Farm Aid 2026 is bringing its annual benefit concert to television, streaming and satellite radio, with Willie Nelson & Family, Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds among the performers expected in Virginia Beach.
CNN will broadcast the festival tonight from 7-11 p.m. ET and 4-8 p.m. PT. The coverage continues Farm Aid’s partnership with the network for a second consecutive year.
The annual music festival raises funds and awareness for American family farms. In addition to CNN’s primetime presentation, viewers can follow the event through several live-streaming options, while SiriusXM is carrying the full festival for subscribers.
How to watch Farm Aid 2026
John Berman and Laura Coates will co-anchor CNN’s special coverage. CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir will report from the festival.
For audiences who want to start watching before the CNN broadcast, a pre-primetime live webcast is already underway through Farm Aid’s official website and its YouTube channel.
Farm Aid 2026 is also streaming live and free worldwide through nugs. That coverage began at 11:30 a.m. ET and is available through the nugs mobile app, nugs.net and the official nugs YouTube channel.
nugs All Access subscribers have an additional big-screen option, with the festival available to stream through Roku and Apple TV.
How to listen on SiriusXM
SiriusXM’s coverage begins at 12 p.m. ET and gives subscribers access to the full Farm Aid 2026 festival. The broadcast is airing on Willie’s Roadhouse, channel 61, and Dave Matthews Band Radio, channel 30, through SiriusXM radios and the SiriusXM app.
Dallas Wayne and Joey Black are hosting backstage interviews with participating artists and family farmers. The audio coverage will also offer a closer look at the festival and Farm Aid’s year-round efforts to strengthen family farm agriculture.
This is the 17th year SiriusXM has carried Farm Aid on satellite radio.
Who is expected to perform?
The Virginia Beach lineup brings together Farm Aid regulars and a wide-ranging group of additional performers. Willie Nelson & Family, Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts, John Mellencamp, and Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds are all expected to take the stage.
The bill also includes Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff, Turnpike Troubadours, Lukas Nelson, Ty Myers, Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, Jesse Welles and Sierra Ferrel.
Rounding out the announced roster are Mon Rovîa, I’m With Her, Amythyst Kiah, Lily Meola and Chris Pierce.
With its combination of television, free online viewing and satellite-radio coverage, Farm Aid 2026 offers several ways for audiences to follow the Virginia Beach performances and hear directly from the artists and family farmers connected to the event.