Willie Nelson's 2012 Concert History

Willie Nelson (born April 29, 1933, in Abbott, Texas) is a 91 year-old country musician, revered for his distinctive voice, commitment to social causes, and impact on the outlaw country music genre. During the 1960s and early '70s, he had a string of top 100 hits on the US Country chart, with his first number one, "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain," dropping in 1975. He's since released over two dozen number-one hit singles including "Blue Skies," Always on My Mind," and "On the Road Again." Nelson is also a well-known social activist, serving as co-chair on the advisory board for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, co-founding Farm Aid in 1985, and starting his own brand of biodiesel fuel. His contributions are well-recognized, with inductions into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993, the National Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2011, the Texas Institute of Letters in 2018, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023, among many other honors.

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 03, 2012
Free Press Summer Festival
"Free Press Summer Festival" / Willie Nelson / Primus / Lucero / Clap Your Hands Say Yeah / Portugal. The Man / Orgone / Dry the River / Pretty Lights / Ume / Ponderosa / Chelsea Wolfe / Robert Ellis
  Setlists
Eleanor Tinsley Park Houston, Texas, United States
Jun 02, 2012 –
Jun 03, 2012
Free Press Summer Fest 2012
Portugal. The Man / Snoop Dogg / Two Door Cinema Club / Major Lazer / Young the Giant / The Flaming Lips / Afrojack / Diplo / Phantogram / Erykah Badu / The Avett Brothers / Pretty Lights / Fitz & The Tantrums / Willie Nelson / Best Coast / STRFKR / Danny Brown / Primus / Clap Your Hands Say Yeah / R3hab / Descendents / Dry the River / Shabazz Palaces / Wallpaper / Maps & Atlases / JEFF the Brotherhood / Z-Ro / Touché Amoré / Chelsea Wolfe / Girl In a Coma / Ponderosa / Shermanology / What Made Milwaukee Famous / David Garza / Big Freedia / Bad Veins / Morris Day & The Time / Robert Ellis / Electric Touch / Ume / Big Sleep / Fat Tony / Vanaprasta / The Tontons / Quiet Corral / Sundress / David Liebe Hart / Ancient Wisdom / Fatal Flying Guilloteens / Last Year's Men / Grandfather Child / Sideshow Tramps / The Watermarks / The Freakouts / Espantapajaros / Square & Compass / Rituals of Mine / Valient Thorr Show all bands
  Setlists
Eleanor Tinsley Park Houston, Texas, United States
Show Duplicate for Jun 02, 2012
May 31, 2012
Willie Nelson Riverbend Centre for the Arts Austin, Texas, United States
May 20, 2012
Willie Nelson SERVPRO Pavilion at The Meadow Event Park Doswell, Virginia, United States
May 19, 2012
Willie Nelson / Robert Ellis
  Setlists
Job.com Pavilion Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
May 18, 2012
Willie Nelson / Robert Ellis Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University Newport News, Virginia, United States
May 17, 2012 –
May 19, 2012
12th Annual Non-COMMvention 2012
Norah Jones / Willie Nelson / The War on Drugs / Father John Misty / Rufus Wainwright / Citizen Cope / Paul Weller / Nada Surf / Joe Jackson / Beth Orton / Joseph Arthur / Dry the River / Lee Fields & The Expressions / Zeus / Diego García / JC Brooks Band / Sons of Fathers / Jc Mcpherson Show all bands
  Setlists
World Cafe Live – Downstairs Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Show Duplicate for May 17, 2012
May 16, 2012
Willie Nelson / Robert Ellis Wellmont Theater Newark, New Jersey, United States
May 15, 2012
Willie Nelson Veterans Memorial Auditorium Providence, Rhode Island, United States
May 13, 2012
Willie Nelson Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
May 12, 2012
Willie Nelson Count Basie Center for the Arts New York, New York, United States
May 11, 2012
Willie Nelson F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
May 10, 2012
Willie Nelson
  Setlists
Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences of West Virginia Charleston, West Virginia, United States
May 09, 2012
Willie Nelson SERVPRO Pavilion at The Meadow Event Park Doswell, Virginia, United States
May 07, 2012
Willie Nelson
  Setlists
9:30 Club Washington, D.C., United States
May 06, 2012
Willie Nelson Keswick Theatre Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Apr 28, 2012
Willie Nelson Rodeo Arena Lufkin, TX
Apr 21, 2012
Willie Nelson / Jamey Johnson / Paula Nelson The Backyard Bee Cave, Texas, United States
Apr 20, 2012
Willie Nelson / Kris Kristofferson / Jamey Johnson / Brandi Carlile / Kenny Chesney / Carolina Chocolate Drops
  Setlists
Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater Austin, Texas, United States
Apr 19, 2012
Willie Nelson
  Setlists
Angelina County Expo Center Lufkin, TX
Folk
Singer-Songwriter
Country
Blues
Country Rock
Americana
Country Pop
Composer
Classic Texas Country
Texas Country
Outlaw Country
Classic Country Pop
Standards
Nashville Sound
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Ken Brindle Jan 12, 2024

I'm trying to find a Willie Nelson concert I attended in the late 1970s in Orlando, Florida. Having checked all listed above between 1976 and the early 1980s, I don't see it. Does anyone know anything about it? Emmylou Harris was part of the show.


Kweston17 Apr 29, 2023

Missing Tramps NYC 2/9/1999. I can't remember if it was Willie Nelson or Willie Nelson & Family.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Willie Nelson had?

Willie Nelson has had 2,745 concerts.

What genre is Willie Nelson?

Willie Nelson is most often considered to be Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Country, Blues, Country Rock, Americana, Country Pop, Composer, Classic Texas Country, Texas Country, Outlaw Country, Classic Country Pop, Standards, and Nashville Sound.

When is the next Willie Nelson concert?

The next Willie Nelson concert is on May 10, 2024 at WhiteWater Amphitheater in New Braunfels, Texas, United States. The bands performing are: Willie Nelson / Robert Earl Keen.

When was the last Willie Nelson concert?

The last Willie Nelson concert was on April 27, 2024 at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, United States. The bands that performed were: Miranda Lambert / Post Malone / Willie Nelson / Leon Bridges / Ernest / Charley Crockett / Luke Grimes / Maddie & Tae / Trampled by Turtles / Tenille Townes / Asleep At the Wheel / Kylie Morgan / Allison Russell / Drayton farley / Casey Barnes / Kassi Valazza / Tanner Adell / Stephen Wilson Jr. / Shaylen.

What setlist does Willie Nelson play live?

The songs that Willie Nelson performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the April 22, 2024 concert at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park in San Diego, California, United States:

  1. Whiskey River
  2. Stay a Little Longer
  3. Still Is Still Moving to Me
  4. Bloody Mary Morning
  5. I Never Cared for You
  6. (Die When I'm High) Halfway to Heaven
  7. Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
  8. Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground
  9. On the Road Again
  10. You Were Always on My Mind
  11. Good Hearted Woman
  12. Everything Is Bullshit
  13. Move It on Over
  14. Georgia (on My Mind)
  15. I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train
  16. Help Me Make It Through the Night
  17. Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die
  18. Still Not Dead
  19. Write Your Own Songs
  20. Will the Circle Be Unbroken / I'll Fly Away
  21. It's Hard to Be Humble
  22. Tequila

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