Braden Thomas, of San Diego, shows off his new lasso skills at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival.
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Rusty Wink, of Mission Viejo, shows off his patriotic sunglasses at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival.
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Breanna Ennis, of Lake Eslinore, hitches a ride from Alyssa Demille, also of Lake Elsinore, in the El Dorado RV campground at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival.
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Brian Higgins holds Shannon Nichols, both of Newport Beach, in acrobatic fashion at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival.
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Deanne Smith of Norco sports festive sunglasses.
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Jeff Watson, of Chino, left, Tommy Del Favero, middle, of Palmdale, Jeremy Ron, right, of Chino, at their trailer-side bar at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival.
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Dan Savage and Jamie Henn, of Los Angeles, show off their festive bar during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival.
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From left, Nicholas Terry, Jasmine Reeves and Max Hassenstein, all of Garden Grove, pay their respects to Tim Tebow.
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From left, Tony Salerno, Vinnie Zeno, Mike Guerrero and Vince Zeno pose with photos of their friend Neil Pirch, who attended every Stagecoach and recently passed away.
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Kaede Titus, 6, of Indio, cools off at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival.
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Patrick Bertain, left, and Nicholas Terry, both of Garden Grove, sport Coors box hats.
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Kayla Armijo of Corona listens to Sara Watkins at the Palomino Stage.
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Aaron and Melody Titus and their children, Isaac, 3, and Kaede, 6.
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Tuvalu Melei of Palm Springs sports gun-themed sunglasses and bandana while working as a security guard at the Mane Stage.
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Barbara Murray of Huntington Beach sports a solo cup for a hat while watching Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers.
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Deb McKenzie of San Bernardino has a big smile after eating a cool watermelon on a hot day while listening to Sara Watkins on the Palomino Stage.
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Stagecoach Country Music Festival fans make a fashion statement with matching tank tops.
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Josh Romano gives Sierra Stoddard a ride on his shoulders as the Orange residents make their way through the crowd at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival on Friday.
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Jaqueline Zamora, left, Joanne Ibarra and Jesse Ibarra, all of Los Angeles, enjoy the country beat.
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From left: Erin Pontell, Alie Bol, Jocelyn Kinsey and Alyssa London jump for joy at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival.
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From left: Kenny Parke, Charlytte Williams, Katherine Davis, Kailey O'Donnell, Kate Hansen, Renee Hatch and Matt Slovak at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival.
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Alexa, 8, and Clay Yarbro, 6, play in their grandfather's 1932 Ford pickup while listening to him sing with the Blacksmith Boys outside the Half-Pint Hootenanny kids area at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival.
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From left: Hollyn Bakland, Georgie Darwin, Kimberly Bertrand and Elysse Valencia show their patriotic spirit.
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Patrick Nance of Fountain Valley, from left, Christine McCarty of Huntington Beach, Robert Kuks of Tracy, Nichole Novotny of Newport Beach and Jack Thompson and Anastasia Reid, both of Huntington Beach, find relief from 90-degree temperatures in a pool at the RV campground on the first day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival on Friday.
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Jeana Dea of Costa Mesa visits the country store for refreshments.
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