{"id":2391107,"date":"2026-04-27T09:55:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2391107"},"modified":"2026-04-27T09:55:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:55:17","slug":"even-a-drunk-could-eventually-appreciate-brooks-dunn-at-stagecoach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/even-a-drunk-could-eventually-appreciate-brooks-dunn-at-stagecoach\/","title":{"rendered":"Even a drunk could (eventually) appreciate Brooks &#038; Dunn at Stagecoach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here\u2019s some advice: Definitely enjoy yourself, but try not to drink too much if you ever find yourself at Stagecoach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Otherwise, you might end up like the fool standing near me at Brooks &amp; Dunn\u2019s Sunday, April 26 Mane Stage set who spent the first 25 or so minutes repeatedly yelling for the band to \u201cplay some real country\u201d as they blasted through a set containing some of, oh I don\u2019t know, just the greatest country songs of the last 30 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now, you might be thinking that the he was intending to yell for the band to play their 2005 song titled \u201cPlay Something Country,\u201d which wouldn&#8217;t you know it, was eventually played toward the end of the show.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Brooks &amp; Dunn singer Ronnie Dunn singing at the 2026 iteration of Stagecoach.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That was my first thought too, but one I was dissuaded of as his repeated calls grew more and more annoyed while those around him repeatedly laughed at his audacity and yelled back that the band was, in fact, playing some of the realest country we\u2019ve seen at this year\u2019s festival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But while that fact was apparently lost on my apparently wasted friend, it was very much not on the rest of us who basked in another successful Stagecoach trip by some of the festival\u2019s most favored performers (the band has played the fest four times).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Yes, this was far from Brooks &amp; Dunn\u2019s first Stagecoach rodeo as the band, clearly grateful to be back, noted on more than one occasion during their show.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Brooks &amp; Dunn perform on the Mane Stage during Stagecoach at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., Sunday, April 30, 2023.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1242\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/xYz2niuhvynhcyUVmQZ2iA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyNDI7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the-desert-sun\/921eda2ec4ad1a5529c5ba727f56dd2a\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Brooks &amp; Dunn perform on the Mane Stage during Stagecoach at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., Sunday, April 30, 2023.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The most touching of those came when singer Kix Brooks declared that Brooks &amp; Dunn classic \u201cRed Dirt Road\u201d just doesn\u2019t sound as good until it&#8217;s played in front of a good crowd like the one the band was playing in front of at Stagecoach on this night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And he was right, it was a very good crowd (minus my drunk neighbor) that joyously belted out the lyrics of classics like \u201cMy Maria\u201d \u201cAin\u2019t Nothing Bout You\u201d and closer &#8220;Only in America&#8221; during long sections of the show when the band left it to the crowd to belt out the words in epic fashion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At multiple points in the show, Ronnie Dunn seemed to say that his voice was strained after the band played a freezing show in Reno the night before (admittedly it was difficult at times to make out both his and Brooks&#8217; exact words when speaking, although their vocals came through wonderfully while singing).<\/p>\n<div class=\"-mx-4 mb-5 max-w-[750px] md:mx-0\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mx-4 md:mx-0\">\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<h2 class=\"text-base font-bold text-primary\">See Stagecoach 2026 close with Post Malone, Hootie &amp; The Blowfish<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"ml-1 font-normal text-primary\"><span class=\"font-bold text-brand\">1<\/span> of <span>13<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative text-sm pr-2.5 text-tertiary\">\n<p>People carry their food from one of the food stands during the Stagecoach Festival on Sunday, April 26, 2026 in Indio, California<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But that admission only seemed to heighten the dramatic aura of the moment when Brooks first told the crowd to sing the final dramatic high note in \u201cNeon Moon\u201d only to say he likely couldn\u2019t match that effort tonight and shouldn\u2019t try it, before singing it beautifully anyway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It was the kind of moment that demonstrated Brooks &amp; Dunn, now nearly 40 years into their wildly successful and sometimes volatile partnership, still have it, even on nights when they said they don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And oh, by the way, I didn\u2019t hear any more bellyaching from our drunk friend about the need for the band to play real country after that. Turns out, even a drunk can appreciate the genius of Ronnie Dunn hitting the high note to end \u201cNeon Moon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desertsun.com\/story\/entertainment\/stagecoach\/2026\/04\/27\/even-a-drunk-could-eventually-appreciate-brooks-dunn-at-stagecoach-2026-set-review\/89815607007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Even a drunk could (eventually) appreciate Brooks &amp; Dunn at Stagecoach;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Even a drunk could (eventually) appreciate Brooks &amp; Dunn at Stagecoach<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s some advice: Definitely enjoy yourself, but try not to drink too much if you ever find yourself at Stagecoach. Otherwise, you might end up like the fool standing near me at Brooks &amp; Dunn\u2019s Sunday, April 26 Mane Stage set who spent the first 25 or so minutes repeatedly yelling for the band to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2391108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[379925,379927,466374,379928,352638],"class_list":["post-2391107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-brooks-dunn","tag-kix-brooks","tag-real-country","tag-ronnie-dunn","tag-stagecoach"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Even-a-drunk-could-eventually-appreciate-Brooks-Dunn-at.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2391107"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2391109,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391107\/revisions\/2391109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2391108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2391107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2391107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2391107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}