Coachella & Stagecoach festival weekend, Coachella Valley

Coachella has ended, and Stagecoach opens Friday, April 24, turning the same Indio polo grounds into California’s next three-day desert festival. (coachella.com) (stagecoachfestival.com) Coachella ran two weekends at the Empire Polo Club on April 10–12 and April 17–19, 2026, and the festival site is already promoting 2027 advance sales after this year’s event. (coachella.com) Stagecoach starts one week later at the same venue, with dates set for April 24–26, 2026 and a lineup that includes Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson, Post Malone, Brooks & Dunn, Journey, Ludacris, Pitbull, Diplo and Marshmello. (stagecoachfestival.com) (variety.com) The two festivals share a site and promoter but not a genre lane. Coachella’s 2026 bill featured Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Karol G and Anyma, while Stagecoach leans on country stars and crossover acts on the following weekend. (coachella.com) (coachellavalley.com) (stagecoachfestival.com) That back-to-back schedule has turned late April into the Coachella Valley’s biggest annual live-events stretch, with camping, hotel packages, shuttle sales, food vendors and large-scale stage production spread across consecutive weekends. (coachella.com) (axs.com) Visit California is using both events as anchors in its statewide April guide, listing the desert festivals alongside more than 40 other spring events across California. (visitcalifornia.com) Coachella now sells itself as more than a concert ticket, with hotel-and-pass bundles, shuttle add-ons, camping options and livestream replays still featured on its official site after weekend two. (coachella.com) (coachellavalley.com) Stagecoach uses the same festival footprint for a different crowd, mixing mainstream country with rock, hip-hop and dance names including Third Eye Blind, Counting Crows, Bush, Teddy Swims and Two Friends. (stagecoachfestival.com) (toursetlist.com) For travelers looking at the desert this week, the calendar is simple: Coachella’s 2026 run is over, and Stagecoach takes over the Empire Polo Club from Friday, April 24, through Sunday, April 26. (coachella.com) (stagecoachfestival.com)