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There’s no Willie Nelson on the Outlaw Music Festival Tour’s June 30 show at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, but there are two music legends, Lightning and Thunder.
Bob Dylan, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss performed. After the show, Nelson’s son Lukas took his father’s place in the Family Band.
“Dad said he was feeling better, but they said he needed to rest a little longer,” Lucas told the crowd.
Nelson’s social media announced that the 91-year-old “wasn’t feeling well” at the start of the tour two weeks ago and would miss “the next four days.” It’s been more than a week, and Nelson’s representatives have not specified when he will return beyond a statement this week.
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“I’m sad Willie isn’t doing as well – all of our favorite acts are getting older, so we have to see them while we can,” Red Bank’s Nancy Fondaco said at the show. “I hope he shows up.”
“We knew a week ago that this happens,” said Joe Fondaco, Nancy’s husband. “There are other great artists here. I’ve never met Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, but they’re amazing.
The latest post reveals that the return will take place on Tuesday, July 2nd at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, MA, followed by the July 4th Picnic and on Thursday, July 4th at the Liberty Mortgage Pavilion in Camden, The theme is the same. A spokesman did not respond to a request for more information about Nelson’s condition.
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Lucas, who has a Nelson high note, skillfully performed covers of Nelson classics for his father, including “Always On My Mind,” “Crazy” and “On the Road Again.”
He sang several songs with singer Edie Brickell and ended the show with an early ’80s Nelson hit, “Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground.”
How old is Bob Dylan?
When Dylan plays, it sounds like the 83-year-old man is sitting behind the piano. His band was there on Sunday, even though the stage lights were dimmed and there were no closer shots on the venue’s video screens, giving it an air of mystery.
However, he opens with “Route 61 Revisited,” which is very well composed.
There are two twists on the show: Chuck Berry’s classic “Little Queenie” and the sweetly sad 1950s pop song “Mr. Blue,” originally Sung by Fleetwoods (from Washington State). At PNC, “Mr. Blue” is sparse, beautiful, jazzy, and a little haunting.
Plant, 75, and Krause performed a set of swamp blues and roots rock that included Led Zeppelin’s classic “Rock ‘n’ Roll” and Plant’s solo hit “In The Mood (For A Melody) )”.
Many of the more than 14,000 spectators on the lawn were unable to attend the show as torrential rain hampered the performance.
“No more rain, no more rain!” the crowd chanted under the awnings in the South Plaza as the music blared.
Singer and guitarist Celisse opened the show.
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Chris Jordan is a native of the Jersey Shore and covers entertainment and features for the USA TODAY Network in New Jersey. Please contact him at cjordan@app.com.
