Lainey Wilson Dazzles During Stagecoach Headlining Set, Despite Delay Caused by Emergency Evacuation Notice
Lainey Wilson Dazzles During Stagecoach Headlining Set, Despite Delay Caused by Emergency Evacuation Notice
Daniela AvilaSun, April 26, 2026 at 3:35 PM UTC
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Lainey Wilson performing at Stagecoach on April 25.Credit: John Shearer/Getty -
Lainey Wilson headlined Stagecoach on Saturday, April 25
The country singer's set was delayed, as the Stagecoach grounds were temporarily evacuated due to strong winds
"Hopefully you sat in y’all’s cars for a bit and drank some tequila," Wilson later joked during her show
Lainey Wilson brought Bell Bottom Country to the desert.
On Saturday, April 25, the "Watermelon Moonshine" singer, 33, took the stage for a headlining performance at the Stagecoach Music Festival.
Wilson's set was delayed though, as the Stagecoach grounds were temporarily evacuated due to strong winds.
“Thank you so much for sticking out the wind,” the singer later told attendees, per Billboard, after her show eventually began. "Hopefully you sat in y’all’s cars for a bit and drank some tequila."
"We came to Stagecoach to have a damn good time, and that’s what we gonna do," Wilson added.
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Lainey Wilson performing at Stagecoach on April 25.Credit: John Shearer/Getty
Wilson's performance at Stagecoach came days after the release of her Netflix documentary Lainey Wilson: Keepin' Country Cool.
The documentary covers both her professional and her personal triumphs — including her engagement to former NFL player Devlin “Duck” Hodges, who proposed in February 2025 — as well as her struggles with mental health.
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Reflecting on her whirlwind career in a cover story with PEOPLE earlier this month, Wilson said, "Even 15 years in Nashville could not prepare me for the way my career exploded."
She continued, "I mean, this is all I could have ever wanted and more."
In March, the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year gave PEOPLE a preview of her headlining performance at Stagecoach.
"It is going to be really great, and we got some surprises," she said at the time, adding, "I think it's definitely going to be an elevated show. I feel like we're getting to play some stuff that we haven't played in a minute, and it's going to be a fun show."
Lainey Wilson performing at Stagecoach on April 25.Credit: John Shearer/Getty
Wilson released her latest studio album, Whirlwind, in 2024, and she was nominated for Best Country Album at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.
She also recently made her film debut as Amy in Reminders of Him, an adaptation of Colleen Hoover's 2022 novel.
In addition to Wilson, Cody Johnson and Post Malone were tapped as headliners for Stagecoach.
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