CNN to air Farm Aid 2026 live in September
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CNN plans to bring Farm Aid back to television this fall, with a live broadcast scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 26.
The network will air Farm Aid 2026: Music Festival Live from 7 to 11 p.m. Eastern. It will also stream through CNN.com/watch and the CNN app, according to Variety.
The show is set for Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews and Neil Young are among the artists named in Variety's report. CNN anchors John Berman and Laura Coates will co-anchor the coverage, while chief climate correspondent Bill Weir is expected to report from the event.
Farm Aid was founded by Nelson, Young and Mellencamp. The annual concert supports family-farm programs; Variety reports that the organization has raised more than $85 million since 1985.
Source: Variety, Aug. 20, 2026.