Dwight Yoakam had an overflow crowd dancing on the grass outside of the Palomino tent Saturday evening.

Yoakam performed his hour-long set as the sun went down.

The audience was on its feet from the sound check, his band wearing glittering jackets that prompted someone to comment, "The way they're dressed, are they going to put Marty Stuart in there?

As soon as Yoakam came out, the hip-swivelling began onstage and off. He did his greatest hits, such as "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere," and songs by his mentor Buck Owens, including "Close Up the Honky Tonks."

Yoakam was the only artist who performed at last weekend's Coachella festival to return for Stagecoach. Toward the end, he performed a tribute to Rick Nelson, "Garden Party," from his Coachella set. He called Nelson one of the founders of country rock.

Nelson is familiar to Inland audiences who watch reruns of "Ozzie and Harriet" on KVCR.

He also gave a nod to Friday night's Stagecoach headliners, the Eagles, performing their "Peaceful, Easy Feeling."

Fielding Buck
fbuck@pe.com

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