Before a strong wind advisory from the National Weather Service threatened to blow away any chance of Lainey Wilson performing at Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, California, on Saturday, April 25, the "Somewhere Over Laredo" singer blew fans away by going undercover and interviewing them.
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Meet California Girl Britney West
In a TikTok video posted on Wilson's account, the singer revealed she went undercover to talk with fans.
Wearing a black wig, sunglasses, and a trucker hat, Wilson took on the role of Britney West from Temecula, California.
"It's Britney, b****," she says, channeling "Toxic" singer Britney Spears.
Wilson thought of every detail for her costume. She donned an oversized Baja hoodie, spray tan, and Valley Girl accent.
"Well, I can't even talk like that until I get the wig on," she says. "I got it fried, dyed and laid to the side, baby."
But when Wilson turns on her SoCal voice, a member of her team isn't afraid to tell the singer it sounds "annoying."
Festivalgoers Had "No Clue" It Was Lainey Wilson
Now sporting her disguise, Wilson walks through the grounds to talk to fans. As she says at one point, it's clear they "have absolutely no clue" it's her.
She asks a group of girls, "Do you happen to have a favorite Lainey Wilson song, or do you know anything about her?"
In another segment, she points to a giant horse statue and says, "I'm not sure about that Lainey Wilson girl. She's really just a huge horse's ass."
But when the singer reveals her true identity to festivalgoers, they're stunned. Wilson then gives them all a hug.
Said one fan, "No, it's not, oh my gosh!"
Wilson ended up taking the stage that night at 10:30 p.m., an hour later than originally scheduled, after the weather forced a temporary evacuation of the festival.
The extreme conditions caused Riley Green and Little Big Town to cancel their sets. However, Wilson brought them out during her show.
"Thank you so much for sticking out the wind," Wilson told fans when her show eventually began. "Hopefully you sat in y'all's cars for a bit and drank some tequila.
"We came to Stagecoach to have a damn good time, and that's what we gonna do."
Hopefully, Britney West enjoyed Wilson's performance.
