The 2018 version of Willie Nelson's 4th of July picnic took place on the grounds of the Circuit of the Americas just outside of Austin on July 4, 2018, of course. Willie and family, and a few of their friends, got together for a nice big party which included music, food, drinks, sunshine, and one uninvited guest - a thunderstorm.
Limelight Imaging was on hand to capture the event for Austin 360/Austin American Statesman A- List. Here's the way the day unfolded.
Yellow Feather- a 7 piece Country/Americana band from Old Fort, NC
Casey Kristofferson - vocals
Hunter Begley - guitar, vocals
Charles Willis - dobro, slide guitar
Jim Aaron - harmonica
Muddy Wells - lead guitar
Clay Miller - bass
Wayne Redden - drums
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| Yellow Feather |
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| Hunter Begley |
Raelyn Nelson Band- featuring Willie Nelson's granddaughter, Raelyn Nelson
Raelyn Nelson - lead
Jonathan Bright - guitar
Preach Rutherford - bass
Paulie Simmons - drums
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| Raelyn Nelson Band |
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| Raelyn Nelson |
Folk Uke- Traditional Folk duo with a twist, and some major music lineage
Amy Nelson - guitar - daughter of Willie Nelson
Cathy Guthrie - ukulele - daughter of Arlo Guthrie, granddaughter of Woody Guthrie
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| Folk Uke |
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| Amy Nelson |
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| Cathy Guthrie |
Particle Kid- featuring Willie Nelson's son, J Micah Nelson
Micah Nelson - guitar
Tony Peluso - drums
Jeff Smith - bass
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| Micah Nelson |
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| Particle Kid |
The afternoon was sunny and quite warm, so picnic attendees searched for creative ideas to keep cool in the Texas heat...
Until the skies turned dark and the rain rolled in. Then a storm warning required the venue to be evacuated. Concertgoers were asked to return to their vehicles until it was deemed safe for them to return.
Sadly, several acts were unable to perform because of the weather delay including Jamestown Revival, The Wild Feathers, Asleep At The Wheel, Johnny Bush, Ray Wylie Hubbard and Billy Joe Shaver. But the "all-clear" was given just in time for another Nelson family member, Lukas Nelson.
Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real- featuring another of Willie Nelson's sons, Lukas Nelson
Lukas Nelson - singer, songwriter, guitatist
Tato Melgar - percussion
Anthony LoGerfo - drums
Corey McCormick - bass, vocals
Jesse Siebenberg steel guitar, Farfisa organ, vocals
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| Lukas Nelson |
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| Lukas Nelson |
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| Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real |
Margo Price- country singer, songwriter based in Nashville backed by The Pricetags
Margo Price - guitar, vocals
Jeremy Ivey - guitar, harmonica - Margo's husband
Jamie Davis - lead guitar
Luke Schneider - pedal steel, dobro
Dillon Napier - drums
Kevin Black - bass
Micah Hulscher - keys
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| Margo Price and The Pricetags |
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| Margo Price |
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| Margo Price |
Edie Brickell and New Bohemians- alternative rock band formed in mid-1980s in Dallas lead by Edie Brickell (wife of singer, songwriter Paul Simon)
Edie Brickell - vocals
Brandon Aly - drums
John Walter Bush - percussion
John Bradley Houser - bass, woodwinds
Kenneth Neil Withrow - guitar
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| Edie Brickell and New Bohemians |
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| Edie Brickell |
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| Edie Brickell |
Ryan Bingham- Grammy and Oscar award-winning Rock and Americana singer, songwriter and guitarist
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| Ryan Bingham |
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| Ryan Bingham |
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| Ryan Bingham and Richard Bowden |
It wouldn't be the 4th of July if there wasn't a great big fireworks show. Willie's Picnic didn't disappoint.
More Entertainment
The three acts topping the bill at this years Willie Nelson 4th of July Picnic were:
The Head and The Heart
Willie Nelson
You can view photos of these three acts and many more shots of all of the day's action at:
Willie Nelson 4th of July at Austin360 Amphitheater
Read Peter Blackstock's Austin American Statesman picnic review:
Statesman Picnic review
That's it for another always interesting Willie Nelson 4th of July Picnic.
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