Stagecoach Festival

The Stagecoach Festival is an outdoor country music festival presented by Goldenvoice, The Messina Group, and Moore Entertainment[1] and founded by Paul Tollett. The festival is held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Various artists attend, whether they be mainstream or relatively unknown,[2] ranging from folk, mainstream country, bluegrass, roots rock, and alternative country.[3] It is the highest-grossing festival centered on country music in the world.[4] The festival acts as a sister event to Goldenvoice's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, taking place the following weekend at the same site.

Stagecoach Stagecoach 2011 entrance.jpg Entrance to the 2011 festival. Genre Country, country rock, Southern rock, bluegrass, heartland rock, alternative country Location(s) Empire Polo Club 81-800 Avenue 51 Indio, California 92201 Years active 2007–present Website stagecoachfestival.com Contents History	Edit

Stagecoach took place for the first time in 2007. Put on at the same venue, also by Goldenvoice, Stagecoach is seen as a "cousin" of Coachella. In 2012, the festival's 55,000 attendees marked its first sell-out crowd.[3] In 2018, Stagecoach set a new attendance record with 75,000 attendees. [5]

Notable performers have included Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Brooks and Dunn, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Sugarland, The Charlie Daniels Band, Alabama.[6] George Strait, Alan Jackson, Willie Nelson, Eagles, Roger McGuinn, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Martina McBride, Don Williams, Jerry Lee Lewis, Shania Twain and Luke Bryan.

Camping	Edit

The facilities provide on-site camping for some festival-goers. The Desert Sun published an article on the camping, reporting that some attendees think that it, as a standalone event, is almost on par with the concerts.[7] The 2013 festival’s tent/car camping policy was eliminated and the RV camping rules altered due to the overwhelming 55,000 person sellout crowd at the 2012 festival. The new rules stand until Goldenvoice decides on a different approach.[8]

Festival Cuisine	Edit

The festival showcases a variety of food and beverages to enjoy over the course of the weekend. Some of the restaurants expected for the 2013 festival are Jackelope Ranch, Las Casuelas, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, Fisherman's Market & Grill, and vendors like Spicy Pie, Pink's Hot Dogs, and Waffleman Ice Cream Sandwiches. There are also full bars, a Cantina Restaurant, BBQ contest, and a pancake breakfast supporting the local Lion's Club.[9]

Kansas City BBQ Society (KCBS) sanctioned the Stagecoach Invitational BBQ Championship encompassing teams from across the nation competing for the KCBS California State championship.[1]

Apart from food, the festival offers alcoholic beverages as well, much like its sister festival, Coachella. However, the festival does not boast beer gardens and reserved drinking areas like its counterpart, which could be the reason why there are a considerable number of alcohol arrests. There was a reported 157 arrests made during the weekend-long festival in 2015.

Grand Champions	Edit 2008 - Sug's Shack BBQ & BLQUE Cuttin Edge Que[10] 2009 - Rhythm N' Que & Lotta Bull[11] 2010 - Lotta Bull West[12] 2011 - All Sauced Up[13] 2012 - El Fuego Fiasco[14] Lineups By Year	Edit

Stagecoach Festival 2007 Saturday, May 5

George Strait Alan Jackson Sara Evans Miranda Lambert Eric Church Jamie O’Neal Jason Michael Carroll Willie Nelson Lucinda Williams Earl Scruggs Nickel Creek Raul Malo Neko Case Old 97’s Robert Earl Keen Richie Furay Chris Hillman & Herb Pederson David Serby Yonder Mountain String Band Old School Freight Train Riders in the Sky Red Steagall Waddie Mitchell Sons of San Joaquin Cowboy Nation

Sunday, May 6

Kenny Chesney Brooks & Dunn Sugarland Gary Allan Pat Green Jason Aldean Carolyn Dawn Johnson Emmylou Harris Kris Kristofferson Ricky Skaggs Junior Brown Drive-By Truckers Alejandro Escovedo John Doe Railbenders Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Marty Stuart The Del McCoury Band The Flatlanders Abigail Washburn with the Sparrow Quartet Wreck N Sow

Stagecoach Festival 2008 Friday, May 2

Eagles John Fogerty Trisha Yearwood Shelby Lynne Glen Campbell & Family Mike Ness Shooter Jennings Rissi Palmer Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Michelle Branch Craig Morgan Sons of the San Joaquin Don Edwards Randy Rogers Band Star de Azlan

2008: Saturday, May 3

Rascal Flatts The Judds Dierks Bentley Dwight Yoakam Taylor Swift Earl Scruggs Bucky Covington Luke Bryan Cross Canadian Ragweed Crystal Shawanda Jypsi The Dan Tyminski Band Riders in the Sky Kentucky Headhunters J.D. Crowe Cherryholmes Red Steagall Ryan Bingham Sam Bush The Greencards Hayes Carll

Sunday, May 4

Tim McGraw Carrie Underwood Big & Rich Gretchen Wilson Trace Adkins George Jones Jack Ingram Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys Halfway to Hazard Jerry Douglas Ian Tyson The Isaacs Michael Martin Murphey Chuck Wicks Wylle & The Wild West Billy Joe Shaver Waddie Mitchell Charlie Louvin Carolina Chocolate Drops Whiskey Falls Karista Smith

Stagecoach Festival 2009 Saturday, April 25 & Sunday, April 26

Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley Reba Kid Rock Little Big Town Miranda Lambert Poco Charlie Daniels Band Darius Rucker Earl Scruggs Lady Antebellum Reverend Horton Heat The Knitters Jerry Jeff Walker Ricky Skaggs Ralph Stanley Kevin Costner & Modern West Pure Prairie League Lynn Anderson Doyle Lawson Jim Lauderdale & The Dream Players Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band Danielle Peck Dale Watson Zac Brown Band The Duhks Waddie Mitchell Randy Houser Hot Club of Cowtown The Infamous Stringdusters James Inrveld Greensky Bluegrass Sacred Cowboys Maxim Ludwig and The Santa Fe Seven Chris Stuart and Back Country John Linn Band

Stagecoach Festival 2010 Saturday, April 24 & Sunday, April 25

Keith Urban Toby Keith Brooks & Dunn Sugarland Gary Allan Billy Currington Phil Vassar Merle Haggard The Oak Ridge Boys Ray Price Jamey Johnson The Avett Brothers Carlene Carter Bobby Bare Joey & Rory BJ Thomas Nick 13 Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Baxter Black Steel Drivers Easton Corbin Mallary Hope Chuck Mead Mary Gauthier Little Jimmy Dickens Bill Anderson Waddie Micthell Trampled by Turtles

Stagecoach Festival 2011 Friday, April 30 - Sunday, May 1

Kenny Chesney Rascal Flatts Carrie Underwood Darius Rucker Josh Turner Easton Corbin Chris Young Leon Russell Ricky Skaggs Jerry Douglas Trio Gatlin Brothers Jack Ingram K.D. Land and The Siss Boom Bang Mel Tillis Rodney Crowell Rhonda Vincent Junior Brown The Secret Sisters Joanna Smith Wanda Jackson The Coal Porters Stealing Angels The Gourds Rosie Flores Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real The Cleverlys Phosphorescent Peter Rowan The Punch Brothers Truth & Salvage Co. David Serby and the Dirt Poor Folklore Triple Chicken Foot The Harters

Stagecoach Festival 2012 Friday, April 27 - Sunday, April 29

Brad Paisley Jason Aldean Miranda Lambert Blake Shelton Alabama Martina McBride Kenny Rogers Luke Bryan Sheryl Crow The Mavericks Sara Evans The Band Perry Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers Chris Isaak Justin Moore The Jayhawks Eli Young Band Roy Clark The Farm The Del McCoury Band Brett Eldredge Aaron Lewis Ralph Stanley & His Clinch Mountain Boys JD Crowe & the New South (band) The Grascals Uncle Monk Sara Watkins Sunny Sweeney Joe Purdy Dave Alvin and the Guilty Ones The Unforgiven Greensky Bluegrass The McEuen Sessions JD Souther Split Lip Rayfield Elizabeth Cook Old Man Markley

Stagecoach Festival 2013 Friday, April 26

Toby Keith Hank Williams Jr. Trace Adkins Jeff Bridges & The Abiders Roger McGuinn Old Crow Medicine Show Joe Nichols Connie Smith The Little Willies Maggie Rose Hayes Carll Wylie and the Wild West Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen The Steel Wheels Haunted Windchimes Alissa Griffith Saturday, April 27

Lady Antebellum Dierks Bentley Rodney Atkins Dwight Yoakam Phil Vassar Nick 13 John Anderson (musician) Marty Stuart Jana Kramer Justin Townes Earle Suzy Bogguss The Honkytonk Angels Band Sons and Brothers The Westbound Rangers Robert Ellis (guitarist) Sunday, April 28

Zac Brown Band Darius Rucker Thompson Square Lonestar The Charlie Daniels Band Charley Pride Don Williams Tanya Tucker Blue Sky Riders John Reilly and Friends Riders in the Sky (band) Waddie Mitchell Florida Georgia Line Brown Bird Becky Stark Chris Shiflett and The Dead Peasants Gabriel Kelley

Stagecoach Festival 2014 Friday, April 25

Eric Church Brantley Gilbert Easton Corbin Loretta Lynn Thomas Rhett Shelby Lynne Eric Paslay Jon Pardi Corey Smith Saturday, April 26

Jason Aldean Hunter Hayes Jennifer Nettles Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Tyler Farr Crystal Gayle Ashley Monroe Dan + Shay Don McLean Sunday, April 27

Luke Bryan Florida Georgia Line Lee Brice John Prine Dustin Lynch Chris Cagle Asleep at the Wheel Michael Nesmith

Stagecoach Festival 2015 Friday, April 24

Tim McGraw Jake Owen Kip Moore Merle Haggard Kacey Musgraves Parmalee Steve Earle Sturgill Simpson The Time Jumpers The Lone Bellow Brothers Osborne Parker Millsap The Handsome Family Balsam Range Lydia Loveless Logan Mize Pegi Young Cam Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys Lindi Ortega The Haden Triplets Saturday, April 25

Miranda Lambert Dierks Bentley Justin Moore ZZ Top Eli Young Band Gregg Allman The Devil Makes Three Cassadee Pope Charles Esten Clare Bowen & Chris Carmack The Cadillac Three Mickey Gilley Mac Davis Nikki Lane John Moreland John & Jacob The Quebe Sisters Band Daniel Romano Della Mae Clare Dunn Caitlin Rose Anais Mitchell Old Salt Union David Fanning Sunday, April 26

Blake Shelton The Band Perry Sara Evans George Thorogood Jerrod Neimann Frankie Ballard The Oakridge Boys Hot Rize Outlaws Eric Burdon The Swon Brothers Maddie & Tae Chris Janson Keith Anderson Chatham County Line Logan Brill Luke Amelang The Ben Miller Band Andrew Combs Jason

Stagecoach Festival 2016 Friday, April 29

Eric Church Chris Young Sam Hunt Eric Paslay Jana Kramer Kristian Bush Drake White and the Big Fire Haley Georgia Emmylou Harris Robert Earl Keen Lucero Dale Watson The Malpass Brothers Carl Anderson Leroy Powell Marty Stuart Billie Joe Shaver Whitey Morgan Cody Jinks Aubrie Sellers Tigerman WOAH! Saturday, April 30

Carrie Underwood The Band Perry Joe Nichols Chris Stapleton Mo Pitney Caitlyn Smith Brett Young Rainey Qualley Aaron Watson John Fogerty Lee Ann Womack Sam Palladio Sam Outlaw Jamestown Revival Luke Bell These Wild Plains Rodney Crowell Langhorne Slim and the Law Pokey LaFarge Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear Waddie Mitchell Susto Sunday, May 1

Luke Bryan Little Big Town Dustin Lynch A Thousand Horses RaeLynn Old Dominion Lucie Silvas Ruthie Collins The Doobie Brothers The Turnpike Troubadours The Marshall Tucker Band Johnny Lee Jason Boland & The Stragglers Amanda Shires Midland Jerry Douglas and The Earls of Leicester The Deslondes William Elliott Whitmore EmiSunshine ChessBoxer

Stagecoach Festival 2017 Friday, April 28

Dierks Bentley Cole Swindell Randy Houser Jerry Lee Lewis Jon Pardi Maddie & Tae 38 Special Elle King The Zombies Rhiannon Giddens Randy Rogers Band Son Volt William Michael Morgan Anderson East Justin Townes Earle John Moreland Dylan Scott Ryan Hurd Saturday, April 29

Shania Twain Brett Eldredge Kip Moore Willie Nelson Dan + Shay Maren Morris Jamey Johnson Margo Price Tucker Beathard Nikki Lane Robert Ellis Bobby Bones Sunday, April 30

Kenny Chesney Thomas Rhett Tyler Farr Travis Tritt Cam Los Lobos Cowboy Junkies The Cadillac Three Luke Combs Cody Johnson LANCO Kiefer Sutherland

Stagecoach Festival 2018