Now on sale
Widespread Panic should look into having one of those iconic slabs at Red Rocks Amphitheatre named after it. Outside of U2, Dave Matthews Band and Phish, few acts have owned the legendary venue more completely, and Widespread isn’t about to let go. The Georgia jam band, which holds the Red Rocks attendance record with 35 sellouts, will return June 24-26 as part of its year-long 25th-anniversary tour. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($47.50, Ticketmaster)
Peter Gabriel is also hitting Red Rocks as part of his June tour — one of only a dozen dates announced for North America. Tickets for the June 13 “New Blood” concert, which will feature hits from albums such as “So,” are on sale at 10 a.m. Monday ($54.50- $149.50). Also announced for Red Rocks recently: My Morning Jacket and Amos Lee on Aug. 4 ($36.50-$43.50; on sale now) and Steve Miller and Buddy Guy on July 23 ($54.50- $64.50; on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. All shows are available via .
Pretty Lights, the DJ name of Fort Collins electro-pop maestro Derek Vincent Smith, announced a pair of massive shows this week. Following years of grassroots audience-building, his dance-ready music (and light show) will return to the Fillmore Auditorium Aug. 12 and Red Rocks on Aug. 13. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($37.50-$45, livenation.com and Ticketmaster)
Bob Weir, Chris Robinson and Jackie Greene are playing as a trio at the 21st annual Folks Festival in Lyons, joining Brandi Carlile, Josh Ritter and many others at the Aug. 19-20 event. Three-day passes ($110) and camping are available now at shop . ()
Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers will bring their pickin’ and grinnin’ back to Colorado for a July 29 concert at the Pikes Peak Center in Colorado Springs. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($39.50- $59.50, Tickets-West)
John Wenzel: 303-954-1642 or jwenzel@denverpost.com
