Stagecoach 2026: Our 50 best photos from the country music festival
By Will Lester, Jennifer Maher, The Press-Enterprise The Tribune Content Agency
Step-sisters Giselle Barajas, left, and Eva Perez, right, both 10 from Fallbrook, jump and scream for their favorite artist Ella Langley as she performs on the Mane Stage during the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Friday, April 24, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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Festval goers walk through the Spectra art installation during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 24, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Opening night headliner Cody Johnson performs on the Mane Stage during the first night of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Friday, April 24, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Wynonna Judd performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 24, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Step-sisters Giselle Barajas, left, and Eva Perez, right, both 10 from Fallbrook, jump and scream for their favorite artist Ella Langley as she performs on the Mane Stage during the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Friday, April 24, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Counting Crows' Adam Duritz performs on the Mustang Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 24, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Country music artist Lainey Wilson headlines on the Mane Stage during the second day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Saturday, April 25, 2026. The festival was evacuated for safety earlier in the evening due to high winds. Wilson started her set an hour later than scheduled. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Festival goers walk by a neon sign during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 24, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Opening night headliner Cody Johnson performs on the Mane Stage during the first night of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Friday, April 24, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Counting Crows' Adam Duritz performs on the Mustang Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 24, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
A country music fan cools off under a set of water misters on a warm opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Friday, April 24, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Dan + Shay's Dan Smyers, left, and Shay Mooney perform on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 24, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Brady Lyon, from Orange, tries to hit an empty beer can as plays a game of dizzy bat in the camping area during the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Friday, April 24, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Festival goers move about the grounds during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 24, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Ella Langley, right, performs on the Mane Stage with her band during the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Friday, April 24, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Leo Brooks with the Leo Brooks Band performs on the Mane Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 24, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
A country music fan poses for a photo during the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Friday, April 24, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Shaboozy surprises fans in his Cherie Lee's Saloon during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Actor Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters perform on the Palomino stage during the second day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Shaboozy, center, poses for a photo with a wanted poster at his Cherie Lee's Saloon during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Lyle Lovett performs in the Palomino during the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Friday, April 24, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Erika Estrada and William Arriola, both of Los Angeles, pose for a selfie in front of the Budweiser Clydesdales during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
A group of country music fans show their uncomfort as high winds battered the second day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Saturday, April 25, 2026. The Empire Polo Club was briefly evacuated for safety due to high winds at over 50 mph. The venue was reopend to fans less than hour later. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Wyatt Flores performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Country music fans evacuate for safety from the Empire Polo Club as high winds of approximately 50 mph battered the second day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Saturday, April 25, 2026. The venue was reopend to fans less than hour later. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Teddy Swims hangs onto his hat as he performs on the Mane Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Country music fans watch Warren Zeiders perform on the Mane Stage during the closing day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Festival goers dance in Diplo's Honkytonk during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Country music fans enjoy the evening sunset during the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Friday, April 24, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Bush's Gavin Rossdale performs on the Mustang Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Country music fans climb over a fence as they evacuate for safety from the Empire Polo Club as high winds of approximately 50 mph battered the second day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Saturday, April 25, 2026. The venue was reopend to fans less than hour later. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Bush's Nik Hughes performs on the Mustang Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
A country music fan wears a bandana over her face as high winds battered the second day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Saturday, April 25, 2026. The Empire Polo Club was briefly evacuated for safety due to high winds at over 50 mph. The venue was reopend to fans less than hour later. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Luke and Cheyenne Sundstrom, from Fresno, share a moment together while Jade Blunt, from Vista, watches Brett Young perform on the Mane Stage during the closing day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Gavin Adcock performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Country music fans evacuate for safety from the Empire Polo Club as high winds of approximately 50 mph battered the second day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Saturday, April 25, 2026. The venue was reopend to fans less than hour later. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Gavin Adcock performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
A festivalgoer moves about the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Chef Hunter Fieri, left, Billy Bob Thornton, center, and Guy Fieri react as country aritst Wynonna Judd samples Thornton's salmon dish during a celebrity cooking demonstration at the Guy Fieri Smokehouse during the second day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Festivalgoers walk by the ferris wheel during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Country music artist Warren Zeiders performs on the Mane Stage during the closing day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Festivalgoers pose for photos in a giant horseshoe during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Country music artist Warren Zeiders performs on the Mane Stage during the closing day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Jakob Dylan of The Wallflowers performs on the Mustang Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Country musid fans sing along to Brooks & Dunn as they perform on the Mane Stage during the closing day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Third Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins performs on the Mustang Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Drones fly over the Empire Polo Club during the closing day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Wyatt Flores, center, performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Country music fans watch as the sun sets on the final day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Hootie and the Blowfish's Darius Rucker performs on the Mustang Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
