Stagecoach 2023: Luke Bryan, Kane Brown, Chris Stapleton to headline – USA TODAY
Saddle up, country music fans. The lineup for the 2023 Stagecoach music festival is in. Headlining the festival in its 15th year will be Luke Bryan, Kane Brown and Chris Stapleton.
Brown, who released his third album, “Different Man,” in September, will be the first Black headliner in the festival’s history and reflects the growing diversity in country music.
Other festival highlights include Jon Pardi, Old Dominion, ZZ Top, Brooks & Dunn, Bryan Adams and Melissa Etheridge.
The festival returns April 28-30, 2023, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.
Passes go on sale Friday and are $389 to $429 for general admission. Corral passes are $829 to $1,999. RV, camping and shuttle passes are also available. More details are available at stagecoachfestival.com
New to the 2023 festival is a Saloon pass for $799. The pass provides access to standing-room-only areas on both sides of the Corral, the Rhinestone & Cowboy Saloons featuring specialty food and drink vendors, air-conditioned restrooms, shaded seating areas and full (cashless) cash bars, as well as access to general admission areas.
The first Stagecoach in 2007 was headlined by George Strait and Kenny Chesney.
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After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Stagecoach returned this year from April 29 to May 1 featuring headliners Thomas Rhett, Carrie Underwood and Luke Combs.
Underwood’s performance quickly turned into what she later called the “greatest moment” of her life when Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose came out to sing “Sweet Child O’ Mine” with the headliner. The two legends danced all over the stage and got the crowd even more excited. They later sang another one of the rock band’s hits, “Paradise City.”
During a powerful set by the Brothers Osborne, T.J. Osborne referred to a big life moment in February 2021 when he came out as gay in an interview with Time Magazine. The second that article was released, he became the first openly gay male artist on a major country music label.
“There are a lot of preconceived notions about country music fans,” he said. “But thousands of you are out here watching a gay man perform tonight. This is the change I want to see. Thank you so much. This is incredible. This is country music.”
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