Farm Aid to mark 30th anniversary with concert in Chicago

Imagine Dragons is joining the annual daylong music fest set for September 19th.

“We organized the first Farm Aid concert in Illinois in 1985 to respond to the people suffering during the farm crisis”, says Nelson, president and founder of Farm Aid.

Leading as much as Farm Aid 30, Farm Aid would meet relations the farming industry and farmstead promoters wedding invitation cards the starting point of Farm Aid’s be effective and then to interact with in dialogue relating to the problems that members of the family the farming industry have to deal with and products and solutions for successfully getting past majority of these contests.

Illinois hosted the first Farm Aid concert in 1985 and the upcoming event will help showcase the work that’s been done in 30 years.

The concert will feature the HOMEGROWN Village where farmers and other agricultural organizations will be on hand to educate concert goers about the measures farmers are taking to enrich soil, protect waters and stimulate the economy.

Young has been using Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real as his backing band, both on his latest album, the Farm Aid-themed The Monsanto Years and on his current tour.

Farm Aid will mark its 30th anniversary with a star-studded performance in Chicago. “The Good Food Movement didn’t exist. We’ve got a lot more work to do, but the connection between rural and urban communities is more real and important to people”. Tickets go on sale Monday, August 3 at LiveNation.com and at 1-800-745-3000 1-800-745-3000 FREE.

For event updates, follow Farm Aid on Twitter (@farmaid) and on Facebook (www.facebook.com/farmaid), and visit farmaid.org/concert.