Colorado music, stage and art events starting Aug. 7 | Events

AX: axs.com

CW: comedyworks.com

TM: ticketmaster.com

MUSIC

Thursday: Dispatch with John Butler — With Donavon Frankenreiter, Illiterate Light, 6 p.m., Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, $62; AX.

Thursday: Rick Springfield — With John Waite, Wang Chung, Paul Young, 7 p.m., Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Greenwood Village, $64 and up; AX.

Thursday: Ghost — 8 p.m., Ball Arena, Denver, $62 and up; TM.

Thursday: Klangphonics — 8 p.m., Gothic Theatre, Englewood, $39; AX.

Thursday: Rayland Baxter and Langhorne Slim — 8 p.m., Fox Theatre, Boulder, $47.64-$50.21; AX.

Friday: Gorgon City — 5 p.m., Greek Theater at Civic Center Park, 101 14th Ave., Denver, $74.10 and up; AX.

Friday: Architect — 6 p.m., Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, $58 and up; TM.

Friday: Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening — 8 p.m., Paramount Theatre, Denver, $67 and up; TM.

Friday:  Joe Bonamassa — 8 p.m., Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, $50 and up; AX.

Friday: Kokoroko — 8 p.m., Gothic Theatre, Englewood, $45.06-$78.20; AX.

Friday: Santana Tribute: Santa Rios — 8 p.m., Boulder Theater, Boulder, $17.47; AX.

Friday: Chyl — With Kaidro, Carson Turk, Pink Lemonade, Luko, 8 p.m., Fox Theatre, Boulder, $29.59-$31.65; AX.

Saturday: Boiler Room — 4 p.m., Civic Center Park, 101 14th Ave., Denver, $89.50 and up; AX.

Saturday:  Slightly Stoopid — With Iration, Collie Buddz, Little Stranger, 5:30 p.m., Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, $89 and up; AX.

Saturday: Less Than Jake — 6:30 p.m., Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, $48 and up; TM.

Saturday: Rüfüs Du Sol — 7:30 p.m., Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, 6000 Victory Way, Commerce City, $254 and up; TM.

Saturday: In the Company of Serpents — With Palehorse/Palerider, Church Fire, Cronos Compulsion, 8 p.m., Bluebird Theater, Denver, $36.81; AX.

Sunday: Falling in Reverse — With Wage War, Tech N9ne, Sleep Theory, 6 p.m., Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Greenwood Village, $55 and up; AX.

Monday: Erykah Badu and the Alchemist present Abi and Alan — 8 p.m., Ogden Theatre, Denver, $100.37; AX.

Monday: Men I Trust — With Strongboi, 8 p.m., Mission Ballroom, Denver, $50.44; AX.

Monday: The Head and the Heart — 8 p.m., Boulder Theater, Boulder, $120 and up; AX.

Monday-Tuesday:  Gracie Abrams — With Griff, 8 p.m., Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, go online for prices; AX.

Tuesday: Shinedown — 7 p.m., Ball Arena, Denver, $46 and up; TM.

Tuesday: Cyndi Lauper — With Jake Wesley Rogers, 7 p.m., Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Greenwood Village, $54 and up; AX.

Wednesday: LCD Soundsystem — With TV on the Radio, 7:30 p.m., Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, $164 and up; AX.

Aug. 14: Our Last Night — 6:30 p.m., Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, $43 and up; TM.

Aug. 14: Mt. Joy — 7 p.m., Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, go online for prices; AX.

Aug. 14: Ty Myers — With Palmer Anthony, 8 p.m., Mission Ballroom, Denver, $69 and up; AX.

Aug. 14: Mannequin Pussy — With Babe Haven, 8 p.m., Ogden Theatre, Denver, $43-$100.33; AX.

STAGE

Thursday-Saturday: Connor Wood — 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 6:15 and 8:45 p.m. Friday, 6 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Comedy Works South at the Landmark, 5345 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village, $30-$50; CW.

Thursday-Saturday: Brian Simpson — 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 9:45 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square, 1226 15th St., Denver, $28-$33; CW.

Saturday: Rogelio Ramos & Pipirin “Somos Hombres o Payasos” — 8:30 p.m., Paramount Theatre, Denver, $89 and up; TM.

Saturday-Sunday: Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow-N-Fire — 12:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Ball Arena, Denver, $25 and up; TM.

Sunday: Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald — 7 p.m., Comedy Works South at the Landmark, 5345 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village, $14; CW.

Wednesday: Natalie Cuomo — 7:30 p.m., Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square, 1226 15th St., Denver, $25-$35; CW.

Wednesday-Oct. 5: “Sweet & Lucky: Echo” — DCPA Off-Center at Broadway Park, 407 S. Broadway, Denver, go online for prices; denvercenter.org/tickets-events.

Aug. 14: John Novosad — 7:30 p.m., Comedy Works South at the Landmark, 5345 Landmark Place, Greenwood Village, $14; CW.

Aug. 14-16: Jared Freid —7:30 p.m. Aug. 14, 7 and 9:25 p.m. Aug. 15, 6:30 and 8:45 p.m. Aug. 16, Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square, 1226 15th St., Denver, $25-$40; CW.

Through Aug. 17: “Cirque du Soleil ECHO” — Under the big top, Ball Arena, 4Runner West Lot, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver, $59 and up; cirquedusoleil.com/echo.

Through Aug. 17: “Dixie’s Tupperware Party” — Garner Galleria Theatre, 1400 Curtis St., Denver, go online for prices; denvercenter.org/tickets-events.

ART

Through Saturday: “Where is Denver’s Chinatown? Stories Remembered, Reclaimed, Reimagined” — History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway, Denver, go online for prices: historycolorado.org/exhibit/denvers-chinatown.

Through Sunday: “Charles Sandison: Chamber” — Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, go online for prices: denverartmuseum.org.

Through Aug. 17: “Kent Monkman: History is Painted by the Victors” — Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, go online for prices: denverartmuseum.org.

Through Aug. 17: Juried Exhibition — EDGE Gallery, 6501 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood; edgeart.org.

Through Aug. 24: “The Future is Present, The Harbinger is Home: Selections from Prospect.6 New Orleans” — MCA Denver, 1485 Delgany St., Denver, go online for admission prices; mcadenver.org.

Through Aug. 24: Summer 2025 Arvada Center Galleries Exhibitions — Go online for list of exhibits, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Tickets: arvadacenter.org/galleries/current-exhibitions.

Through Aug. 27: Works by Catie Michel — Platte Forum, A.I.R. Annex Gallery, 3575 Ringsby Court, Denver; platteforum.org.

Through Sept. 7: “Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep” — Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, go online for prices; tinyurl.com/cw2s8nw9.

Through Sept. 14: “Blue Grass, Green Skies” — American impressionism and realism from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver, go online for prices; botanicgardens.org.

Through Sept. 21: “See Justice Done: The Legacy of the Titanic Survivors’ Committee” — Molly Brown House Museum, 1340 Pennsylvania St., Denver, included with museum admission; mollybrown.org.

Through Sept. 28: “Contemporary Fibers: Botanicals” — Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver, go online for prices; botanicgardens.org.

Through Oct. 5: “Viva La Causa! Long Live the Cause!: The Art of Change” — History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway, Denver, go online for prices: historycolorado.org/exhibit/viva-la-causa.

Through Oct. 19: “Confluence of Nature: Nancy Hemenway Barton” — Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, go online for prices: denverartmuseum.org.

Through Oct. 25: “The 90s: Last Decade Before the Future” — History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway, Denver, go online for prices: historycolorado.org/exhibit/the-90s.

Through Dec. 7: “Perfectly Imperfect: Korean Buncheong Ceramics” — Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, go online for prices: denverartmuseum.org.

Through Dec. 7: “What We’ve Been Up To: Landscape” — Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, go online for prices: denverartmuseum.org.

Through Dec. 11: “13 Minute Warning: Weld County in the Atomic Age” — Greeley History Museum, 714 8th St., Greeley, go online for prices: greeleymuseums.com/locations/greeley-history-museum.

Through Dec. 31: “SUSTAINED! The Persistent Genius of Indigenous Art” — Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, go online for prices: denverartmuseum.org.

Through Jan. 1: Horizon: On the Plains with John Fielder” — History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway, Denver, go online for prices: historycolorado.org/exhibit/horizon-john-fielder.

Through March 29: “Ms. Destiny” — Center for Colorado Women’s History, 1310 Bannock St., Denver, go online for prices: historycolorado.org/exhibit/ms-destiny.

Through April 17: “Dog Patch: A Pueblo Community’s Legacy” — El Pueblo History Museum, 301 N. Union Ave., Pueblo, go online for prices: historycolorado.org/exhibit/dog-patch-pueblo-communitys-legacy.

Through June 14: “Southwest Impressions: Prints from the Barbara J. Thompson Collection” — Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, go online for prices: denverartmuseum.org.

Through July 2026: “Fuse Box: Sarah Sze” — Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, go online for prices: denverartmuseum.org.

Through Feb. 6, 2027: “Guest of Honor: Rembrandt” — Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, go online for prices: denverartmuseum.org.

Through June 15, 2027: “A Century of Art in Latin America” — Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, go online for prices: denverartmuseum.org.

FESTIVALS

Thursday-Saturday: August Art Festival — Nationally ranked art festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., The Village at Breckenridge and Main Street Station, Breckenridge; mountainartfestivals.com.

Thursday-Saturday: Beanstalk Music and Mountain Festival — Three days of music and yoga, Rancho Del Rio, Bond, $75 and up; beanstalkfestival.com.

Friday-Sunday: Telluride Jazz Festival — An immersive music festival experience in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Telluride; telluridejazz.org.

Friday-Sunday: Rocky Mountain Folks Festival — Bringing together world-class songwriters of all genres for three days of music, camping and inspiration, Lyons; bluegrass.com/folks.

Saturday: 2025 Salida Jazz Fest — 5:30-9:30 p.m., Riverside Park, 117 E. Sackett Ave., Salida; salidasteamplant.com/event/6th-annual-salida-jazz-fest.

Saturday-Sunday: Smash Fine Art Festival — With art and music, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Cherry Creek North, Fillmore Plaza, 105 Fillmore St., Denver; tinyurl.com/yu8kd3y7.

Saturday-Sunday: Golden Fine Arts Festival — With juried art show, live entertainment, beer and wine gardens and food vendors, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 11th Street from Arapahoe to Maple Streets, Golden; goldenfineartsfestival.org.

COMPILED BY CARLOTTA OLSON,

THE GAZETTE, 719-636-0221, [email protected]