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Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Mellencamp headline summer concert in Nampa

A trio of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees are coming to Nampa for the Outlaw Music Festival Tour.

NAMPA, Idaho — This article originally appeared in the Idaho Press.

A trio of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees are coming to Nampa.

Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and John Mellencamp are among the artists scheduled to perform at the Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater on Aug. 7 as part of this year's Outlaw Music Festival Tour. The lineup for the eighth edition of the touring festival was announced Tuesday morning.

"This year's Outlaw Music Festival Tour promises to be the biggest and best yet with this lineup of legendary artists," Nelson, who helped found the festival, said in a news release. "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, Dylan and Mellencamp have won a combined 54 Grammy awards and released a total of 164 studio albums. Nelson, 90, and Dylan, 82, are widely regarded as American musical icons.

This year's Idaho stop will be a first for the Outlaw Music Festival Tour since it debuted in 2016. It will also feature country music singer-songwriter Brittney Spencer. 

Other stops on the tour will feature various acts, including former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant and collaboration partner Alison Krauss. 

Tickets for the Nampa show go on sale Friday, March 1 at 10 a.m. at outlawmusicfestival.com. Citi cardmembers can access presale tickets now and until 10 p.m. on Feb. 29. 

This article originally appeared in the Idaho Press, read more on IdahoPress.com.

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