Red Rocks 85th Anniversary

I’ve been coming to Red Rocks since I was 17 years old, I’m 70 years old now & I’ve gone to at least 10 to 16 shows every summer, since my retirement! I live quite far from the venue – up in the mountains, but I make the trip to see many different artists each year! I love Red Rocks! It’s the only concert venue I will go to now! I know the employees by their first names & I tip them!! My son told me to “Calm Down, Before You Have A Heart Attack” I was enjoying a concert to which I replied “I can’t think of a better way to Go!” Thank you for a lifetime of joy and great shows!!

First time at Red Rocks, we saw Mt. Joy perform in 2024. It was August 9 and my birthday! The next morning we woke up and did Yoga on the Rocks. Truly an amazing 24 hours at Red Rocks!

We were at Red Rocks for a Bonnie Raitt concert a few years ago!! It was our first time seeing a concert there. It had been on our bucket list!! It was a magical night!! Perfect weather and as she was singing the full moon was rising behind her!! Wonderful in every way!!

Watching Blues Traveler play on the Fourth of July with fireworks displays going off all over Denver behind the stage while John Popper played the National Anthem on his Harmonica. An unforgettable experience!

Many years ago, we flew into Denver where we would spend a night before driving to Steamboat Springs. We stopped into a tourist store located on the 16th Street Mall. A representative told us about a Red Rocks concert that night. But it was all moot – Tickets were not available. We left and walked a couple of blocks. Suddenly from behind us we saw the representative running after us. Two tickets had just become available, and she wanted to offer them to us. Incredibly good fortune! Red Rocks was beautiful! The concert was wonderful! We have enjoyed both the venue and the concerts we have seen at Red Rocks since that first concert we attended many years. Happy 85th Birthday.

Red Rocks has been a huge part of my life. It’s my favorite place in the world — and not just because of the concerts. As a teenager, my friends and I spent countless nights here. My first concert was here. My high school graduation was here. I’ve been bringing my kids here since they were little — hiking the trails, learning the history, and making memories together. I’ve watched so many sunrises and sunsets from these rocks.

This place has been my happy place, but also the place that brings me peace when life feels heavy. But the best part of all of it has been sharing these moments and memories with the people I love.

My parents’ first date was a Red Rocks concert in the summer of 1948. I found the program from that Glenn Miller band concert among my mother’s treasures after she passed. They obviously hit it off, as they were married in 1950 and were married for 58 years.

Many amazing concerts here…the best was continuing the experience with my 13 year old son to see his first concert, Imagine Dragons, in the summer of 2018! So rewarding to witness him respond to the music and the incredible venue that we’re so lucky to have in our backyard.

We had just learned that I was pregnant with our first child. We asked someone to snap a photo of us at Foster the People in 2014, and I held up 3 fingers. It was what we sent our family to announce our pregnancy! We also knew, even then, it was the start of the end of our spontaneity so we danced even harder than any show before!