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{{Short description|Annual benefit music festival for American farmers}}
{{Redirect|Farm aid|the policy|agricultural subsidies}}
{{Lead too short|date=October 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2023}}
{{infobox music festival |
 | music_festival_name = Farm Aid
 | image = [[File:Farm-Aid-logo.gif|200px|alt=]]
 | location = United States
 | Participation =
 | founders = [[Willie Nelson]], [[John Mellencamp]] and [[Neil Young]]
 | years_active = 1985–present
 | dates =
 | genre =
 | website = {{official website}}
}}
'''Farm Aid''' is a [[benefit concert]] held nearly every year since 1985 for American farmers.

==History==
On July 13, 1985, before performing "When The Ship Comes In" with [[Keith Richards]] and [[Ron Wood]] at the [[Live Aid]] benefit concert for the [[1983–1985 Ethiopian famine]], [[Bob Dylan]] remarked about [[family farm]]ers within the United States in danger of losing their farms through mortgage debt, saying to the worldwide audience exceeding one billion people, "I hope that some of the money ... maybe they can just take a little bit of it, maybe ... one or two million, maybe ... and use it, say, to pay the mortgages on some of the farms and, the farmers here, owe to the banks." He is often misquoted,{{cn|date=October 2025}} as on Farm Aid's official website, as saying "Wouldn't it be great if we did something for our own farmers right here in America?"

Although his comments were heavily criticised, they inspired fellow musicians [[Willie Nelson]], [[John Mellencamp]] and [[Neil Young]] to organize the Farm Aid  benefit concert to raise money for and help family farmers in the United States. The first concert was held on September 22, 1985, at the [[Memorial Stadium (University of Illinois)|Memorial Stadium]] in [[Champaign, Illinois]], before a crowd of 80,000 people.<ref>{{cite book |title=Neil Young: Long May You Run|author=Daniel Durchholz, Gary Graff|page=134|publisher=Voyageur Press, 2010}}</ref> Performers included [[Bob Dylan]], [[Billy Joel]], [[B.B. King]], [[Loretta Lynn]], [[Roy Orbison]], and [[Tom Petty]], among others,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.2723673/k.8C39/Past_Concerts.htm |title= Past Concerts – Farm Aid |access-date= May 24, 2011 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110523191508/http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.2723673/k.8C39/Past_Concerts.htm |archive-date= May 23, 2011 }}</ref> and raised over $9 million for U.S. [[family farmers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theconcertstage.com/farmaid1985.html|title=Farm Aid 1985 – Champaign, IL|work=The Concert Stage|access-date=February 15, 2011}}</ref>

In 2022, Farm Aid sought national recognition for the effort to encourage Americans to buy domestic beef.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Willie Nelson's Farm Aid wants you to know your "Made in USA" beef may have been raised in Brazil|work=CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/willie-nelson-farm-aid-made-in-usa-beef-neil-young-dave-matthews-margo-price/}}</ref>
==Structure==
Willie and the other founders had originally thought that they could have one concert and the problem would be solved, but they admitted that the challenges facing family farmers were more complex than anyone realized.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.farmaid.org/blog/willie-nelson-listen-up/|title=Listen Up, Good Food Movement!|date=2015-05-20|website=Farm Aid|access-date=2019-06-20}}</ref> As a result, decades after the first show, Farm Aid, under the direction of [[Carolyn Mugar]], has been working to increase awareness of the importance of family farms, and puts on an annual concert of country, blues and rock music with a variety of music artists. The board of directors includes Nelson, Mellencamp, Young, and [[Dave Matthews]], as well as David Anderson, Joel Katz, Lana Nelson, Mark Rothbaum, and Evelyn Shriver.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.farmaid.org/about-us/board-and-staff|title=Farm Aid Board and Staff}}</ref>  On April 8, 2021, it was announced that Annie Nelson and [[Margo Price]]  joined as board members.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/margo-price-annie-nelson-join-farm-aid-board-directors-1152498/|title=Margo Price and Annie Nelson Join Farm Aid Board of Directors|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=8 April 2021}}</ref>  Board member [[Paul English (drummer)|Paul English]], who was Willie Nelson's longtime drummer, died in February 2020.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/paul-english-willie-nelson-drummer-dead-obit-951669/|magazine = [[Rolling Stone]]|title=Paul English, Willie Nelson’s Longtime Drummer, Dead at 87|date=February 12, 2020}}</ref>
==Service==
The organization operates an emergency [[hotline]] that offers farmers resources and advice about challenges they're experiencing. Early on, Nelson and Mellencamp brought family farmers before Congress to testify about the state of [[family farming in America]]. Congress subsequently passed the [[Agricultural Credit Act of 1987]] to help save family farms from [[foreclosure]]. Farm Aid also operates a [[disaster fund]] to help farmers who lose their belongings and crops through natural disasters, such as the victims of [[Hurricane Katrina]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6526686|title=Farm Aid: Saving the Family Farm|work=[[Hidden Kitchens]]|publisher=[[National Public Radio]]|date=November 23, 2006|access-date=May 3, 2011}}</ref> and massive flooding in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.governing.com/topics/transportation-infrastructure/sl-states-deal-with-flood-aftermath-farmers.html|title='It Just Blows Your Mind': Midwest Farmers Suffer After Floods|website=www.governing.com|date=16 April 2019|language=en|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref> The funds raised are used to pay the farmer's expenses and provide food, legal and financial help, and psychological assistance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.willienelson.com/story/news-farm_aid/tornadoes_devastate_southern_farmers__you_can_help|title=Tornadoes Devastate Southern Farmers – You Can Help|date=May 2, 2011|work=Farm Aid|publisher=Willie Nelson.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505085915/http://www.willienelson.com/story/news-farm_aid/tornadoes_devastate_southern_farmers__you_can_help|archive-date=May 5, 2011}}</ref>

==List of concerts==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Farm Aid events
|-
!scope="col"| Event
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Location
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Lineup
!scope="col"|Notes
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid
|September 22, 1985
|[[Champaign, Illinois]]
|[[Memorial Stadium (University of Illinois)|Memorial Stadium]]
|[[Alabama (American band)|Alabama]], [[Hoyt Axton]], [[The Beach Boys]], [[The Blasters]], [[Bon Jovi]], [[Jimmy Buffett]], [[Glen Campbell]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[David Allan Coe]], [[John Conlee]], [[Charlie Daniels|Charlie Daniels Band]], [[John Denver]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[John Fogerty]], [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]], [[Vince Gill]], [[Vern Gosdin]], [[Arlo Guthrie]], [[Sammy Hagar]], [[Merle Haggard]], [[Daryl Hall]], [[Emmylou Harris]], [[Don Henley]], [[Waylon Jennings]], [[Billy Joel]], [[Randy Newman]], [[George Jones]], [[Rickie Lee Jones]], [[B.B. King]], [[Carole King]], [[Kris Kristofferson]], [[Huey Lewis]], [[Lone Justice]], [[Loretta Lynn]], [[Roger McGuinn]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Roger Miller]], [[Joni Mitchell]], [[Nitty Gritty Dirt Band]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[Roy Orbison]], [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]], [[Charley Pride]], [[Bonnie Raitt]], [[Lou Reed]], [[Kenny Rogers]], [[Brian Setzer]], [[Sissy Spacek]], [[Tanya Tucker]], [[Eddie Van Halen]], [[Debra Winger]], [[The Winters Brothers Band]], [[Neil Young]], Dave Milsap, [[Joe Ely]], [[Judy Rodman]], [[X (U.S. band)|X]]
|First public appearance of [[Sammy Hagar]] and [[Eddie Van Halen]] together shortly after Hagar joined [[Van Halen]].  
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid II
|July 4, 1986
|[[Manor, Texas]]
|[[Manor Downs]] Racetrack
|[[Alabama (American band)|Alabama]], [[The Beach Boys]], [[The Bellamy Brothers]], [[The Blasters]], [[Judy Collins]], [[Rita Coolidge]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[Steve Earle]], [[Joe Ely]], [[Exile (American band)|Exile]], [[The Fabulous Thunderbirds]], [[William Lee Golden]] & [[The Goldens]], [[Grateful Dead]], [[Emmylou Harris]], [[Julio Iglesias]], [[Rick James]], [[Jason & the Scorchers]], [[Waylon Jennings]], [[George Jones]], [[Bon Jovi]], [[Doug Kershaw]], [[Kris Kristofferson]], [[Nicolette Larson]], [[Los Lobos]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Vince Neil]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]], [[Bonnie Raitt]], [[Steppenwolf (band)|Steppenwolf]], [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]], [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]], [[Joe Walsh]], [[Neil Young]], [[X (U.S. band)|X]], [[The Unforgiven (band)|The Unforgiven]]
|[[The Grateful Dead]], [[Bob Dylan]] and [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] joined via satellite from Rich Stadium in Buffalo, NY
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid III
|September 19, 1987
|[[Lincoln, Nebraska]]
|[[Memorial Stadium (Lincoln)|Memorial Stadium]]
|[[Alex Harvey (musician)|Alex Harvey]], [[Emmylou Harris]], [[Steppenwolf (band)|Steppenwolf]], [[Vince Gill]], [[William Lee Golden]] & [[The Goldens]], [[Lyle Lovett]], [[John Denver]], [[Lou Reed]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Neil Young]], [[Bandaloo Doctors]], [[Joe Walsh]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[The Unforgiven (band)|The Unforgiven]]
|[[The Grateful Dead]] joined via satellite from [[Madison Square Garden]]
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid 1989
|1989
|Various<br/>(as part of a tour of Willie Nelson in 16 US cities)
|Various<br/>(as part of a tour of Willie Nelson in 16 US cities)
|[[Willie Nelson]]
|Farm Aid President [[Willie Nelson]] took Farm Aid on the road for 16 of his own show dates
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid IV
|April 7, 1990
|[[Indianapolis, Indiana]]
|[[Hoosier Dome]]
|[[Bonnie Raitt]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[John Hiatt]], [[Carl Perkins]], [[Arlo Guthrie]], [[Gorky Park (band)|Gorky Park]], [[Garth Brooks]], [[John Denver]], [[Bill Monroe]], [[Alan Jackson]], [[Asleep at the Wheel]], [[Jackson Browne]], [[Bruce Hornsby]], [[Poco (band)|Poco]], [[Elton John]], [[William Lee Golden]] & [[The Goldens]], [[Lou Reed]], [[Don Henley]], [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]], [[Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young]], [[Neil Young]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[Guns N' Roses]], [[KT Oslin]], [[Iggy Pop]], [[Henry Lee Summer]], [[Roadmaster (band)|Roadmaster]]
|[[Steven Adler]]'s last show with Guns N' Roses and participation of rock-band from U.S.S.R. "[[Gorky Park (band)|Gorky Park]]"
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid V
|March 14, 1992
|[[Irving, Texas]]
|[[Texas Stadium]]
|[[Arlo Guthrie]], [[Asleep At The Wheel]], [[Kentucky Headhunters]], [[Texas Tornados]], [[Bandaloo Doctors]], [[Bonnie Raitt]], [[Little Village]], [[Tracy Chapman]], [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]], [[William Lee Golden]] & [[The Goldens]], [[Petra (band)|Petra]], [[Paul Simon]], [[Mary Chapin Carpenter]], [[The Highwaymen (country supergroup)|The Highwaymen]], [[Lorrie Morgan]], [[Ricky Van Shelton]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[Neil Young]], [[John Mellencamp]]
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid VI
|April 24, 1993
|[[Ames, Iowa]]
|[[Jack Trice Stadium]]
|[[Arlo Guthrie]], [[Asleep At The Wheel]], [[The Jayhawks]], [[Jann Arden]], [[Lyle Lovett]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[Neil Young]], [[Ricky Van Shelton]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[Kentucky Headhunters]], [[Marty Stuart]], [[Charlie Daniels|Charlie Daniels Band]], [[Martina McBride]], [[Bruce Hornsby]], [[Bryan Adams]], [[Ringo Starr]], [[Black 47 (band)|Black 47]], [[The Highwaymen (country supergroup)|The Highwaymen]], [[Dwight Yoakam]], [[Mickey Newbury]]
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid VII
|September 18, 1994
|[[New Orleans, Louisiana]]
|[[Louisiana Superdome]]
|[[Neville Brothers]], [[Spin Doctors]], [[Gin Blossoms]], [[John Conlee]], [[Kris Kristofferson]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[Neil Young & Crazy Horse]], [[Deana Carter]], [[Billy Joe Shaver|Shaver]], [[Al Hirt]], [[Pete Fountain]], [[David Allan Coe]], [[Titty Bingo]]
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid '95: 10th Anniversary
|October 1, 1995
|[[Louisville, Kentucky]]
|[[Cardinal Stadium]]
|[[Hootie and the Blowfish]], [[Dave Matthews Band]], [[BlackHawk (band)|BlackHawk]], [[John Conlee]], [[The Supersuckers]], [[Steve Earle]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Neil Young]]
|The 10th Anniversary of Farm Aid
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid '96
|October 12, 1996
|[[Columbia, South Carolina]]
|[[Williams-Brice Stadium]]
|[[Hootie and the Blowfish]], [[Marshall Chapman]], [[Beach Boys]], [[Son Volt]], [[Robert Earl Keen]], [[Martina McBride]], [[John Conlee]], [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Neil Young]]
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid '97
|October 4, 1997
|[[Tinley Park, Illinois]]
|[[Tweeter Center Chicago|Tweeter Center]]
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[Neil Young]], [[John Fogerty]], [[Beck]], [[Dave Matthews Band]], [[Billy Ray Cyrus]], [[Steve Earle]], [[The V-Roys]], Mary Cutrufello, [[The Allman Brothers Band]], [[Chris Knight (singer)|Chris Knight]]
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid '98
|October 3, 1998
|Tinley Park, Illinois
|Tweeter Center
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[Phish]], [[Neil Young]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Steve Earle]], [[Del McCoury Band]], [[Wilco]]
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid '99
|September 12, 1999
|[[Bristow, Virginia]]
|[[Nissan Pavilion]]
|[[Susan Tedeschi]], [[Keb' Mo']], [[Deana Carter]], [[Barenaked Ladies]], [[Dave Matthews Band]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[Neil Young]]
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid 2000
|September 17, 2000
|Bristow, Virginia
|Nissan Pavilion
|[[Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young]], [[Arlo Guthrie]], [[Sawyer Brown]], [[Alan Jackson]], [[Travis Tritt]], [[North Mississippi Allstars]], [[Barenaked Ladies]], [[Tipper Gore]], [[Willie Nelson]]
|The 15th Anniversary of Farm Aid
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid 2001: A Concert for America
|September 29, 2001
|[[Noblesville, Indiana]]
|[[Ruoff Music Center|Verizon Wireless Music Center]]
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[Neil Young]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Dave Matthews]], [[Doobie Brothers]], [[Martina McBride]]
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid '02
|September 21, 2002
|[[Burgettstown, Pennsylvania]]
|[[Post-Gazette Pavilion]]
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[Neil Young]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Dave Matthews]], [[Keith Urban]], [[Lee Ann Womack]], [[Kid Rock]], [[Gillian Welch]], Duane Cahill, [[Kenny Wayne Shepherd]] with [[Double Trouble (band)|Double Trouble]], [[The Drive-By Truckers]], [[Los Lonely Boys]], [[Anthony Smith (songwriter)|Anthony Smith]]
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid '03
|September 7, 2003
|[[Columbus, Ohio]]
|[[Germain Amphitheater]]
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Dave Matthews]], [[Neil Young|Neil Young and Crazy Horse]], [[Emmylou Harris]], [[Hootie & the Blowfish]], [[Los Lonely Boys]], [[Sheryl Crow]], [[Brooks & Dunn]], Titty Bingo, [[Trick Pony]], [[Billy Bob Thornton]], [[Daniel Lanois]]
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid '04
|September 18, 2004
|[[Auburn, Washington]]
|[[White River Amphitheatre]]
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[Neil Young]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Dave Matthews]], [[Lucinda Williams]], [[Steve Earle]], [[Jerry Lee Lewis]], [[Trick Pony]], [[Tony Coleman]], [[Blue Merle]], [[Tegan and Sara]], [[Kate Voegele]], Kitty Jerry, [[Marc Broussard]]
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid 2005: 20th Anniversary
|September 18, 2005
|[[Tweeter Center Chicago|Tweeter Center]] in [[Tinley Park, Illinois]]
|[[First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre]]
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Neil Young]], [[Dave Matthews]], [[Arlo Guthrie]], [[Buddy Guy]], [[Collin Peterson|Congressman Collin Peterson]] and the [[Second Amendments]], [[Drew Davis Band]], Elizabeth Rainey, [[Emmylou Harris]], [[James McMurtry]], [[Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra]], [[John Mayer (musician)|John Mayer]], [[Kate Voegele]], [[Kathleen Edwards]], [[Kenny Chesney]], [[Los Lonely Boys]], [[Shannon Brown (singer)|Shannon Brown]], [[Supersuckers]], [[Susan Tedeschi]], [[Widespread Panic]], [[Wilco]], [[Barack Obama]]
|The 20th Anniversary of Farm Aid

|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid 2006
|September 30, 2006
|[[Camden, New Jersey]]
|[[Tweeter Center at the Waterfront|Tweeter Center]]
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Neil Young]], [[Dave Matthews]], [[Jerry Lee Lewis]] with [[Roy Head]], [[Los Lonely Boys]], [[Arlo Guthrie]], [[Gov't Mule]], [[Steve Earle]] and [[Allison Moorer]], [[Steel Pulse]], [[Shelby Lynne]], [[Nitty Gritty Dirt Band]], [[Jimmy Sturr|Jimmy Sturr & his Orchestra]], Pauline Reese, Danielle Evin
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid 2007: A Homegrown Festival
|September 9, 2007
|New York City
|[[Randall's Island]]
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Neil Young]] and [[Dave Matthews]] with [[Merle Haggard]], [[Ray Price]], [[Billy Joe Shaver]], [[Tim Reynolds]], [[Gregg Allman]], [[The Allman Brothers Band]], [[Counting Crows]], [[Matisyahu]], [[Guster]], [[The Derek Trucks Band]], [[Warren Haynes]], [[Supersuckers]], [[The Ditty Bops]], [[Montgomery Gentry]], [[Jimmy Sturr]], Danielle Evin, Jesse Lenat, Pauline Reese, [[Paula Nelson]], Titty Bingo, 40 Points
|The Concert was recorded in High Definition to be broadcast on [[HDNet]] as a 2 Hour Special highlighting many of the performances from the [[Allman Brothers]] and [[Counting Crows]] to John Mellencamp and Willie Nelson.
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid 2008
|September 20, 2008
|[[Mansfield, Massachusetts]]
|[[Comcast Center for the Performing Arts|Comcast Center]]
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Neil Young]], [[Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds]] with [[Jerry Lee Lewis]], [[Kenny Chesney]], [[The Pretenders]], [[moe.]], [[Arlo Guthrie]], [[Steve Earle]], Nation Beat, [[Grace Potter|Grace Potter and the Nocturnals]], [[Jakob Dylan|Jakob Dylan and The Gold Mountain Rebels]], Danielle Evin, [[Jamey Johnson]], Jesse Lenat, [[Will Dailey]], [[One Flew South]], [[The Elms (band)|The Elms]]
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid 2009
|October 4, 2009
|[[Maryland Heights, Missouri]]
|[[Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis|Verizon Wireless Amphitheater]]
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Neil Young]], [[Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds]] with [[Jamey Johnson]], [[Jason Mraz]], [[Phosphorescent (band)|Phosphorescent]], [[Wilco]], [[Will Dailey]]
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid 2010: 25th Anniversary
|October 2, 2010
|[[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]]
|[[Miller Park (Milwaukee)|Miller Park]]
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds]], [[Neil Young]], [[Jeff Tweedy]], [[Kenny Chesney]], [[Jason Mraz]], [[Norah Jones]], [[Band of Horses]], [[Amos Lee]], [[Robert Francis (musician)|Robert Francis]], [[The BoDeans]], [[Jamey Johnson]]
|The 25th Anniversary of Farm Aid
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid 2011
|August 13, 2011
|[[Kansas City, Kansas]]
|[[Livestrong Sporting Park]]
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Neil Young]], [[Dave Matthews]], [[Jason Mraz]], [[Jamey Johnson]], [[Jakob Dylan]], [[Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real]], [[Will Dailey]] & [[The Rivals]], [[Billy Joe Shaver]], [[Robert Francis (musician)|Robert Francis]], [[Ray Price]], [[Rebecca Pidgeon]], [[Hearts of Darkness]], [[John Trudell]], [[The Blackwood Brothers|The Blackwood Quartet]]
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.5307325/k.93C0/Ticket_Info.htm?msource=homepage|title=Farm Aid 2012 Ticket Information|work=Farm Aid|publisher=Farm Aid.com|access-date=July 9, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006230321/http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.5307325/k.93C0/Ticket_Info.htm?msource=homepage|archive-date=October 6, 2012}}</ref>
|September 22, 2012
|[[Hershey, Pennsylvania]]
|[[Hersheypark Stadium]]
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Neil Young]], [[Kenny Chesney]], [[Dave Matthews]] & [[Tim Reynolds]], [[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]], [[Animal Liberation Orchestra|ALO]], [[Pegi Young]] & The Survivors, [[Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real]], [[Grace Potter & the Nocturnals]], [[Dale Watson (singer)|Dale Watson]], [[Jamey Johnson]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.2723647/k.2B7B/The_Lineup.htm?msource=homepage|title=The Farm Aid 2012 Lineup|work=Farm Aid|publisher=Farm Aid.com|access-date=July 9, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009101634/http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.2723647/k.2B7B/The_Lineup.htm?msource=homepage|archive-date=October 9, 2012}}</ref>
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid 2013
|September 21, 2013
|[[Saratoga Springs, New York]]
|[[Saratoga Performing Arts Center]]
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[Neil Young]], [[Pete Seeger]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Dave Matthews]] & [[Tim Reynolds]], [[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]], [[Jamey Johnson]], [[Kacey Musgraves]], [[Toad the Wet Sprocket]], [[Sasha Dobson]], [[Amos Lee]], [[Carlene Carter]], [[Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real]], [[Will Dailey]], [[Bahamas (musician)|Bahamas]], [[Pegi Young & The Survivors]], Jesse Lenat, [[Insects vs Robots]], [[The Blackwood Brothers|The Blackwood Quartet]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.2723647/k.2B7B/The_Lineup.htm|title=The Farm Aid 2013 Lineup|work=Farm Aid|publisher=Farm Aid.com|access-date=September 21, 2013}}</ref>
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid 2014
|September 13, 2014
|[[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
|[[Walnut Creek Amphitheatre]]
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[Neil Young]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Dave Matthews]] & [[Tim Reynolds]], [[Jack White]], Gary Clarke Jr., [[Preservation Hall Jazz Band]], [[Jamey Johnson]], [[Delta Rae]], [[Todd Snider]], Raelyn Nelson Band, [[Carlene Carter]], <s>[[Pegi Young & The Survivors]]</s>, [[Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real]], [[Insects vs Robots]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.2723647/k.2B7B/The_Lineup.htm|title=The Farm Aid 2014 Lineup|work=Farm Aid|publisher=Farm Aid.com|access-date=July 25, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid 2015
|September 19, 2015
|[[Chicago]]
|[[FirstMerit Bank Pavilion|FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island]]
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[Neil Young]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Dave Matthews]] & [[Tim Reynolds]], [[Imagine Dragons]], [[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]], [[Kacey Musgraves]], [[Old Crow Medicine Show]], [[Jamey Johnson]], [[Mavis Staples]], [[Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real]], [[Holly Williams (musician)|Holly Williams]], [[Insects vs Robots]], [[The Blackwood Brothers|Blackwood Quartet]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.2723647/k.2B7B/The_Lineup.htm|title=The Farm Aid 2015 Lineup|work=Farm Aid|publisher=Farm Aid.com|access-date=August 11, 2015}}</ref>
|The 30th Anniversary of Farm Aid
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid 2016
|September 17, 2016
|Bristow, Virginia
|[[Jiffy Lube Live]]
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[Neil Young]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Dave Matthews]] & [[Tim Reynolds]], [[Alabama Shakes]], [[Sturgill Simpson]], [[Nathaniel Rateliff|Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats]], [[Jamey Johnson]] (with special guest [[Alison Krauss]]), [[Margo Price]], [[Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real]], [[Insects vs Robots]], Ian Mellencamp, The Wisdom Indian Dancers, Star Swain<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.farmaid.org/concert/lineup|title=The Farm Aid Lineup|work=Farm Aid|publisher=FarmAid.com|access-date=September 19, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid 2017
|September 16, 2017
|Burgettstown, Pennsylvania
|[[KeyBank Pavilion]]
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[Neil Young]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Dave Matthews]] & [[Tim Reynolds]], [[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]], [[The Avett Brothers]], [[Sheryl Crow]], [[Jamey Johnson]], [[Blackberry Smoke]], [[Valerie June]], [[Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real]], [[Insects vs Robots]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.farmaid.org/concert/lineup/|title=The Farm Aid 2017 Lineup|work=Farm Aid|publisher=Farm Aid.com|access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref>
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid 2018
|September 22, 2018
|[[Hartford, Connecticut]]
|[[Xfinity Theatre]]
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[Neil Young]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Dave Matthews]] & [[Tim Reynolds]], [[Chris Stapleton]], [[Kacey Musgraves]], [[Sturgill Simpson]], [[Nathaniel Rateliff|Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats]], [[Jamey Johnson]], [[Margo Price]], [[Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real]], [[Micah Nelson|Particle Kid]]
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid 2019
|September 21, 2019
|[[East Troy, Wisconsin]]
|[[Alpine Valley Music Theatre]]
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[Neil Young]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Dave Matthews]] & [[Tim Reynolds]], [[Bonnie Raitt]], [[Luke Combs]], [[Nathaniel Rateliff|Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats]], [[Jamey Johnson]], [[Margo Price]], [[Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real]], [[Yola (singer)|Yola]], [[Tanya Tucker]], [[Jamestown Revival]], [[Micah Nelson|Particle Kid]], Ian Mellencamp, Wisdom Indian Dancers, Ho-Chunk Thundercloud Singers<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.farmaid.org/festival/lineup/|title=The Farm Aid Lineup|website=Farm Aid|access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref>
|This was Combs' first show at Farm Aid.
|-
|scope="row"|At Home with Farm Aid
|April 11, 2020
|Various
|Entertainers' homes
|[[Black Pumas]], [[Bonnie Raitt]], [[Boz Scaggs]], [[Brandi Carlile]], [[Chris Stapleton]], [[Dave Matthews]], [[Edie Brickell]], [[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]], [[Jamey Johnson]], [[Jon Batiste]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Kelsey Waldon]], [[Willie Nelson]] with Lukas and Micah Nelson, [[Neil Young]], [[The Record Company]], [[Valerie June]] & [[The War and Treaty]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.farmaid.org/blog/watch-at-home-with-farm-aid-saturday-april-11/ |title=Watch 'At Home with Farm Aid' on Saturday, April 11 |access-date=April 15, 2020 |date=April 8, 2020 |publisher=Farm Aid}}</ref>
|Due to the [[impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on the music industry]], this concert's format was radically altered.
|-
|scope="row"| Farm Aid 2021
| September 26, 2021
| [[Hartford, Connecticut]]
| [[Xfinity Theatre]]
| [[Willie Nelson]], [[John Mellencamp]], <s>[[Sturgill Simpson]]</s>, [[Dave Matthews]] & [[Tim Reynolds]], [[Tyler Childers]], [[Margo Price]], [[Nathaniel Rateliff|Nataniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats]], [[Bettye LaVette]], [[Jamey Johnson]], [[Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real]], Allison Russell, [[Micah Nelson|Particle Kid]], Ian Mellencamp & Wisdom Indian Dancers
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid 2022
|September 24, 2022
|[[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
|[[Walnut Creek Amphitheatre]]
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds]], [[Margo Price]], [[Chris Stapleton]], [[Sheryl Crow]], [[Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real]], [[Particle Kid]], [[Allison Russell]], [[Charley Crockett]], [[Brittney Spencer]], [[Wisdom Indian Dancers]]
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid 2023
|September 23, 2023
|Noblesville, Indiana
|Ruoff Music Center
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[Bob Dylan]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duffy |first=Thom |date=2023-09-24 |title=Bob Dylan Surprises Crowd at Willie Nelson’s 2023 Farm Aid Festival in Indiana |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bob-dylan-willie-nelson-farm-aid-2023-1235419638/ |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Neil Young]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Dave Matthews]] & [[Tim Reynolds]], [[Margo Price]], [[Wolf Bros|Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros]], [[Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats]], [[Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real]], [[Allison Russell]], [[the String Cheese Incident]], [[Micah Nelson|Particle Kid]], [[The Black Opry]] featuring Lori Rayne, Tylar Bryant and [[Kyshona]], [[Jim Irsay#The Jim Irsay Band|The Jim Irsay Band]] featuring [[Ann Wilson]], Clayton Anderson, [[Wisdom Indian Dancers]], Native Pride Productions
| Featured an unannounced appearance of Bob Dylan. This was Dylan's first appearance at Farm Aid since 1986.
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid 2024
|September 21, 2024
|Saratoga Springs, New York
|Broadview Stage, Saratoga Performing Arts Center
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[Neil Young]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Dave Matthews]] & [[Tim Reynolds]], [[Mavis Staples]], [[Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats]], [[Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real|Lukas Nelson]] with [[The Travelin' McCourys]], [[Charley Crockett]], [[Joy Oladokun]], [[Southern Avenue (band)|Southern Avenue]], Cassandra Lewis, [[Welles (musician)|Jesse Welles]]
|-
|scope="row"|Farm Aid 2025
|September 20, 2025
|[[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
|[[Huntington Bank Stadium]]
|[[Willie Nelson]], [[Neil Young]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[John Mellencamp]], [[Dave Matthews]] & [[Tim Reynolds]], [[Margo Price]], [[Kenny Chesney]], [[Billy Strings]], [[Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats]], [[Lukas Nelson]], [[Trampled by Turtles|Trampled By Turtles]], [[Wynonna Judd]], [[Steve Earle]], [[Waxahatchee]], [[Eric Burton (singer-songwriter)|Eric Burton]] of [[Black Pumas]], [[Jesse Welles (musician)|Jesse Welles]]
|40th Anniversary<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mueller |first=Chris |title=Bob Dylan joins lineup for Farm Aid 40: Here's what to know about the one-day music festival |url=https://www.sctimes.com/story/news/2025/09/18/bob-dylan-joins-farm-aid-40-lineup-with-willie-nelson-neil-young/86216447007/ |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=St. Cloud Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

==Board of directors==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Willie Nelson.jpg|[[Willie Nelson]]
File:Ny-ottawa-jul-2006.jpg|[[Neil Young]]
File:John Mellenkamp 2007 (cropped).jpg|[[John Mellencamp]]
File:DaveMatthews2.jpg|[[Dave Matthews]]
File:Margo Price 03 01 2018 -6 (27119807848).jpg|alt=|[[Margo Price]]
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[1980s farm crisis]]
*[[Farmers' suicides in the United States]]
*[[List of highest-grossing benefit concerts]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Farm Aid}}
* {{Official website}}
* [https://www.myspace.com/farmaid Official] [[MySpace]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061022073617/http://homerecording.about.com/od/interviewstipstricks/a/farmaid06.htm Farm Aid 2006 - Behind The Scenes]

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