Stagecoach festivalgoers split on whether America is headed in the right direction ahead of its 250th birthday

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News Digital spoke with Stagecoach festivalgoers in the California desert about the state of America and what needs fixing before the country's 250th birthday. In a dusty corner of the California desert, the national anthem plays on loudspeakers, awakening patriots for another day at one of the largest country music festivals in the world. Stagecoach – headlined this year by Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Post Malone – draws roughly 80,000 people a day to Indio, Calif., to listen to some of the biggest names in country music. Fox News Digital spoke with festival goers about the state of the country, whether the American dream is still achievable and what issues need to be addressed ahead of America’s 250th birthday. Stagecoach attendees were split when asked whether the country is headed in the right direction as opinions remain mixed over Presi