Willie Nelson had to cancel a concert appearance last weekend due to illness.
The 91-year-old was due to kick off his Outlaw Music Festival tour on Friday, June 21, but announced on social media just hours before the show was due to begin that he would be unable to perform due to “doctor’s orders.”
“Willie Nelson is feeling unwell and his doctor has advised him to rest for the next four days,” read a statement posted on his official X account.
“He is expected to recover quickly and join the Outlaw Music Festival tour next week.”
Willie Nelson has cancelled his appearance at the opening show of his Outlaw Music Festival tour due to “doctor’s orders.” (Gary Miller/Getty Images, courtesy of Shock Inc)
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Lukas Nelson and Family Band, led by Willie’s son, will perform a “special set including some of Willie’s classics and more.”
Other artists on the lineup, Bob Dylan, Robert Plant, Alison Krauss and Celis, also performed as scheduled.
Nelson’s representative released a statement saying, “Willie is OK. I live in LA and will be flying out next week to see the East Coast shows. I can’t wait.”
Nelson’s representative released a statement saying, “Willie is OK. I live in LA and will be flying out next week to see the East Coast shows. I can’t wait.” (Gary Miller/Getty Images)
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No specific return date has been announced, but Nelson’s next show after his hiatus is scheduled for June 26 in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
The 2024 Outlaw Music Festival was announced on social media in February.
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“This year’s Outlaw Music Festival Tour will be our biggest and best yet with a lineup of legendary artists. I am so excited to be back on the road with my family and friends playing the music I love for my adoring fans,” Nelson wrote on the tour’s website.
Around the time of his 90th birthday last April, Nelson told AARP he was happy to celebrate the milestone with a tour, saying, “Working, whatever show it is, is really good for me.”
In an interview around the time of his 90th birthday last year, Nelson joked about retirement but said, “I’m always ready to come back. I like the bus. Everything I need is on the bus. I don’t have to get into a hotel room everywhere. It’s not so bad.” (Katherine Bomboy/NBC via Getty Images)
When asked if he ever thought about retiring from touring, Nelson replied, “Just kidding, I retire every time a tour finishes.”
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He continued, “But I’m always ready to go again. I like the bus. It has everything you need. You don’t have to go into a hotel room anywhere. It’s not that bad.”
