It should be telling of the music scene in Colorado that Telluride Bluegrass Festival In terms of festival production, booking and even atmosphere, TBF has become a world renowned event, and one that is leading the pack of dozens of music festivals in Colorado every summer. The Denver Postap own Underground Music Showcase has become a , promoting a connection between nearby music markets. Even Riot Fest, with its , has managed , draw crowds and survive
Colorado is increasingly becoming a music festival state, known as much for its shows in the mountains, in the city and on the plains as it is for marijuana tourism and skiing. And it’s thanks to these destination events that have promoted the formation and lasting success of new festivals both small and large. Along with TBF and UMS, this summer brings Colorado’s first-ever , the , established favorites at Planet Bluegrass, the teen-friendly mobile fest Warped Tour and many others.
To help you navigate the many events across our enormous state, we’ve put together this Colorado Music Festival Guide 2015 with everything from The Underground Music Showcase to Summer Jam and more. Click on each music festival name for our complete coverage of previous years, and search through our full summer music guide below:
May 22-24: with Blue Rodeo, Stephen Kellogg and Shook Twins At La Foret in Black Forest
May 23: with St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Mat Kearney and Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers in Denver
June 12: with Tech N9NE, Childish Gambino and Action Bronson at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
June 12-14: with Hayes Carll, Elephant Revival and Jackie Greene at Riverbend Park in Palisade
June 12-14: with Tedeschi Trucks Band, Sharon Jones & the Dap-kings and Greensky Bluegrass in Snowmass
June 18-21: with Shpongle, Emancipator and STS9 at Hummingbird Ranch
June 18-21: with Cooder-White-Skaggs, Leftover Salmon and Trampled by Turtles in Telluride
June 20: with Flume, the Black Angels and Misterwives in Denver
June 26-July 4: with the Band Perry, Whitesnake and Gary Allan in Greeley
July 10-12: with A. Tom Collins, Dragondeer and the Blue Rider in Denver
July 11-12: with Widespread Panic, Gov’t Mule and Jonny Lang in Telluride
July 17-19: with Tiesto, Kaskade and Flosstradamus at Red Rocks
July 17-25: with Keith Urban, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert in Cheyenne, Wyo.
July 23-26: with DIIV, STRFKR and Mac McCaughan in Denver
July 24-26: with Earls of Leicester, Sam Bush Bluegrass Band and Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers at Planet Bluegrass Ranch in Lyons
June 26-July 6: with Chicago, Rodrigo y Gabriela and Maceo Parker in Aspen
July 31-Aug. 2: with Ernie Watts, the M&Ms and Maceo Parker in Telluride
Aug. 2: with Riff Raff, Black Veil Brides and Motion City Soundtrack in the Pepsi Center parking lot
Aug. 7-9: with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, the Polish Ambassador and Emancipator Ensemble at Sunrise Ranch in Loveland
Aug. 14-16: will announce its lineup soon. The event takes place in Fort Collins
Aug. 14-16: with Sufjan Stevens, Jason Isbell and Gillian Welch at Planet Bluegrass Ranch in Lyons
Aug. 21-22: with Mumford & Sons, the Flaming Lips and Dawes in Salida
Aug. 21-22: with RDGLDGRN, the Tragic Thrills and Dreamers in Denver
Aug. 28-30: will announce its lineup soon. It takes place at the National Western Complex
Aug. 28-Sept. 7: with Tracy Lawrence, Chase Rice and Los Lonely Boys in Pueblo
Sept. 4-6: with No Doubt, Hozier and Lenny Kravitz in Aspen
Sept. 18-20: ZZ Top, Sharon Jones and the Dap-kings in Telluride.
