FRIDAY|Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mars Volta @ Pepsi Center, $45-$65, Ticketmaster|Rick Springfield, Loverboy @ CityLights Pavilion, $27.50-$44.50, Ticketmaster|Folks Festival feat. Kris Kristofferson, Jeff Tweedy, Ani DiFranco and others @ Planet Bluegrass Ranch in Lyons, $40-$155, bluegrass.com/folks (through Sunday)
SATURDAY|Reggae on the Rocks feat. Ziggy Marley, Bunny Wailer and others @ Red Rocks, $42, Ticketmaster|Buddy Guy, Robert Cray Band @ Denver Botanic Gar-dens at Chatfield, $45-$50, TicketWeb
SUNDAY|George Benson, Al Jarreau @ CityLights Pavilion, $35.25-$75.25, Ticketmas-ter|Corb Lund @ Dulcinea’s, $5, baseline-ticketing.com|World Party @ Fox Theatre, $30, foxtheatre.com
MONDAY|Susan Tedeschi @ Chautau-qua Auditorium, $32, all ages, TicketWeb
WEDNESDAY|Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals @ Red Rocks, $38.50-$45, Ticketmaster
THURSDAY|Stand Up 4 Change feat. Al Franken @ Paramount, $35-$100, Ticket-master|A Silver Mt. Zion @ Larimer Lounge, $12, bigmarkstickets.com
