Thursday 31 August 2023

Mountain music in Colorado

Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre
The US state of Colorado is promoting its ‘musical renaissance’ with the mountains offering some distinct live music venues

Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre, Denver 

Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre, the only naturally-occurring, acoustically-perfect amphitheatre in the world, is located 10 miles from Denver, and has hosted bands from The Beatles to U2. Visitors can also hike, bike, watch movies or attend a yoga class in the open mountain air at this natural wonder. www.redrocksonline.com 

Gerald R Ford Amphitheater aka The Amp, Vail 

Each summer, the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail plays host to a range of cultural and entertainment performances on an expansive grassy hillside with a view of the Rocky Mountains. www.grfavail.com 

The Fred Shellman Memorial Stage, Telluride 

Dedicated to the memory of the founder of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, The Fred Shellman Memorial Stage is the venue for Telluride’s best festivals. With jagged 14,000 foot peaks of southwest Colorado towering over Telluride Town Park, the stage provides 360 degree mountain views. It stages the annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, Telluride Jazz Celebration and Telluride Bluegrass Festival, with camping popular within the park during festivals and summertime shows. www.tellurideblues.com, www.telluridejazz.org, www.bluegrass.com/telluride and www.telluride-co.gov 

Dillon Amphitheatre, Dillon 

Dillon Amphitheatre
Dillon Amphitheatre can view sailboats on the alpine lake that serves as the backdrop for this mountain-town stage on the banks of Lake Dillon. Performances embrace genres from alternative and bluegrass to country and rock www.dillonamphitheater.com 

The western State of Colorado offers a diverse landscape of arid desert, river canyons and the snow-covered Rocky Mountains National Park The Mesa Verde National Park features Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings. Located a mile above sea level, Colorado’s capital Denver has a vibrant downtown area. 

 Shauna Hill at shauna@blackdiamond.co.uk

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