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Wynonna Judd, Billy Bob Thornton, Gavin Rossdale To Join Guy Fieri At Stagecoach Festival
Guy Fieri's Stagecoach Smokehouse guest list is set! Here's what to expect at the 2026 Stagecoach, California's Country Music Festival.
INDIO, CA — Stagecoach Country Music Festival is a mere 50 days away, and we're getting hungry. Celebrity chef and television host Guy Fieri will once again feature his smokehouse cooking demos at the Aprilmusic festival and bring some star-studded guests along for the tastings.
It's become a tradition for the famed chef to prepare barbecue and riff with some of the great musicians from the concert's lineup during the April 24 - 26 event, held at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, located at 81-800 51st Avenue, in Indio.
The "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" host will be barbecuing alongside pitmasters and celebrities for all three days. Guy's barbecue experience typically includes a full bar, food and a shaded seating area. Fieri's guests will appear on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, schedule yet to be announced.
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Thus far:
Friday: Nate Smith, Chase Rice and Bigxthaplug will join Fieri on Friday.
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Saturday: Gavin Rossdale of Bush, Gavin Adcock, Billy Bob Thornton and Wynonna Judd.
Sunday: The final day of the weekend concert will feature guests Wyatt Flores and Brett Young.
"Hope ya'll are bringing your appetite this April. Guy Fieri's Stagecoach Smokehouse is bringing more artist cooking demos and the best pitmasters around, so yeah ... this party's gonna be tasty," Fieri said of the upcoming event.
The hours of operation and the times of guest appearances/smokehouse demonstrations were not yet available.
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