Saturday headliner Carrie Underwood performs on the Mane Stage.
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After two years of cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the three-day fest Stagecoach, produced by Goldenvoice, made its highly anticipated return on Friday after two weekends of Coachella. Staff photographer Allen J. Schaben has been photographing Stagecoach since the second-ever festival in 2008. This weekend, he takes readers into the festival, one music star at a time.
As the venue opens, country music fans make a run across the field to secure good concert-viewing positions.
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Walker County drummer and harmony singer Sophie Dawn performs a duet with her sister, Ivy Dene, seen reflected in her sunglasses.
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John Osborne of Brothers Osborne.
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Fans play drinking games.
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Friday night headliner Thomas Rhett.
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A fan is hoisted on another’s shoulders to get a better view.
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Shenandoah’s Marty Raybon performs on the Palomino Stage.
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Mark Wystrach, lead singer of Midland, performs at sunset.
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People on the dance floor at the K-FROG radio camping resort.
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A man takes a break from the heat under a tree.
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Guy Fieri, chef and host of Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” watches Midland perform.
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Country music fans arrive at the Empire Polo grounds for the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio, Calif.
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Guns n’ Roses lead singer Axl Rose makes a surprise appearance with Saturday’s headliner Carrie Underwood.
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Spencer Crandall kicks off the first day by performing on the SiriusXM Stage.
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Amythyst Kiah performs on the Palomino Stage.
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T.J. Osborne, of Brothers Osborne, performs on the Mane Stage.
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Brandi and Brandon Showalter and their daughter Rocki, 8, of Newport Beach, take photos in front of the Stagecoach sign.
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Carrie Underwood holds her microphone to the crowd.
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Maren Morris performs.
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A fan relaxes in a hammock.
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The crowd cheers as Midland performs.
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Margo Price on the Palomino Stage.
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Neal McCoy performs on the Palomino Stage.
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Fans cheer while watching Maren Morris.
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Stage lights glow as Friday night headliner Thomas Rhett performs.
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