BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:22945@goriverwalk.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T213000 DTSTAMP:20260428T164326Z URL:https://www.goriverwalk.com/greater-fort-lauderdale-events/willie-nels on SUMMARY:Willie Nelson DESCRIPTION:Doors open at 6:30PM\n\nWith a seven-decade career\, Willie Nel son has earned every conceivable award as a musician and has amassed a rep utation as an author\, actor\, and activist. He continues to thrive as a r elevant and progressive musical and cultural force. In recent years\, he h as delivered more than a dozen new albums\, released a Top 10 New York Tim es' bestsellers book\, again headlined Farm Aid (an event he co-founded in 1985)\, his annual Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic\, been honored by t he Library of Congress with their Gershwin Prize for Popular Song\, receiv ed his 5th degree black belt in Gong Kwon Yu Sul\, headlined the annual Lu ck Reunion food and music festival during SXSW as well as the annual Outla w Music Festival Tour\, launched his cannabis companies Willie's Reserve a nd Willie's Remedy\, and graced the covers of Rolling Stone and AARP The M agazine. Nelson started this decade by releasing four albums of newly reco rded music—First Rose of Spring (2020)\, That’s Life (2021)\, The Will ie Nelson Family (2021)\, and A Beautiful Time (2022\, GRAMMY Award winner for Best Country Album)—and three books—Me and Sister Bobbie: True Ta les of The Family Band (2020)\, Willie Nelson’s Letters to America (2021 )\, and Me and Paul: Untold Tale of a Fabled Friendship (2022).\n\nThrough out 2023\, Willie celebrates his 90th birthday with multiple projects and events\, including a two-night star-studded concert at the famed Hollywood Bowl\, Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90\, that was released as a featur e film and a televised broadcast special. The year began with the debut of "Willie Nelson &\; Family\," a new five-part film documentary series d irected by Thom Zimny and Oren Moverman that premiered at the Sundance Fil m Festival\, as well as the release of a new album\, I Don’t Know a Thin g About Love\, which features 10 performances that pay tribute to American songwriter Harlan Howard. Last year also welcomed two new releases: the G RAMMY-nominated album\, Bluegrass (with newly recorded studio performances of 12 Willie Nelson-penned classics showcasing Willie with a bluegrass en semble)\, and a new book\, Energy Follows Thought (with stories behind the lyrics of 160 of his favorite songs\, along with never-before-seen photos and ephemera).\n\nTo cap the momentous year\, Nelson was inducted into Th e Rock &\; Roll Hall of Fame. In 2024\, Nelson expanded his output with the release of two new albums and a new book. The month of May saw the ar rival of the studio album The Border\, which includes Willie's versions of 10 contemporary country songs\, and four new compositions with Buddy Cann on. And in November\, he released a cookbook co-authored with his wife\, W illie and Annie Nelson's Cannabis Cookbook: Mouthwatering Recipes and the High-Flying Stories Behind Them\, as well as another studio album\, Last L eaf on the Tree\, which features close collaborations with Nelson’s son Micah. These creative endeavors as well as new songs and performances that add to his classic catalog\, find Willie Nelson rolling at an artistic pe ak\, writing and singing and playing with the seasoned wit and wisdom that comes from the road.\n\nOpening performance by Lily Meola.\nLily Meola\, a Maui-raised singer-songwriter\, blends country\, Americana\, and pop int o a genre-crossing sound showcased on her EP Heartbreak Rodeo. A former Am erica’s Got Talent standout\, she has collaborated with artists like Wil lie Nelson and toured alongside major acts\, earning recognition for her p owerful vocals and emotionally honest songwriting inspired by personal los s and resilience.\n\nFor more information click here. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.goriverwalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2 026/04/600x600-3.jpg CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:Pompano Beach Amphitheater\, 1801 NE 6th Street\, Pompano Beach\, FL\, 33060\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1801 NE 6th Street\, Pompan o Beach\, FL\, 33060\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Pompano Be ach Amphitheater:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR