A Cool Night at California's Stagecoach Festival

Posted: May 6th, 2008 at 4:25 pm | By: Craig Shelburne

Like a lot of people, I couldn't get a good seat at Stagecoach festival this year because I didn't buy a VIP seat. (In fact, I didn't realize there would be VIP seats.) So I spent most of the weekend milling around behind the throng of lawn chairs and blankets and wrote about the festival mostly from what I saw on the big screens. That's OK, too. At least I didn't have to walk as far to the barbecue contest. And I could easily hear music from the Eagles, John Fogerty, the Judds, Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood and more.

Photo Credit: Peter Meredith

Stagecoach isn't exactly in the middle of the desert, which I had imagined. Instead, it's held at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, Calif., just up the road from Palm Springs. The heat held off on Sunday, and by the time the sun went down, I was a little bit chilly. Too bad I couldn't have borrowed Tim McGraw's sparkly hoodie to keep me warm.

See more photos and read about Stagecoach.

Also, check out this souvenir playlist of some cool songs I heard at Stagecoach.

"Last Dollar (Fly Away)," Tim McGraw
http://www.rhapsody.com/timmcgraw/letitgo/lastdollarflyaway

"Get Out of This Town," Carrie Underwood http://www.rhapsody.com/carrieunderwood/carnivalride/getoutofthistown

"Come to Bed," Gretchen Wilson
http://www.rhapsody.com/gretchenwilson/oneoftheboys/cometobedfeaturingjohnrich

"Live Forever," Billy Joe Shaver
http://www.rhapsody.com/billyjoeshaver/greatesthits/liveforever

"Come a Little Closer," Dierks Bentley
http://www.rhapsody.com/dierksbentley/moderndaydrifter/comealittlecloser

"Why Not Me," The Judds
http://www.rhapsody.com/thejudds/numberonehits/whynotme

"Turn it On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose," Dwight Yoakam
http://www.rhapsody.com/dwightyoakam/theverybestofdwightyoakam/turnitonturnitupturnmeloose

"Time," The Greencards
http://www.rhapsody.com/thegreencards/weatherandwater/time

"Man of Constant Sorrow," Dan Tyminski
http://www.rhapsody.com/album/obrotherwhereartthou/iamamanofconstantsorrowradioversion

"Bad Liver and a Broken Heart," Hayes Carll
http://www.rhapsody.com/hayescarll/troubleinmind/badliverandabrokenheart