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Eric Church Explains His Polarizing Stagecoach Performance That Included Covers of Snoop Dogg and Tupac

Eric Church Explains His Polarizing Stagecoach Performance That Included Covers of Snoop Dogg and Tupac

Eric Church is offering some context after fans were left stunned during his Stagecoach set over the weekend.  The “Record Year” singer hit the stage for his seventh time playing the Indio, California, music festival on Friday, delivering a surprising and polarizing performance that featured a 16-person choir and his longtime collaborator, Joanna Cotton, putting on a covers-heavy 75-minute setlist. Church performed Snoop Dogg’s “Gin and Juice,” Tupac Shakur’s “California Love,” Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” Edwin Hawkins’ “Oh Happy Day,” Al Green’s “Take Me To the River,” Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me,” Loggins & Messina’s “Danny’s Song,” and “This Little Light of Mine.” After more than an hour, according to reports, Church mixed in a few of his own offerings including “Springsteen” and “Country Music Jesus.”  “This was the most difficult set I have ever attempted,” the “Mr. Misunderstood” singer said in a statement on Saturday. “I’ve always found that taking it back to where it started, back to chasing who Bob Seger loves, who Springsteen loves, who Willie Nelson loves, you chase it back to the …