Bob Dylan and The Heartbreakers teamed up for a three-song set at the annual charity festival.

Farm Aid is celebrating its 40th anniversary during its daylong music festival on Saturday, Sept. 20, in Minneapolis.

You don't have to attend in person to watch and tune into the star-studded lineup of performances. You can also join in by donating to charity, which has raised over $85 million to support farmers since 1985.

The concert, featuring headliners Farm Aid co-founders Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp, as well as fellow Farm Aid board members Dave Matthews and Margo Price, takes place at Huntington Bank Stadium on the University of Minnesota's campus.

"I'm proud that for forty years, we've brought people together from all over the country - and even the world - to appreciate and celebrate family farmers," wrote Nelson in August in a blog post on the Farm Aid website.

A late addition to the lineup: Bob Dylan, who made a surprise appearance two years ago at Farm Aid in Noblesville, Indiana. Dylan helped Farm Aid come to be when he suggested, "Wouldn't it be great if we did something for our own farmers right here in America?" while onstage during the Live Aid concert in 1985.

Who is performing at Farm Aid with Willie Nelson?

* Willie Nelson

* Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts

* Bob Dylan

* John Mellencamp

* Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds

* Margo Price

* Kenny Chesney

* Billy Strings

* Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

* Lukas Nelson

* Trampled by Turtles

* Wynonna Judd

* Steve Earle

* Waxahatchee

* Eric Burton of Black Pumas

* Jesse Welles

* Madeline Edwards

* Wisdom Indian Dancers

How to watch, stream Farm Aid music festival

Farm Aid broadcasts begin at 12:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 20. Here are several ways to watch and listen.

* Farm Aid website. The festival can be livestreamed at 12:30 p.m. ET with the Farm Aid press event at FarmAid.org and on Farm Aid's YouTube channel. Musical performances will begin following the press event, which will include Farm Aid artists and farmers from across Minnesota.

* CNN: The cable news network's broadcast, scheduled to run from 7 p.m. to midnight ET, will be hosted by John Berman and Laura Coates and include live performances by Nelson, Young, Mellencamp and more. CNN will also stream the event live on CNN.com and via CNN's apps on connected TVs and mobile devices, without requiring a cable login.

* Nugs.net: The music streaming service will have video for free on Nugs.net, as well as on the Nugs YouTube channel and in the Nugs mobile app. Subscribers can stream the festival on TV using their Roku and Apple TV streaming devices.

* SiriusXM: You can listen on the satellite radio service beginning at 1 p.m. ET on SiriusXM's Willie's Roadhouse (channel 61) and Dave Matthews Band Radio (channel 30); eligible customers can get their first three months of SiriusXM for free. If you miss the concert today, Willie's Roadhouse will also air two Farm Aid 40 festival replays on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, and on Nov. 30, beginning at 12 p.m. ET.

Mike Snider is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can follow him on Threads, Bluesky, X and email him at mikegsnider & @mikegsnider.bsky.social & @mikesnider & msnider@usatoday.com

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