Paisley, Aldean drive Stagecoach

Best-selling functions Kaira Paisley, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton lead the lately introduced headliners with an extended 2012 Stagecoach Festival. First mounted in 2007, the "Country Coachella" will grow from two to three days -- Friday-Sunday, April 27-29 -- on Indio's Empire Polo Club area next season. Taken, AEG's Goldenvoice unit, which co-produces Stagecoach while using Messina Group, introduced that it's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival would grow to two consecutive three-day runs in 2012 (Daily Variety, June 1). Next year's rock mega-fest will exist in the Indio site round the two weekends preceding Stagecoach. In 2008, Stagecoach briefly extended to three days to aid a Friday appearance with the Eagles. Fest has carried out a couple of days only other years. The 2012 Stagecoach selection may even include such country luminaries as Alabama, Martina McBride and Kenny Rogers. Contemporary country beginners are the Band Perry as well as the Eli Youthful Band. Traditional bluegrass will probably be repped by Take advantage of Stanley & His Clinch Mountain Boys, the Del McCoury Band and Steve Martin as well as the Steep Canyon Rangers. The Jayhawks, Dork Alvin as well as the Guilty Ones and Elizabeth Prepare will represent the alt-country finish in the spectrum. Stagecoach tickets continue purchase March. 28 inside a devoted website. Three-day passes start at $149 (up from $99 for your two-day fest this year), getting a layaway option. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com