As the infamous weekend comes to fruition, festival-goers reminisce on last year’s desert party.
Coachella and Stagecoach are officially postponed, but that’s old news. We are currently in the middle of what would have been the first weekend of Stagecoach, the annual country music festival held in Coachella Valley.
After Goldenvoice organization released a statement stating that both festivals will be postponed until October, fans of the festival shared their frustrations via social media.
Speculators have voiced their concern for the festival’s postponed date, saying that by October the virus might still be looming. A new name has been assigned to the original date, calling it Couchella and Stagecouch, A virtual experience of music and friends, all from the comfort of your couch.
Dudewhatpodcast decided to take it one step further. Although the original intention of Couchella and Stagecouch was considered to be a spoof, 4 roommates from Fullerton, California decided to make the best of their weekend in quarantine, in honor of the festivals of course.
The dudes of Dudewhatpodcast are Jon Comouche, Carson Montano, Bradley Toms and Sean Stockbauer. Comouche recently found himself working from home after the COVID-19 forced his offices at On Air With Ryan Seacrest to close. In an attempt to battle a little boredom at home, he enlisted his roommates in a podcast show, about dudes.
In lieu of the festival season, Comouche and his roommates have participated in the virtual concerts and Zoom calls held by their favorite artists, but Jon wanted to take it one step further.
The Dudewhatpodcast team created their own Stagecouch festival, through Zoom, of course. They lined their front lawn with couches, hay bails, an American flag, a speaker and joined in with their festival country attire.
Their neighbors and a couple joggers were some of the few that were able to experience and listen to their festival in person but they also had their guests tune in, live on Zoom. “In the midst of all the negativity, it was a great way for us to focus on something more positive, while getting a few friends in on it too,” says Comouche.
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