Country rock legend [tag]Willie Nelson[/tag] is set to celebrate his 75th birthday, on April 30, by releasing a whooping 100 track long, four CD, box set, called “One Hell Of A Ride.” The box set will be released on April, on Legacy, 1 and will feature songs from across Willie’s five decade long discography; what a epic best of. And if that’s not enough, a day before Willie birthday, on April 29, Legacy will release “#1s,” a single-disc collection of Nelson’s country and pop chart-toppers.
More Legacy celebrating releases are set to pop out through out the year and let’s not forget Willie’s releasing a whole new record on January 29, titled “Moment of Forever” on Lost Highway Records. This is with out a doubt Willie’s year and to make it even sweeter, he’ll be extensively touring starting next month, well about till early summer. Tour dates after the jump.
February 1: Mescalero, NM - Inn of the Mountain Gods
February 2: Albuquerque, NM - Route 66 Casino
February 3: Glendale, AZ - Super Bowl Tailgate Party
February 5: Sahuarita, AZ - Desert Diamond Casino
February 8: San Luis Obispo, CA - Madonna Inn Expo Center
February 9: Reno, NV - Peppermill Casino
February 10: Monterey, CA - Golden State Theatre
February 11: Santa Rosa, CA - Wells Fargo Center of the Arts
February 13: Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theatre
February 15: Indio, CA - Fantasy Springs Casino
February 16: Flagstaff, AZ - Ardrey Auditorium
February 17: Farmington, NM - McGee Park Convention Center
March 4: Austin, TX - Travis County Expo Center
March 5: Dallas, TX - Meyerson Symphony Center
March 6: Dallas, TX - Meyerson Symphony Center
March 7: Dodge City, KS - Dodge City Civic Center
March 8: Norman, OK - Riverwind Casino
March 9: Topeka, KS - Kansas ExpoCentre Landon Arena
March 11: Abilene, TX - Abilene Civic Center
March 12: San Angelo, TX - San Angelo Coliseum
March 13: Waco, TX - Heart of Texas Coliseum Waco
March 14: Austin, TX - The Backyard
March 15: Austin, TX - The Backyard
March 18: Richmond, VA - The National
March 19: Norfolk, VA - The NorVa Theatre
March 20: Cherokee, NC - Harrah’s Cherokee Smokey Mount
March 21: Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
March 23: Esbjerg, Denmark - Musikhuset Esbjerg Centre
March 24: Randers, Denmark - Vaerket
March 25: Aalborg, Denmark - Aalborg Kongres & Kulturcenter
April 27: Malmo, Sweden - Baltiska Hallen
April 28: Stockholm, Sweden - Berns Salonger
April 29: Copenhagen, Denmark - Tivolis Concert Hall
May 1: Oslo, Norway - Oslo Concert Hall
May 2: Hamar, Norway - Hamar Ol Amfi
May 3: Halden, Norway - Halden Place D Armes
May 5: Lyngdal, Norway - Fibo Trespo Concert Hall
May 6: Aberdeen, Scotland - Music Hall
May 7: Dundee, Scotland - Caird Hall
May 8: Glasgow, Scotland - Clyde Auditorium
May 9: Glasgow, Scotland - Clyde Auditorium
May 11: Manchester, England - Manchester Apollo
May 13: London, England - Hammersmith Apollo
May 14: London, England - Hammersmith Apollo
May 15: Antwerp, Belgium - Queen Elizabeth Hall
May 16: Paris, France - Grand Rex Theatre
June 14: St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
June 21: Tama, IA - Meskwaki Bingo & Casino
June 22: Wisconsin Dells, WI - Crystal Grand Music Theatre
June 23: Oneida, WI - Oneida Ballroom
June 25: Milwaukee, WI - Northern Lights Theater
June 26: Bayfield, WI - Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
June 27: Council Bluffs, IA - Harrah’s Casino
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