Stagecoach has announced its 2027 lineup, and the three nights at the Empire Polo Club in Indio each get a different kind of headliner: Riley Green on the Friday, Zach Top on the Saturday, and Garth Brooks closing it on the Sunday. The festival runs April 23 to 25, 2027.

Underneath the top line there is a reunion, a rock bill that has nothing to do with country, and a late-night programme that keeps going well after the Mane Stage has finished. And there is a scheduling fact that matters more than any of it if you need somewhere to sleep, which we will get to.

April 23–25, 2027Three nights at the Empire Polo Club, Indio

The headliners

Riley Green — Friday

He was on the 2026 bill and never got to play it. High winds turned the polo grounds into a dust storm on the Saturday evening, the festival was evacuated mid-set, and Green's performance was cancelled along with the rest of the night — he ended up singing one song during Lainey Wilson's set instead. Friday headliner is the make-good, and it is a bigger slot than the one he lost.

Zach Top — Saturday

Three years from headlining the Palomino stage to headlining the festival. His is the most traditional country on the bill, which is the interesting part: the straightest, most old-fashioned songwriting of the weekend is what got promoted fastest.

Garth Brooks — Sunday

Closing the festival, with a catalogue built for exactly this — a field of people who know every word. There is not much to say about the booking that the name does not say.

Festivalgoers line dancing in a warmly lit open-air desert honky-tonk at night
The HonkyTonk is where the weekend goes after the Mane Stage stops. Original editorial concept image.

After dark, and the rest of the bill

Florida Georgia Line reunite for a late-night set — their first Stagecoach appearance since 2018, and the announcement most people reacted to. They are on the Mustang Stage alongside Sean Paul and Flo Rida, with Diplo's HonkyTonk running as usual.

The wider lineup is not trying to be a country festival in the narrow sense:

  • Country, across generations. Willie Nelson & Family, HARDY, Brothers Osborne, Shaboozey, Stephen Wilson Jr. and Stella Lefty.
  • Rock, as usual. Journey, Matchbox Twenty, Tedeschi Trucks Band and David Lee Roth. Stagecoach has always done this and it has always worked.
  • Kelly Clarkson, making her Stagecoach debut.
  • Further afield. Carin Leon, Pitbull, and the after-hours names above.

One detail worth noticing: Journey were cut by the same evacuation that took Riley Green's set in 2026. Both are back in 2027, which is either a coincidence or a promoter with a long memory.

Passes

Every pass covers all three days. General Admission starts at $549 for Tier 1, rising to $599 at Tier 2 — and it goes up again as each tier sells, so the price you see is the cheapest it will be. Adding the shuttle takes it to $669 or $719 depending on tier.

Above that, the Rhinestone Saloon is $974 and adds shaded seating near the Mane Stage and the Rose Garden Saloon. Corral reserved seating runs from $1,199 to $2,299 by row, with the standing pit at $1,899. VIP packages and camping are sold separately.

If you are staying anywhere in the valley and not camping, the shuttle combo is usually the upgrade worth having. Getting in and out of the polo grounds is the hardest part of the weekend, and no amount of shaded seating fixes it.

Prices and availability move; the official passes page is the only version that is current.

Country music fans walking across the Empire Polo Club fields toward festival stages at golden hour
Boots, dust and low sun: the walk in is part of it. Original editorial concept image.

Three festival weekends, not one

This is the part that changes your plans. Coachella runs April 9 to 11 and April 16 to 18, 2027 at the same venue, and Stagecoach is the weekend straight after. The Empire Polo Club hosts three festival weekends in seventeen days, and the valley absorbs three sets of visitors back to back.

Practically, that means April is not a month with a busy weekend in it. Houses, hotels and rental cars go early across the whole valley, and the closest properties go first. If you are coming for Stagecoach and planning to sort accommodation in the new year, you will be choosing from what is left after two Coachella weekends have been through.

Where to stay

The Empire Polo Club is in Indio, on the eastern side of the valley. That geography does most of the deciding for you.

  • Closest. Indio itself and La Quinta are the short hops — minutes from the gates, which matters more at one in the morning than it does at two in the afternoon.
  • Close, with more around it. Indian Wells and Palm Desert add restaurants and resorts without adding much drive.
  • Further, for a proper trip. Rancho Mirage and Palm Springs are thirty to forty-five minutes out on a normal day and longer on a festival one. Worth it if the festival is part of a week rather than the whole reason.

A house rather than a hotel room makes a particular kind of sense for this weekend. Three days in the sun is recovery as much as it is music, and a pool, a kitchen and your own washing machine do more for the Sunday than another night in a room with a kettle. It also solves the group problem: eight people in one house splits better than four hotel rooms, and everyone comes back to the same place at two in the morning.

  • Book before the new year. Stagecoach weekend is the last of the three and the closest houses are taken first.
  • April swings. Hot and exposed in the afternoon, genuinely cool after dark. A layer for the evening is not optional.
  • Sort the drive in advance. Shuttle, rideshare or a designated driver — decide before the Friday rather than on it.
  • Pick one meeting point. Phone signal on a field with eighty thousand people is not something to plan around.

Questions people ask

When and where is Stagecoach 2027?

Friday, April 23 to Sunday, April 25, 2027, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.

Who headlines?

Riley Green on Friday, Zach Top on Saturday, Garth Brooks on Sunday.

Is Florida Georgia Line reunited?

They are playing a late-night Stagecoach set, their first appearance at the festival since 2018.

How much are passes?

Three-day General Admission starts at $549 at Tier 1 and $599 at Tier 2, with the shuttle combo at $669 and $719. The Rhinestone Saloon is $974 and Corral options run from $1,199. Tiers rise as they sell.

Is Coachella the same weekend?

No, but it is close. Coachella runs April 9 to 11 and April 16 to 18, 2027 at the same venue, with Stagecoach the following weekend.

Should I camp or stay off-site?

Camp if you want to be in it the whole time and never drive. Stay off-site if air conditioning, a real bed and a quiet morning matter — which, by the Sunday, they usually do.

How far is Palm Springs from the festival?

Around thirty miles, which is thirty to forty-five minutes without festival traffic and longer with it.

Lineup, dates and pass prices in this guide were checked on September 20, 2026 against the official Stagecoach site and the lineup announcement coverage. Set times, artists and prices change — confirm anything you are making plans around with the official Stagecoach site. This is an independent guide and is not affiliated with Stagecoach, Goldenvoice or the Empire Polo Club. Images are original editorial concept art and do not depict the festival or any performer.