The final stretch of June is already upon us, which means summer is flying by and the Denver concert scene is more alive than ever. The Mile High City is having a great year in concerts so far, and it’s only getting better from here. This week, there are events of all shapes and sizes going on across the city. Take a look at the list below and start planning your week.
Monday, June 18
Recommended: Dance Gavin Dance w/ I See Stars, Erra, Sianvar @ The Gothic Theatre
On Monday night, Dance Gavin Dance is headed to The Gothic Theatre in Englewood. Dance Gavin Dance are very known throughout the emo/alt-rock crowd and have been compared to bands such as The Fall of Troy. Earlier this year, Dance Gavin Dance released their latest studio album Artificial Selection. Joining Dance Gavin Dance on their Denver tour stop are I See Stars, Erra and Sianvar.
Also see…
Sheck Wes + Valee @ The Bluebird Theater
Tory Lanez w/ Davo, Flipp Dinero @ Summit Music Hall
CHRCH + Body Void w/ Boar Worship, Terminus, Matriarch @ Hi-Dive
Quiet Slang w/ Abi Reimold @ Globe Hall
Undercover Bear w/ Hot Trash, Emo Beach, Grey Skygarden, Bert Olsen @ Your Mom’s House Denver
Tuesday, June 19
Recommended: Barenaked Ladies w/ Better Than Ezra, KT Tunstall @ Red Rocks
Barenaked Ladies are coming to Red Rocks this year for their “Last Summer on Earth Tour” and it happens to be this Tuesday night. Barenaked Ladies are known for such tracks as “One Week” which was released 20 years ago in 1998 as well as their 2000 hit “Pinch Me.” Fellow artists Better Than Ezra and KT Tunstall are joining Barenaked Ladies as they make their way to Morrison to headline Colorado’s legendary amphitheater.
Also see…
Belle & Sebastian w/ Japanese Breakfast @ The Ogden Theatre
Brick + Mortar w/ One Flew West @ The Bluebird Theater
FAT Tuesdays w/ Fat Tuesday House Band ft. DJ Williams (Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe), Kim Dawson (Pimps of Joytime), Casey Russell, Clark Smith (Dynohunter), Will Trask, Sean Dandurand, Henna Roso (Patio Set) @ Cervantes’ Other Side
Chad Valley w/ Nasty Nachos, Futurebabes @ Larimer Lounge
The Lituation @ Hi-Dive
JJUUJJUU w/ Decollage, King Eddie @ Lost LakeSoweto Kinch (Two Sets) @ Dazzle Jazz
Open Mic w/ Soul Daddy & His Band @ Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox
Down North Performs Original Set + Hosts Open Jam/Mic Night @ Your Mom’s House Denver
Kasra w/ John Glist, Solid @ The Black Box
Wednesday, June 20
Recommended: Kaleo w/ Anderson East @ Red Rocks
On Wednesday night, alt-rock band Kaleo is coming to Red Rocks. Kaleo is known for their intense and diverse sound that can be heard on tracks such as “Way Down We Go” as well as “Broken Bones” which have both racked up a combined two million streams on Spotify. Joining Kaleo on their 2018 Red Rocks run is Anderson East, making this a killer show to add to your Red Rocks list.
Also see…
Gomez @ The Ogden Theatre
Trixie Mattel @ The Fillmore
Chicago + REO Speedwagon w/ Michael Tolcher @ The Pepsi Center
Famous Dex w/ Swizzy B, Kases @ Summit Music Hall
RE:Search ft. Jantsen w/ Brightside, Bricksquash (Cloud-D and Resonant Language), Mikey Thunder, Jordan Polovina, Magnetik @ Cervantes’ Other Side
Snail Mail w/ Bonny Doon, Down Time @ Larimer Lounge
Karl Blau w/ Patrick Dethlefs, Evan Holm @ Hi-Dive
No Small Children w/ The Patient Zeros, The Lollygags @ Lost Lake
Hayden James @ Bar Standard
Warren G w/ RhymeSight, Dirty Rotten Rhymers @ The Oriental Theater
Rico Jones Countercurrent @ Dazzle Jazz
Paul Shinn Trio ft. Gabriel Mervine @ Nocturne Jazz
Julie Monley and Rotund ft. Kevin Lee, Andy Monley, Mark Raynes @ Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox
Rotten Reputation (EP Release & Tour Kick Off) @ Seventh Circle Music Collective
Mandy Yoches and The Hell Knows @ Goosetown Tavern
T Sisters @ Globe Hall
Songs From The Road Band @ The Walnut Room
Laith Al-Saadi @ Soiled Dove Underground
Shakedown Street @ Four Mile Historic Park
2Soft? w/ DJ Git and Friends @ The Meadowlark
Thursday, June 21
Recommended: Sugarland w/ Brandy Clark, Clare Bowen @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
If you’re in the mood for some country music, Sugarland is coming to Fiddler’s Green on Thursday of this week. Sugarland, composed of members Jennifer Nettles, Kristian Bush and Kristen Hall is known for their mixture of acoustic rock and country grooves as exemplified on their hit song “Stuck Like Glue.” Joining Sugarland on their Fiddler’s Green stop are solo artists Brandy Clark and Clare Bowen.
Also see…
Modern Suspects w/ Iolite, The Solid Ocean @ The Bluebird Theater
Banshee Tree w/ Special Guests, Drunken Frenchmen (ft. Eric Low, Charlie Mertens, Mirco Altenbach, Ben Waligoski) (Patio Set), Sally & George (Patio Set) @ Cervantes’ Other Side
Two Faces West w/ Sixty Minute Men, Gypsywhiskey, Sixteen-Forty @ Larimer Lounge
Bound By Years w/ Manxome Foe @ Lost Lake
Feed Me @ Beta Nightclub
Sam Pace @ Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox
Bears With Eagle Arms w/ Limber Wolf, Shake Me, Wake Me @ Globe Hall
The Empty Pockets @ Soiled Dove Underground
Grave Gnosis w/ Skulsyr, Amdusias @ Herman’s Hideaway
Domestic Blend w/ Motion Trap, A Is For Atom @ Your Mom’s House Denver
Stomping Ground Thursdays w/ GrymeTyme, Kanyon Walker, D33P6, pheel. @ The Black Box Lounge
Eventually It Will Kill You ft. Natural Violence, Prison Glue, Law Of The Night @ The Meadowlark
The Gills + Eldren @ Levitt Pavilion
Friday, June 22
Recommended: Home Free @ Levitt Pavilion
If you haven’t heard of the country a cappella group Home Free, you’re missing out. Home Free is a five-piece a cappella group known for their incredible vocal abilities along with their unique country twists on popular songs and they are coming to Levitt Pavilion on Friday. Home Free first gained traction in 2013 when they won the reality TV show The Sing-Off. Members Austin Brown, Adam Rupp, Rob Lundquist, Adam Chance and Tim Foust know how to put on one hell of a show that is worth checking out.
Also see…
Mikey Lion + Lee Reynolds + Marbs + Porky @ The Ogden Theatre
Morgan Evans @ The Bluebird Theater
Sidmfkid w/ DNA Picasso, Champloo Sloppy, Comma, Machadelic @ The Gothic Theatre
Project 432 w/ Arise Roots, For Peace Band, Ufer (Patio Set) @ Cervantes’ Other Side
The Big Easy Blowout – A Benefit for the New Orleans Musicians Clinic w/ The New Orleans Suspects ft. John “JoJo” Hermann (Widespread Panic) & Eric McFadden (Late Set) @ Cervantes’ Other Side
Under Auburn Skies (Album Release) w/ The Panoramic, It’s Always Sunny In Tijuana, Thoughtpilot, Leveler @ The Marquis Theatre
Trve Brewing’s 6th Anniversary Bacchanal Night 1 ft. Krallice, Wayfarer, Fórn, Many Blessings @ Hi-Dive
Merkules w/ C The Gray, DJ Scotty Wu @ The Roxy Theatre
Repopulate Mars: Lee Foss + Detlef + Josh Butler @ The Church
Repent @ Milk Bar
Mary Chapin Carpenter w/ Margaret Glaspy @ Denver Botanic Gardens
Street Dogs w/ NOI!SE, The Last Gang @ The Oriental Theater
Friday Lunch ft. Women In Jazz w/ Annie Booth (Morning Set) @ Dazzle Jazz
Drake White @ The Grizzly Rose
Pink Hawks + Wheelchair Sports Camp w/ DJ Polyphoni @ Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox
Fine Young Cannabis (Fine Young Canibal Tribute) @ Goosetown Tavern
Decker. w/ Gabrielle Louise, True North @ The Walnut Room
Dearling Presents A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac @ Soiled Dove Underground
Flotsam and Jetsam w/ Draghoria, Smackfactor, Immortal Sÿnn @ Herman’s Hideaway
Moontricks w/ Nobide, Deezy Le Phunk, Loom In Essence @ Your Mom’s House Denver
Patty Larkin @ Tuft Theatre at Swallow Hill Music
The Hydes ft. Tadhg Ó Meachair, Dave Curley @ Daniels Hall at Swallow Hill Music
3rd Eye Fridays w/ DJ Knives, Nick Fentekes, Wessyde @ The Black Box Lounge
Agency Showcase: Special Guest Headliner ft. Ternion Sound, Asa, Sortof Vague @ The Black Box
Gal Holiday and the Honkey Tonk Revue @ Skylark Lounge
Widespread Panic @ Red Rocks
Saturday, June 23
Recommended: Tech N9ne w/ Krizz Kaliko, Just Juice, Mackenzie Nicole, Joey Cool, King ISO, Slo Pain @ The Fillmore
On Saturday night, the legendary midwest chopper Tech N9ne is coming back to Denver at The Fillmore. Tech N9ne frequents Denver quite a bit, and we don’t mind him bringing his talents to the Mile High City. Tech N9ne is known for his incredibly fast and concise rapping abilities which you can hear on his collaborative hit “Speedom (Wwc2).” Fellow rappers Krizz Kaliko, Just Juice, Mackenzie Nicole, Joey Cool, King ISO and Slo Pain are joining Tech N9ne as he makes his way back into Denver.
Also see…
Stars w/ AJ Lambert @ The Bluebird Theater
Post-Panic After Party ft. HeartByrne w/ Kind Country, Special Guests @ Cervantes’ Other Side
Seven Sea Voyage w/ Letter 9, Sulphurensis, Conquer Everest, Blue Mesa @ The Marquis Theatre
Westword Music Showcase After Party ft. Secret Headliner w/ Bud Bronson & The Good Timers @ Larimer Lounge
Trve Brewing’s 6th Anniversary Bacchanal Night 2 ft. Fister, Nothing Positive Only Negative, Worry, Void Eater @ Hi-Dive
Transviolet w/ Magic Bronson @ Lost Lake
Brody Jenner @ Beta Nightclub
Louisahhh + Maelstrom @ Club Vinyl
Saturday Breakfast w/ Artist TBA (Morning Set) @ Dazzle Jazz
Purnell Steen & Le Jazz Machine Juneteenth Celebration (Two Sets) (Night Sets) @ Dazzle Jazz
Judge Roughneck w/ Warsaw, The Hashtones, DVRS @ 3 Kings Tavern
Wes Watkins (Morning Set) @ Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox
Prince vs. Michael Jackson w/ DJ Big Styles & Friends (Night Set) @ Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox
Plasma Canvas (EP Release) @ Seventh Circle Music Collective
Chuck Prophet and The Mission Express @ Globe Hall
Michelle Lewis w/ Emily Barnes, Bellhoss @ The Walnut Room
Jackiem Joyner + Brian Simpson @ Soiled Dove Underground
Иванушки Int. @ Herman’s Hideaway
Greg Brown @ Daniels Hall at Swallow Hill Music
Halo-Halo ft. Caitlin Gilmore @ Tuft Theatre at Swallow Hill Music
Firehouse @ The Venue
Matrix & Futurebound w/ Breakfast Mafia, Vertigo Emcee, Evasive, GHoST, Saint 7, Domina, Slim_r_i, Relyt @ The Black Box
FKA TYBGS @ The Meadowlark
I Love The ’90s w/ Vanilla Ice, Salt-N-Pepa, Montell Jordan, Biz Markie, Rob Base, DJ Kool @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
Widespread Panic @ Red Rocks
Denver Concert Band + Mountain Wind Quintet @ Levitt Pavilion
Sunday, June 24
Recommended: Widespread Panic @ Red Rocks
To wrap things up on Sunday, Widespread Panic is finishing up a three-show run at Red Rocks. Widespread Panic has a huge fan base in Colorado and they’ve come back to Red Rocks nearly every year. Widespread Panic is known for their rock and jam-band-style sound, which makes this a perfect show to come check out on a Sunday night. If you have yet to see Widespread Panic in action, tickets are still available to see what the panic is all about.
Also see…
The Rad Trads w/ Float Like A Buffalo @ Larimer Lounge
Kyle Watson @ Beta Nightclub
Dyrty Byrds (Tori Pater, Eric Martinez, Spanky McKloor, Andy Clapp) w/ Scott Rednor (Brother’s Keeper, Dean Ween Group), Wally Ingram (Timbuk 3), Rob Eaton, Jr (Brother’s Keeper), CR Gruver (New Orleans Suspects) @ The Oriental Theater
Ghost Town Blues Band w/ Stacey Turpenoff Band @ Dazzle Jazz
Wes Watkins (Morning Set) @ Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox
Flat Out Jazz (Night Set) @ Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox
Dave Barnes @ Soiled Dove Underground
Sensory Friendly Concert ft. Wolf van Elfmand @ Daniels Hall at Swallow Hill Music
Summer Song Festival ft. Jeremy Camp, Phil Wickham, Tenth Avenue North, Britt Nicole, Tauren Wells @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
School Of Rock Showcase @ Levitt Pavilion
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