Event tourism has been one of the things that caused the renaissance of tourism to the Palm Springs area. The first huge, and world-famous, event was the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The promoters of "Coachella" followed it up a few years later with a Country Music Festival, using the same venue, called Stagecoach. I've attended Stagecoach for the last three years in a row and now will have to attend next year's event due to the following announcement:

Garth Brooks will headline the 2018 edition of Stagecoach, according to sources. It marks the first time the country music superstar has played a dedicated music festival.

Stagecoach, the premier country music festival, will be held April 27-29, 2018 at Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, California. Last year’s headliners were Dierks Bentley, Shania Twain and Kenny Chesney. It is unknown which night Brooks will play.

Stagecoach usually announces its line-up in early September.

Brooks, the reigning CMA Awards Entertainer of the Year, is wrapping up a three-year tour at the end of this year. The arena outing has sold more than 5.1 million tickets.

While Stagecoach will be Brooks’ first traditional festival appearance, he delivered the keynote at this year’s SXSW Music Festival and played a free concert, presented by Amazon Music, on the SXSW Outdoor Stage at Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas.

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