Latest News About Stagecoach Festival Evacuation

Here’s the latest on Stagecoach evacuation:

• The festival in Indio, California, was evacuated on the evening of Saturday, April 25, 2026, due to extreme winds and safety concerns, with an evacuation order issued around 7:46 PM local time. Attendees were directed to exit the grounds to parking areas or sheltered locations outside the festival site.[2][8]
• The evacuation was brief; the event reopened later that night with some lineup changes, and several performances were canceled or rescheduled as organizers managed the wind impact and safety considerations.[5][2]
• Coverage noted that on-site evacuation messages and app alerts urged attendees to leave, and there were reports of some exits being temporarily restricted during the evacuation.[3]

If you’d like, I can pull a concise timeline of what happened, when the stages were halted, and the exact reopening times from multiple outlets, with citations.