25 top summer concerts by music genre around Colorado
Warning: Entering a different and unique type of concert lineup than previously created.
Sometimes we need a little more direction with concertgoing — we want a particular vibe, an acquired taste. This list is crafted to include names you know and names you don’t, it’s an opportunity to step outside the box, but not too much.
POLL: Out of these top five music genres, which one do you listen to the most during your week?
Concerts allow for all ages unless otherwise noted. Click on artist names to buy tickets.
TOP SUMMER CONCERTS BY GENRE
POP:
– Madonna @ Ball Arena, Denver, on Tuesday, July 25 at 8:30 p.m.
– Alicia Keys @ Ball Arena, Denver, on Thursday, July 27 at 8 p.m.
– JVKE @ Ogden Theatre, Denver, on Saturday, August 12 at 7 p.m.
RAP/R&B:
– Brent Faiyaz @ Mission Ballroom, Denver, on Tuesday, July 25 at 8 p.m. (16+)
– Rema @ Summit Music Hall, Denver, on Monday, July 31 at 8 p.m.
– NF – HOPE TOUR @ Ball Arena, Denver, on Saturday, August 12 at 8 p.m.
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE:
– Cavetown with mxmtoon, Ricky Montgomery, grentperez @ Levitt Pavilion, Denver, on Wednesday, July 26 at 5:30 p.m.
– Summer Salt with The Rare Occasions & Addison Grace @ The Gothic Theatre, Denver, on Thursday, July 27 at 8 p.m. (16+)
– Gable Price and Friends @ The Black Sheep, Colorado Springs, on Tuesday, August 8 at 7 p.m.
COUNTRY:
– Rodney Atkins @ The Grizzly Rose, Denver, on Friday, July 21 at 8 p.m. (18+)
– Luke Bryan @ Ball Arena, Denver, on Saturday, July 29 at 7 p.m.
– Josh Turner @ Pikes Peak Center, Colorado Springs, on Friday, August 4 at 8 p.m.
CLASSIC/MODERN ROCK:
– Nickelback @ Ball Arena, Denver, on Tuesday, July 18 at 6:30 p.m.
– 3 Doors Down with Candlebox @ The Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, on Tuesday, July 25 @ 7:30 p.m.
– Weathers @ The Black Sheep, Colorado Springs, on Friday, July 28 @ 7 p.m.
– Greta Van Fleet @ Ball Arena, Denver, on Monday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m.
BREAKS THE GENRE:
p.m.
– Satsang @ Fox Theatre, Boulder, on Wednesday, August 9 at 9 p.m. (15+)
– Pretty Lights @ Mission Ballroom, Denver, on August 4-6 at 8 p.m. each day (16+)
Country star Rodney Atkins is behind hits such as “Watching You” and “These Are My People.”
Madonna appears at the 11th annual Billboard Women in Music honors in New York on Dec. 9, 2016.
FILE – Alicia Keys is seen at the 62nd Grammy Awards nominations press conference in New York on Nov. 20 2019. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
Singer Nick Hexum, left, and bassist P-Nut of the band 311 perform during a music festival on New York’s Randall’s Island Saturday, Aug. 20, 2005. (AP Photo/Chad Rachman)