," Willie Nelson said the release."One of its many impacts is that it has helped us to better see the value of essential people like health care workers, grocery store clerks, delivery truck drivers, and farmers and ranchers," Willie Nelson said. "Farm Aid has worked for 35 years to build a family farm centered agricultural system, and we are here now to support farmers and ranchers in this crisis, without whom we could not eat." AXS TV follows the broadcast with a "Best of Farm Aid 2019" show Sunday (8 p.m. ET/PT). The highlight package features performances from Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Margo Price, Tanya Tucker and more.  Those interested in donating can visit farmaid.org/donate.
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