Stagecoach 2008

Tim McGraw makes time for a little air guitar on the Mane Stage.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Country fans pause for a kiss at the close of Stagecoach.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Tim McGraw headlined day three of the festival.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Gretchen Wilson works the crowd.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Trace Adkins performed an afternoon set.  (Dan Steinberg / Associated Press)

Billie Joe Shaver performed roadhouse-ready country-blues.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Fans wait on hay bales for George Jones’ set to begin.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Dobro-specialist Jerry Douglas stepped out on his own on the Mustang Stage.  (Karl Walter / Getty Images)

Country legend George Jones headlined the Palomino Stage on Sunday.  (Michael Buckner / Getty Images)

Former “Idol” contestant Carrie Underwood drew a large crowd.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Carrie Underwood covered Guns ‘N Roses’ “Paradise City” during her set.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Fans consider a hat purchase inside one of the Stagecoach tents.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Country music fans get relief from the scorching heat on Saturday.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Michelle Branch performs on the Mustang Stage.  (Karl Walter / Getty Images)

Mike Ness performs on the Palomino Stage.  (Karl Walter / Getty Images)

John Fogerty performs Friday on the Tundra Stage.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

A rider gets tossed from a mechanical bull.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Timothy B. Schmit, left, Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Joe Walsh of the Eagles perform on the Tundra Stage.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Glenn Frey, left, and Joe Walsh of The Eagles on the Tundra Stage.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Shooter Jennings wails on the guitar during his performance on the Palomino Stage.  (Michael Buckner / Getty Images)

Craig Morgan performs on the Mustang Stage.  (Karl Walter / Getty Images)

Glen Campbell performs on the Palomino Stage.  (Dan Steinberg / Associated Press)

Fans celebrate country music at Stagecoach.  (Charley Gallay / Getty Images)

Country music fans cross the field to catch more music on a different stage.  (Charley Gallay / Getty Images)

Fans dance as Trisha Yearwood performs.  (Dan Steinberg / Associated Press)

Star De Azlan performs on the Mustang Stage.  (Karl Walter / Getty Images)

Brady Black of the Randy Rogers Band performs on the Tundra Stage.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Country music fans hang out atop their RV in the parking lot prior to Stagecoach.  (Charley Gallay / Getty Images)

A vendor sells light sabres and glow glasses by the Mane Stage at Stagecoach 2008, the second annual “Country Coachella” in the desert.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Country music fans flock to the VIP area by the Mane Stage.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

A pair of cowgirls catch the Eagles’ performance on Friday.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Star De Azlan performs on the first day of the festival in Indio on the Mustang Stage.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Don Henley, left, and Joe Walsh of the Eagles close the night.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Ryan Bingham performs Saturday on the Palomino Stage.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Country music fan Tanya Gardener seeks available shade from the sun on Saturday.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Luke Bryan, left, performs on the Mane Stage.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Teen sensation Taylor Swift performs on the Mane Stage Saturday.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Taylor Swift performs on the Mane Stage.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Dwight Yoakam performs on the Mustang Stage Saturday.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

The musician and actor Dwight Yoakam, left, performs on Saturday.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Fans are silhouetted by artwork at Stagecoach.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Earl Scruggs performs on the Mustang Stage Saturday.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Mike Ness, center, and his band perform on the festival’s Palomino Stage.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Children paint the night with light sabres.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Rascal Flatts plays the final set on the Mane Stage on Saturday.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)