Country icon Willie Nelson steers his truly neverending tour to Orlando Amphitheater

Country music immortal Willie Nelson is on the road again and he’s heading back to Orlando. Nelson is doing a relaxed string of Florida dates that kicked off in Pompano Beach and winds down here in Orlando.

Nelson-related news notes: The 90-plus-year-old singer just released a cookbook, Willie and Annie Nelson’s Cannabis Cookbook: Mouthwatering Recipes and the High-Flying Stories Behind Them, and spent Valentine’s Day (what else?) playing music, this time on the Austin City Limits stage to mark 50 years since he played the pilot episode of that storied TV showcase.

His truly neverending tours stand as testament to the rejuvenating effects of music for Nelson — he still plays a vigorous round of live shows yearly, and writes and records new music faithfully. Nelson reminds of us a latter-day Leonard Cohen, treating music and performance as a joyous gift and celebration to be shared, a connection and communion to audiences that have stuck with him for decades.

In a timeline where your heroes will always disappoint you, Nelson is a legend that you (and we) can actually believe in.

6:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 22, Orlando Amphitheater, 4603 W. Colonial Drive, orlandoamphitheater.com, $44-$183.

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This article appears in Feb 19-25, 2025.