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Neil Young has been generous with his Colorado visits over the last decade, but his shows at Red Rocks Amphitheatre are still a perpetual cause for celebration. Especially when he’s playing with Crazy Horse, his crack backing band responsible for some of rock’s most scorching anthems. He’s back with them for this year’s “Americana” album and a tour that brings him to Red Rocks Aug. 5-6. Tickets for the shows, with soulful up-and-comersAlabama Shakes, are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($49.50-$157.50, Ticketmaster)
Leonard Cohen is bringing his “Old Ideas” tour — named after the moody, brilliant songwriter’s latest album — to the 1stBank Center on Nov. 3, with tickets on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($49.50-$250, TicketHorse)
Dubstep has come a long way since the early days of Mary Anne Hobbs’ BBC radio show, and, for better or worse, Skrillex is one of the best examples of its evolution. His noisy production and high-profile collaborations have helped net him a headlining spot at Red Rocks on Aug. 9 with Zedd, Brodinski & Gesaffelstein, M Machine and Tokimonsta. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($50, Ticketmaster)
It’s more than 12 hours of music with 50-plus artists, including hip-hop icon LL Cool J, DJ Z-Trip, Dash Berlin, Gabriel and Dresden, Elite Force, Chris Willis, Matt Darey, 4 Strings, Filo & Peri, Paul Anthony, Asher Roth and others, plus visual art and circus-style performers like fire-breathers and stilt-walkers. Yeah: your guess is as good as ours. Tickets for the June 29 event on the Pepsi Center grounds are on sale. ($45, TicketHorse)
The Counting Crows will bring a lot of backup to their Red Rocks show on Aug. 2, with opening performances by We Are Augustines, Kasey Anderson and the Honkies and Field Report. Tickets for the pop-rock band’s concert are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($37.50-$65, Ticketmaster)
Citizen Cope is presenting his own, typically spit-shined take on ’60s and ’70s Americana with his latest album, “One Lovely Day,” and a tour of the same name, which stops by the Fillmore Auditorium on Oct. 5. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($27.50-$30, livenation.com)
Owl City, taking a step down from the Ogden, leads the list of Bluebird Theater news this week. The electro-pop artist plays there July 15 ($20-$24, on sale today). Also new: the Dirty Dozen Brass Band (July 14, $20-$25), the Budos Band (Aug. 3, $18-$20) and the Toadies, Helmet and Ume (Aug. 14, $22-$25). All shows on sale Saturday via Ticketmaster.
John Wenzel: 303-954-1642 or jwenzel@denverpost.com
