Considering Austin’s inclement weather and the precarious state of national touring – survival of an outdoor Texas musical gathering doesn’t just take tenacity, it may actually require a few years off.
Born Willie Hugh Nelson on April 29, 1933, the singer’s late-night birth wasn’t recorded by the courthouse in Abbott, Tex., until the next morning. So, Willie rightly earns two birth dates.
The electronic pop musician Grimes, who has lived in Austin since 2021, was initially booked to speak on UT-Austin campus April 5. She rescheduled due to illness within an hour of the planned talk.