Willie Nelson & Family, Wilco, Sheryl Crow, Lukas Nelson, Stephen Wilson Jr., Margo Price, Particle Man (Micah Nelson), Lily Meola @ The Woodlands Pavilion
Long hot day, but actually not too bad. Prep is everything – water bottles, mister/fan, cooling neck wraps made it bearable – plus we had seats under the roof – there was only about an hour or so that the sun was kinda brutal. The music was awesome. Very surprised that attendance was sparse early on, and never filled completely.
Sunday, July 5, 2026
The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, sponsored by Huntsman, The Woodlands, TX
Willie Nelson & Family 9:55-11:00 PM
Wilco 8:30-9:30 PM
Sheryl Crow 7:00-8:00 PM
Lukas Nelson 5:45-6:35 PM
Stephen Wilson Jr. 4:30-5:20 PM
Margo Price 3:35-4:10 PM
Particle Kid + Daniel Lanois 2:45-3:20 PM
Lily Meola 2:00-2:30 PM
- We arrived a little late and missed Lily Meola.
- Particle Kid (Micah Nelson) + Daniel Lanois were good, will be checking out his music for sure. Also with them was Aroyn Day, a cool dude that I got a chance to chat with between sets out in the merch/concession area: his website.
- Margo was magnificent. She is so damn good. Perfect timing with her new topical/political song (Blaze Foley cover), Oval Room
- Stephen Price – Motherfucker stole the show. I felt the audio was off, vocals were too loud, but man, what energy. Even into the audience playing. Rocked it with his new hit, “Gary”, and “I am my father’s son” gets me, great set. Just recently bought his first record, good stuff. https://thebluegrasssituation.com/read/stephen-wilson-jr-s-dreams-have-been-outdreamed
Stephen Wilson Jr.’s Dreams Have Been Outdreamed – via BGS - Lukas Nelson was tight, and the set was perfect, and “Find Yourself” really got the crowd going.
- Sheryl Crow, well, was Sheryl Crow and perfect – sound was perfect, song selection was perfect, band was tight. So solid!
- Wilco – OK, this is why I’m here, right? I was curious how they’d handle a short show/set but the setlist was cool (see below) one of the highlights was the MF insane drums on Via Chicago; if you know the song – you know what I mean, but it was amped up x100, almost comical. No, it was comical, but fun. Impossible Germany was great, and the set-ending Kingpin was done in a way I’d never seen or heard before, they totally killed it.
- Willie & Family – What can you say? Willie is fucking 93. Last time I saw him was probably 35-40 years ago, I’m so glad I got to see him again; it was special, but his energy is not there. How could it be? Still an awesome set, and a great finish. Loved it. Great day!
