Global Dance Festival, Tame Impala, Brandi Carlile, Rob Zombie, Tiësto, Violent Femmes and more are taking over Denver this weekend.
Denver’s concert calendar is going big this weekend.
From electronic music and hip-hop to rock, indie, country, reggae and orchestral performances, September 11–13 brings a packed lineup of concerts across Denver, Morrison, Englewood and beyond. Global Dance Festival takes over the city with two days of electronic music, while Tame Impala, Brandi Carlile, Rob Zombie, Violent Femmes and Kelela headline major venues throughout the weekend.
Whether you’re looking for a massive outdoor production, a Red Rocks night under the stars or a smaller club show, here are the concerts worth putting on your calendar this weekend.
Friday, September 11
Global Dance Festival 2026 – 9/11
📍 LVC Festival Grounds | Denver
Global Dance Festival kicks off the weekend with one of the city’s biggest electronic music gatherings. The festival brings DJs, producers and dance-music fans together for a full day of high-energy sets and festival-scale production.
Tame Impala with Dominic Fike
📍 Ball Arena | Denver
Kevin Parker’s Tame Impala brings its psychedelic pop and electronic-rock sound to Ball Arena with Dominic Fike joining the bill. Expect a large-scale production built around Tame Impala’s dreamy, immersive sound.
Jack Harlow with James Savage
📍 Fillmore Auditorium | Denver
Jack Harlow brings his contemporary hip-hop sound to the Fillmore Auditorium. Known for tracks including “WHATS POPPIN” and “First Class,” Harlow has become one of rap’s biggest crossover artists.
More Friday Shows
Brandi Carlile with Stephen Wilson Jr. — Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison
Brandi Carlile with Stephen Wilson Jr. — Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison
Kamelot with Visions of Atlantis and Frozen Crown — Summit, Denver
The String Cheese Incident — Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail
Sasha with Francesca Lombardo — ReelWorks Denver, Denver
Waylon Wyatt with Mason Ramsey — Ogden Theatre, Denver
Venjent with Oktae — Club Vinyl, Denver
Ingrid Andress — Bluebird Theater, Denver
Radium Dolls — Globe Hall, Denver
Boys Go To Jupiter with Alt Bloom — Lost Lake Lounge, Denver
Mozey — Club Vinyl Rooftop, Denver
Dominique Fils-Aimé — Dazzle Jazz Club, Denver
Unsane — HQ Denver, Denver
May Be Fern with Fruta Brutal and Tart — Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver
The Sweet Lillies — Swallow Hill Music, Denver
Trev Rich — Coco Bongos Denver, Denver
Tomato Soup — Skylark Lounge, Denver
Dicky Trisco — Hi-Dive, Denver
Cofaktor — Campground, Denver
Saturday, September 12
Tiësto at Global Dance Festival
📍LVC Festival Grounds
Global Dance Festival continues Saturday with one of electronic music’s biggest names. Tiësto’s decades-spanning career has made him a fixture of dance music, from early trance records to massive festival anthems and contemporary EDM hits.
Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson and The HU
📍Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre | Englewood
For something considerably heavier, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson and The HU bring a stacked rock bill to Fiddler’s Green. The outdoor show combines industrial metal, hard rock and The HU’s distinctive Mongolian throat-singing-infused sound.
Brandi Carlile with Stephen Wilson Jr.
📍Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison
Brandi Carlile returns to Red Rocks for another night of powerful vocals, roots-inspired songwriting and emotional live performances. Stephen Wilson Jr. opens the evening.
More Saturday Shows
Insane Clown Posse — Mission Ballroom, Denver
Pond — Gothic Theatre, Englewood
The Wailers — Levitt Pavilion Denver, Denver
Brandon Flowers — Ogden Theatre, Denver
Meltt — Bluebird Theater, Denver
Mala with Machinedrum and Chelsmosis — Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver
Dax with Nevv and ego n friends — Fillmore Auditorium, Denver
Slow Magic — Globe Hall, Denver
The String Cheese Incident — Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail
The Queers with Better Than Dead, King Rat and All Waffle Trick — HQ Denver, Denver
Phace — The Black Box, Denver
Canaan Cox — Marquis Theater, Denver
Livingston Taylor — Swallow Hill Music – Daniels Hall, Denver
Colorado Symphony Orchestra — Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver
Glass Human, Ghosts of Glaciers and SUNGRAVE — Hi-Dive, Denver
Lu Lagoon — Skylark Lounge, Denver
Josh Thomas — Summit, Denver
Annie in the Water — Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver
DJ Squizzy Taylor with DJ Cyn — Coors Field rooftop, Denver
The Reserves (VA) with Vada and The Elliotts — Lost Lake Lounge, Denver
Cumbre Norteña with La Integridad Norteña and Idolos de la Musica Norteña — Stampede, Aurora
Sunday, September 13
Violent Femmes
📍Mission Ballroom | Denver
Sunday gets a dose of alternative-rock nostalgia when Violent Femmes hit Mission Ballroom. The Milwaukee trio has remained a defining name in alternative music, with its stripped-down sound and instantly recognizable catalog still resonating decades after its breakthrough.
Cytrus
📍Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom | Denver
Cytrus brings its live sound to Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom for a Saturday night show in the heart of Denver’s music scene.
Kelela
📍Gothic Theatre | Englewood
R&B and electronic music artist Kelela brings her genre-blurring sound to the Gothic Theatre. Her atmospheric approach to vocals, club music and contemporary R&B makes this one of Sunday’s more intimate alternatives to the weekend’s larger outdoor shows.
More Sunday Shows
Mad Caddies with Diesel Boy — Federal Theatre, Denver
Brandi Carlile with Stephen Wilson Jr. — Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison
Aleik Maddox with iies, Unity and Sophia Eliana — Larimer Lounge, Denver
Pinetree Janitorial Service — Globe Hall, Denver
Luis Alfonso — Rodeo Convention Center, Westminster
Colorado Symphony Orchestra — Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver
Marlon Wayans — Denver Improv, Denver
Make a Weekend of It
With Global Dance Festival and major arena shows on Friday and Saturday, another packed night at Red Rocks and a strong selection of club shows on Sunday, Denver’s September 11–13 concert calendar has something for nearly every kind of music fan.
Whether you’re chasing electronic music, indie rock, hip-hop, metal, R&B, reggae or a night beneath the Red Rocks skyline, there’s no shortage of ways to soundtrack the weekend.