Farm Aid Festival Returns to SaratogaWillie Nelson, Neil Young, Dave Matthews at SPAC Sept. 21 

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Farm Aid’s annual music and food festival is returning to Saratoga Springs on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Saratoga Performing Arts Center where a full day of music, family farmers, homegrown food and agrarian experiences will be featured alongside several live performances. 

Slated to appear are Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews (with Tim Reynolds), as well as Mavis Staples, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Lukas Nelson with The Travelin’ McCourys, Charley Crockett, Joy Oladokun, Southern Avenue, Cassandra Lewis and Jesse Welles, with more artists to be announced.

The festival first played SPAC in 2013, when surprise guest Pete Seeger, joined by Nelson, Young, Mellencamp and Matthews, brought the spirit of Woody Guthrie’s America to the stage for one final memorable performance. 

Tickets range from $85 to $325 will go on sale to the public on Friday, July 26, at 10 a.m. ET, at LiveNation.com.