Winter concert season in Denver packs 31 shows into the next four months
Dates and venues span from November through March, featuring acts from The Temptations to the Jonas Brothers.
By Madison Darwish ·
Denver is preparing for a busy winter music season with 31 concerts scheduled between November and March. The lineup includes performances at major venues like Ball Arena and Boettcher Concert Hall, as well as smaller rooms such as the Bluebird Theater and the Federal Theatre. These dates fill the gap left by the closure of outdoor venues like Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Fiddler’s Green until spring returns.
The season opens on Thursday, Nov. 12, with Gwar performing at the Ogden Theatre. The following Saturday, Nov. 14, Kurt Vile & the Violators will play the Summit Music Hall. On Tuesday, Nov. 17, Violet Grohl is set to perform at the Bluebird Theater. Bonobo is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Mission Ballroom, followed by Tyla at the Fillmore Auditorium on Friday, Nov. 20.
The schedule continues through the end of the year with a mix of genres and venues. The Last Waltz Revisited, a recreation of The Band’s final show, takes place at the Boulder Theater on Saturday, Nov. 21. The Bad Plus will play their farewell tour stop at the Bluebird Theater on Tuesday, Dec. 1. That same night, As I Lay Dying performs at the newly refurbished Federal Theatre. Chris Young and Lee Brice are set to raise money for St. Jude at the Grizzly Rose on Thursday, Dec. 3.
Holiday programming includes Tiny Habits at the Gothic Theatre on Friday, Dec. 4, and Parker McCollum and Gavin Adcock at the Mission Ballroom on Monday, Dec. 5. Nathaniel Rateliff will perform solo dates at the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek on Saturday, Dec. 5, and Sunday, Dec. 6. Victor Wooten and the Wooten Brothers are scheduled for the Bluebird Theater on Sunday, Dec. 6, while Jim James plays the Boulder Theater on Tuesday, Dec. 8.
The Jonas Brothers kick off their The Burning Up Tour: All Over Again at Ball Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 9. The Annie Booth Trio will present its Charlie Brown Christmas shows at Dazzle Jazz starting Monday, Dec. 14, and running through Thursday, Dec. 24. New Year’s Eve events include LCD Soundsystem at Belly Up Aspen from Wednesday, Dec. 30, to Friday, Jan. 1, and Pretty Lights at the Mission Ballroom from Thursday, Dec. 31, to Sunday, Jan. 2.
January brings a variety of acts to the Front Range. The Temptations are scheduled for the Pikes Peak Center in Colorado Springs on Tuesday, Jan. 12. The Jazz Singers will perform at Dazzle Jazz on Wednesday, Jan. 13. The Colorado Symphony will present Vivaldi and Mozart at Boettcher Concert Hall from Jan. 15 to Jan. 17. John Oates is set to perform a hybrid music and storytelling show at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs during the same dates.
Late January features Lotus at the Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver on Friday, Jan. 22, and Saturday, Jan. 23. Greensky Bluegrass is scheduled for the Mission Ballroom on Saturday, Jan. 23. In February, Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy & Friends will perform an R.E.M. tribute at the Summit Music Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 3. May Erlewine is set to play Daniels Hall at Swallow Hill on Saturday, Feb. 6. Richard Thompson will perform at the Boulder Theater that same evening.
The Squirrel Nut Zippers are scheduled for the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park from Feb. 12 to Feb. 14. Judy Collins brings her farewell tour to the same venue on Friday, Feb. 26, and Saturday, Feb. 27. Blue Öyster Cult is set to perform at the Paramount Theatre on Tuesday, March 2, alongside Uriah Heep. Julieta Venegas will close out the listed winter and early spring schedule at the Paramount Theatre on Thursday, March 11. Tickets for these events are currently available through various online sellers, though inventory may change.
