Webcast, mobile app all part of Farm Aid 30

SHARE Webcast, mobile app all part of Farm Aid 30

If you’re headed to Farm Aid 30 on Sept. 19 at FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island,  or if you’d like to watch a live stream of the concert, here’s some useful info:

— You can access the entire Farm Aid experience via the official Farm Aid 30 mobile app, available for iPhone and Android;

— The concert event will be webcast live on Saturday, Sept. 19, beginning at 2:30 p.m. (Chicago time) at farmaid.org. The webcast will feature artist performances and stories from family farmers and eaters across the country;

— The Film2FarmAid Festival runs Sept. 15-17 at 7 p.m. at McCormick Place. Tickets ($5-$20) are available here. The three-day festival will showcase feature and short films about food and farming each night, followed by a brief Q&A with filmmakers, farmers, and food systems changers. Visit FarmAid.org/events.

Concert tickets ($49.50-$189.50) are still available at livenation.com.


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