StageCOUCH weekend is here!

Fans of country music and the annual Stagecoach Festival (I'll be missing it this weekend!) will want to tune into this weekend's Stagecouch festival!

Hey y'all, 

Since fans can’t come to the desert this April, we are bringing good Stagecoach vibes to them to via #STAGECOUCH. Throughout the originally scheduled Stagecoach weekend (April 24-26) and while SiriusXM broadcasts new "at home" sets, we will be inviting artists and other members of the fest family to participate in Instagram Live Streams, including Q+A's, teaching a line dance, and more.

We wanted to share information and assets with you in case you’d like to share some uplifting/entertaining content with your followers! We have announced ‘Stagecouch’ officially, along with Sirius XM. And we’d appreciate your support in getting the word out! 

Eric Church will headline at the first-ever Stagecouch this
weekend.

Social Schedule

Wed 4/22 Announce

Here’s the asset for socials: Stagecouch Announce

Copy: #Stagecouch is coming to you live from your home sweet home all weekend long! Tune in April 24-26 to @sxmthehighway (streaming free through May 15) and join 2020 favorites as they go live on the Stagecoach Instagram for Q&As, singalongs and more

We are live with the full Instagram schedule here: https://www.instagram.com/p/B_ScRkbpiAj/

SiriusXM’s Stagecouch broadcast (full SiriusXM release attached here)

A special three-day broadcast taking place over the original scheduled Stagecoach weekend

When: April 24-26

Time: starting at 12pm ET each day

Where: SiriusXM’s The Highway on channel 56, via satellite radios and on the SiriusXM app

Who can listen?: SiriusXM subscribers nationwide + everyone who is not already a SiriusXM subscriber through the SiriusXM app during the free streaming access period (siriusxm.com/streamfree).

Who is performing?: Performances by headliners Thomas Rhett on Friday, Carrie Underwood on Saturday and Eric Church on Sunday + more artists

Carrie Underwood will perform at Stagecouch on
Saturday night, April 25, 2020.

SiriusXM Stagecouch full lineup:

Ashley McBryde

Brandon Ratcliffe

Carrie Underwood

Chris Lane

Dustin Lynch

Eric Church

Gabby Barrett

Hailey Whitters

Hardy

Ingrid Andress

Jimmie Allen

Jon Pardi

LoCash

Midland

Mitchell Tenpenny

Morgan Wallen

Niko Moon

Old Dominion

Raelynn

Riley Green

Tennile Townes

Thomas Rhett

Rascal Flatts bring Riot Tour to Irvine Meadows

Rascal Flatts brought their Riot Tour to Irvine Meadows on Saturday night (Oct. 3, 2015), a concert that deftly mixed the trio's best-known hits with a short medley of convincing covers in a crowd-pleasing 90 minute concert.

Singer Gary LeVox, bassist-keyboardist-singer Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney have been honing their style of country-pop for 15 years, and this tour is particularly a strong showcase for their songs thanks to the addition of an exceptional female vocal trio to their backing ensemble. The addition of the voices added depth wherever they were used, notably on the set opening "Stand" and gospel-tinged track "Riot" early in the night and the group's new R&B-flavored single "I Like The Sound of That" later on.

Rascal Flatts rocking out early in their set.
Photo: Robert Kinsler

After performing their second song (an upbeat "Me and My Gang"), Rascal Flatts succeeded in delivering one of the strongest moments of the concert, a poignant medley where they performed part of the Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody" before weaving that classic into a more extensive section of Hozier's contemporary hit "Take Me To Church."

But everywhere Rascal Flatts thrilled the enthusiastic near-capacity crowd with rousing versions of its biggest hits. The melodic "What Hurts the Most" was bolstered by full harmonies from the band members and female vocalists, and included some top-tier electric guitar work from Rooney. "My Wish" was launched as a pretty piano-anchored ballad that included a crowd sing-along; the song artfully grew in power to include the female singers' voices and Rooney adding a soaring lead guitar solo. "Banjo" was a particularly effective choice, with the country rocker fused with a good dose of bluegrass.  

Rascal Flatts ended the night with a powerful version of the 2005 hit "Bless the Broken Road" and a freewheeling take of their 2006 Tom Cochrane-penned hit "Life Is a Highway."

Opening for Rascal Flatts was American Idol Season 10 winner Scotty McCreery, who performed a 35-minute set of country that straddled traditional outlaw influences with contemporary country pop. He used his rich baritone to perform energetic country selections such as "Now" (off his second album "See You Tonight" album) and his 2011 hit "The Trouble With Girls," but the 21-year-old North Carolina native impressed most with a heartfelt tribute to Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash and Alabama with a sure-fire medley of "Mama Tried," "Folsom Prison Blues" and "Mountain Music."

Opening the night was RaeLynn, whose brief 18-minute set reached its zenith with her acoustic-flavored "For a Boy" and the even more infectious "God Made Girls."

Robert Kinsler

Stagecoach 2016 Lineup announced

Breaking news everybody! Once again the annual event has a balanced mix of contemporary and classic country, Americana and roots rock stuff to get everybody excited. Here is the poster and media release...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

STAGECOACH:

CALIFORNIA’S COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL

ANNOUNCES 2016 LINEUP:

LUKE BRYAN, ERIC CHURCH AND CARRIE UNDERWOOD TO HEADLINE

Los Angeles, CA – OCTOBER 5, 2015 - STAGECOACH 2016--set for Friday, April 29, Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1, 2016--marks the festival’s 10^th year at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA.  Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood and Eric Church will headline the 3-day event with additional performances by Chris Young, The Band Perry, Little Big Town, Sam Hunt, Dustin Lynch, Joe Nichols, Eric Paslay, A Thousand Horses, John Fogerty, Emmylou Harris, The Doobie Brothers, Chris Stapleton and many more.

Tickets for STAGECOACH: CALIFORNIA’S COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL go on sale Friday, October 9^th at 11:00 AM PDT at Stagecoachfestival.com.  Three-day GA weekend passes are $299. Also available, the Corral Standing Pit, a standing room only section directly in front of the Mane stage OR Corral Reserved Seating, each with VIP access to the Saloon. All taxes, shipping and fees are included in listed ticket prices.  What you see is what you pay!  Pay in full or choose the EZ Pay purchase plan for up to 3 equal payments through December. Children 10 and under are free.

For complete festival information please visit www.stagecoachfestival.com.