Willie Nelson’s Hollywood Bowl Birthday Tribute Coming to Movie Theaters in June
variety.comChris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic A film rendering of the two-night 90th birthday tribute to Willie Nelson at the Hollywood Bowl in April will be coming to movie theaters sooner rather than later. “Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90” will appear on the big screen across the U.S.
for three nights, with an initial showing on June 11 followed by repeat screenings on June 13-14. The running time is being described as “two hours plus,” which means editors have a big job on their hands cutting down the more than six hours of music that transpired April 29-30 at the Bowl, with very little overlap of material between the two nights.
A lot of artists who appeared at one or both shows will necessarily not make the cut. But the announcement for the concert film promises plenty of big names who definitely will make the movie version — among them, Keith Richards (pictured above with Nelson at the end of night 2), George Strait, Snoop Dogg, Dave Matthews, Chris Stapleton, Neil Young, the Lumineers, Miranda Lambert, Sheryl Crow, Billy Strings, Gary Clark Jr.
and Jack Johnson, along with the promise of “many more.” Tickets are available for the June screenings starting today, here.
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