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Willie Nelson has a new book & tour, playing Prospect Park w/ Old Crow Medicine Show (where Damien Rice plays too)

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Willie Nelson will release a new memoir, titled It’s a Long Story: My Life, which is set for release on May 5. It’s not his first book about his life — he’s published several, his first being 1988’s Willie: An Autobiography. This one will touch on his childhood growing up during the Great Depression in Texas, his music career, tax problems, being a proponent of marijuana legalization and more.

Willie will also be touring for much of 2015, and is playing a free Celebrate Brooklyn! show in Prospect Park on August 12 with Old Crow Medicine Show. Tickets go on sale Friday (2/27) at noon with an OCMS presale on Tuesday (2/24) at noon, and BRIC Arts and AMeX presales on Wednesday (2/25) at noon. All dates are listed below.

Celebrate Brooklyn! hasn’t provided their full 2015 schedule yet, but it kicks off June 3 with Chaka Kahn and also includes the Interpol show on July 21 (tickets). Another show was just announced: Damien Rice on June 17 . That’s a ticketed show which benefits the concert series. Tickets for that show go on sale Friday (2/27) at noon with a BRIC Arts presale on Wednesday (2/25) at noon and a Ticketmaster presale on Thursday (2/26) at noon. Damien also plays Beacon Theatre on April 4 which is sold out.

All Willie Nelson tour dates are listed, along with Old Crow Medicine Show dates, below…

Willie Nelson – 2015 Tour Dates
Feb 27 – The Tabernacle – – Atlanta, GA
Feb – 28 – Harrah’s Cherokee – Cherokee, NC
Mar 01 – Johnny Mercer Theatre – Savannah, GA
Mar 03 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
Mar 04 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
Mar 06 – IP Casino – Biloxi, MS
Mar 07 – IP Casino – Biloxi, MS
Mar 08 – Iron City – Birmingham, AL
Mar 14 – Star of Texas Fair & Rodeo – Austin, TX
Mar 26 – Whitewater Amphitheater – New Braunfels, TX with Merle Haggard
Mar 27 – Whitewater Amphitheater – New Braunfels, TX with Merle Haggard
Mar 28 – Whitewater Amphitheater – New Braunfels, TX with Merle Haggard
Mar 30 – Missouri Theatre – Columbia, MO Rescheduled from Oct. 12, 2014
Mar 31 – Shrine Mosque – Springfield, MO Rescheduled from Oct. 14, 2014
Apr 02 – J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts – Rescheduled from Oct. 10, 2014
Apr 03 – First Council Casino & Hotel – Newkirk, OK
Apr 04 – WinStar World Casino and Resort – Thackerville, OK with Merle Haggard
May 18 – Paramount Theatre – Cedar Rapids, IA
May 20 – Miller Auditorium – Kalamazoo, MI
May 22 – The Venue at Horseshoe Casino – Hammond, IN
Jun 17 – Ogren Park at Allegiance Field – Missoula, MT with Alison Krauss & Union Station
Jun 19 – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater – Nampa, ID with Alison Krauss & Union Station
Jun 20 – Usana Amphitheatre – Salt Lake City, UT with Alison Krauss & Union Station
Jun 25 – Les Schwab Amphitheater – – Bend, OR with Alison Krauss & Union Station
Jul 18 – Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA with Alison Krauss & Union Station
Jul 19 – The Pacific Amphitheatre at OC Fair – Costa Mesa, CA with Alison Krauss & Union Station
Jul 21 – Vina Robles Amphitheatre – Paso Robles, CA with Alison Krauss & Union Station
Jul 22 – Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA with Alison Krauss & Union Station
Aug 12 – Prospect Park Celebrate Brooklyn – Brooklyn, NY
Aug 15 – The Peach Music Festival – – Scranton, PA

Old Crow Medicine Show – 2015 Tour Dates
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 – Grand Ole Opry (Opry House) – Nashville, TN
Sunday, May 10, 2015 – Shaky Knees Festival – Atlanta, GA
Sunday, May 17, 2015 – Shaky Boots Festival – Atlanta, GA
Friday, May 22, 2015 – Delfest – Cumberland, MD
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre w/ The Devil Makes Three – Morrison, CO
Saturday, August 1, 2015 – Hinterland Music Festival – Des Moines, IA
Wed, August 12, 2015 – Prospect Park Celebrate Brooklyn – Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, August 15, 2015 – The Peach Music Festival – Scranton, PA