Willie Nelson's 1978 Concert History

Willie Nelson (born April 29, 1933, in Abbott, Texas) is a 91 year-old country musician, revered for his distinctive voice, commitment to social causes, and impact on the outlaw country music genre. During the 1960s and early '70s, he had a string of top 100 hits on the US Country chart, with his first number one, "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain," dropping in 1975. He's since released over two dozen number-one hit singles including "Blue Skies," Always on My Mind," and "On the Road Again." Nelson is also a well-known social activist, serving as co-chair on the advisory board for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, co-founding Farm Aid in 1985, and starting his own brand of biodiesel fuel. His contributions are well-recognized, with inductions into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993, the National Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2011, the Texas Institute of Letters in 2018, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023, among many other honors.

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 25, 1978
Willie Nelson / Ray Wylie Hubbard Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
Oct 20, 1978
Willie Nelson / Asleep At the Wheel / Ray Wylie Hubbard
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Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States
Sep 20, 1978
Willie Nelson / Ray Wylie Hubbard / Delbert McClinton Sportatorium Dallas, Texas, United States
Sep 02, 1978
Grateful Dead / Willie Nelson / Waylon Jennings

Grateful Dead

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Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Show Duplicates for Sep 02, 1978
Jul 03, 1978
Willie Nelson’s Picnic
Willie Nelson / Waylon Jennings / Kris Kristofferson / Rita Coolidge / Charlie Daniels Band / Jessi Colter / Emmylou Harris / Billy Swan
Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas, United States
Show Duplicate for Jul 03, 1978
Jul 01, 1978
Willie Nelson / Waylon Jennings / Jessi Colter / Grateful Dead / Missouri / Jerry Jeff Walker
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GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri, United States
May 29, 1978
Willie Nelson Columbus georgia Columbus, Georgia, United States
May 27, 1978
Willie Nelson / Emmylou Harris
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Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
May 20, 1978
Willie Nelson / Emmylou Harris
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Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Mar 18, 1978
Willie Nelson
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McNichols arena Denver, Colorado, United States

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Willie Nelson / Asleep At the Wheel / Ray Wylie Hubbard on Oct 20, 1978 [504-small]

Willie Nelson / Asleep At the Wheel / Ray Wylie Hubbard
Oct 20, 1978
 Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States
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Grateful Dead / Willie Nelson / New Riders of the Purple Sage on Sep 2, 1978 [173-small]

Grateful Dead / Willie Nelson / New Riders of the Purple Sage
Sep 2, 1978
 East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
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Grateful Dead / Willie Nelson / Waylon Jennings on Sep 2, 1978 [071-small]

Grateful Dead / Willie Nelson / Waylon Jennings
Sep 2, 1978
 East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
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Willie Nelson on Mar 18, 1978 [068-small]

Willie Nelson
Mar 18, 1978
 Denver, Colorado, United States
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Willie Nelson / Emmylou Harris on May 20, 1978 [178-small]

Willie Nelson / Emmylou Harris
May 20, 1978
 Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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Willie Nelson / Emmylou Harris on May 20, 1978 [179-small]

Willie Nelson / Emmylou Harris
May 20, 1978
 Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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Grateful Dead / Willie Nelson / jessie colter on Jul 3, 1978 [577-small]

Grateful Dead / Willie Nelson / jessie colter
Jul 3, 1978
 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
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Ken Brindle Jan 12, 2024

I'm trying to find a Willie Nelson concert I attended in the late 1970s in Orlando, Florida. Having checked all listed above between 1976 and the early 1980s, I don't see it. Does anyone know anything about it? Emmylou Harris was part of the show.


Kweston17 Apr 29, 2023

Missing Tramps NYC 2/9/1999. I can't remember if it was Willie Nelson or Willie Nelson & Family.

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