Farm Aid’s 40th anniversary festival just landed one big-time tractor lover. Kenny Chesney, the king of country stadiums who made a big noise with “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy,” has been added to the lineup for Sept. 20 at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
This will be Chesney’s only North American performance in 2025, save for his Las Vegas residency at the Sphere.
Also newly announced for Farm Aid are Wynonna Judd, one of country music’s most emotional and powerful singers, and Steve Earle, the Texas firebrand who rallies behind many causes.
This trio of twangers joins previously announced performers for the 11-hour hoedown: Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds, Margo Price, Billy Strings, Waxahatchee, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Eric Burton of Black Pumas, Madeline Edwards, buzzy newcomer Jesse Welles, Minnesota’s own Trampled by Turtles and, of course, Willie Nelson, Farm Aid’s founder.
Farm Aid will be Chesney’s eighth appearance in a Minneapolis stadium since 2012. The singer, who boasts 32 No. 1 Nashville songs, last rocked U.S. Bank Stadium in May 2024.
Judd and Earle have also been regular visitors to the Twin Cities. Earle was at the Uptown Theater in June, and Judd performed at Mystic Lake Casino in 2023.
This will be Farm Aid’s first celebration in Minnesota. The nonprofit organization has raised more than $85 million to help family farmers.
Farm Aid tickets, priced at $113 and up, are available at farmaid.org.
