Stagecoach Day 2 Recap

The second day of the festival was jam packed as events picked up and more guests arrived for the weekend. The day started off with an exclusive BBQ by the pool hosted by producer Leslie Greif and John Meglen as industry execs mingled and pre-partied before another day of great music. Up and coming artist Drake Milligan attended the event and I got an exclusive interview with the singer who had just performed at the Nikki Lane Horseshoe stage on day 1. Check out the video here to find out who his favorite day 2 bands were and more! 

 

 After the party, the festival grounds began to fill up as fans staked out their spot for the big performance of the night featuring Carrie Underwood. The country mega star definitely brought a theme of girl power to the weekend and guests showed up in their best country glam wearing rhinestone boots, hats and more. 

Caylee Hammack, who performed on the Sirius XM spotlight stage, even wore a custom Daniel Diamond denim jacket with bedazzled fringe saying, “I wore denim and rhinestones for the show tonight!” referencing Underwood’s new song “Denim and Rhinestones”. Check out the full look and more in my backstage interview with her here.

 

 Lee Brice and Brothers Osborne warmed up the crowd with high-energy performances before Carrie Underwood stepped out to close down the show. Then the country megastar made a glittering statement stepping out in a rhinestone-encrusted denim jacket, matching rhinestone shorts, and pink bedazzled boots saying, “I practice what I preach” before launching into the performance of her new love song “Denim and Rhinestones”. She gave an unforgettable performance with 4 costume changes and a surprise special guest of her own. The singer told the crowd, “Welcome to the greatest night of my life!” as Axl Rose, lead singer for Guns N Roses came out to perform the classic hit “Sweet Child O’ Mine” with her. This was a bucket list moment for the singer as well as the audience as Underwood has always been a fan of the band and often covers their songs in her concerts. 

Later on that night fans were still ready to party and filled up the Honky Tonk tent hosted by DJ Bad Ash who mixed up her signature sets full of pop country and edm. For those that decided to stay and dance the night away they were treated to a special live performance of her latest song "Momma I Know You Tried". Check out my interview with her below to hear the inspiration for the song and see her festival style!