FARM AID 40 TO AIR ON CNN, SIRIUSXM, NUGS AND FARMAID.ORG

Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews and Margo Price to Headline Music and Food Festival in Minneapolis on Sept. 20

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Farm Aid announced today that its music, food and farm festival, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 20, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, will be broadcast live on CNN for the first time. Additionally, SiriusXM will produce an exclusive audio broadcast and the festival will stream live on nugs and FarmAid.org.

CNN's special presentation of Farm Aid 40, from 6 – 11 p.m. CT, will feature live performances of Farm Aid board member artists Willie Nelson and Family, Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds, and Margo Price. CNN Anchors John Berman and Laura Coates will co-anchor the special coverage from Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir will provide on-the-ground reporting from the celebration of music and family farmers in Minneapolis. All broadcasts will include special behind-the-scenes interviews and stories of Minnesota farmers. CNN will also stream the event live on CNN.com and via CNN's apps on connected TVs and mobile devices, without requiring a cable login. 

"Farm Aid is thrilled to partner with CNN this year to bring the Farm Aid festival back to television for those not able to join us in Minneapolis. It is especially fitting for Farm Aid to have this increased exposure via CNN's audience during our 40th anniversary year," said Jennifer Fahy, co-executive director of Farm Aid. "We are equally excited to continue our collaboration with SiriusXM and nugs this year. These broadcasts give us the opportunity to gather people not just in Minneapolis but across the country to support family farmers."

Lukas Nelson announced that he will join the stellar Farm Aid 40 line-up, which features the artist board members listed above, along with Kenny Chesney, Billy Strings, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Trampled by Turtles, Wynonna Judd, Steve Earle, Waxahatchee, Eric Burton of Black Pumas, Jesse Welles, Madeline Edwards, and the Wisdom Indian Dancers.

SiriusXM is the exclusive audio-only broadcaster of Farm Aid 40 and beginning at 12 p.m. CT on September 20, SiriusXM subscribers will be able to listen to the full Farm Aid 40 festival on SiriusXM's Willie's Roadhouse (channel 61) and Dave Matthews Band Radio (channel 30) in cars and on the SiriusXM app. The live coverage will also include backstage interviews with artists and family farmers, hosted by SiriusXM's Dallas Wayne and Joey Black. All coverage will feature an inside look at Farm Aid 40 and the organization's year-round work to strengthen family farm agriculture. This marks the 16th year that SiriusXM has carried the festival on satellite radio. In addition, SiriusXM's Willie's Roadhouse will also air two Farm Aid 40 festival replays on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27, and on Sunday, November 30, beginning at 12 p.m. ET. Eligible customers can get their first three months of SiriusXM for free. Click here to sign up and experience all that SiriusXM has to offer. See Offer Details.

Fans around the world can watch Farm Aid 40 live for free on nugs via the nugs mobile app, at nugs.net or on the official nugs YouTube channel starting at 11:30 a.m. CT. nugs All Access subscribers will also be able to stream the festival on the big screen through Roku and Apple TV.

Farm Aid will livestream the festival from the stage beginning at 11:30 a.m. CT with the Farm Aid press event at FarmAid.org and on Farm Aid's YouTube channel. The press event, featuring Farm Aid artists and farmers from across Minnesota, offers fans at home a special opportunity to experience a dynamic conversation between farmers and artists.

As fans gear up to watch Farm Aid 40 from the comfort of their homes, Farm Aid has created a special Farm Aid 40 Watch Party Kit to give individual celebrations a festival feel. The kit includes HOMEGROWN recipes, Farm Aid bingo and trivia, and more. Order by September 10 to get a delivery of organic soft Bavarian pretzels from Milwaukee Pretzel Company (our top selling Farm Aid HOMEGROWN concessions item), Farm Aid 40 pins and stickers, and a discount code for Farm Aid 40 merch. Learn more at farmaid.org/watchparty.

Sponsors of Farm Aid 40 include McKnight Foundation, Tractor Beverage Co., Explore Minnesota, Horizon Organic, 11th Hour Project, Huntington Bank, Seven Sundays, REI Co-op, Frontier Co-op, Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Tickets for Farm Aid's 40th anniversary music and food festival are available for purchase at farmaid40.org. Ticket prices range from $101 to $390 (fees included, not sales tax). For venue information, visit farmaid.org/venue. More details are also available at farmaid.org/festival.

For festival and 40th anniversary updates, follow Farm Aid on Facebook (facebook.com/farmaid), Instagram (instagram.com/farmaid), X (@FarmAid), Bluesky (@farmaid.org) and Threads (threads.com/@farmaid). Festivalgoers are encouraged to use the hashtags #FarmAid40 and #Road2FarmAid40 to join the conversation on social media.

Farm Aid's mission is to build a vibrant, family farm-centered system of agriculture in America. Farm Aid artists and board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews and Margo Price host an annual festival to raise funds to support Farm Aid's work with family farmers and to inspire people to choose family farm food. Since 1985, Farm Aid, with the support of the artists who contribute their performances each year, has raised more than $85 million to support programs that help farmers thrive, expand the reach of the Good Food Movement, take action to change the dominant system of industrial agriculture and promote food from family farms.

**Editors, Producers and Photographers Note: Advance credentials are required for all media to attend Farm Aid 40. Please visit farmaid.org/media by Monday, Sept. 8, to learn about these requirements and apply. Media can download official Farm Aid photos and videos at farmaid.org/media. 

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