Stagecoach 2026 is rolling out one of its most extensive livestreams yet, with Amazon Music and Prime Video carrying two channels of coverage from the Empire Polo Club in Indio. According to the Los Angeles Times and Variety, the three-day Stagecoach lineup will be largely available to home viewers, including headliners Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson, and Post Malone. Beyond the main stages, the stream will also showcase cross-genre closers like Pitbull, Diplo, Ludacris, and DJ Pauly D, along with rising country acts such as Ella Langley and Bailey Zimmerman.
As Rolling Stone reports, the Amazon-backed stream is available on Amazon Music, Prime Video, and Twitch starting at 3:00 p.m. PT each day from April 24–26, 2026. Unlike Coachella’s YouTube streams from the same grounds, there is no overnight replay or rewind function, so Stagecoach viewers need to tune in at the listed times to catch sets.
Livestream Schedule and How to Watch
According to the LA Times, Friday’s Channel 1 emphasizes mainstream country with Avery Anna, Chase Rice, Nate Smith, Ella Langley, Bailey Zimmerman, and Cody Johnson, plus Diplo; Channel 2 adds more range with Larkin Poe, Counting Crows, Wynonna Judd, and Dan + Shay. On Saturday, Channel 1 runs from Kevin Smiley, Braxton Keith, and Redferrin through Corey Kent, Teddy Swims, Treaty Oak Revival, Little Big Town, Riley Green, and Lainey Wilson, before Pitbull closes at 11:00 p.m. PT. Channel 2 offers an alternative route to Bush, Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters, and Two Friends, plus S.G. Goodman, Lane Pittman, Benjamin Tod, Michael Marcagi, Willow Avalon, Chase Matthew, Charles Wesley Godwin, and Gavin Adcock. SiriusXM’s The Highway and Y’allternative will carry select interviews and performances.
Sunday’s stream, covered by Pitchfork and Variety, features Jake Worthington, Ink, Bayker Blankenship, Hudson Westbrook, Kameron Marlowe, Brett Young, Warren Zeiders, Brooks & Dunn, Post Malone, and Ludacris on Channel 1, with Adam Sanders, Amos Lee, Cameron Whitcomb, Zach John King, Max McNown, Eli Young Band, Ty Myers, Third Eye Blind, Wyatt Flores, Loud Luxury, and DJ Pauly D on Channel 2.
Variety notes that a few acts, including Journey, are not currently scheduled to be part of the stream, so fans watching from home will miss some in-person-only sets. Additionally, not all streams are strictly live; some are scheduled with delays from the on-site set times.
The SoCal Connection
For Southern California fans, the Stagecoach stream doubles as a preview and a planning tool for the summer touring season. Many of the same artists have regional dates later in the year: Lainey Wilson returns to California Mid-State Fair on July 17, 2026; Wynonna Judd plays Great Park Live in Irvine on July 12; Pitbull has back-to-back nights at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista and the Hollywood Bowl on May 29–30; and Teddy Swims brings his headlining run to Pechanga Arena San Diego and the Kia Forum in November. Electronic-leaning sets by Dillstradamus, Dillon Francis, and DJ Pauly D will also preview later club and festival plays in Hollywood, Palm Springs, and Costa Mesa.
Looking ahead, the Stagecoach stream is likely to set a pattern for other large Southern California festivals, especially as Amazon expands its festival footprint. Editorial observations: the heavy presence of pop, EDM, and legacy rock acts in the lineup underscores how Stagecoach has evolved into a broader roots-and-pop festival, rather than strictly a country event.
Last updated: April 26, 2026
Sources: LA Times Music, Pitchfork News, Variety Music
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