Stagecoach is the country-music companion to Coachella, held the weekend after it at the same Empire Polo Club grounds in Indio, California. Running since 2007 and organized by Goldenvoice, it has grown into what organizers and press describe as the largest country music festival in the world, drawing more than eighty thousand fans over three nights.
It is one of the most recognizable country music destination festivals in the United States.
Stagecoach's identity comes from its direct relationship to Coachella: staged by the same promoter, Goldenvoice, on the same Empire Polo Club grounds in the Coachella Valley, on the weekend immediately following Coachella's own run, it gives the desert a back-to-back pair of genre-defining festivals under one production company
Its lineup deliberately spans generations and subgenres of country, pairing arena headliners such as Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, and Tim McGraw with bluegrass acts, alt-country veterans, and indie folk singer-songwriters across more than sixty acts, a breadth that distinguishes it from narrower country festivals
Since its 2007 launch, minus the pandemic-canceled 2020 and 2021 editions, it has become the largest country music festival in the world by attendance, drawing crowds into a polo field better known for equestrian sport
The festival maintains an informal tradition of line dancing lessons and mechanical bull riding at its Mustang and saloon-themed areas
and its Palomino tent has become known among regulars for showcasing bluegrass and roots acts that sit outside the mainstream country lineup on the main stages
Dates TBA · Usually April
Palm Springs and Indio access is central.
Late April in Indio is hot and dry, often exceeding 90 degrees Fahrenheit by day and dropping into the 60s at night; Western-influenced festival wear, such as boots, hats, and denim, is...
At Stagecoach Festival, agree on a meeting point and plan food, water and the return route before crowds thicken.
Indio or Palm Springs
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Stagecoach Festival is listed for Past edition: 24–26 April 2026. Always re-check the official or local source close to travel.
The festival is listed in Indio, United States. The map coordinate is a planning reference, not a guarantee of a ticket gate or exact venue.
3 days is the listed festival span. Add time for arrival, local transport, queues, and any route changes during the event.
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Indio, CA
Large: 100000
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