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One of the more popular and unique food choices at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival is their barbecue alley.
Pushed off into the corner, more than a dozen barbecue groups compete in the annual cook-off.
Here festival goers can get ribs, brisket, chicken and pork, fire cooked and seasoned to perfection. I had a taste of Rooftop Barbeque’s ribs and their sister outlet Basement Barbeque’s brisket, both really tasty.
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At 1 p.m. the festival grounds are bare. Most of the festival goers at Stagecoach are claiming the Mane stage set or checking out some of the early afternoon sets in the tents.
The early bird definitely caught the worm on Saturday at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival.
At 1:15 p.m. a small crowd sang along to the country star’s short set at the Toyota World of Wonders tent.
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When attending the Stagecoach Country Music Festival, you don’t have to worry about forgotten items.
Don’t have a hat, buy one of the Cowboy variety at the General Store.
Need a pair of custom boots, they have them.
What about your favorite bikini? Not to fear, for this festival has several shops selling the female outfit of choice.
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The Gobi tent from Coachella has been transformed into Toyota’s World of Wonders for the Stagecoach Country Music Festival.
The World of Wonders is a circus/carnivals themed tent, and is filled with games, crafts and giveaways.
Classic milk bottle and ring toss games are towards the back of the tent, a pseudo claw machine made from a Camry, and at the front right is a circus photo op.
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Wu-Tang Clan performs at the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
Well, if you weren’t wearing a Red Hot Chili Peppers shirt today, you were probably wearing a Wu-Tang one.
The popular rap group not only filled the area designated for the Outdoor stage tonight, but out into the realm of the Do Lab, Gobi Tent, and almost reached the main stage space.
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Is that the sound of surf guitar and witty lyrics? Then it must be Vampire Weekend.
The quartet played at the man stage Sunday, April 21, to a huge crowd of dancing festival goers.
The show started with a brief orchestrated overture, and quickly went into “Cousins.”
They didn’t mess around with a lot of talk, expect to pitch their upcoming album, “Modern Vampires of the City” out in three weeks.
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When it comes to sombreros for Coachella head wear, the size of it does not matter.
Just check out these festival goers’ hats of varying sizes.
Feathers seem to come back each year as a popular Coachella head wear option.
There are your ornate options like this woman’s Mohawk.
Or this guy’s headdress.
To the simple, like this Yankee Doodle inspired look.
Next up as far as Coachella head wear goes is the multi-purposeful bandanna.
A very popular fashion accessory this year, it is customizable to our style and needs.
For the sweaty, I suggest the sweatband look.
Those low on cash and looking for a bank to rob, or maybe just need to keep from breathing the desert dirt, try the bandit.
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I can’t explain why, but the trucker hat has been coming back into fashion at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
And while lots of spectators are walking around with these hats situated upon their heads, the best trucker hat of the festival goes to reggae legend Lee Scratch Perry, as his was bedazzled!
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