Neil Young announced last week that he was dropping out of Farm Aid 2021 due to COVID safety concerns. “I don’t want to let anybody down, but still can’t shake the feeling that it might not be safe for everyone. I worry about audiences coming together in these times,” Young wrote. “My soul tells ...

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Neil Young has dropped out of Farm Aid 2021 due to COVID safety concerns. Young, who is a co-founder and board member of Farm Aid, was supposed to perform at the festival in Hartford next month alongside Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, Margo Price, Sturgill Simpson, and more.

The lineup for Farm Aid 2021 has been announced. The charity event’s board of directors — Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, and the recently inducted Margo Price — will all perform at the festival, as will Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers, Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real, Nathani...