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Farm Aid 2012 Special Behind-The-Scenes Webcast To Air
09.12.2012 - Farm Aid 2012 is Sold Out, Special Behind-the-Scenes Webcast to Air on
www.farmaid.org
HERSHEY, Pa. — With more than 29,000 tickets sold, Farm Aid 2012 is officially
sold out. Fans at home can watch a special presentation of the concert event
from Hersheypark Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 22, from 8 to 11 p.m. EDT at
www.farmaid.org.
Today, Farm Aid announced that Jamey Johnson and Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
will join an already star-studded lineup at Farm Aid 2012. Farm Aid board
members Willie Nelson; Neil Young, performing with Crazy Horse; John Mellencamp;
and Dave Matthews, performing with Tim Reynolds, will headline the event.. In
addition, the stellar lineup to be hosted at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey,
Pa., includes Kenny Chesney,
Jack Johnson, ALO, Pegi Young & The Survivors, and Lukas Nelson & Promise of the
Real.
“We are grateful for the overwhelming enthusiasm that Pennsylvania has shown for
Farm Aid 2012,” said Jennifer Fahy, spokesperson for Farm Aid. “We hope that
people across the country will tune in to farmaid.org to watch the “Farm Aid
2012: A Backstage Pass,” webcast. While we wish all our fans could join us at
Hersheypark, we’re glad that those at home have a chance to be part of this
music, food and farming event.”
In addition to performances on stage, viewers of “Farm Aid 2012: A Backstage
Pass” will get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Farm Aid 2012, featuring
interviews with artists, farmers and fans; demonstrations from the HOMEGROWN
Village where concertgoers engage in interactive exhibits about farming and
food; a look at Farm Aid’s signature HOMEGROWN Concessions®, which brings family
farm food to concertgoers; and a peek into the production side of things
showcasing what it takes to produce this major music, food and farming festival.
Farm Aid also announced that Willie Nelson will be joined onstage by special
guests the Blackwood Quartet & the Bee Creek Gospel Singers. Brent James and the
Contraband will entertain the crowd in the HOMEGROWN Village.
The sponsors of Farm Aid 2012 are Giant Food Stores, Anvil Knitwear, Chipotle
Mexican Grill, Horizon Organic, Weis Markets, Organic Valley, Jeni’s Splendid
Ice Cream, Silk Soymilk, Amy’s Kitchen, Bell & Evans Air Chilled, Martin Guitar,
Messina Wildlife PLOTSAVER and UNFI Foundation.
For updates about Farm Aid 2012, visit
www.farmaid.org and join the conversation at
www.facebook.com/farmaid and
www.twitter.com/farmaid.
Farm Aid’s mission is to build a vibrant, family farm-centered system of
agriculture in America. Farm Aid artists and board members Willie Nelson, Neil
Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews host an annual concert to raise funds
to support Farm Aid’s work with family farmers and to inspire people to choose
family farm food. Since 1985, Farm Aid, with the support of the artists who
contribute their performances each year, has raised more than $40 million to
support programs that help farmers thrive, expand the reach of the Good Food
Movement, take action to change the dominant system of industrial agriculture
and promote food from family farms.
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