Arrests at Stagecoach fall to 119 during Apr 24–26 festival

Indio Police said 119 people were arrested during the April 24-26 Stagecoach festival at the Empire Polo Club, down from 151 arrests last year. (kesq.com) (desertsun.com) Authorities said many of the arrests were tied to false identification and underage alcohol possession during the three-day country music festival in Indio. (desertsun.com) (msn.com) Police also cited 48 people for unlawful use of disabled-person placards, a separate enforcement category that did not count toward the arrest total. (ocregister.com) Stagecoach ran Friday, April 24, through Sunday, April 26, at the same Indio grounds that host Coachella, with Post Malone, Lainey Wilson and Cody Johnson topping the 2026 bill. (desertsun.com 1) (desertsun.com 2) The decline reverses last year's direction. Stagecoach 2025 recorded 151 arrests, up about 20% from 2024, with false identification again cited as a leading violation. (msn.com) (desertsun.com) The 2026 festival was not incident-free. High winds forced an evacuation around 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, before Lainey Wilson resumed her headlining set after attendees were allowed back in. (desertsun.com) The same venue drew more than 200 arrests across both weekends of Coachella earlier this month, including 106 during the second weekend alone, according to Indio police figures reported by CBS Los Angeles. (cbsnews.com) For Stagecoach, the latest count leaves police with a smaller arrest total than a year ago, but the same familiar mix of fake-ID and alcohol-related enforcement. (kesq.com) (desertsun.com)