In town during the summer but still want to get a peek at the Denver Broncos' famed home stadium? A concert at Empower Field at Mile High might be just the ticket. Big-name acts take to the open-air stage as music carries on the Colorado breeze above the storied gridiron for a concert experience you won't forget.
- June 10, 2025: Coldplay
- June 15, 2025: Post Malone with Jelly Roll
- June 21, 2025: The Weeknd
- June 27, 2025: Metallica with Limp Bizkit & Ice Nine Kills
- June 29, 2025: Metallica with Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies
- Aug. 2, 2025: The Lumineers
The City Park Bandstand and Pavilion turns into a swinging, open-air jazz club on Sundays from June to August from 6–8 p.m., as music lovers of all ages congregate for City Park Jazz. Bring a blanket or folding chair — but be prepared to spend plenty of time on your feet, too. City Park Jazz encourages dancing. Best of all, these concerts are free.
- June 1, 2025: Blessing Bled Chimanga
- June 8, 2025: Tribute to Neil Bridge Featuring Karen Lee Bridge and the Bridge 12
- June 15, 2025: ATOMGA
- June 22, 2025: Colorado Mambo Orchestra
- June 29, 2025: Buckner Funken Jazz
- July 6, 2025: Chris Daniels & the Kings with Freddi Gowdy
- July 13, 2025: Better Sensory Perception
- July 20, 2025: Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra
- July 27, 2025: Dzirae Gold
- Aug. 3, 2025: Brass Band Extrvaganza feat. Rowdy Brass Band, Tivoli Club Brass Band and Guerrilla Fanfare
Continuing a decades-long tradition, the series features a wide variety of musicians performing in the spectacular setting of the Denver Botanic Gardens’ York Street location. Concertgoers can wander through gardens between acts for a summer concert evening like no other.
- June 25, 2025: Mary Chapin Carpenter and Brandy Clark
- July 1, 2025: The California Honeydrops
- July 8, 2025: Fruition and Tophouse
- July 14, 2025: Blind Pilot and Phosphorescent
- July 23, 2025: Monsieur Periné
- July 28, 2025: Jacob Collier
- July 29, 2025: Fitz and the Tantrums
- July 30, 2025: Toad the Wet Sprocket, Semisonic and Sixpence None the Richer
- Aug. 11, 2025: Melissa Etheridge
- Aug. 12, 2025: Yonder Mountain String Band with Big Richard
- Aug. 13, 2025: Andy Grammer
Grab a blanket and take a seat on the lawn or buy a reserved seat at this beautiful venue just south of Denver in Greenwood Village. Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre has a variety of acts coming up this spring and summer.
- May 31, 2025: Yacht Rock Revue
- June 6 & 7, 2025: Goose
- June 9, 2025: Styx & Kevin Cronin with Don Felder
- June 14, 2025: Earth, Wind & Fire
- June 21, 2025: Old Dominion with Ernest and Special Guest Redferrin
- June 29, 2025: The Music of John Williams with the Colorado Symphony
- July 4, 2025: Wu-Tang Clan with Run the Jewels
- July 6, 2025: Koe Wetzel: 98.5 Birthday Bash with Kip Moore, Corey Kent, The Castellows and Bayker Blankenship
- July 11, 2025: Santa Fe Klan & Shoreline Mafia - Unidos Tour with Tornillo, Peysoh and Bravo the Bagchaser
- July 13, 2025: Lyle Lovett and His Large Band with The Blind Boys of Alabama
- July 17, 2025: Keith Urban with Chase Matthew, Alana Springsteen, Karley Scott Collins
- July 24, 2025: AJR: Somewhere in the Sky with Cavetown, Valley and Madilyn Mei
- July 26, 2025: Caamp with Whitney
- Aug. 1 & 2, 2025: Excision
- Aug. 7, 2025: Rick Springfield with John Waite, Wang Chung and Paul Young
- Aug. 12, 2025: Cyndi Lauper with Jake Wesley Rogers
- Aug. 15, 2025: Mt. Joy with The Temper Trap
- Aug. 16, 2025: Nelly & St. Lunatics with Ja Rule, Eve, Fabolous, Jermaine Dupri
- Aug. 19, 2025: Collective Soul & Live with Our Lady Peace
- Aug. 23, 2025: Counting Crows with special guest The Gaslight Anthem
- Aug. 24, 2025: Chicago
- Sept. 1, 2025: Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts
- Sept. 25, 2025: Breaking Benjamin & Three Days Grace with Return to Dust
- Sept. 27, 2025: Above & Beyond
- Oct. 3, 2025: Haim with Dora Jar
The Levitt Pavilion is a state-of-the-art amphitheater in Ruby Hill Park that was created as a gift to the community. This outdoor venue hosts a slew of free concerts every summer, and a few ticketed events, too. Bring a blanket and a picnic, kick back on the lawn and enjoy artists from a wide range of genres.
Free Concerts
- May 30, 2025: DUPB Presents: MusicFest ft. Jeremy Zucker
- May 31, 2025: Luciane Dom with Michele Castro & Bill Kopper
- June 1, 2025: Mobile Studio Music Festival
- June 5, 2025: The Brothers Comatose with Cousin Curtiss
- June 6, 2025: Devotchka with Circling Girl
- June 7, 2025: Wallace & Gromit a Grand Day Out with Boulder Philharmonic
- June 14, 2025: Emily Wolfe with Lips Speak Louder
- June 15, 2025: CCO Presents Drag Me to the Opera
- June 19, 2025: Melanin Melodies: Juneteenth Superjam
- June 21, 2025: Sheppard
- June 22, 2025: Brazilian Day
- June 27, 2025: Low Cut Connie
- June 28, 2025: Shakedown Street
- June 29, 2025: Marchfourth with Banshee Tree
- July 4, 2025: Flobots with School Rock Denver House Band
- July 6, 2025: Japan Fest 2025: Takénobu
- July 11, 2025: KUVO's 40th Anniversary ft. Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
- July 12, 2025: Girls Rock Denver Presents: Esmé Patterson & GRD Showcase
- July 31, 2025: Robert Randolph
- Aug. 1, 2025: Rebirth Brass Band with Flow Tribe
- Aug. 2, 2025: Andy Frasco & the U.N.
- Aug. 3, 2025: 9th Annual Dashiki Fest ft. Femi Kuti & the Positive Force
- Aug. 7, 2025: BALTHVS
- Aug. 8, 2025, All My Relations Celebration ft. Fia
- Aug. 15, 2025: Eric Slick
- Aug. 16, 2025: TAUK with Michael Wilbur (of Moon Hooch)
- Aug. 27, 2025: The Vegabonds
- Aug. 22, 2025: Fiesta Colorado with Mariachi Sol de mi Tierra and Chicano Heat
- Aug. 23, 2025: Passing the Crown with Rapsody
- Aug. 28, 2025: Pokey LaFarge
- Aug. 30, 2025: Big Something
- Aug. 31, 2025: Dustbowl Revival with Heavy Diamond Ring
- Sept. 6, 2025: 23rd Annual Soul Rebel Festival ft. Yellowman & more
- Sept. 7, 2025: Karl Denson's Tiny Universe
- Sept. 11, 2025: Sir Woman
- Sept. 14, 2025: Viva Southwest Mariachi Fest ft. Lupita Infante
- Sept. 20, 2025: Rez Metal
- Sept. 21, 2025: Pasar Southeast Asia with Gamelan Tunas Mekar
- Sept. 27, 2025: Suave Fest
- Sept. 28, 2025 The Slackers
Ticketed Concerts
The Arvada Center's Outdoor Amphitheater offers exceptional acoustics in an intimate setting perfect for enjoying live music featuring national and local artists. The amphitheater features a weather-friendly covered seating area with close-up views of the stage and delicious concessions, including burgers, sandwiches, beer and wine. And on Wednesday evenings from July to September, the Front Porch Series presents local solo and duet musical acts, food and brews in a shady, beer-garden setting on the front plaza.
- June 15, 2025: Leather and Lace
- June 18, 2025: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
- June 28, 2025: Blue Eyes and Beyond with Tony DeSare
- July 9, 2025: Digable Planet
- July 12, 2025: A Tribute to Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops
- July 19, 2025: Denver Brass Presents Colorado Celtic Fusion
- Aug. 1, 2025: Mozart Under Moonlight
- Aug. 2, 2025: Cleo Parker Robinson Dance presents In Tandem
- Aug. 6, 2025: The Robert Cray Band
- Aug. 12, 2025: The Wallflowers
- Aug. 19, 2025: Five for Fighting and Vertical Horizon
- Aug. 29, 2025: Keb' Mo' and Shawn Colvin
This year, iconic jam band Phish brings their musical stylings to the University of Colorado's Folsom Field Stadium for a three-night engagement, including Independence Day!
Every summer, Dick's Sporting Goods Park transforms into a music venue for some of the biggest, jamming-est concerts of the year!
- July 20, 2025: Hozier
- Aug. 9, 2025: RÜFÜS DU SOL
Central Park has not one but TWO outdoor concert venues! Both are free to attend. Dance 'til you drop or just sit back and relax as some of Denver's most well-known brands hit the stage. Either way, it's a great way for the whole family to enjoy music under the stars. Come early and buy some tasty treats from one of the many food trucks!
South Green, 6 to 8 p.m. (29th Avenue and Roslyn Street)
- June 7, 2025: That Eighties Band
- June 21, 2025: Funkiphino
- July 12, 2025: Wash Park Band
- July 26, 2025: HomeSlice
- Aug. 2, 2025: Stone Beat
MoJaBlu Concerts, North Green, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (49th Place and Valentia Court)
- June 12, 2025: Soul School
- June 19, 2025: Big Pocket
- June 26, 2025: Ron Ivory’s One on One Motown Review
- July 3, 2025: PG6IX
- July 10, 2025: Thumpin’ Band
- July 17, 2025: Tunisia
- July 24, 2025: Jacob Larson Band
- July 31, 2025: DOTSERO
The free Orchard Town Center Summer Concert Series at the Orchard Town Center in Westminster, Colorado, presents five evenings of live music from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. that will have you dancing and singing along.
- July 19, 2025: Petty Nicks Experience
- July 26, 2025: The Long Run
- Aug. 2, 2025: Buckstein
- Aug. 9, 2025: Wash Park Band
- Aug.16, 2025: That Eighties Band
The free Sounds Exciting! Summer Concert Series at Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park provides a mid-week escape to an idyllic hillside with sweeping mountain views and dramatic sunsets, local brews, hip food vendor fare and community members of every age and background—all ready to rock! Gates open at 5 p.m.; opener begins at 6:15 p.m.; and headliner begins at 7:15 p.m.
- June 18, 2025: Rapidgrass with The Cody Sisters
- June 25, 2025: Nik Parr and the Selfless Lovers with Wild Love Tigress
- July 9, 2025: Hazel Miller & The Collective with Blessing Bled Chimanga
- July 16, 2025: Parranderos Latin Combo with Trevor Michael
- July 23, 2025: The Kris Lager Band with Jenny Shawhan
- July 30, 2025: Nathan Graham with Pennies on the Track
Head to the Swallow Hill Summer Concerts at Four Mile Historic Park on select Wednesday evenings for shows that begin at 6:30 p.m. (doors 5:30 p.m.). This summer tradition has been going on for two decades! Coolers with outside food and drink are allowed, but outside alcohol will be prohibited. There will be a full bar on-site. Special pricing for Swallow Hill and Four Mile members; half-priced tickets for children ages 4 to 12; children 3 and under are free.
- June 4, 2025: Rumours – A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
- June 11, 2025: Shakedown Street – A Tribute to the Grateful Dead
- June 18, 2025: Bullet the Blue Sky – A Tribute to U2
- June 25, 2025: Santa Rios – A Tribute to Santana
- July 2, 2025: Sugar Britches – Plays a tribute to John Prine
- July 9, 2025: Rolling Harvest – A Tribute to Bob Dylan and Neil Young
- July 16, 2025: A Tribute to Joni Mitchell
Head to the free Sounds of Southlands Concert Series in Aurora on select Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for live music on Town Square, drinks, food and dancing!
- June 19, 2025: Thumpin’
- June 24, 2025: The Radio Band
- July 3, 2025: Jewel & The Rough
- July 10, 2025: That Eighties Band
- July 17, 2025: Wash Park
- July 24, 2025: The Hot Lunch Band
- July 31, 2025: The Long Run
- Aug. 7, 2025: Premium Diesel
This free concert series is sure to be a highlight of the Highlands Ranch summer! Gather the whole crew and dance to an incredible line-up of bands coming to Highlands Heritage Regional Park (behind the Highlands Ranch Post Office). Bring a chair, a blanket, a picnic meal or money to purchase food truck treats and enjoy live music while watching the sun set behind the Rocky Mountains. From 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- June 5, 2025: Iron Prophecy
- June 12, 2025: Amanda V's Material Girl
- June 19, 2025: Van Zeppelin
- July 10, 2025: Ninety2K
- July 17, 2025: Jewel & the Rough
- July 24, 2025: Christie Huff Music
- July 31, 2025: Phillip Lamar & Paizley Park
Every August, Central Park hosts Opera on the Green on the South Green from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Opera on the Green is free to attend. Come early and buy some tasty treats from one of the many food trucks!
Head to the urban oasis that is Denver Botanic Gardens for Evenings al Fresco on select Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30–8:30 p.m. Unlike a traditional concert setting, visitors strolling through the Gardens encounter small ensembles or musicians performing works designed to underscore and bring delight to their evening visit. Timed tickets must be purchased in advance; tickets are limited in each time slot. Note: Food is available for purchase at the Gardens, but alcohol is not. You may bring alcohol in its original container to both the Summer Concert Series and Evenings al Fresco.
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The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver hosts a live music series on Friday nights in July and August where Colorado musicians perform in MCA Denver’s rooftop garden!
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Enjoy free outdoor musical performances at Green Valley Ranch Town Center Park, with delicious food from local food trucks available for purchase. Bring your own lawn chair, shade umbrellas and/or blankets and get ready for a good time from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.!
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