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Fans gather for the Stagecoach Country Music Festival. (Vanessa Franko/Staff Photo)
As we head into festival season, with the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival kicking off its first weekend in three weeks (April 12-14), one of the things folks who love the Coachellas and sister event the Stagecoach Country Music Festival have been keeping an eye on is the future of Goldenvoice in Indio, specifically at the Empire Polo Club.
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Goldenvoice is holding a job fair for people interested in working at Coachella 2013 and Stagecoach 2013. (2007/File Photo)
For those of you wondering about working at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival or the Stagecoach Country Music Festival this spring–here is some news for you: festival producer Goldenvoice is having a job fair this week.
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Chris Shiflett and the Dead Peasants are coming to Stagecoach 2013. (Contributed Image)
Some notable artists have joined the Stagecoach Country Music Festival lineup.
Chris Shiflett, of rock gods the Foo Fighters and most excellent punk bands No Use for a Name and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, brings his Americana outfit Chris Shiflett and the Dead Peasants, to Stagecoach 2013 on Sunday, April 28.
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Jerry Lee Lewis will not be playing Stagecoach 2013. (AP Photo)
I have even more Stagecoach Country Music Festival news I’m working on, but here’s a big one–Jerry Lee Lewis, who was originally announced to play Sunday, April 28, has dropped off the bill.
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RV’ers enjoy the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio. (2010/File Photo)
As we await the information about the 2013 Coachella Festival lineup and tickets, here’s something I came across when I was writing up something on the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival’s Battle of the Bands–the Riverside County Fairgrounds in Indio is accepting reservations for offsite camping for the twin editions of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the Stagecoach Country Music Festival.
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Get information on Coachella and Stagecoach at PE.com. We have microsites devoted to each of the festivals.
Scroll through the carousel and see the different artists playing the event. Double click on an album cover to have the bio and recommended tracks for the artists show up.
It has been a long road of research and work from our awesome design and Web team, but I am happy to show off the brand new Coachella and Stagecoach micro sites for 2009!
Scroll through the carousel and see the different artists playing the event. Double click on an album cover to have the bio and recommended tracks for the artists show up.
Both of the sites will have the newest headlines about each festival and will be the home for stories, photos and more once we’re at the event.
Your favorite desert festivals are moving up a week.
For 2009, the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is set for April 17, 18, 19 and the Stagecoach Country music Festival is back down to two days, April 25 and 26.
The Stagecoach and Coachella experiences are very different, even though they’re at the same venue only a week apart.
Glow sticks:
Coachella: Everyone has one in the dance tent. They may or may not be on illegal substances.
Stagecoach: A bunch of people have giant glow sticks in front of the Mane Stage.
Footwear:
Coachella: Vintage sneakers
Stagecoach: Cowboy boots
Vendors:
Coachella: Very limited outside vendors, cordoned off in an area away from the stages.
Stagecoach: Booths peddling clothes for punky cowgirls, saddles and more are near the main stage
Headwear:
Coachella: Recycling bin tops
Stagecoach: Beer box cowboy hats
Beer:
Coachella: required a Heineken wristband
Stagecoach: requires a Budweiser wristband
Second stage star:
Coachella: Dwight Yoakam
Stagecoach: Dwight Yoakam
Environmental group Global Inheritance is returning to the Empire Polo Field again this year for Coachella and Stagecoach.
The Energy FACTory debuted at Coachella last year, showing the power of renewable energy.
From the press release:
“Live DJ’s, live TV, and numerous activities and extras–all powered by wind, solar power, human-generated power, biofuels, and ethanol. The whole FACTory–located just inside the main entrance to the venue, will be towered over by a massive wind-powered 40-foot clock. “
There’s 40-foot-tall wind powered clock involved. That is just crying out for a wind-powered Delorean, isn’t it?
Can solar energy take you back to the future?
Anyway, it should be pretty cool–last year these guys had a cell phone charger powered by riding on a bicycle and a Jiffy Pop tree.
Anyway, Carpoolchella is back.
From the press release:
“For the great many fans still driving, remember Carpoolchella, which offers those riding four or more to a car the chance to win lifetime VIP passes to Coachella, plus tons of other cool prizes. This year, we’ll be picking winners every hour, so go to http://coachella.com/event/Carpooling to print out your very own Carpoolchella window sign.”
A spokesman said that Global Inheritance will be at Stagecoach, too.