Farm Aid’s annual music, agriculture, and food festival is returning to Noblesville on Saturday, Sept. 23, at Ruoff Music Center. 

A full day of music, family farmers, food, and agrarian experiences will be highlighted with performances from Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds, and Margo Price. Other performers include Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros. featuring The Wolfpack, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Lukas Nelson, Allison Russell, The String Cheese Incident, and Particle Kid. 

This will be the third Farm Aid concert that has taken place in Indiana and the second in Noblesville. Farm Aid IV was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis in 1990 and Farm Aid 2001: A Concert for America was held in Noblesville just weeks after the terrorist attacks of 2001. 

“We are honored and excited to bring the Farm Aid experience back to Indiana,” co-founder Mellencamp said. “My home state holds deep meaning for me and for the generations of family farmers who have dedicated their lives to caring for the Earth and bringing us good food.”

Indiana is the eighth largest farming state in the nation, generating $31.2 billion annually. Every 10 jobs directly related to Indiana agriculture support an additional eight jobs in the state.

Ice Nine, In This Moment tour

Ice Nine Kills and In This Moment are teaming up for the Kiss of Death tour, stopping in 17 cities this fall. 

The tour, featuring opening acts Avatar and New Year’s Day, will kick off at Hard Rock Northern Indiana in Gary on Nov. 3 before moving on to state fairgrounds in Indianapolis on Nov. 7 and The Andrew J. Brady Music Center in Cincinnati on Nov. 8.  

Of course, if you want a preview of what to expect, don’t forget to visit Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne on Aug. 16 when In This Moment bring their theatrical stage show to town with Motionless in White, From Ashes To New, and Fit For a King.

Full slate for Indy Jazz Fest

The 25th year of the Indy Jazz Fest will be celebrated Sept. 18-30 with a nice variety of modern and future stars. 

Celebrated vocalist Veronica Swift kicks things off with two performances at The Cabaret on Sept. 18-19 followed by five-time Grammy nominated pianist Christian Sands at the Jazz Kitchen on Sept. 20. 

Afro-Cuban musician Pedrito Martinez stops by the Jazz Kitchen on Sept. 21 and Lizz Wright plays The Cabaret on Sept. 24, the same night Andrew Danforth plays the Jazz Kitchen. 

Naptown Sound, featuring an unforgettable evening of notable Indianapolis jazz performers, will be featured on Sept. 23 at The Jazz Kitchen, Russell Malone & Indy Jazz Collective pay tribute to Wes Montgomery on Sept. 27 at the Jazz Kitchen, and Superblue, featuring two-time Grammy winning jazz vocalist Kurt Elling paired with 7-string guitar master Charlie Hunter, perform Sept. 28 at The Cabaret. 

The legendary Pat Metheny plays Clowes Memorial Hall on Sept. 29, and the grand finale with Boney James, Sheila E. & E-Train, and Stanley Clarke & The Indy Jazz Legacy Band takes place on Sept. 30 at TCU Amphitheater in White River Park.

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