Stagecoach briefly evacuated for extreme winds
- Stagecoach organizers cleared the Empire Polo Club in Indio around 8 p.m. Saturday after high winds hit Day 2, then reopened the festival later that night. - Lainey Wilson’s headlining set moved to 10:30 p.m. after the pause, while Journey and Riley Green were dropped from the revised Saturday schedule. - The three-day festival still ran through Sunday with Post Malone closing night three. (abc7.com)
Stagecoach briefly evacuated festivalgoers from the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday night after high winds hit the grounds around 8 p.m. (abc7.com) Stage screens told attendees the festival had been postponed until further notice and directed them to move quickly and calmly to the nearest exit. A wind advisory for the Coachella Valley called for sustained winds of 25 to 35 miles per hour and gusts up to 65 miles per hour. (abc7.com) Organizers later said the festival would resume after crews prepared the site for attendees’ safety. By about 9:30 p.m., Stagecoach posted updated set times under the message “Back in the saddle.” (abc7.com) (yahoo.com) Lainey Wilson’s Saturday headline set shifted to 10:30 p.m. from the festival’s usual 9:30 p.m. Mane Stage close. She told fans on social media that the winds would not stop the show. (abc7.com) The revised schedule cut Journey and Riley Green from Saturday night’s lineup. Pitbull’s late-night Mustang Stage set moved from 11 p.m. to midnight, running until 1 a.m. (latimes.com) (yahoo.com) Stagecoach’s 2026 edition ran April 24 through April 26 at the Empire Polo Club, with Cody Johnson headlining Friday, Wilson on Saturday, and Post Malone scheduled to close Sunday. (stagecoachfestival.com) (abc7.com) The Saturday lineup before the evacuation included Journey, Little Big Town, Bush, Teddy Swims, Chase Matthew, Lane Pittman, and Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters. Guy Fieri also hosted his “Stagecoach Smokehouse” cook-off with Wynonna Judd, Billy Bob Thornton, Gavin Adcock, and Gavin Rossdale. (abc7.com) (pasadenastarnews.com) The festival reopened, Wilson took the stage after the delay, and Stagecoach moved into its final day with Post Malone still set to headline. (abc7.com) (ocregister.com)
