Stagecoach 2009

Stagecoach headliner Kenny Chesney and his band fill the Mane Stage on Sunday at Stagecoach.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Kenny Chesney struts his stuff during his late set at Stagecoach.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Kid Rock goes airborne as he performs on the Mane Stage at the Stagecoach festival. The rap-rocker’s more recent songs have struck a chord on the country music scene.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Fans cheer on Jerry Jeff Walker on the Palomino Stage at the Stagecoach festival in Indio.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Tammy Chamberlayne of Vancouver, B.C., Canada, dances with Johnny Eagleton of Long Beach, as the Knitters perform on the Palomino Stage.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Brad Sjoblom of Torrance and Kathleen Hogaboom of Century City show off their fancy footwork while the Duhks perform on the Palamino Stage.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Three-year-old Christopher and his sister Sierra, 5, dance with their mother, Bethany Moore, as the Knitters perform on the Palomino Stage.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

The country-rock band Poco performs on the Palomino Stage.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Charles Kelly and Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum perform on the Mane Stage.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

The Zac Brown Band jams on the Mane Stage.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Miranda Lambert revs up the audience at Stagecoach on Sunday.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Fans cheer on Miranda Lambert during her spirited set on the Mane Stage at Stagecoach.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

James Intveld is all smiles on the Palomino Stage on Sunday afternoon.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Greg Baca, 13, of Barstow, navigates the Hay Bale Maze at the Stagecoach festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Headliner Brad Paisley was in high spirits Saturday night at the Stagecoach country music festival in Indio. Paisley has shown the heart and attention to song craft that make one understand why the late Buck Owens was such a fan. Plus, he’s a spine-tingling guitar picker.

Related: Stagecoach coverage on Pop & Hiss  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Reba McEntire, the Grammy Award-winning singer, enjoys her band at the Stagecoach festival Saturday night.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Fans get caught up in the fervor of the Reverend Horton Heat on Saturday at Stagecoach.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

The Reverend Horton Heat, a.k.a. Jim Heath, left, performs some good old-fashion American rockabilly with bandmate Jimbo Wallace on upright bass.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Kevin Costner was wearing a different hat Saturday at Stagecoach, fronting his country band Kevin Costner & Modern West.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Kevin Costner, silhouetted against the hills outside Indio on Saturday, checks out the scene during his performance at Stagecoach.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)