Every year after the final weekend of Coachella mayhem comes to a close, Stagecoach – everyone's favorite country, folk and roots music fest – takes over the Indio polo fields for a more chilled-out, down-home gathering. Though more low-key than its sibling festival Coachella (it's the brainchild of the same promoter, Paul Tollett of Goldenvoice), the caliber of performers is the same; this year's lineup boasted genre heavyweights like Blake Shelton, Chatham County Line, Dierks Bentley, Eric Burdon and The Animals, George Thorogood and The Destroyers, Gregg Allman, Kacey Musgraves, Lydia Loveless, the legendary Merle Haggard, Miranda Lambert, Nikki Lane, Pegi Young & The Survivors, Steve Earle, Sturgill Simpson, Tim McGraw, ZZ Top, and many more.

And music wasn't the only thing on the agenda. Our favorite shots showcase all the festivities, from beer-drinking, to line-dancing, to petting zoo sessions to kids' hootenannies, to off-roading and BBQ. Scroll down and chill out.

Photos by Andrew Jorgensen