The 15th annual Stagecoach Country Music Festival kicked off at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 29 and it was a scorcher.
Temperatures reached 100 degrees as gates opened at noon and fans filed in to see performances by Luke Bryan, Jon Pardi, Riley Green, Elle King, Breland, Priscilla Block and more on the Mane Stage. Over inside the Palomino, guests were treated to turns by rockers ZZ Top, Melissa Etheridge, Sammy Kershaw, Flamin’ Groovies and others.
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![Country artist Jon Pardi performs on the Mane Stage on...]()
Country artist Jon Pardi performs on the Mane Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis, left, and Billy Gibbons performs on...]()
ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis, left, and Billy Gibbons performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
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![Trixie Mattel performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach...]()
Trixie Mattel performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
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![A guitarist for country artist Jon Pardi performs on the...]()
A guitarist for country artist Jon Pardi performs on the Mane Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country music fans cool off under a set of sprinklers...]()
Country music fans cool off under a set of sprinklers on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country music fans cool off in the shade of the...]()
Country music fans cool off in the shade of the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country artist Elle King performs on the Mane Stage on...]()
Country artist Elle King performs on the Mane Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Melissa Etheridge performs to an overflow crowd on the Palomino...]()
Melissa Etheridge performs to an overflow crowd on the Palomino Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country music fans arrive on the opening day of the...]()
Country music fans arrive on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country artist Elle King performs on the Mane Stage on...]()
Country artist Elle King performs on the Mane Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country music artist Elle King performs in the Shein Saloon...]()
Country music artist Elle King performs in the Shein Saloon for a small crowd on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Monica Cooper, of Los Angeles, poses for a photo in...]()
Monica Cooper, of Los Angeles, poses for a photo in the Shein Saloon during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
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![Yvette Caro, from Encinitas, poses for a photo for a...]()
Yvette Caro, from Encinitas, poses for a photo for a friend on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country music artist Elle King performs in the Shein Saloon...]()
Country music artist Elle King performs in the Shein Saloon for a small crowd on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons performs on the Palomino Stage during...]()
ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
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![Melissa Etheridge performs to an overflow crowd on the Palomino...]()
Melissa Etheridge performs to an overflow crowd on the Palomino Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country music artist Jon Pardi, left, assists TV personality and...]()
Country music artist Jon Pardi, left, assists TV personality and restaurateur Guy Fieri as they roll a fiesta smoked turkey burrito on the Smokehoue stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country music artist Elle King performs in the Shein Saloon...]()
Country music artist Elle King performs in the Shein Saloon for a small crowd on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons performs on the Palomino Stage during...]()
ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
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![Country music artist Elle King performs in the Shein Saloon...]()
Country music artist Elle King performs in the Shein Saloon for a small crowd on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![The Flamin’ Groovies’ Cyril Jordan performs on the Palomino Stage...]()
The Flamin’ Groovies’ Cyril Jordan performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
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![Country music artist Elle King performs in the Shein Saloon...]()
Country music artist Elle King performs in the Shein Saloon as Anneliese King, no relation, 5, from Burbank, looks on on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![A country music fan cools off under sprinklers on the...]()
A country music fan cools off under sprinklers on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. Tempertures reached into the triple digits. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![A fan sits a top a persons shoulders as Melissa...]()
A fan sits a top a persons shoulders as Melissa Etheridge performs to an overflow crowd on the Palomino Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country artist Jon Pardi performs on the Mane Stage on...]()
Country artist Jon Pardi performs on the Mane Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Trixie Mattel performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach...]()
Trixie Mattel performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
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![Fans relax in the shade during the Stagecoach Country Music...]()
Fans relax in the shade during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
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![Country music fans arrive for the opening day of the...]()
Country music fans arrive for the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country music artist Elle King performs in the Shein Saloon...]()
Country music artist Elle King performs in the Shein Saloon for a small crowd on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![TV personality and restaurateur Guy Fieri sprinkles a handful of...]()
TV personality and restaurateur Guy Fieri sprinkles a handful of chees onto a fiesta smoked turkey burrito on the Smokehoue stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Delanie Blackman, from Santa Clarita, cools off her cowboy hat...]()
Delanie Blackman, from Santa Clarita, cools off her cowboy hat with a sprinkler on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. Tempertures reached into the triple digits. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Aerin Basehart, from Seattle, cools off under sprinklers on the...]()
Aerin Basehart, from Seattle, cools off under sprinklers on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. Tempertures reached into the triple digits. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country artist Elle King performs on the Mane Stage on...]()
Country artist Elle King performs on the Mane Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Aerin Basehart, from Seattle, cools off under sprinklers on the...]()
Aerin Basehart, from Seattle, cools off under sprinklers on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. Tempertures reached into the triple digits. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![The Flamin’ Groovies’ Cyril Jordan performs on the Palomino Stage...]()
The Flamin’ Groovies’ Cyril Jordan performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
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![Country artist Luke Bryan performs on the Mane Stage on...]()
Country artist Luke Bryan performs on the Mane Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Melissa Etheridge performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach...]()
Melissa Etheridge performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
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![Country music artist Sammy Kershaw performs on the Palomino Stage...]()
Country music artist Sammy Kershaw performs on the Palomino Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Bennett Wise, from Thousand Oaks, tries to cools off under...]()
Bennett Wise, from Thousand Oaks, tries to cools off under a sprinkler on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. Tempertures reached into the triple digits. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country music fan Sydney Willis, from Portland, Oregon sings along...]()
Country music fan Sydney Willis, from Portland, Oregon sings along to Sammy Kershaw on the Palomino Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Melissa Etheridge performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach...]()
Melissa Etheridge performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
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![Priscilla Block meets with fans in the Shein Saloon during...]()
Priscilla Block meets with fans in the Shein Saloon during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
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![Melissa Etheridge performs to an overflow crowd on the Palomino...]()
Melissa Etheridge performs to an overflow crowd on the Palomino Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Melissa Etheridge performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach...]()
Melissa Etheridge performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
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![Melissa Etheridge performs to an overflow crowd on the Palomino...]()
Melissa Etheridge performs to an overflow crowd on the Palomino Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![A music fan sings along to Melissa Etheridge on the...]()
A music fan sings along to Melissa Etheridge on the Palomino Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country music artist Elle King sits on a mechanical bull...]()
Country music artist Elle King sits on a mechanical bull prior to performing in the Shein Saloon for a small crowd on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis, left, and Billy Gibbons, right, perform...]()
ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis, left, and Billy Gibbons, right, perform to an overflow crowd on the Palomino Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![A country music fan cools off in a set of...]()
A country music fan cools off in a set of sprinklers on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. Temperatures at the festival reached into the triple digits Friday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country artist Elle King walks onto the Mane Stage carrying...]()
Country artist Elle King walks onto the Mane Stage carrying her young son Lucky Levi Tooker on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country music artist Sammy Kershaw performs on the Palomino Stage...]()
Country music artist Sammy Kershaw performs on the Palomino Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Melissa Etheridge performs to an overflow crowd on the Palomino...]()
Melissa Etheridge performs to an overflow crowd on the Palomino Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![A country music fan cools off in a set of...]()
A country music fan cools off in a set of sprinklers on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. Temperatures at the festival reached into the triple digits Friday. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis, left, and Billy Gibbons, right, perform...]()
ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis, left, and Billy Gibbons, right, perform to an overflow crowd on the Palomino Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![A man carries a woman’s cowboy boots late on the...]()
A man carries a woman’s cowboy boots late on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country music artist Elle King performs in the Shein Saloon...]()
Country music artist Elle King performs in the Shein Saloon for a small crowd on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Trixie Mattel performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach...]()
Trixie Mattel performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
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![ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis, left, Billy Gibbons, center, and drummer...]()
ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis, left, Billy Gibbons, center, and drummer Frank Beard, right, perform to an overflow crowd on the Palomino Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Laird Hall, from Calgary, Alberta Canada, dances with his wife...]()
Laird Hall, from Calgary, Alberta Canada, dances with his wife Lisa as Sammy Kershaw plays on the Palomino Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country music fans sing along to Sammy Kershaw on the...]()
Country music fans sing along to Sammy Kershaw on the Palomino Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Melissa Etheridge performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach...]()
Melissa Etheridge performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
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![Country artist Luke Bryan performs on the Mane Stage on...]()
Country artist Luke Bryan performs on the Mane Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country music artist Elle King blows a kiss to the...]()
Country music artist Elle King blows a kiss to the crowd in the Shein Saloon as Anneliese King, no relation, 5, from Burbank, looks on on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Braxton Phillips holds up his mom Tino, of Roseville, as...]()
Braxton Phillips holds up his mom Tino, of Roseville, as Melissa Etheridge performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
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![ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis, left, and Billy Gibbons, right, perform...]()
ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis, left, and Billy Gibbons, right, perform to an overflow crowd on the Palomino Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis, left, and Billy Gibbons, right, perform...]()
ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis, left, and Billy Gibbons, right, perform to an overflow crowd on the Palomino Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![General view of the Empire Polo Club during the opening...]()
General view of the Empire Polo Club during the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country artist Jon Pardi performs on the Mane Stage on...]()
Country artist Jon Pardi performs on the Mane Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country artist Jon Pardi performs on the Mane Stage on...]()
Country artist Jon Pardi performs on the Mane Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons performs before an overflow crowd on...]()
ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons performs before an overflow crowd on the Palomin Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country artist Luke Bryan performs on the Mane Stage on...]()
Country artist Luke Bryan performs on the Mane Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country music fans watch as Luke Bryan performs on the...]()
Country music fans watch as Luke Bryan performs on the Mane Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country artist Luke Bryan performs on the Mane Stage on...]()
Country artist Luke Bryan performs on the Mane Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis performs before an overflow crowd on...]()
ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis performs before an overflow crowd on the Palomino Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons performs before an overflow crowd on...]()
ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons performs before an overflow crowd on the Palomin Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Trixie Mattel performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach...]()
Trixie Mattel performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
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![ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons performs on the Palomino Stage during...]()
ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
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![Country music artist Elle King performs in the Shein Saloon...]()
Country music artist Elle King performs in the Shein Saloon for a small crowd on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country artist Luke Bryan performs on the Mane Stage on...]()
Country artist Luke Bryan performs on the Mane Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis, left, Billy Gibbons, right, and drummer...]()
ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis, left, Billy Gibbons, right, and drummer Frank Beard, far right, perform to an overflow crowd on the Palomino Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country artist Luke Bryan performs on the Mane Stage on...]()
Country artist Luke Bryan performs on the Mane Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country artist Luke Bryan performs on the Mane Stage on...]()
Country artist Luke Bryan performs on the Mane Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis, left, and Billy Gibbons, right, perform...]()
ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis, left, and Billy Gibbons, right, perform to an overflow crowd on the Palomino Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![A country music fan reaches out as Luke Bryan performs...]()
A country music fan reaches out as Luke Bryan performs on the Mane Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons performs before an overflow crowd on...]()
ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons performs before an overflow crowd on the Palomin Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![A country music fan watches Luke Bryan close out opening...]()
A country music fan watches Luke Bryan close out opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country music fans watch as Luke Bryan performs on the...]()
Country music fans watch as Luke Bryan performs on the Mane Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons performs before an overflow crowd on...]()
ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons performs before an overflow crowd on the Palomin Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country artist Luke Bryan performs on the Mane Stage on...]()
Country artist Luke Bryan performs on the Mane Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis performs on the Palomino Stage during...]()
ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
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![Country artist Luke Bryan performs on the Mane Stage on...]()
Country artist Luke Bryan performs on the Mane Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis, left, and Billy Gibbons, right, perform...]()
ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis, left, and Billy Gibbons, right, perform to an overflow crowd on the Palomino Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Country artist Jon Pardi performs on the Mane Stage on...]()
Country artist Jon Pardi performs on the Mane Stage on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![Trixie Mattel performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach...]()
Trixie Mattel performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
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![Sarah Heredia, from Santa Clarita, and Andre Richardson, from El...]()
Sarah Heredia, from Santa Clarita, and Andre Richardson, from El Paso, Texas, cool off under sprinklers on the opening day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Pole Club in Indio on Friday, Apr. 28, 2023. Tempertures reached into the triple digits. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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![ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons performs on the Palomino Stage during...]()
ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
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Fans watch as Trixie Mattel performs on the Palomino Stage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 28, 2023. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Contributing Photographer)
Throughout the event, fans tried to beat the heat by ducking into several air-conditioned activations and stage areas, including the Honky Tonk, which this year was curated by EDM artist and producer, Diplo. Girl Talk, Disko Cowboy and Flying Mojito Bros kept patrons cool and dancing throughout the day. King and Block also surprised guests inside the Shein Saloon on-site by popping in for quick meet and greets and a little Cowboy Karaoke.
Fans of Guy Fieri — and people who just like really good barbecue — hung out at the Stagecoach Smokehouse where Fieri and a few famous faces, including Pardi and ZZ Top, shared barbecue tips, did demonstrations and handed out free samples.
Those that still wanted to party, headed over for the Late Night in Palomino programming, which was hosted by drag queen, TV personality and singer-songwriter Trixie Mattel on Friday night.
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