Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Red Rocks includes 738 total acres of deer, pines and prairie, and spectacular vistas. At 6,450 feet above sea level, Red Rocks Park is a unique spot where the Great Plains kisses the Rockies. On May 9, 1936, Denver Mayor Benjamin Franklin Stapleton received approval from U.S. Secretary of the Interior to use the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to build what is now the Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

This venue has hosted literally thousands of concerts and events over the past 80 plus years, the history of entertainment at Red Rocks tends to follow the arc of popular culture and popular music. Soft rock took over the venue for the majority of the 1970s, a genre deemed “safe” for the amphitheatre after a tumultuous and legendary Jethro Tull concert in 1971 resulted in a ban on rock and roll music being performed at the venue.  Artists include the Beatles, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, the Grateful Dead, U2, the Dave Matthews Band, and Diana Ross just to name a few.

Check out some of our other things to do in Denver including Blitz Paintball, United States Mint, Sixteenth Street Mall, Elitch Gardens, Coors Field, Botanic Gardens & Union Station.