Stagecoach 2025 was full of the hottest country stars and the best food, and we caught up with Stacy Vee, Jelly Roll, Shaboozey, and Guy Fieri to get their take on how the festival has grown over the years.
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00:00I mean, hanging out with Stacey, you're a legend.
00:01You've been with this thing since the beginning.
00:04So how is it to, like, come here, have these amazing artists join you and support you?
00:07I mean, it's pretty amazing to see this collection of personalities, talent, partners, bookers.
00:15We all come together with a common goal of pushing the genre forward
00:19and having a bunch of fun in the process.
00:23I mean, and Guy, how has it been to work with Stacey over all these years?
00:26Well, she is the queen, the godmother.
00:30She's the one that curates this.
00:32I know everybody loves to come to Stagecoach,
00:34but all of our careers have been impacted by her vision and awareness of what's going on in the world,
00:42the world of music, the world of food, the world of, you know, of party.
00:46And Stagecoach is Stagecoach because of Stacey V.
00:49I mean, you rolling up to Stagecoach, man, this is three weekends for you.
00:52I've been laughing about UNT pain.
00:54Coachella, Coachella, Stagecoach.
00:55How's it to be here tonight?
00:57It's amazing, man, to be over here with my brother, man.
01:00We just put out a song, and, you know, I'm just really humbled and grateful to be here.
01:04Last year we just did Bud Light Stage, and it was just a couple thousand people to be, you know,
01:09to go to the main stage in a year.
01:10It's a blessing, honestly.
01:12And by the way, I'm playing the cowbell on that collab.
01:15You don't see my name smaller on the bottom, but it's cowbell and tambourine,
01:20which I'm both, you know, they'll tell you.
01:22I do a solo.
01:23More cowbell.
01:24I mean, I'm so happy about you guys' collaboration, by the way.
01:28So happy you guys got together.
01:29But, Jelly, like watching your career and watching you grow to see you as Stagecoach on the main stage this year, man,
01:34how are you feeling?
01:34It's unreal, man.
01:35I mean, we dreamed of it last year.
01:37It was a hope.
01:37It was a prayer to come back on the Saturday night.
01:39We're sandwiched between two of the biggest acts in country music.
01:42So it's awesome, dude.
01:42It couldn't have worked out any better for me.
01:44Boozy, Coe Wetzel's here.
01:45I felt like my friend day, kind of.
01:47And I'm a Sturgill fan.
01:48So I'm really excited to see Sturgill Simpson.
01:50I don't know if he knows who I am, but I'm looking forward to seeing Sturgill.
01:53I don't think there's a question of anybody that knows who you are, by the way.
01:57I think that's an understatement.
01:58But this is what Stacey does is she promotes careers, and she gives people a chance.
02:03You come in, you do great, you give to your fans, you participate,
02:07and she'll make sure that you get that chance.
02:09But you've got to earn it, and you've got to be worthy of it.
02:12And, of course, these two are now.
02:13Well, look where they're at.
02:14All right, two quick questions I've got to ask you.
02:16From beginning to now, what's the biggest change you've seen as Stagecoach?
02:18Oh, my gosh.
02:19We've just, like, the overall perception of what is and isn't country music,
02:24I think there's no limitation on who's invited to the show.
02:28And I think this is a reflection of that.
02:31And also, we're double the size, man.
02:34Like, we're growing, and the genre's growing,
02:36and it's something we're all really excited about.
02:40Last year, Jelly said from the stage,
02:42it's my dream to come back and headline Stagecoach.
02:45I watched Willie Nelson with Shibuzzi last year on the main stage,
02:50and he said to me, it's my dream to come back and play this stage.
02:53Guess what?
02:54They're both here, and they're both going to crush it.
02:56And I'm so proud of them.
02:58Yes, I love that.
02:59And, Guy, food and music together.
03:01What's the best part of it?
03:02Well, this was Stacy's deal.
03:03This was her idea that if you're going to bring people here
03:06and you're going to set this environment around country music,
03:09you have to give them all the senses,
03:11and there's nothing better than barbecue.
03:13I mean, cold drinks, good people, having a great time.
03:16And so we set up the smokehouse.
03:18And where do you go to a festival in today's world
03:21that anybody gives you anything for free?
03:23You know, we were cruising around today with the taco police.
03:26You got all these fans that are hungry.
03:28So we just drove around.
03:28We gave 1,000 tacos.
03:30We roasted that big steer.
03:31So we gave 1,000 tacos out just telling people it's about family,
03:35it's about friends, it's about great music,
03:37and it's about living in the greatest country in the world.
03:39Yeah, it's a stagecoach, everybody.
03:40This is an amazing crew.
03:41This is an amazing crew.