Stagecoach 2024: Brad Paisley, Reba McEntire and more of festival’s surprise guests

Music festival performances tend to be ripe in special guest appearances, and Stagecoach Country Music Festival is no exception. Chosen carefully, a special guest appearance can evoke a special moment from the crowd, palpable from the loud roars, sudden jumps to the feet and almost-instant presence of phones hoping to capture the moment.

Here’s a run-down of the most-talked-about special guest appearances from this year’s Stagecoach, broken down by the acts that brought the guests out: