Country fans eagerly jump on Stagecoach
My favorite description of Stagecoach was a phrase founder Paul Tollett saw on a T-shirt: “Stagecoach: Coachella with songs.” It should have said, “Stagecoach: Coachella with hits.”
- May. 1, 2012
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Country stars shine bright
Stagecoach, Coachella's younger country cousin, continued its growth spurt this weekend. The three-day festival sold out in January for the first time in its six-year history with paid attendance of 55,000 people a day, outpacing its more famous relative.
- Apr. 30, 2012
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Fans make the most out of Stagecoach
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- Apr. 30, 2012
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174 arrested at Stagecoach Country Music Festival
Authorities arrested 174 people, mostly for alcohol- related offenses, over the three days of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival, police spokesman said today.
- Apr. 30, 2012
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Stagecoach a camp-out — plus music
For many Stagecoach revelers, partying in the RV campground before, during and after the concert is a crucial part of country festival experience. Sometimes the camaraderie is as important as the music.
- Apr. 29, 2012
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Steve Martin, other celebs embraced at fest
Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert may be the current king and queen of country music, but it was Steve Martin who got a royal reception Saturday at Stagecoach.
- Apr. 29, 2012
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Girl, 17, sexually assaulted at Stagecoach
Indio — A 17-year-old girl was sexually assaulted while using the restrooms at Stagecoach: California's Country Music Festival on Friday night, Indio police said Saturday.
- Apr. 29, 2012
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Stagecoach festival's flair has California roots
INDIO — Stagecoach: California's Country Music Festival will attract roughly 55,000 people per day to the Empire Polo Club this weekend with a lineup dominated by Nashville artists. But the seven-year-old festival isn't called “California's” country music festival just for the location.
- Apr. 26, 2012
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Miranda Lambert tells it like it is
Married her longtime beau: Check. Had a big hit ballad: Check. Scored a No. 1 country song: Check. Got a Grammy: Check. Collected CMA Award for female vocalist of the year: Check.
- Apr. 26, 2012
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Catch J.D. Souther in concert while you can
“It's kind of like being kicked by a giant mule,” said J.D. Souther from his wheat farm outside Nashville.
- Apr. 26, 2012
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The Band Perry rolls toward Stagecoach Sunday
If you look at Tim McGraw's opening acts in recent years — Taylor Swift and Lady Antebellum — you could make the case that McGraw knows how to pick future stars as they're about to break out.
- Apr. 26, 2012
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Country's 'It' couple to headline Stagecoach
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- Apr. 26, 2012
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Traffic alert: Jam the right way this weekend at Stagecoach
INDIO -- More traffic jams are expected in and around Indio this weekend when the three-day Stagecoach: California's Country Music Festival gets under way. Figure out how to make your route to the music as smooth as possible here ...
- Apr. 25, 2012
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Jason Aldean named headliner for first night of Stagecoach
Jason Aldean, who was third billed on the 2010 Stagecoach country music festival, will be the opening-night headliner Friday at the Empire Polo Club, it was announced today.
- Apr. 24, 2012
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About the Stagecoach Music Festival
When: April 27-29, 2012
Where: Empire Polo Grounds, Indio
Tickets and FAQs: Visit www.stagecoachfestival.com.
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Lineup: Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Alabama, Martina McBride, Kenny Rogers, Luke Bryan, The Mavericks, Sara Evans, The Band Perry, Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, Chris Isaak, Justin Moore, The Jayhawks, Eli Young Band, The JaneDear Girls, The Del McCoury Band, Brett Eldredge, Aaron Lewis, Ralph Stanley & His Clinch Mountain Boys, JD Crowe & The New South, The Grascals, Uncle Monk, Sara Watkins, Sunny Sweeney, Joe Purdy, Dave Alvin and the Guilty Ones, The Unforgiven, Greensky Bluegrass, John McEuen & Sons, JD Souther, Split Lip Rayfield, Elizabeth Cook, Old Man Markley (bands subject to change)
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