Willie Nelson celebrating 90th birthday with 2-day concert event at Hollywood Bowl

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Saturday, April 29, 2023
Willie Nelson celebrating 90th birthday with concert at Hollywood Bowl
Country music legend Willie Nelson is set to celebrate his 90th birthday with a two-day concert event at the Hollywood Bowl.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Country music legend Willie Nelson is set to celebrate his 90th birthday with a two-day concert performance with weekend at the Hollywood Bowl.

The Grammy-winning country icon's milestone birthday party will take place on Saturday and Sunday and feature Nelson and dozens of performers, including Neil Young, Chris Stapleton, Lyle Lovett, Miranda Lambert, Rosanne Cash, Snoop Dogg, The Chicks, Kacey Musgraves and many more.

Six decades into his career, the singer-songwriter, author and activist is still going strong, with a new album - "I Don't Know a Thing About Love" - coming in March and a five-part documentary premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. He's also nominated for four Grammys this year. Some of his biggest hits include "On The Road Again," "Crazy" and "Funny How Time Slips Away."

Additional performers include Norah Jones, Tom Jones, Tyler Childers, Warren Haynes, Ziggy Marley, Sturgill Simpson, Allison Russell, Beck, Billy Strings, Bobby Weir, Charley Crockett, Edie Brickell, Leon Bridges, Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff, Orville Peck, Sheryl Crow, The Avett Brothers, The Lumineers, and Nelson's sons, Lukas Nelson and Micah Nelson, the latter of whom performs as Particle Kid.

Nelson was born on April 29, 1933, in Abbott, Texas.

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