“I don’t know what heaven feels like, but if I had to guess, I’d say it feels like Stagecoach on Saturday night,” Jelly Roll shared midway through his headlining set at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival on Saturday, April 26 — a fitting description for a night that felt larger than life.
Just one year ago, Jelly Roll stood on the same Mane Stage with an earlier scheduled set and made a promise: he’d be back, headlining the festival. On this particular night, he delivered on that dream in a way that only he could — with a heart wide open, a stage designed like an old-fashioned gas station, and a seemingly endless parade of surprise guests that kept the crowd fully entertained and happy late into the night.
Jelly Roll performs on the Mane Stage as he headlines the second night of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) A fan watches as Jelly Roll performs on the Mane Stage as he headlines the second night of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Jelly Roll performs on the Mane Stage as he headlines the second night of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Jelly Roll performs on the Mane Stage as he headlines the second night of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Young Jelly Roll fans hold up sign messages as he performs on the Mane Stage on the second night of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Jelly Roll performs on the Mane Stage as he headlines the second night of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Jelly Roll performs on the Mane Stage as he headlines the second night of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Jelly Roll performs on the Mane Stage as he headlines the second night of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Jelly Roll performs on the Mane Stage as he headlines the second night of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Jelly Roll, left, performs on the Mane Stage as he headlines the second night of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Tom Fenner, from Torrence, dances and sings along to Sturgill Simpson during the second day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Jelly Roll performs on the Mane Stage as he headlines the second night of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Jelly Roll performs on the Mane Stage as he headlines the second night of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Jelly Roll performs on the Mane Stage as he headlines the second night of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Show Caption1 of 14Jelly Roll performs on the Mane Stage as he headlines the second night of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) ExpandFrom the moment he walked out, Jelly Roll’s genuine connection with the crowd was impossible to ignore. After a few jokes, “Stagecoach, how y’all feeling tonight? Some of y’all smell like beer tonight!”, he introduced his band like old friends. His guitarist Jon got a special shoutout as “the only one with a good credit score up on stage,” and drummer Pork Chop was hyped up before delivering a crowd-pleasing drum solo that set the tone for the night.
“This is the biggest show I’ve ever headlined,” Jelly Roll said, visibly emotional. “I can’t believe we did it. We’re back at Stagecoach, headlining like we said we would.” He reflected on his unlikely journey, from spending time in jail in his youth to standing on one of the biggest stages in country music. “I never thought they’d bring a guy from Tennessee all the way to California to do this,” he said.
The night was packed with special moments. Early on, Jelly Roll brought out Machine Gun Kelly for a raucous cover of “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” a moment he dedicated to “the dreamers,” recalling how he watched MGK perform last year and was now sharing the stage as a headliner. MGK then stayed on stage to perform one of his own hits, “My Ex’s Best Friend.”
And after, the surprises just kept coming: Jelly Roll invited out Shaboozey, BigXthaPlug, Jessie Murph — all who had also performed at Coachella just a week prior, making Stagecoach feel like a full-circle celebration.
Later, in one of the night’s most touching moments, he brought out his wife, Bunnie Xo, to the stage. “The best decision I ever made in my life was marrying my best friend,” he told the crowd, confessing his love for her once again under the desert sky.
The emotional highs didn’t stop there. Jelly Roll introduced rising artist Alex Warren singing “Ordinary.” They followed it with “Oh My Brother,” a new, unreleased song about breaking generational curses and forging a new path — a theme close to Jelly Roll’s heart. “We make music for the broken,” Jelly Roll said after Warren walked off stage. “But something I’ve learned is that a crooked path can still lead you home.”
One of the most heartfelt moments came when Jelly Roll noticed a woman in the audience holding a sign celebrating her first sober Stagecoach. He paused to share a message of hope: “Music can’t heal everything, but it can speak for those who feel like they can’t speak.”
Addressing anyone struggling with addiction or mental health, he encouraged, “If you’ve ever felt that kind of pain, just start marching forward. Tonight can be the night everything changes.”
He shifted the energy back to party mode with a string of lively covers, including Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama,” Nickelback’s “How You Remind Me,” a brief rendition of Snoop Dogg’s “California Funk,” Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers,” and Wiz Khalifa’s “Smoke Weed Everyday” — with Wiz himself coming out with puffs of clouds around him of course. After the crowd begged for more, Jelly Roll let Wiz light up the stage again with “Black and Yellow,” much to the delight of fans.
By the end of the night, it was hard to keep track of how many guests had graced the stage — MGK, Wiz Khalifa, Jessie Murph, Shaboozey, BigXthaPlug, Alex Warren, Bunnie Xo — each adding their own energy to a night that already felt big.
And just when it seemed like the night had reached its peak, Jelly Roll had one more surprise.
He brought out none other than Lana Del Rey to join him for a heartfelt duet of his song “Save Me.” Del Rey, who had delivered her own set on Friday night at the Palomino Stage, stood side-by-side with Jelly Roll as the two poured their hearts into the performance. As they sang, the video screens behind them showed images of rain falling — and then like magic, real rain started coming down over the stage. By the end of the song, both artists were drenched, but neither seemed to mind.
In fact, it felt like a perfect, poetic ending: two dreamers standing in the rain, singing about redemption and resilience, closing out a night that will surely make Stagecoach history.
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