Pretty Lights, seen here playing the Fox Theatre last October, is ready for a much larger stage. Reverb file photo by Nathan Rist.
It was only a matter of time. Denver-based DJ/producer Derek Vincent Smith, who , is ready for a bigger stage.
Pretty Lights, who completes his five-night, sold-out Colorado theater run tonight and Saturday with shows at the Gothic and Ogden theaters, respectively, will headline a date at in August.
Smith, who recently relocated from Fort Collins to Denver, will headline Red Rocks on Aug. 7, The Denver Post has learned. It should be a banger of a party, considering that Pretty Lights sold out his five theater dates — equal to more than 5,000 tickets — in less than three days. Red Rocks’ capacity checks in at just under 10,000.
Other shows on the cusp of being announced:
Norah Jones and Corinne Bailey Rae will soon announce their own August date at Red Rocks.
R&B/hip-hop sensation Drake also has an Ogden Theatre date n May 17.
Stay tuned here at Reverb — @RVRB on Twitter, where we tweet show announcements daily — for more concert announcements.
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