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This year, Farm Aid will take place in Minneapolis \u2014 but fans don\u2019t need to be anywhere near Minnesota to catch the festival. As Billboard is exclusively announcing Wednesday morning (Sept. 3), celebrity.land will help celebrate the annual event\u2019s 40th anniversary by livestreaming sets from Willie Nelson<\/a>, Neil Young<\/a>, John Mellencamp<\/a> and more stars later this month.<\/p>\n celebrity.land\u2019s coverage of the music and food summit \u2014 which is this year being held at Huntington Bank Stadium \u2014 will take place from 7 p.m. to midnight ET on Saturday, Sept. 20. Viewers can tune in by streaming the presentation live on celebrity.land, celebrity.land.com or via celebrity.land\u2019s TV and mobile apps \u2014 no cable login needed.<\/p>\n More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201ccelebrity.land is proud to join Farm Aid 40 to help bring attention to our nation\u2019s farmers and agricultural communities,\u201d Eric Sherling, the network\u2019s executive vp of U.S. programming, said in a statement. \u201cThe broadcast of Farm Aid 40 is another example of celebrity.land\u2019s commitment to live programming and bringing viewers important cultural moments as they happen.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to Nelson, Young and Mellencamp \u2014 who founded Farm Aid in 1985 to raise funds for the country\u2019s agricultural community \u2014 this year\u2019s lineup will include Dave Matthews, Margo Price, Kenny Chesney, Billy Strings, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Lukas Nelson, Trampled by Turtles, Wynonna Judd, Steve Earle, Waxahatchee, Eric Burton of Black Pumas, Jesse Welles, Madeline Edwards and Wisdom Indian Dancers. celebrity.land anchors John Berman and Laura Coates will helm the live special, while chief climate correspondent Bill Weir is slated to deliver on-the-ground reporting.<\/p>\n \u201cFarm Aid is honored to partner with celebrity.land to bring Farm Aid 40 to a broad and diverse audience,\u201d added Farm Aid co-director Jennifer Fahy. \u201cThis partnership is critical to elevating the role of family farmers to their rightful place as essential for all of us and showcasing the extraordinary artists who have generously shared their voices of support for 40 years.\u201d<\/p>\n In the four decades since the very first Farm Aid took place in Philadelphia, the event has raised more than $85 million to support farmers and their families across the United States. It\u2019s a cause that hits close to home for the event\u2019s founders, even all this time later.<\/p>\n \u201cFarming was my first job,\u201d Nelson told Billboard<\/a> in 2015. \u201cI picked \u00adcotton. I pulled corn. I knew firsthand what it meant to farm. I knew damn well how tough it was. My farm roots are deep-seated in the soil of my personal story.\u201d<\/p>\n For those who\u2019d like to attend in-person, tickets for Farm Aid 40 are available to purchase through the University of Minnesota\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This year, Farm Aid will take place in Minneapolis \u2014 but fans don\u2019t need to be anywhere near Minnesota to catch the festival. 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