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GOLDENVOICE ANNOUNCES FULL DETAILS FOR STAGECOACH: CALIFORNIA’S TWO-DAY COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL SET FOR SATURDAY, MAY 5 AND SUNDAY, MAY 6 AT THE EMPIRE POLO FIELD IN INDIO, CA
Goldenvoice has now revealed the full details and the updated list of artists for STAGECOACH--California’s country music festival set for Saturday, May 5 and Sunday, May 6 in Indio, CA. In addition to previously announced artists George Strait and Kenny Chesney, the line-up includes Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson, Sara Evans, Sugarland, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Pat Green, Lucinda Williams, Kris Kristofferson, Nickel Creek, Raul Malo and Ricky Skaggs.
Artists will perform in four distinct performance areas including the main stage, an alt-country stage, a bluegrass stage and a storytelling area making for two jam-packed days of music. It all takes place at the breathtakingly beautiful Empire Polo Field, the same site as the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival which is being held the week before.
Beyond the music, there will be a wide variety of art including country music memorabilia, antique cowboy gear, rawhide sculptures, western heritage installations and Americana folk arts. Additionally, music fans can look forward to activities like saddle making, blacksmiths, rodeo gear, lasso and trail boss seminars, among others.
Tickets for STAGECOACH will go on sale Saturday, January 20 at 10:00 AM (PT) via TicketMaster charge-by-phone lines at (213) 480-3232 and at all TicketMaster retail ticket centers or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
The STAGECOACH line-up (as of January 10) is as follows:
Saturday, May 5, 2007: George Strait, Alan Jackson, Sara Evans, Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Neko Case, Robert Earl Keen, Richie Furay, Chris Hillman & Herb Pederson, David Serby, Earl Scruggs, Nickel Creek, Yonder Mountain String Band, The Grascals, The John Cowan Band, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Riders in the Sky, Red Steagall, Waddie Mitchell, Sons of the San Joaquin, Cowboy Nation.
Sunday, May 6, 2007: Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn, Sugarland, Gary Allan, Pat Green, Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson, Raul Malo, Junior Brown, Drive by Truckers, Alejandro Escovedo, Railbenders, Ricky Skaggs, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Marty Stuart, The Del McCoury Band, Abigail Washburn with the Sparrow Quartet featuring Ben Sollee, Sasey Driessen and Bela Fleck, The Flatlanders (Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely, Butch Hancock), Garrison Keillor, Baxter Black, Don Edwards and Cowboy Celtic.
STAGECOACH is produced by Goldenvoice, The Messina Group and Moore Entertainment Group. For up-to-the-minute information on STAGECOACH visit www.stagecoachfestival.com.