Stagecoach 2022: Guide To Performances, Getting Around, Traffic

INDIO, CA — After two consecutive weekends of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the Stagecoach country music festival is now rolling into Indio's Empire Polo Club.

Whether you are attending or are planning to escape the crowds, here are some tips for the weekend ahead:

Festival Dates, Times, Performances:

The polo club gates will open at noon each day of the festival that runs April 29 through May 1. Musical performances will begin on various stages as attendees make their way into the event.
Noise from the festival site could begin Thursday due to sound checks and camping guests. For concert logistics questions or problems, call 760-391-4112 or email concertinfo@indio.org Further information can be found at stagecoachfestival.com.

The weekend lineup features the biggest names in country music. Here's the schedule by date:

Road Closures, Shuttle Services:

The following roads will be closed during the festival:

• Avenue 49 between Hjorth and Monroe streets;
• Avenue 50 between Madison and Jackson streets;
• Hjorth Street between Avenues 49 and 50;
• Madison Street between Avenues 49 and 52.

In addition, Avenue 50 between Madison and Monroe streets will experience intermittent closures and delays before the festival. Full closures will occur during the festival.

During the festival, locals should expect significant delays on the following roadways, which will be the primary access routes for the event:

• Jefferson Street, southbound, from I-10 to Avenue 52;
• Washington Street, southbound, from I-10 to Avenue 52;
• Monroe Street, southbound, from I-10 to Avenue 52;
• Avenue 48 between Jefferson and Jackson streets;
• Highway 111 at Jefferson Street;
• Highway 111 at Monroe Street;
• I-10 exit eastbound at Jefferson;
• I-10 exit eastbound at Monroe;
• I-10 exit eastbound at Washington.

On Monday, streets surrounding the festival site and Interstate 10 will be busy with thousands of campers leaving the area. Alternate routes for north and south travel include Washington Street, Jackson Street, Calhoun Street and Golf Center Parkway.

For east and west travel, Highway 111, Fred Waring Drive, Miles Avenue, Dr. Carreon Boulevard and Avenue 54 can be used.

The festival ride-share location will be at Avenue 49 and Monroe Street on the southwest corner, while the friends and family or taxi drop-off and pick-up location will be at Avenue 52 and Madison Street on the northeast corner.

No pedestrian or pedestrian festival access will be allowed on Monroe Street between Avenues 49 and 52 and on Madison Street between Avenues 50 and 52.

Pedestrian access will be available at Avenue 49 and Monroe Street, Avenue 52 and Madison Street and Avenue 52 and Monroe Street, though golf carts are not permitted on any of those streets.

Thousands of guests will be shuttled into and out of the concert venue from various locations throughout the Coachella Valley to help ease traffic conditions.

Palm Springs International Airport:

Palm Springs International Airport has announced an option designed to ease wait lines. The CLEAR Expedited Security Lane has been added to the airport's Transportation Security Administration checkpoint, allowing travelers with CLEAR membership to verify their identity with their eyes, eliminating the need to produce identification. After the eye-verification, members will be escorted by a CLEAR ambassador through a dedicated lane to the TSA checkpoint.

Interim Executive Director of Aviation Harry Barrett said airport officials plan to make more improvements over the summer such as replacing carpeting and adding common-use technology systems at all gates. Improvements scheduled for fall include installing new restrooms renovating and renovating existing ones.

"Our facility wasn't designed to handle the level of passengers we have today ... so we're working with our partners now to make improvements where we can ahead of next season," Barrett said.