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Willie Nelson Sets Baylor Homecoming Concert for May 14

A public denial of an old campus ban rumor signals a full welcome for the Texas icon.

Overview

  • Baylor University announced the Willie Nelson & Family show Tuesday, confirming his first Baylor performance since he was a student in 1954.
  • The concert will take place at Magnolia Field at Baylor Ballpark in Waco, with gates at 6 p.m. and music at 7:30 p.m.
  • Ticketing uses a tiered plan with a Thursday presale for Baylor students and Bear Foundation members using code "TRIGGER" and a public on-sale Friday at 10 a.m. via baylorbears.com/tickets.
  • Baylor President Linda A. Livingstone denied a long-running rumor that Nelson had been banned from campus.
  • The date falls two weeks before his 79th solo album, Dream Chaser, on May 29 and ahead of a reported Outlaw Festival run from July 3 to Aug. 30.