Stagecoach and Coachella 2024: The differences and similarities of the festivals - Anaheim news - NewsLocker (2024)

TheStagecoach Country Music Festivaland theCoachella Valley Music and Arts Festival are annual traditions at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. While the festivals share the month of April and happen on consecutive weekends, they usually have some similarities and differences.
One of the most significant differences this year was that Stagecoach sold out, which is rare. Coachella ticket sales usually go within a couple of hours, but it took a month for weekend one to sell out, and

Stagecoach 2024: Miranda Lambert, Leon Bridges draw big crowds during Day 2

The Stagecoach Country Music Festival continued at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 27. Here’s a quick look at some of the notable sets from day two of the three-day festival, including Miranda Lambert, Willie Nelson, Leon Bridges and special guests like Carin León and Jelly Roll:
Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert was slated to go on at 9:30 p.m., yet she didn’t begin until about 20 minutes later. That didn’t stop the country star from coming out and delive

Stagecoach 2024: Post Malone shines with country covers, special guests

Post Malone, a prominent figure in the rap stratosphere, is reshaping his position in music. During his Saturday night Stagecoach Country Music Festival set, he proved that his star power lies in playing a set of country covers.
“We’re going to be doing a bunch of songs that I love that we picked out, and I hope that’s alright,” Malone hollered to the crowd with a large smile as he stepped on stage with a red solo cup in one hand and a cigarette in the other.
It’s n

CIF-SS boys volleyball playoffs: Saturday’s results for Orange County teams

CIF-SS BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
DIVISION 3
Second round
San Clemente def. Oak Park 3-0
University def. Cypress 3-0
El Dorado def. Sunny Hills 3-2
Peninsula def. Arcadia 3-1
St. Margaret’s def. Burbank Burroughs 3-0
Wiseburn Da Vinci def. Mission Viejo 3-1
Long Beach Poly def. Trabuco Hills 3-2
Capistrano Valley Christian at Fountain Valley, Monday, 6 p.m.
DIVISION 4
Second round
Pasadena Poly def. Yorba Linda 3-1
Harvard-Westlake def. Crean Lutheran 3-2
DIVISION 5

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El Dorado boys volleyball tops Sunny Hills in five-set thriller in playoffs

PLACENTIA — The El Dorado boys volleyball team trailed by three points late in the fifth set. The team’s coach, Brit Brown, reminded her players to leave it all on the court because it could be the last time they would have the opportunity.
“I told them to play every game like it’s your last,” Brown recalled. “At this point, we’ve accomplished all our goals and every game we play could be our last, so go out there and make yourselves proud. Do your best,

Sage Hill’s Emily Eadie leads South to victory in Orange County all-star basketball game

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.Subscribe nowThe South girls reclaimed their swagger in the annual Orange County all-star basketball game.
Sage Hill’s Emily Eadie scored 16 points and Pacifica Christian’s Lauryn Ham added 11 as the South defeated the North 74-58 on Saturday night at Cypress College for their first victory in the series since 2014.
The North had rattled off seven consecutive victories in the game sponsored by nonprofit OC

Denis Bouanga’s stoppage-time goal leads LAFC past Timbers

LOS ANGELES — Maxime Crepeau did everything in his power to deny his former teammates.
But Denis Bouanga and the Los Angeles Football Club proved to be too much to handle for their beloved friend and former goalkeeper, toppling the Portland Timbers 3-2 with a dramatic stoppage time win at BMO Stadium on Saturday.
Bouanga’s sixth goal of the season capped another charged affair between the Western Conference rivals two weeks after their first regular season meeting, a 2-2 draw in Port

Alexander: Yes, the Lakers are still alive after Game4 win against Nuggets

LOS ANGELES — Early in the first quarter on Saturday night the Lakers’ video board crew put up a montage of clips. It showed the Boston Red Sox’ comeback from a 3-0 deficit in the 2004 ALCS (thanks, Dave Roberts), en route to the franchise’s first World Series title in a dozen forevers, and the Kings’ comeback from a 3-0 deficit in 2014 to stun the San Jose Sharks en route to their second Stanley Cup championship in three years.
It was the same video they put up las

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José Soriano’s poor start begins awful night for Angels’ pitchers

ANAHEIM — José Soriano gave plenty of reason for optimism about his potential as a major league starter in his previous outing, but he provided reason for caution in this one.
Soriano was clearly out of sorts from the moment he took the mound in the Angels’ 16-5 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.
He walked three and hit two on his way to allowing four runs, recording just five outs.
The early deficit left the Angels to turn to a couple of their struggling relievers

51-year-old man arrested, suspected in fatal hit-and-run crash in Santa Ana

A 51-year-old man suspected of a fatal hit-and-run crash in Santa Ana was taken into custody Friday.
Officers responded to the intersection of First and Sullivan Streets around 4:30 a.m. Thursday and found a male pedestrian unresponsive in the roadway, according to the Santa Ana Police Department.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene by Orange County Fire Authority personnel a short time later. His name was not immediately released.
Investigators determined that a motorist driving wes

Stagecoach 2024: Post Malone brings out Brad Paisley and more special guests

This ain’t Texas — this is the Stagecoach Country Music Festival, where Beyoncé didn’t surprise the crowd, as speculated, during Post Malone’s Saturday, April 27, performance. Luckily for the crowd, plenty of other artists made an appearance.
Malone brought out special guests Dwight Yoakam, Brad Paisley and Sara Evans.Sara Evans joins Post Malone! #stagecoach pic.twitter.com/IXsYtHcsCr
— Dorothy Elder (@dorthelder) April 28, 2024Fans seemed overwhelmingly ple

Stagecoach 2024: Beyoncé a no show, but here’s who Post Malone did bring out

This ain’t Texas — this is the Stagecoach Country Music Festival, where Beyoncé didn’t surprise the crowd, as speculated, during Post Malone’s Saturday, April 27, performance. Luckily for the crowd, plenty of other artists made an appearance.
Malone brought out special guests Dwight Yoakam, Brad Paisley and Sara Evans.Sara Evans joins Post Malone! #stagecoach pic.twitter.com/IXsYtHcsCr
— Dorothy Elder (@dorthelder) April 28, 2024Fans seemed overwhelmingly ple

Stanford transfer Kiki Iriafen commits to USC women’s basketball

LOS ANGELES — It started with just a TikTok by Oregon State transfer Talia Van Oelhoffen, innocent enough on the surface but carrying massive implications for women’s collegiate basketball.
On Friday, Van Oelhoffen posted a video of herself dancing to GloRilla’s “Yeah Glo!” — standing next to Stanford transfer Kiki Iriafen, the two both wearing USC jerseys. The circ*mstances were apparent, with a tag to “Los Angeles:” this, evidently, was their vis

Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Sunday, April 28, 2024

The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Terry Turrell, Eddie Wilson and Kevin Modesti. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Sunday, April 28, 2024.
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Lakers end losing streak vs. Nuggets, avoid another playoff sweep

LOS ANGELES — With all the Lakers have been through this season – especially against the Denver Nuggets – a nervous excitement permeated throughout Crypto.com Arena for Game 4 of their first-round playoff series on Saturday night.
Because Game 4 started similarly to the series’ previous three games, all of which the Nuggets had rallied to win to give themselves an opportunity to sweep the Lakers out of the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
But the Lakers, led by

Fierceness is 5-2 morning line favorite for the Kentucky Derby

By GARY B. GRAVES (AP Sports Writer)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fierceness was named the 5-2 morning line favorite for the upcoming 150th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs and will look to make history in next Saturday’s milestone race as the first entrant to win in 45 attempts from the No. 17 post position.
The Todd Pletcher-trained colt enters the 1 1/4-mile opening leg of the Triple Crown races on May 4 off a dominating 13 1/2-length win in last month’s Florida Derby at Gulfstream Pa

Pro-Palestinian protests heat up at USC

It appeared a pro-Palestinian protest heated up Saturday night on the University Park Campus at the University of South California as Los Angeles Police Department officers from around the city were placed on alert and the public was urged to avoid the area.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: USC cancels ‘main stage’ graduation ceremony amid protests, valedictorian controversy
At 6:35 p.m. Saturday, the LAPD broadcast that a Citywide Tactical Alert was issued due to a situation in the area patrolled

UCLA football uses Spring Showcase to restore traditions

UCLA’s Spring Showcase provided a glimpse at what changes are coming under first-year coach DeShaun Foster.
Foster has put an emphasis on bringing back traditions, including the Spring Showcase being back at the Rose Bowl for the first time since 2015.
“Coach Foster has done a great job bringing a lot of energy and juice,” quarterback Ethan Garbers said. “Without him, none of this would be possible. This whole spring time thing wouldn’t have been possible. He’

Stagecoach 2024: Fans attempt breaking Guinness World Record at festival

Festivalgoers at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people wearing double denim (tops and bottoms) inside Diplo’s Honkytonk at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 27.
Unfortunately, the Wrangler-sponsored challenge came just 70 people short of breaking the record previously held by GAP Japan K.K in Japan, who broke it with 357 people back on January 31.
It seemed within grasp for the three-day event,

The Chosen Vron keeps winning at Santa Anita

ARCADIA — As a 6-year-old horse and a 71-year-old trainer, The Chosen Vron and Eric Kruljac can see the end of their racing careers from here.
But they’re not done yet.
“Definitely it will be my last good horse, and my best horse,” Kruljac said Saturday at Santa Anita. “As long as he’s running like this, I’ll stick around.”
Kruljac spoke during his latest trip to a racetrack winner’s circle as The Chosen Vron’s trainer and part-owner, m

Rams feel like they left NFL draft with 10 players that fit culture

HERMOSA BEACH — It was a little over a year ago, as the Rams outlined their plan to reset their roster with a youth movement, that Aaron Donald gave the front office a simple request for the draft class: “Make sure they care.”
From Puka Nacua running back onto the field following what looked like a debilitating shoulder injury, to Steve Avila playing every snap of the season, to Kobie Turner’s dejected face following a playoff loss, the Rams succeeded in that regard.
And

Corona del Mar’s Niels Hoffmann, Beckman’s Lee brothers sweep titles at Ojai Tennis Tournament

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.Subscribe nowNiels Hoffmann found redemption. Caden and Tyler Lee discovered history as brothers.
Orange County again swept the singles and doubles championships at the Ojai Tennis Tournament but did so Saturday with a few plot twists.
Hoffmann, a senior at Corona del Mar, claimed the CIF boys singles title at Libbey Park one season after finishing as the tournament runner-up.
His redemption after defeating Lorenzo Br

University boys volleyball tops Cypress in second round of CIF-SS playoffs

IRVINE — The first two sets of the boys volleyball playoff match between Cypress and University on Saturday could have gone either way.
But University was able to put forth just enough of a spurt down the stretch to win both sets against the visiting Centurions.
The Trojans had a bit of an easier time of it in the third set and came away with a 25-23, 25-23, 25-20 sweep in the second of the CIF-SS Division 3 playoffs.
The Trojans (20-5), who have lost only one set in their first two playof

Swanson: Paul George’s foul trouble adds to Clippers’ troubles

DALLAS — You expected Kawhi Leonard to be listed as questionable before Game 4 of Clippers first-round Western Conference playoff series Sunday. Because you, me, we all see it: The man is fighting stubborn right knee inflammation and it doesn’t look like a fair fight.
What you probably didn’t expect so far this series is how questionable Paul George has been.
Not on the injury report – on the court.
The liquid smooth Palmdale hooper is mired in a pretty severe drought.
Po

Angels’ Zach Neto has been relaxed at the plate, getting better results

ANAHEIM — As Zach Neto continues to learn what it takes to be successful in the majors, he’s taken a lesson from track and field.
“Track stars don’t run at 100%,” the Angels shortstop said on Saturday. “They tend not to run their fastest or tense up. When they run at 85%, they are nice and loose, their minds working, and they’re the fastest they can be. That’s what I’m trying to be. I’m trying to be loose up there and just let my instin

Dodgers’ Dave Roberts credits win streak to ‘more urgency’

TORONTO — Don’t tell Dave Roberts it looks like his team has flipped a switch over the past week. But he does see a different urgency from the Dodgers during the six-game winning streak that has followed their desultory 2-6 stretch at home.
“I don’t want to say flip it on. But I think there’s more attention paid to certain situations, certain at-bats, making sure the defense is tightened up. The pitchers are a little more focused on going a little deeper, making bet

Lakers’ Christian Wood available for Game4 against Nuggets

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers’ frontcourt could receive a depth boost ahead of Saturday’s do-or-die playoff matchup against the Denver Nuggets, with backup big man Christian Wood being in the active lineup for the first time in more than two months.
Wood, who has been sidelined since the mid-February All-Star break, was upgraded from questionable to available, Coach Darvin Ham said before Game4 at Crypto.com Arena.
The eight-season NBA veteran had left knee surgery last month

NFL draft: USC WR Brenden Rice slides to Chargers in 7th round

LOS ANGELES — The NFL draft party was last night, in his home in Arizona, hours before one of the most important and most undoubtedly difficult days of Brenden Rice’s life.
On Saturday morning, as NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport reported, the USC receiver boarded a flight to Dallas – with his NFL future still hanging in the balance – for the funeral of friend and former Coloraod teammate Keith Miller III. And on Saturday afternoon, with the draft persisting into the seve

CIF-SS girls lacrosse playoffs preview and schedule

The Foothill girls lacrosse team has arguably been the most dominant team in all of Orange County sports the past three years.
Foothill has won three consecutive CIF-SS Division 1 championships and until recently had not lost to a county opponent in five years.
The girls Division 1 bracket is more challenging than in year’s past and there are a handful of teams with a chance to dethrone the defending champions.
Santa Margarita lost to the Knights by only one goal on March 14 and Mater Dei

Stagecoach 2024: Day 2 of country music festival sure to hold surprises

Day two of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio is set to be one for the history books potentially.
With big name headliners like Miranda Lambert, Post Malone, Willie Nelson and Diplo, there’s sure to be some surprises, namely some special guests, in-store for fans at the Empire Polo Club and those watching the live-stream at home.
Plus, maybe a Guinness World Record could be broken. Keep checking back for all our Stagecoach photos from Saturday, April 27.
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