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Posted by Lorie Orum on Monday, May 20, 2024

Willie Nelson (in photo) will perform with Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real (second photo) as well as Particle Kid (Micah Nelson, third photo) during a special Willie Nelson and Family concert on Dec. 23 on Maui. Willie Nelson photo by JAMES MINCHIN

Music legend Willie Nelson will perform on Maui alongside sons Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real as well as Particle Kid (Micah Nelson) on Dec. 23.

Tickets for the Willie Nelson and Family concert at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s A&B Amphitheater and Yokouchi Pavilion will go on sale to MACC members only at 10 a.m. Wednesday at MauiArts.org and to the general public at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Willie Nelson’s award-winning musical career has spanned seven decades as he’s also gained a reputation as an author, actor and activist, according to a news release from the MACC. In recent years he’s delivered more than a dozen new albums, including “That’s Life,” his second album of standards and classics made famous by Frank Sinatra, released in 2021; “The Willie Nelson Family,” a collection of gospel-flavored songs, released that same year; and “A Beautiful Time,” which includes newly written future pop-country classics, released in 2022.

In-demand rock-and-roll ensemble Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real have also been busy in recent years, with the successful album “Turn Off The News (Build A Garden)” in 2019 and their widely acclaimed studio album “A Few Stars Apart” in 2021, which put the band on the top of the Americana albums charts for seven nonconsecutive weeks. The band is made up of Lukas Nelson, bassist Corey McCormick, drummer Anthony LoGerfo, percussionist Tato Melgar and multi-instrumentalist Logan Metz.

Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real, photo courtesy of MACC

Performing alongside his brother and father will be composer/multimedia artist Micah Nelson, also known as Particle Kid, a nickname he earned from his father when he misspoke a “prodigal son” greeting. He’s released six albums of original music, including “Time Capsule,” which was put out in April and is a 26-song musical journey through time, space and consciousness. He often joins his brother’s band and has toured and recorded with Neil Young’s band.

The concert starts at 6:15 p.m. Gates open at 5 p.m.

Tickets cost $55, $65, $85, $125 and $195 (Gold Circle), plus applicable fees.

For ticketing inquiries, contact the box office from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday by phone at (808) 242-SHOW (7469) or by email at boxoffice@mauiarts.org.

Micah Nelson, photo courtesy of MACC Willie Nelson (in photo) will perform with Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real (second photo) as well as Particle Kid (Micah Nelson, third photo) during a special Willie Nelson and Family concert on Dec. 23 on Maui. Willie Nelson photo by JAMES MINCHIN
Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real, photo courtesy of MACC

Micah Nelson, photo courtesy of MACC

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