'We missed you': Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic is moving to Q2 Stadium in Austin

Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic will return this year, and it's going green.

The (mostly) annual summer concert and its fireworks show will be held at Austin's Q2 Stadium, home to the Austin FC soccer team.

Concert promoter Live Nation and Austin FC President Andy Loughnane announced the move on Friday morning.

"This has been something we've wanted to be able to introduce in a way that's authentically Austin. I don't think we could have delivered a more authentically Austin artist" to hold Q2 Stadium's first official concert, Loughnane told reporters from the stadium's bright green pitch. Q2 Stadium opened last year.

Asked whether Nelson would wear Austin FC's signature green, Loughnane said, “We’re not going to make Willie wear anything he doesn’t want to wear."

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