The son of Willie Nelson did double duty at Farm Aid, playing his own show, which included “Just Outside of Austin,” and sitting in with his father’s headlning set.

Mickey Raphael, Willie Nelson’s longtime harmonica player, gave protest singer Jesse Welles a harmonica backstage.

Farm Aid board member Neil Young led the Chrome Hearts through a set that included “Old Man,” “Powderfinger,” and a closing “Rockin’ in the Free World.”

Micah Nelson, backstage at Farm Aid 2026, in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Margo Price paid tribute to Dolly Parton with a performance of “9 to 5.”

Red Dirt torchbearers the Turnpike Troubadours pose backstage at the Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater in Virginia Beach.

The folk singer Mon Rovîa made his Farm Aid debut.

Classics like “Pink Houses,” “Paper in Fire,” and the farmer’s lament “Rain on the Scarecrow” were all part of John Mellencamp’s set.

Lily Meola delivered songs off her debut LP, Lucky to Be, and also sang “Will You Remember Mine?” with Willie Nelson during the Red Headed Stranger’s headlining performance.

Grammy-winning Americana singer Sierra Ferrell paid tribute to Dolly Parton with a cover of Parton’s “Here I Am.”

The trio of Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O’Donovan perform as I’m With Her at Farm Aid.

Nathaniel Rateliff shows off his Farm Aid patch backstage.

Turnpike Troubadours fiddle player Kyle Nix onstage at Farm Aid 2026.

Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds’ set included two DMB staples with guest Jake Renick Simpson, “Crush” and “Ants Marching.”

Spooner Oldham with his wife Karen backstage. Oldham, who plays keys in Neil Young’s Chrome Hearts, was also a member of the legendary Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section.

Austin, Texas, songwriter Ty Myers recently released his tribute album to Willie Nelson, Two Braids & the Truth.

This year’s Farm Aid performers gather around Willie Nelson for the festival-closing gospel medley.