The UMS — the region’s largest indie music festival — will bring South by Southwest-style fun to Denver once again.
Fans of live music, mark your calendars! July 22-25, 2010 are the dates! — the 10th annual Denver Post Underground Music Showcase — is returning to Denver for four days of music-rooted madness.
Remember last year — hanging with with 5,000 of your friends celebrating music with 225-plus bands/DJs/singer-songwriters on 20 stages? So do we — check out , which featured Langhorne Slim, Bowerbirds, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Wheel, Megafaun, Dressy Bessy, El Ten Eleven, Houses, Mark Mallman and so many others.
Even more news about the 10th Annual UMS: Tickets are on sale now for this year’s festival, and they’re cheap! That’s right, . $20? I know, I know — that’s cheaper than they were last year. The UMS is all about making music as presentable and affordable as possible.
It’s a good time to be a music fan in Denver right now. Buy your wristband for $20 now — or your four-day badge for $50 now — and you’ll guarantee your part in history. It is our 10th anniversary, so we’ve already been working on this year’s festival for months. When you hear about some of the surprises we have up our sleeves, you might totally lose it. (Seriously, I know a few folks who might lose it. Such excitement.)
The difference between wristbands and badges? They both get you into four days of music — this year we’ll have more than 300 bands on 25 stages! But badges will allow you to skip the lines at venues, and they will also grant you entry to three nights of UMS afterhours parties with complimentary drink, food and exclusive entertainment.
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Ricardo Baca is the founder and co-editor of and an award-winning critic and journalist at The Denver Post. He is also the executive director of the , Colorado’s premier indie music festival. Follow his whimsies at , his live music habit at and his iTunes addictions at .
