"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 9/23/24)
75
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Based on
13
critic concert reviews
Real Live Certified
Artists are Real Live Certified if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critic Consensus
Based on 129 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Willie Nelson is rated as an entertaining live performer, with many notable strengths. Willie Nelson concert reviews describe live shows and performances as jubilant, memorable, entertaining, dazzling, charming, inventive, and masterful.
Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American musician, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music.
Has Performed With
Willie Nelson and Friends, Willie Nelson and Family, Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Alison Krauss, ZZ Top, Bob Dylan
Critic Concert Reviews
Star Tribune (USA)
September 7, 2024
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John Mellencamp set the table for the two musical giants outdoors in Somerset, Wis.
It’s an occasion any time two of the greatest living songwriters share a stage. When that stage happens to be one of the most beautiful venues in the country, there’s bound to be a little magic.
Their Outlaw Music Festival performance was a life-affirming musical delight by the two American music icons. John Mellencamp and Brittney Spencer also performed.
The American music-master and his band warmed up a damp, cool evening at The Shell. David Sanger, the drummer in opening act Asleep At The Wheel, took the ferry back to his family’s home in Coronado after the show.