The iconic singer of "On the Road Again," Willie Nelson, aged 91, is anticipated to make a full recovery and return to performing next week.
Nelson was scheduled to perform in Georgia on Friday, June 21, but had to cancel due to health issues.
The country music legend was set to take the stage at the opening night of the 2024 Outlaw Music Festival at Ameris Bank Amphitheater in Alpharetta, Georgia, along with headliners Bob Dylan, Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, and Celisse. In his absence, Nelson's son, Lukas Nelson, and the Family Band performed covers of his classic hits.
A statement on Nelson's official X (formerly Twitter) account announced, "We regret to inform you that Willie Nelson is not feeling well and, per doctor’s orders, has been advised to rest for the next four days. He is expected to make a full recovery and join the Outlaw Music Festival tour next week."
The tour continues in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the PNC Music Pavilion on Saturday, June 22. Nelson was also supposed to perform at Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Sunday, June 23. He might return for the show on Wednesday, June 26, at the Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater in Virginia Beach.
The festival, which was announced in February, will run through September, with John Mellencamp taking over for Plant and Krauss in late July.
“This year's Outlaw Music Festival Tour promises to be the biggest and best yet with this lineup of legendary artists. I am thrilled to get back on the road again with my family and friends playing the music we love for the fans we love," Nelson expressed in a February statement.
In May 2023, Nelson remarked, "There's probably other things I will do and can do, but I'm not going to push myself too hard. I know one day it all ends, but I'm not rushing it." He also mentioned that performing in front of an audience is “what keeps me going.”
Additionally, Nelson released his 75th studio album, "The Border," in May. The title track, a cover of a 2019 song co-written and recorded by Rodney Crowell, was released as the album’s lead single.
The Quran - Chapter Al-Waqi'ah : 39 - 48
˹who will be˺ a multitude from earlier generations
and a multitude from later generations.
And the people of the left—how ˹miserable˺ will they be!
˹They will be˺ in scorching heat and boiling water,
in the shade of black smoke,
neither cool nor refreshing.
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and persisted in the worst of sin.
They used to ask ˹mockingly˺, “When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be resurrected?
And our forefathers as well?”
