Stagecoach 2013: Florida Georgia Line and Lonestar make crowds forget about 105 degree heat

Stagecoach 2013: Florida Georgia Line and Lonestar make crowds forget about 105 degree heat

Blue Sky Riders with Kenny Loggins also entertaining
Posted:   04/28/2013 05:04:41 PM PDT
Updated:   04/28/2013 05:06:26 PM PDT

INDIO – Florida Georgia Line and Lonestar complimented each other well on the Mane Stage Sunday afternoon despite the heat reaching 105 degrees.

Nashville’s Florida Georgia Line showed why it’s a rising country act on Sunday with country and hip-hip songs that resulted in multiple singalongs from its fans while Lonestar’s set started with a sparse crowd but grew quickly after performing “My Front Porch Looking In.”

Florida Georgia Lina saved their No. 1 hit “Cruise” for last but it didn’t matter as fans were clapping and in some cases rapping for songs like “Get Your Shine On,” “Dayum, Baby” and “Party People,” where group members went out into the audience for nearly the entire song and shook hands and sang on the security rail.

Additionally, the group performed hip-hop hits by 50 Cent (“In Da Club”), Lil’ Troy (“Wanna Be a Baller), Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa (“Young, Wild & Free”) and, appropriately enough, Nelly (“Hot in Herre”).

Lonestar asked the audience how they were feeling and said they were playing Stagecoach for their first time.

“Does it get any hotter? Just keep drinking plenty of fluids” lead singer Richie McDonald asked before the group went into their 2005 hit “You’re Like Comin’ Home” song.

The group also brought up “Wounded Warriors,” or Armed Forces veterans injured in combat. McDonald dedicated the song “I’m Already There” to the group who “put their lives on the line for this great country of ours.”

Both acts had great surround sound at the mane stage with no issues with their vocals despite the intense heat.

Additionally, Blue Sky Riders, which feature singer/songwriter Kenny Loggins, performed later in the Palomino Stage.

I only caught the end of their set but the group sonically was on point and performed “You Took The Words (Right Outta My Mouth),” the crowd pleaser “Just Say Yes” and a cover of the Beatles “Help!” which the audience sang word for word.