Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic Thu July 4, Austin360 Amphitheater, 9201 Circuit of the Americas Blvd, Austin An annual tradition since 1972, leave it to Willie Nelson to make 4th of July even better. Good ol’ Willie takes the stage every year, and brings a bunch of friends to provide live music, too. So sit back with a beer in your hand and enjoy the live music with your own friends. Split between two stages, think of this bash as a way to celebrate ‘Merica and, more importantly, Texas. Photo via Instagram / willienelsonofficial Credit: Photo via Instagram / willienelsonofficial

Trust Willie Nelson to help us make it through tough times.

The legendary Lone Star State musician was planning to hold his annual Luck Reunion “anti-festival” this week at his ranch in Luck, Texas. But a global pandemic kinda got in the way.

Instead, Willie and the organizers rebranded the show “‘Til Further Notice” and will stream it live Thursday, March 19 so folks keeping social distance can enjoy. Preferably with a longneck and maybe an herbal treat at arm’s length.

In addition to Nelson and his sons Lukas and Micah Nelson, the lineup will include Lucinda Williams, Paul Simon and Edie Brickell, Jewel, Margo Price and others. Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson is scheduled to host. Most of the folks will be performing from their own homes.

The show gets underway at 6 p.m. Texas time and is expected to run until around 11 p.m. It’s streamable via the Luck Reunion website and Facebook page, along with Twitch.TV.

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This article appears in Mar 11-24, 2020.

Sanford Nowlin is editor-in-chief of the San Antonio Current. He holds degrees from Trinity University and the University of Texas at San Antonio, and his work has been featured in Salon, Alternet, Creative...