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Denver’s music scene rivals such cities as Los Angeles and New York, in terms of opportunities to catch live music. Coming from out of town, the sheer number of concerts is undoubtedly overwhelming, so to simplify things, we've compiled a list of the must-see Denver shows. Many of these are exclusive to the region.
July
Back to Top of ListJuly 27, 2024 - Sublime, Stick Figure and Ziggy Marley @ Fiddler’s Green
Sublime’s resurgence takes their namesake to task, with Jacob Nowell picking up where his late father left off for some huge dates this year, and Fiddler’s Green happens to be one of them Joining the highly slated Sublime reunion is heavy hitters Stick Figure and Ziggy Marley, for what is an essential concert this summer for fans of ska and reggae, and sun-kissed music in general.
July 29 & 30, 2024 - Santana and Counting Crows @ Ball Arena
Santana and Counting Crows is like a peanut burger on a hamburger, an unlikely, and slightly challenging combination that proves delicious. These two well-traversed and ever-endearing acts bring decade-spanning songs and no shortage of hits between them particularly the nostalgia for their work from the late-90’s into the early aughts.
August
Back to Top of ListAug 2 & 3, 2024 - Pretty Lights @ Red Rocks
Hot off of their first tour in more than seven years, Pretty Lights continues the streak he re-launched at Mission Ballroom last year, with a victory lap at Red Rocks. Over two consecutive nights, these two shows are as close to the peak Pretty Lights experience one can have outside of traveling back to 2018, one of the last times he played the famed venue. It’s a classic Colorado moment — getting the band back together for old-time sake, and that’s what it’s all about.
Aug 3, 2024 - Foo Fighters @ Empower Field at Mile High
The Foo Fighters are poised to make their grand return to stadiums all across the country following the untimely passing of lauded drummer, Taylor Hawkins. Dave Grohl and the gang are ensuring the show goes on not just for their sake and the fans, but because it’s what Hawkins would’ve wanted. To that, there is no greater tribute.
Aug 9, 2024 - Peso Pluma @ Ball Arena
Peso Pluma, the newest Latino hitmaker to explode onto this scene, is coming through Ball Arena on the heels of a remarkable year. With a particular penchant for penning tunes heavily influenced by regional Mexican music, Peso Pluma has secured major slots at huge festivals like Coachella and sold hundreds of thousands of tickets along the way. With a rise this huge, you’ll want to get in on the action.
Aug 14 & 15, 2024 - The Revivalists + Spoon @ Red Rocks
The Revivalists are eyeing a reprise of their annual Red Rocks foray, but this time they are bringing indie heavyweights, Spoon, along for the ride. Roots rock and an indie great back-to-back? Sounds like a mid-aughts fever dream — we’re in!
Aug 22, 2024 - Five Finger Death Punch w/ Marilyn Manson @ Ball Arena
The quagmire of Marilyn Manson returning to the stage after a string of tumultuous years is sure to elicit no shortage of strong reactions, but the biggest is the mere fact that this concert is indeed happening. Joining Five Finger Death Punch, Manson aims to pick up where he left off and go pound for pound with the metal heavyweights on what is sure to be an explosive return to the limelight. Curiosity may kill the cat on this one, and to that we say Godspeed.
Aug 23 & 24, 2024 - Dave Matthews Band @ Fiddler’s Green
Dave Matthews Band jam on in a welcome return to Fiddler’s Green for the summer hurrah tradition of their communal live shows. While not an annual event, their return is a cherry atop the dog days of summer, where the stars align, magic happens, and it looks a lot like a cold beer in the grass and a whole lot of reminiscing as soundtracked by this iconic outfit.
September
Back to Top of ListSept 7, 2024 - Green Day and Smashing Pumpkins @ Coors Field
Following up their star-studded Hella Mega Tour of 2021, Green Day is back on the road but this time, with the no less impactful Smashing Pumpkins. Two rock titans meeting in the middle, and Green Day’s plans to perform American Idiot and Dookie front to back is a chef’s kiss of a pairing.
Sept 9, 2024 - Incubus - @ Ball Arena
Incubus take a trip down memory lane with their seminal album, "Morning View," which is inching closer and closer to a 25th Anniversary. Speaking of celebrations, Incubus are reigning it in with some major shows, Denver included as the band assumes the Ball Arena stage for an arena blowout.
Sept 15, 2024 - Kacey Musgraves w/ Father John Misty @ Fiddler’s Green
Kacey Musgraves has settled comfortably into the groove of the ever-reliable career she’s built for herself, as a country crossover who is equally an increasingly genreless white whale. Not to mention, Musgraves’ fandom is huge and ever-supportive as she embarks on her second arena tour, a feat which she has earned off her charisma and instant relatability.
Sept 16, 2024 - Arcade Fire “Funeral 20th Anniversary” @ Red Rocks
Celebrating a remarkable 20 years after their seminal debut album that launched them into the stratosphere of indie rock stardom, Arcade Fire is returning to Red Rocks for their only U.S. date of the year. The album which spawned omnipresent aughts singles like “Wake Up” and “Rebellion (Lies)” gave a generation of now thirty-somethings two of the most inspiring songs of that era that went on to soundtracked a myriad of significant life events, with no sign of stopping anytime soon. Talk about a show for the ages.
Sept 17 & 18, 2024 - USHER @ Ball Arena
Fresh off Super Bowl Halftime Show duties, USHER blasts to two nearly sold-out nights at Ball Arena for his Past, Present and Future tour. This outing is years in the making of a grand comeback tour for one of R&B’s principal hitmakers that not only included the Super Bowl but a wildly successful residency in Vegas and a resurgence in his influential discography.
Sept 17 & 18, 2024 - Mitski @ Red Rocks and Fiddler’s Green
In indie rock, no one is touching the domination of Miski. A beneficiary of the critical blogosphere, Mitski has also been able to harness the power of the internet with a never-ending spell of virality, most recently with the exponential TikTok ascension of “My Love Mine All Mine.” Gen-Z will be out full throttle for this one.
Sept 24, 2024 - Benson Boone @ Red Rocks
Tik-Tok’s latest sensation, Benson Boone is all the rage. Led by his monster of a hit, “Beautiful Things” which has been barreling up the Billboard 100, is also on a behemoth of a tour, the victory lap of which runs through Red Rocks. While it is his debut performance at the oft-lauded venue, Boone is more than ready for the occasion as he has ascended major music festival billings and garnered late-night TV performance slots. Benson Boone is more than a star of the moment, he’s a bona fide walking sensation.
Sept 25, 2024 - Bonobo Presents Outlier @ Red Rocks
Bonobo’s forward-thinking dance music series, Outlier returns to Red Rocks with a bevy of talented newcomers in the electronic music space. Buzzworthy names like Barry Can’t Swim, Sofia Kourtesis, and Yu Su join Bonobo for a riveting night of worldly beats. Here, the only outliers are the people not dancing.
Sept 26, 2024 - Omar Apollo @ Red Rocks
Omar Apollo stands at the forefront of the next generation of great R&B artists. His smooth falsetto and sexually charged and fluid persona simultaneously draws as much from Prince as it does Frank Ocean. The result is a vulnerable young singer who has the songwriting chops to make a future classic or two if he hasn’t already, and there's a very good chance he already has.
Sept 27, 2024 - Hans Zimmer @ Ball Arena
Hans Zimmer may be one, if not the most popular contemporary composer of the modern age. His repertoire of film work alone reads as a menagerie of cultural zeitgeists throughout the years of his magnificent career. For such a great career, he plans to do it justice by hitting the road with an 18-piece live band and full orchestra. What else can you expect from someone of this Oscar-award-winning caliber?
October
Back to Top of ListOct 2, 2024 - Jeff Lynne’s ELO @ Ball Arena
Jeff Lynne’s ELO is heading out for one last hurrah. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees will bring their heydays to the present day to delight audiences with songs like “Mr. Blue Sky” and “Evil Woman,” among others.
Oct 2, 2024 - Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals @ Red Rocks
Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals are in a celebratory mood. Set to play their debut album, Malibu in full for the first time in years, following a very successful (and envied) announcement of such a performance at the Hollywood Bowl, the gang is taking the show on the road to Red Rocks. Given how beloved the project is to many folks, it’s bound to be a highlight of the season.
Oct 2, 2024 - Justice @ Mission Ballroom
Here’s the deal — Justice rarely tours the U.S., let alone make solo stops outside of music festivals. The French electronic duo, a beast in their own right, but also the closest thing to seeing Daft Punk live, are absolute legends on their own accord. Their storied live show, a brash and bombastic overload of lights, stage design and guttural production make any time they’re touring a must-see event.
Oct 3, 2024 - Wardruna @ Red Rocks
Viking-influenced Norwegian band Wardruna has a wild show planned for Red Rocks. With their non-traditional instruments, costumes and overabundance of lore, Wardruna will be a storied performance, to say the least. Not only that, but it’s refreshing to see a group relish in the past with such authenticity and admiration, that it turns into something unique and spellbinding.
Oct 5 & 6, 2024 - LSZEE: CLOZEE + LSDREAM @ Red Rocks
Two of Bass Music’s breakout stars are teaming up for an explosive collaboration. LSZEE the collective moniker, will see the coming together of LSDREAM and CLOZEE for not just a performance but a full album coming in 2024 as well. Brace your neck, because you’ll be riding the rail anywhere within earshot of this blowout.
Oct 8, 2024 - Meghan Trainor @ Red Rocks
Pop-star to the moms and certified Tik-Tok sensation Meghan Trainor is coming to Red Rocks with radio-friendly doo-wop bops this season. The “All About That Bass” singer is bringing no shortage of throwback power with Natasha Bedingfield, and “Got To Be Real” sample star, Paul Russell. A Tik-Tok conglomerate if you will, for the whole family, filled with virality.
Oct 11, 2024 - Charli xcx & Troye Sivan Present: Sweat @ Ball Arena
No one person may be capturing the cultural zeitgeist as much as Charli xcx is now. From having people around the globe making memes of her latest album, "BRAT," to being namedropped and co-opted by Vice President Kamala Harris to announce her presidential run, Charli xcx is truly omnipresent. Alongside queer juggernaut in his own right, Troye Sivan as a dual headliner, the Sweat Tour promises to be a wet-walled, hot and humid dance floor revival of the most queer and hedonistic nature.
Oct 15, 2024 - Zedd @ Red Rocks
EDM hitmaker and pop collaborator Zedd returns to Red Rocks alongside his first full-length album since 2015, Telos. Known for standout tracks like “The Middle” and “Stay,” one can expect his Red Rocks showcase to be nothing short of a hit parade. Knowing it’s Zedd, expect all the cotton candy lights and visual spectacle to go along with it.
Oct 22, 2024 - Daniel Caesar @ Red Rocks
R&B crooner Daniel Caesar is set to make his long-awaited solo debut at Red Rocks this year. The understated and buttery vocalist, Caesar has etched the date as his only one thus far in 2024 – a celebratory end to 2023’s NEVER ENOUGH tour run.
Oct 23, 2024 - Marc Rebillet @ Red Rocks
This just in – it’s 2024 and Marc Rebillet is as rambunctious as ever. The self-dubbed “loop daddy” is heading back to Red Rocks for more of his cartoonish antics and maniacal beats. The guy who kept the vibe in his bedroom in 2020 is very much outside and he’s not going back in anytime soon.
Oct 25, 2024 - Above & Beyond @ Red Rocks
Trance icons Above & Beyond are back for a soul-shifting return to Red Rocks. The dance group, known for their stirring and deeply affecting music are beloved for their “Group Therapy” mixes and their intentionality in dance music, particularly in the live setting where the connection they foster with the audience is truly unmatched.
Oct 27, 2024 - Shaq’s Bass All-Stars @ Red Rocks
If you didn’t know, Shaquille O’Neal, the famed former basketball player, is bringing his reincarnated career as a bass-head (DJ Diesel) with pulverizing beats to Red Rocks for a star-studded debut. Coming in hot with the likes of Habstrakt, Riot Ten and Benda no less, and you’ve got yourself a party. The question is, can they even fit him through the door?
Oct 29, 2024 - Ashnikko, Rico Nasty and COBRAH @ Red Rocks
Ashnikko’s first run as a headliner at Red Rocks is bound to be a riot. With a lineup rounded out with hard-core femme rapper Rico Nasty, slutty electronic newcomer COBRAH, and Kezia and you’ve got more than enough ammo for a hell of a night. Did we mention it's the weekend before Halloween? That alone is worth the admission.
November
Back to Top of ListNov 1 & 2, 2024 - deadmau5: RETRO5PECTIVE: 20 YEARS OF DEADMAU5
It’s hard to believe that deadmau5 has been in the game for 20 years already. Time certainly flies when you’re one of the industry’s biggest trolls. But truth be told, deadmau5 is a legend in electronic music, and his name and reputation speak volumes to the energy and innovation he’s injected into the genre since he first donned his iconic mouse head.
Nov 14, 2024 - Armin van Buuren @ Red Rocks
Few electronic producers/DJs have had the stature that Arvin Van Buren has held throughout their careers. Like TIËSTO who coincidentally plays the night after, Armin Van Buren is an EDM legend, and a headliner of headliners, whose career stretched through its second decade with ease. Don’t let that fool you though, he’s as hard-hitting as ever, adapting to the next generation of EDM without dulling his assured legacy and his upcoming Red Rocks date is no exception.
Nov 15, 2024 - TIËSTO @ Red Rocks
Seasonal Colorado resident and trance titan TIESTO brings a rare whopping four-hour DJ set he’s dubbed “Prismatic” to Red Rocks as one of the season’s latest but still one of the most anticipated performances of the year. The superstar DJ, who is a figurehead at festivals and clubs across the globe doesn’t frequent classic live music venues in the same way, and for one of those few and far between occasions to be Red Rocks, makes one think that this performance will surely be one for the books.
Nov 19 & 20, 2024 - Billie Eilish @ Ball Arena
Billie Eilish heads back to two back-to-back sold-out nights at Ball Arena atop her third album, "HIT ME HARD AND SOFT." Though she is barely 22 years old, Eilish has felt like a veteran in the music scene at this point, due in part to her penchant for creating unassuming but devastatingly effective hits. Look no further than “Birds of A Feather” from her new project or “What Was I Made For?” From the "Barbie" soundtrack, not only has she still got it, but she’s never lost it – she just gets better and better.
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