Key Takeaways:

• Stagecoach 2026 includes a genre-blending lineup with hip hop, R&B and nation stars sharing the stage.
• BigXthaPlug, Ludacris and Teddy Swims are among the many crossover acts redefining the pageant’s sound.
• The pageant’s evolution displays a broader shift towards style fluidity in mainstream music.

Stagecoach is returning for an additional 12 months. On Thursday (Sept. 26), occasion organizers introduced the lineup for 2026, which is able to see Lainey Wilson, Post Malone and Cody Johnson respectively headline an evening of the three-day occasion.

Although Stagecoach is primarily a rustic pageant, subsequent 12 months’s lineup features a handful of artists exterior the style — although none of them are too stunning. For instance, BigXthaPlug will take the stage on April 24, 2026, doubtless performing tracks from I Hope You’re Happy. His “All The Way” collaborator, Bailey Zimmerman, additionally hinted at them teaming up reside in Stagecoach’s feedback part: “Aye, [BigXthaPlug], let’s go crazy.”

The following day will function “Lose Control” hitmaker Teddy Swims earlier than Stagecoach wraps up on April 26, 2026, at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Check out the flyer under, then scroll on to see the acts we’re most enthusiastic about.

BigXthaPlug

Especially over the previous 12 months, BigXthaPlug has confirmed himself to be the king of country-rap collaborations. I Hope You’re Happy arrived with options from the likes of Darius Rucker, Ella Langley, Luke Combs, Ink and Shaboozey.

Goldenvoice Executive Vice President Stacy Vee instructed music/news/stagecoach-lineup-post-malone-lainey-wilson-cody-johnson-1236528887/”>Variety, “He just released a new album, and every single song is a collaboration with a giant country music artist.”

Post Malone

By now, everybody is aware of Post Malone can bounce into any style and are available out with a success. In 2024, he launched his country-folk album, F-1 Trillion, and teamed up with two of America’s largest pop stars: Beyoncé on “LEVII’S JEANS” and Taylor Swift on “Fortnight.”

“Post Malone is somebody who played a direct support slot on the Mane Stage two years ago,” Vee mentioned. “So, it was kind of his first taste of the country community, and I’m happy to say we must have made a great impression on him, because he just continues to stay in our space.”

Ludacris

Ludacris is about to hitch the Late Night on Mustang lineup alongside Diplo and Pitbull, so it’ll be actually fascinating to see what the trio brings. Country isn’t fully unfamiliar territory for the Atlanta-raised rapper. He appeared on the remix of Jason Aldean’s “Dirt Road Anthem” again in 2011.

Teddy Swims

“Teddy Swims is a really fun crossover act,” Vee mentioned of the Georgia singer. “He’s pop, he’s soul, and I think that he will be embraced really well by the Stagecoach audience.” In January, Swims debuted I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2), which got here with options from GIVĒON, Muni Long, Coco Jones and GloRilla. Then, in June, he and BigXthaPlug labored collectively on “All Gas No Breaks.”