Fans soak in the music during sold out 2023 Farm Aid festival
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Fans attend Farm Aid 2023, on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville Ind.
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A volunteer wears a “Stop factory farming” shirt at Farm Aid 2023 on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville Ind.
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Fans attend Farm Aid 2023, on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville Ind.
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Willie Nelson and Family perform at Farm Aid 2023 on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Ind. Here Nelson plays his famous Martin acoustic guitar ‘Trigger.’
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A pilot flies near Farm Aid 2023, on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville Ind.
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Fans attend Farm Aid 2023, on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville Ind.
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A very lucky fan clutches a bandanna thrown out by Willie Nelson after his performance at Farm Aid 2023 on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Ind.
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Willie Nelson and Family perform the finale at Farm Aid 2023 on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Ind.
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A fan watches as Tim Reynolds performs with Dave Matthews at Farm Aid 2023, on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville Ind.
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A fan rocks custom cowboy boots at Farm Aid 2023, on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville Ind.
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Farm Aid 2023 on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Ind.
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Lindsey Purvlicis dances with scarves during the Farm Aid music festival held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville.
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A pilot flies near Farm Aid 2023, on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville Ind.
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The lawn at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville is filled with spectators during Farm Aid music festival held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023.
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Tylar Bryant signs an autograph for Jason Anderson after his performance with The Black Opry at Farm Aid music festival held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville.
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Heather Bowes and David Trujillo share a moment during Farm Aid music festival held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville.
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Sheila Boes dances during the Farm Aid music festival held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville.
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Melissa Porter takes an air guitar solo during The String Cheese Incident’s performance at Farm Aid music festival held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville.
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Arielle Marolda dances to The String Cheese Incident Farm Aid music festival held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville.
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Michel Burch of Louisville, KY, enjoys Farm Aid music festival held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville.
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The crowd at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville cheers during The String Cheese Incident’s performance at Farm Aid music festival Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023.
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Sheila Boes dances during the Farm Aid music festival held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville.
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Vance Bonebrake rocks Willie Nelson braids at the Farm Aid music festival held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville.
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Robert Nikola takes his daughter Nora, 6 mo., to her first concerts at the Farm Aid music festival held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville.
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Michael Burch shows off his Grateful Dead tattoo at the Farm Aid music festival held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville.
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A sea of festival-goers at the Farm Aid music festival held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville.
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DaleRay Provance dances during the Farm Aid music festival held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville.
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Audience members dance during the performance by Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros. featuring the Wolfpack at the Farm Aid music festival held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville.
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Festival-goers dance to The String Cheese Incident during Farm Aid music festival held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville.
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Susan Denzel, right, admires Mark Baker’s jewelry during the Farm Aid music festival held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville.
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A river of festival-goers at Farm Aid music festival held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville.
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Audience members enjoy the performance by Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros. featuring the Wolfpack at the Farm Aid music festival held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville.
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The mon glows over the crowd at the Farm Aid music festival held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville.
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