Music

Colorado summer concert calendar

Thursday, April 24, 2008

R.E.M. plays Red Rocks on June 3.

Associated Press

R.E.M. plays Red Rocks on June 3.

Here is a list of the major summer shows we know about so far. Keep an eye on the weekly Ticket Window in Friday Magazine for more updates, and be sure to pick up the May 23 Summer Guide issue of Friday Magazine. It's a comprehensive list of the season's best music, theater, dance, festivals, fairs and more.

MAY

May 10 -- Sugarland, with Pat Green, Red Rocks

May 12 -- Duran Duran, Wells Fargo Theatre

May 15 -- Flight of the Conchords, Ellie Caulkins Opera House

May 17 -- Insane Clown Posse, Red Rocks

May 17-18 -- Atmosphere, Ogden Theatre

May 19 -- Rilo Kiley, Ogden Theatre

May 21 -- The Cure, Red Rocks

May 22 -- Mason Jennings, Brett Dennen and Missy Higgins, Ogden Theatre

May 28 -- The Breeders, Ogden Theatre

May 28 -- Death Cab for Cutie, with Rogue Wave, Red Rocks

JUNE

June 2 -- Erykah Badu and the Roots, Fillmore Auditorium

June 3 -- Motion City Soundtrack, Panic at the Disco and Phantom Planet, Fillmore Auditorium

June 3 -- R.E.M., with Modest Mouse and the National, Red Rocks

June 3 -- Return to Forever, Paramount Theatre

June 5 -- Rush, Red Rocks (SOLD OUT)

June 6 -- John Legend/Jewel, Fiddler's Green

June 6 -- John Prine and Emmylou Harris, Red Rocks

June 7 -- Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Red Rocks

June 7 -- Cake, Chautauqua

June 7 -- Jerry Seinfeld, Temple Buell

June 9 -- Sheryl Crow, Red Rocks

June 11 -- Kool Koncert 2008, with Chicago and the Doobie Brothers, Fiddler's Green

June 11 -- Peter Murphy, Ogden Theatre

June 12 -- Dethklok, Gothic Theatre

June 13 -- The Australian Bee Gees Show, Red Rocks

June 13 -- Paid Dues Festival, with De La Soul, Blackalicious and more, Fillmore Auditorium

June 15 -- Indigo Girls, Chautauqua

June 19-22 -- Telluride Bluegrass Festival, with Ryan Adams, Ani DiFranco, Leftover Salmon, the Frames, Yonder Mountain String Band and more

June 21 -- Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Red Rocks

June 24 -- Mark Knopfler, Red Rocks

June 24 -- Rose Hill Drive, Fox Theatre

June 25 -- Richard Thompson and Loudon Wainwright II, Chautauqua

June 26 -- Crosby, Stills and Nash, Wells Fargo Theatre

June 29 -- Warped Tour, with Angels and Airwaves, Gym Class Heroes and many more, Invesco Field

JULY July 1 -- 311 and Snoop Dogg, Red Rocks

July 2 -- Stone Temple Pilots, Red Rocks

July 4 -- Blues Traveler and Collective Soul, Red Rocks

July 5 -- True Colors Tour, with Cyndi Lauper, the B-52s, Joan Armatrading and more, Red Rocks

July 7 -- Shawn Colvin, Chautauqua

July 9 -- Marc Cohn and Aimee Mann, Chautauqua

July 9 -- Journey, Heart and Cheap Trick, Fiddler's Green

July 12 -- Cowboy Junkies, Chautauqua

July 13 -- Boston and Styx, Red Rocks

July 14-15 -- Foo Fighters, with Supergrass, Red Rocks

July 15 -- Feist, Fillmore Auditorium

July 16-17 -- Ween, Fillmore Auditorium

July 17 -- Steely Dan, Red Rocks

July 18 -- Lyle Lovett and Leo Kottke, Red Rocks

July 19 -- Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, Chautauqua

July 19 -- Global Dance Festival, Red Rocks

July 19-20 -- Mile High Music Festival, with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer and more, Dick's Sporting Goods Park

July 19 -- Jonas Brothers, Fiddler's Green

July 20 -- Slipknot, Fiddler's Green

July 21 -- The Police with Elvis Costello and the Imposters, Red Rocks (SOLD OUT)

July 22 -- Kool Koncert II, with Jack Bruce, Eric Burdon and the Animals and more, Fiddler's Green

July 25 -- ABBA, the Concert (tribute band), Red Rocks

July 25-27 -- Rockygrass, with Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas and Edgar Meyer, Natalie MacMaster and more, Lyons

July 26 -- Barbershoppers Harmony Festival, Chautauqua

July 26 -- Carlos Mencia, Red Rocks

July 26 -- The Offspring, with Paramore, Dropkick Murphys and more, Fiddler's Green

July 27 -- Crue Fest, with Motley Crue, Buckcherry, Papa Roach and more, Fiddler's Green

July 27 -- John Mellencamp and Lucinda Williams, Red Rocks

July 31 -- Steve Miller Band and Joe Cocker, Red Rocks

AUGUST Aug. 1 -- Yonder Mountain String Band and Keller Williams, Boulder Theater (available only as a package with tickets to Aug. 2 Red Rocks show)

Aug. 2 -- Martina McBride, Fiddler's Green

Aug. 2 -- Yonder Mountain String Band, with Keller Williams, Red Rocks

Aug. 6 -- Keb' Mo', Chautauqua

Aug. 6 -- James Taylor, Red Rocks

Aug. 8 -- Chris Isaak, Chautauqua

Aug. 9 -- Rock the Bells Tour, with A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Mos Def, De La Soul, Rakim and more, Fiddler's Green

Aug. 9 -- George Thorogood and the Destroyers and Buddy Guy, Red Rocks

Aug. 11 -- Yes, Red Rocks

Aug. 12 -- Jethro Tull, Red Rocks

Aug. 12 -- Projekt Revolution, with Linkin Park, Chris Cornell and more, Fiddler's Green

Aug. 15-17 -- Folks Festival, with KT Tunstall, Amos Lee, Greg Brown, Patty Griffin, Jakob Dylan, the Waifs, Todd Snider and more, Lyons

Aug. 16 -- Reggae on the Rocks, Red Rocks

Aug. 17 -- Jack Johnson, with Rogue Wave, Red Rocks

Aug. 20 -- Bruce Hornsby, Chautauqua

Aug. 20 -- Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion"Home of the Heart" Rhubarb Tour, featuring Suzy Bogguss, Red Rocks

Aug. 21 -- My Morning Jacket and the Black Keys, Red Rocks

Aug. 21 -- Boz Scaggs, Paramount Theatre

Aug. 22-24 -- Nederland Music and Arts Festival, with Steve Kimock with Melvin Seals & JGB, Kyle Hollingsworth Band, The Motet, Vince Herman & Great American Taxi, New Monsoon, Tony Furtado Band and more

Aug. 26 -- Willie Nelson and Family, Red Rocks

SEPTEMBER Sept. 2 -- Nine Inch Nails, Red Rocks

Sept. 6 -- David Wilcox, Chautauqua

Sept. 13 -- Santana, Fiddler's Green

Sept. 13-14 -- Monolith Festival, lineup TBA, Red Rocks

Sept. 24 -- Counting Crows with Augustana and Maroon 5, Fiddler's Green

Sept. 25 -- The Temptations and the Four Tops, Paramount Theatre

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