The viral photo currently dominating Facebook and Twitter of a flooded, underwater is inaccurate, according to a city spokesperson.
Flooding at Red Rocks Amphitheatre – about 30 rows under water! Photo via
— Anica Padilla (@anica7news)
“It’s a little wet up there,” said Dan Rowland, a spokesperson for the city of Denver’s Arts & Venues, which operates the mountain amphitheater. “Nothing’s underwater. I just talked with our guys up there, and (promoter) AEG is fine with it too.
“We’re moving forward with tonight’s Lumineers concert.”
The photo, which was retweeted by a number of local television station reporters, shows a Red Rocks besieged with flooded water filling 20-30 rows but not the stage. It’s a detailed shot, too, complete with banners from radio station KTCL-93.3/FM, the sponsor of tonight’s Lumineers show.
“It’s business as usual,” said Rowland.
The misleading photo of Red Rocks appears to come from a
Red Rocks tweeted a little after noon on Sunday that the venue is not underwater and the Lumineers show is still going on as planned.
Red Rocks is not underwater and we're getting ready for the Lumineers show tonight.
— RedRocksAmphitheatre (@RedRocksOnline)
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