{"id":238852,"date":"2026-04-07T15:03:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/238852\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:03:13","slug":"texas-legend-willie-nelson-set-for-homecoming-concert-in-waco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/238852\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas legend Willie Nelson set for homecoming concert in Waco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Willie Nelson returns to Baylor University for a historic homecoming concert on May 14, marking his first performance at his alma mater in over 70 years.<\/p>\n<p>WACO, Texas \u2014 Music legend Willie Nelson will return to Baylor University for a historic homecoming concert on May 14, marking his first performance at his alma mater more than 70 years after attending.<\/p>\n<p>The outdoor &#8220;Willie Nelson &amp; Family&#8221; concert will take place at Magnolia Field at Baylor Ballpark, with gates opening at 6 p.m. and the show kicking off at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the show will be available through a presale for Students and Bear Foundation members Thursday, April 9. Public tickets will be <a href=\"http:\/\/baylorbears.com\/tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">available for purchase<\/a> Friday, April 10.<\/p>\n<p>University of Baylor President Linda A. Livingstone said the event represents a full-circle moment for the legendary singer\/songwriter, who had attended Baylor in 1954.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am thrilled this Texas legend will finally take the stage at his alma mater for a once-in-a-lifetime concert event along the banks of the Brazos River,&#8221; said Livingstone.<\/p>\n<p>University officials say the concert also represents a milestone for Baylor\u2019s growing entertainment footprint. Venues across campus, including McLane Stadium, have increasingly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcentv.com\/article\/news\/local\/waco-new-concert-hot-spot-post-malone-jelly-roll-concert\/500-a9880bcd-0f15-46fe-90de-fbb2f3b07157\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">hosted large-scale events<\/a>, drawing national acts and audiences to Central Texas.<\/p>\n<p>The addition of Magnolia Field as a concert site further expands those offerings, as Waco continues to position itself as a hub for live music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Willie Nelson returns to Baylor University for a historic homecoming concert on May 14, marking his first performance&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":238853,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-238852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238852\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/238853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}