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On July 13, 1974, Elton John’s gratefully titled Caribou peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard albums chart. his fourth chart-topping album in the U.S. The LP was recorded at Caribou Ranch, the [...]

On July 7, 1978, the Grateful Dead performed at Red Rocks Amphitheatre for the first time.

Until this year’s coronavirus pandemic, Blues Traveler has maintained a tradition of playing at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Independence Day since 1992—interrupted only in 1999, when frontman John [...]

On June 29, 1969, on the first and only Denver Pop Festival’s final day at Mile High Stadium, the Jimi Hendrix Experience played its last concert.

In 1967, Lothar & the Hand People were scheduled to play Red Rocks Amphitheater. The show was rained out, but the Denver band got to meet the headlining band, the Lovin’ Spoonful, who encouraged [...]

In 1978, Bruce Springsteen made his first visit to the Rocky Mountain region, performing at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

On June 17, 1978, comedian Steve Martin recorded the second side of his comedy album A Wild and Crazy Guy during his Red Rocks concert.

On June 15, 1996, 311’s sold-out Red Rocks Show was captured for the Enlarged to Show Detail video.

On June 10, 1971, a sold-out Jethro Tull show at Red Rocks Amphitheater was marred when a mob of fans who couldn’t get tickets decided to climb the hills behind the venue to get in for free; [...]

On June 5, 1983, U2 staged a star-making performance at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater. A half-capacity crowd risked foul weather to witness the show, which the Irish rockers released as a [...]