By Madi Hawksley | Student Life/Opinion Editor
December 16, 2014
Stagecoach has announced its lineup for its 9th year showcase of country music via Twitter:
“Stagecoach Festival 2015 lineup is here! On sale starting Tues, Oct 14 @ 10am. info Stagecoach Festival (@Stagecoach) October 6, 2014
Here’s what you need to know:
The Headliners
The headliners this year are all returning performers who rank high in the country music industry. Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, and Miranda Lambert will each have their own night to rock the stage. Tim McGraw, who last headlined in 2008, will be kicking off the festival Friday night. Tim McGraw is most known for his song “Live Like You Were Dying” and his duet with Taylor Swift “Highway Don’t Care”. Following Tim McGraw will be the power couple of country Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert on back-to-back nights. Miranda will preform Saturday night singing her most popular songs “House That Built Me” and her new single “Automatic”. Miranda was actually at the first ever Stagecoach and is now a returning headliner in the music festival. To end the weekend, Blake Shelton, who is also a judge on the reality show “The Voice”, will be preforming his songs “Honey Bee” and “Boys ‘Round Here”.
The Other Artists
With each headliner, there are the performers before them that sing throughout the day, and as the lineup list is listed, the artists become less and less popular. Friday some of the performances will include Jake Owen who sings “Beachin” and Kip Moore singing “Beer Money” along with more artists who are lesser known. Saturday will include Dierks Bentley popular for his song “Drunk On a Plane” and Justin Moore known for his single “Small Town USA”. On the last night, there will be two awesome performances by The Band Perry, who are widely known for their song “If I Die Young”, and Sara Evans singing “A Little But Stronger”. Those are just two of each of the following the headline acts. The Swon Brothers, who placed third in the show “The Voice”, will also be one of the performers in the festival.
Tickets and Camping
Tickets are now available on http://www.stagecoachfestival.com/. Prices are $269 for a three-day general admission pass and $799 for the three-day VIP “Corral” area pass. The Corral has a standing room section as well as reserved seats. Kids 10 and younger get into the general admission area of the festival for free and children 2 and younger do not need tickets to accompany parents into the Corral areas. There is also RV Camping is the only option to stay on site. Rental and borrowed RVs are allowed and dry RV camping is $550 for those with hookups the price is $850 and $950. You can find more information on the Stagecoach website.
Bottom Line
Stagecoach is the most anticipated country music festival of the year where people buy tickets almost a year in advanced before they even known who will be preforming. It is located in Indio, California, which is just outside of Palm Springs.
Senior Jessy Kanehl can’t wait saying, “The line-up this year is so amazing I really hope I can go again!” So if you have a love for country music make sure to buy your tickets before they are sold out!
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