Happy Thursday!
Yee-Haw! It’s time for Stagecoach!
The annual three-day country music festival is hitting the Empire Polo Club in Indio on April 28-30 and things are going to look a bit different this year.
Festival organizers over at Goldenvoice have rearranged the stages to give some of the activations additional space. They’ve also created new lounge, bar and VIP areas in the process.
We cover all of that and so much more in our Stagecoach preview with talent buyer Stacy Vee. Read about all of the changes and new amenities here.
Country music duo Brooks & Dunn played the very first Stagecoach back in 2007. They’ll be back to play the Mane Stage just before Sunday headliner Chris Stapleton on April 30 and we caught up with Ronnie Dunn to talk about the longevity of the pair and the lasting impact of its early ’90s hit “Boot Scootin’ Boogie.” Read our full interview with Dunn here.
While the desert is yee-hawing all weekend long, the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles will be celebrating country icon Willie Nelson‘s 90th birthday with a massive lineup of special guests performing a variety of Nelson’s hits from throughout his lengthy career. We talked to event promoters about how the two-day, star-studded event featuring guests like Dwight Yoakam, Neil Young, Snoop Dogg, Tom Jones, Gary Clark Jr., George Strait, Emmylou Harris and more came together.
???? A look back at Coachella Weekend 2
The second weekend of the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is always slightly different than the first, but this year, it was wildly different. With Sunday headliner Frank Ocean bowing out of Weekend 2, he was replaced by Weekend 1 Sahara Tent surprise act Blink-182 and fans on-site had a lot of mixed emotions.
A few of the acts brought out different surprise guests for Weekend 2, including Gorillaz, which invited Beck and even Friday headliner Bad Bunny on stage for songs. Gorillaz vocalist Damon Albarn even boldly proclaimed that Weekend 2 was superior to Weekend 1 and he certainly looked to be having a blast.
Saturday headliners Blackpink were back for a fiery encore performance and Labrinth surprised fans by teaming up with Sia and Zendaya during his turn. And electronic duo Sofi Tukker got a boost during their performance courtesy of Bob’s Dance Shop, who we tracked down for a quick interview backstage.
Unlike Weekend 1, Sunday ended with a big ‘ol bang as Blink-182 closed out the main Coachella Stage with so much pyro and fireworks. The whole event officially wrapped with a DJ set on a satellite stage featuring Skrillex, Four Tet and Fred Again.
The Weekend 2 fan fashion had a different style and vibe and guests were also able to celebrate both Record Store Day and Earth Day on-site with several activities.
???? See our Coachella Weekend 2 photo galleries
Coachella 2023: Our 50 best photos from Weekend 2
Coachella 2023: See photos of performers and fans from Sunday, Weekend 2
Coachella 2023: See photos of performers and fans from Saturday, Weekend 2
Coachella 2023: Photos of festival fashion during Weekend 2
Coachella 2023: Photos of performers and fans from Friday, Weekend 2
Get all of our coverage from the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival here.
As always, thanks for reading and keep rockin’.
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