David Serby walks up to the stage while waiting to perform. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
North Carolina performer Eric Church engages the crowd on Saturday. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
A fan gets a left during Eric Church’s performance on Saturday evening. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
Lucinda Williams, who has chronicled the myriad ways romance can go wrong, rocks hard during her Saturday performance. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
Willie Nelson gets the crowd going during his set. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
Alan Jackson performs on the Mane Stage on Saturday night. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
Indie rock singer-songwriter Neko Case performs on Saturday night. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
George Strait, who surpassed Conway Twitty as the country act with the most No. 1 singles, during his Saturday night performance. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
Crowds find their spots in front of the Mane Stage on Sunday. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
John Doe, of the L.A. punk band “X,” performs on Sunday afternoon. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland performs on Sunday. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
Fans Erika Alvarez (left) and Korina Cardenas of Rancho Cucamonga sing along with Sugarland. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
Carolyn Dawn Johnson strums the guitar on the Mane Stage on Sunday. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)
Kris Kristofferson, whose movie stardom overtook his music career in the ‘70s, still knows his way around a guitar. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
Ten-year-old Joshua Fessey of Anaheim Hills, tries to rope cattle at the Half-Pint Hottenanny. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
Alejandro Escovedo plugs into messy rock-country on the Palomino Stage. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
Patterson Hood from the Drive By Truckers performs on the Palomino Stage. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
Emmylou Harris performs on the Palomino Stage on Sunday. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
Kenny Chesney performs on the Mane Stage on Sunday night. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
Musicians Kix Brooks (left) and Ronnie Dunn of Brooks & Dunn perform on the Mane Stage on Sunday. (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
