It was an exciting first day in the desert for the Stagecoach Music Festival, which annually brings many of the best and biggest country acts in the world to Indio, Calif. for three days of performances.

Although singer Lana Del Rey is known for her melancholic, indie pop sound, she showed she has the chops for the Stagecoach crowd as she played a special country set Friday night in the Palomino tent.

Lana Del Rey’s set in the Palomino tent at Stagecoach Friday night had been billed in the original festival advertising as “a very special country set," but what that would entail, and whether it would truly resemble anyone else’s version of country,