Outlaw Music Festival at Bethel Woods | August 29, 2026
The Outlaw Music Festival enters its second decade with a lineup that makes a convincing case for why the whole enterprise exists. Willie Nelson & Family headline the August 29 stop at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts — one of the Northeast’s most historically resonant outdoor amphitheaters — joined by The Avett Brothers, Sheryl Crow, Stephen Wilson Jr., Robert Randolph, and Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble. It is, by any measure, a serious bill.
About the Outlaw Music Festival
Willie Nelson launched the Outlaw Music Festival in 2016 as a touring celebration of outlaw country and Americana — an itinerant community that brings together legacy acts and next-generation voices under a shared aesthetic. The 2026 edition marks the festival’s second decade, with Nelson making fewer road appearances this year than he has in recent memory. When Willie Nelson puts his name on a date in 2026, it carries more weight than it once did.
The Bethel Woods bill delivers real depth across the lineup. The Avett Brothers bring their characteristic roots-folk intensity; Sheryl Crow remains one of the most underrated live performers of her generation; and Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble add a dimension that few touring festivals bother to include. Stephen Wilson Jr. and Robert Randolph complete a bill built to sustain an afternoon that runs well into the evening.
About Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Bethel Woods occupies the original Woodstock festival grounds — a 16,000-capacity outdoor amphitheater built on one of the most storied parcels of land in American music history. The museum on the property provides context for what this place means before you ever reach your seat. For Hudson Valley audiences and those willing to make the drive from elsewhere in the region, this is Bethel Woods doing exactly what it was built to do.
Tickets & Details
The show begins at 3:20 PM on Saturday, August 29. Tickets are priced from $61.00 to $290.50, with VIP packages available that include exclusive merchandise. The on-site Outlaw Village vendor area fills out the full-day festival experience between sets. Get tickets here.