Willy Nelson Performs Live Till Further Notice

Willie Nelson’s cancelled Texas music festival Luck reunion 2020 came back with a bang as a virtual event called “Till Further Notice”. The artists performed from their own homes but some broadcasted from Arlyn studios in Texas.

The eight annual Luck Reunion was supposed to draw crowds of about 4000 with artists like Nelson , John Prine , Margo Price , Lucinda Williams and more lined up to grace to stage. But this epic concert dint work out due to COVID-19 fear.

“Til Further notice” was the brain child of the small Luck team who decided to get creative and make a live streaming concert to cheer up all those under self quarantine. The small luck team headed by Matt Bizer and Ellee Fletcher came up with the idea for performers to broadcast from home for charity.

The innovative live stream concert had more impact than any traditional concert as millions tuned into to this low budget, home set up live stream. Ray Bensons from Asleep at the wheel hosted the concert from Austin’s Arlyn Studio while artists like Tami Neilson dripped verses from record store in New Zealand, Williams spun an electrifying set from her home with an electric guitar , reminding us that we are all in this together. Some artists like Neil Young called in for a surprise performance of 1974’s “Vampire Blues”.

They dodged bullets like a pro with their positive attitude! Their first set back came when Nikki Lane hadn’t turned in her music video for broadcast in time. She then filmed it playing from her computer with her I phone! Well life always has a way of swerving around the boulders.

When asked about the logistics of such a massive live stream. they said that a mini TV studio was set up with the help of their friends. Phases two was to screen people who called in on Skype , they were pushed to an engineer who originated their channels. “It was a team effort” said Matt, well it truly was a bliss to witness artists from all over the world coming together to make memories in these weird times.

Many artists have been promoting methods to make self isolation more fruitful. Some have resorted to writing online diaries , interacting with fans via Live streams and even making new music. Its wonderful to witness the beauty of humanity in these times of peril. Kudos to all the artists out their who are making Social distancing more engaging and bearable!