In town during the summer but still want to get a peek at the Denver Broncos' famed home stadium? A concert at Empower Field at Mile High might be just the ticket. Big-name acts take to the open-air stage as music carries on the Colorado breeze above the storied gridiron for a concert experience you won't forget.
- June 10, 2025: Coldplay
- June 15, 2025: Post Malone with Jelly Roll
- June 27, 2025: Metallica with Limp Bizkit & Ice Nine Kills
- June 29, 2025: Metallica with Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies
City Park Jazz
The City Park Bandstand and Pavilion turns into a swinging, open-air jazz club on Sundays from June to August from 6–8 p.m., as music lovers of all ages congregate for City Park Jazz. Bring a blanket or folding chair — but be prepared to spend plenty of time on your feet, too. City Park Jazz encourages dancing. Best of all, these concerts are free.
- June 1, 2025: Blessing Bled Chimanga
- June 8, 2025: Tribute to Neil Bridge Featuring Karen Lee Bridge and the Bridge 12
- June 15, 2025: ATOMGA
- June 22, 2025: Colorado Mambo Orchestra
- June 29, 2025: Buckner Funken Jazz
- July 6, 2025: Chris Daniels & the Kings with Freddi Gowdy
- July 13, 2025: Better Sensory Perception
- July 20, 2025: Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra
- July 27, 2025: Dzirae Gold
- Aug. 3, 2025: Brass Band Extrvaganza feat. Rowdy Brass Band, Tivoli Club Brass Band and Guerrilla Fanfare
Denver Botanic Gardens' Summer Concert Series
Continuing a decades-long tradition, the series features a wide variety of musicians performing in the spectacular setting of the Denver Botanic Gardens’ York Street location. Concertgoers can wander through gardens between acts for a summer concert evening like no other.
- June 25, 2025: Mary Chapin Carpenter and Brandy Clark
- July 1, 2025: The California Honeydrops
- July 8, 2025: Fruition and Tophouse
- July 14, 2025: Blind Pilot and Phosphorescent
- July 23, 2025: Monsieur Periné
- July 28, 2025: Jacob Collier
- July 29, 2025: Fitz and the Tantrums
- July 30, 2025: Toad the Wet Sprocket, Semisonic and Sixpence None the Richer
- Aug. 11, 2025: Melissa Etheridge
- Aug. 12, 2025: Yonder Mountain String Band with Special Guest TBA
- Aug. 13, 2025: Andy Grammer
Head to the urban oasis that is Denver Botanic Gardens for Evenings al Fresco on select Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30–8:30 p.m. Unlike a traditional concert setting, visitors strolling through the Gardens encounter small ensembles or musicians performing works designed to underscore and bring delight to their evening visit. Timed tickets must be purchased in advance; tickets are limited in each time slot. Note: Food is available for purchase at the Gardens, but alcohol is not. You may bring alcohol in its original container to both the Summer Concert Series and Evenings al Fresco.
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Grab a blanket and take a seat on the lawn or buy a reserved seat at this beautiful venue just south of Denver in Greenwood Village. Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre has a variety of acts coming up this spring and summer.
- June 9, 2025: Styx & Kevin Cronin with Don Felder
- July 17, 2025: Keith Urban with Chase Matthew, Alana Springsteen, Karley Scott Collins
- Aug. 15, 2025: Mt. Joy with The Temper Trap
- Aug. 16, 2025: Nelly & St. Lunatics with Ja Rule, Eve, Fabolous, Jermaine Dupri
The Levitt Pavilion is a state-of-the-art amphitheater in Ruby Hill Park that was created as a gift to the community. This outdoor venue hosts a slew of free concerts every summer, and a few ticketed events, too. Bring a blanket and a picnic, kick back on the lawn and enjoy artists from a wide range of genres.
Free Concerts
- May 24, 2025: Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears with Derek Woods Band
- May 30, 2025: DUPB Presents: MusicFest ft. Jeremy Zucker
- May 31, 2025: Luciane Dom with Michele Castro & Bill Kopper
- June 1, 2025: Mobile Studio Music Festival
- June 5, 2025: The Brothers Comatose with Cousin Curtiss
- June 6, 2025: Devotchka with Circling Girl
- June 7, 2025: Wallace & Gromit a Grand Day Out with Boulder Philharmonic
- June 14, 2025: Emily Wolfe with Lips Speak Louder
- June 15, 2025: CCO Presents Drag Me to the Opera
- June 19, 2025: Melanin Melodies: Juneteenth Superjam
- June 21, 2025: Sheppard
- June 22, 2025: Brazilian Day
- June 27, 2025: Low Cut Connie
- June 28, 2025: Shakedown Street
- June 29, 2025: Marchfourth with Banshee Tree
- July 4, 2025: Flobots with School Rock Denver House Band
- July 6, 2025: Japan Fest 2025: Takénobu
- July 11, 2025: KUVO's 40th Anniversary ft. Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
- July 12, 2025: Girls Rock Denver Presents: Esmé Patterson & GRD Showcase
- July 31, 2025: Robert Randolph
- Aug. 1, 2025: Rebirth Brass Band with Flow Tribe
- Aug. 2, 2025: Andy Frasco & the U.N.
- Aug. 3, 2025: 9th Annual Dashiki Fest ft. Femi Kuti & the Positive Force
- Aug. 7, 2025: BALTHVS
- Aug. 8, 2025, All My Relations Celebration ft. Fia
- Aug. 15, 2025: Eric Slick
- Aug. 16, 2025: TAUK with Michael Wilbur (of Moon Hooch)
- Aug. 27, 2025: The Vegabonds
- Aug. 22, 2025: Fiesta Colorado with Mariachi Sol de mi Tierra and Chicano Heat
- Aug. 23, 2025: Passing the Crown with Rapsody
- Aug. 28, 2025: Pokey LaFarge
- Aug. 30, 2025: Big Something
- Aug. 31, 2025: Dustbowl Revival with Heavy Diamond Ring
- Sept. 6, 2025: 23rd Annual Soul Rebel Festival ft. Yellowman & more
- Sept. 7, 2025: Karl Denson's Tiny Universe
- Sept. 14, 2025: Viva Southwest Mariachi Fest ft. Lupita Infante
- Sept. 20, 2025: Rez Metal
- Sept. 21, 2025: Pasar Southeast Asia with Gamelan Tunas Mekar
- Sept. 27, 2025: Suave Fest
- Sept. 28, 2025 The Slackers
The Arvada Center's Outdoor Amphitheater offers exceptional acoustics in an intimate setting perfect for enjoying live music featuring national and local artists. The amphitheater features a weather-friendly covered seating area with close-up views of the stage and delicious concessions, including burgers, sandwiches, beer and wine. And on Wednesday evenings from July to September, the Front Porch Series presents local solo and duet musical acts, food and brews in a shady, beer-garden setting on the front plaza.
- June 15, 2025: Leather and Lace
- June 18, 2025: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
- June 28, 2025: Blue Eyes and Beyond with Tony DeSare
- July 12, 2025: A Tribute to Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops
- Aug. 1, 2025: Mozart Under Moonlight
- Aug. 19, 2025: Five for Fighting and Vertical Horizon
- Aug. 29, 2025: Keb' Mo' and Shawn Colvin
Every summer, Dick's Sporting Goods Park transforms into a music venue for some of the biggest, jamming-est concerts of the year!
- Aug. 9, 2025: RÜFÜS DU SOL
The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver hosts a live music series on Friday nights in July and August where Colorado musicians perform in MCA Denver’s rooftop garden!
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Central Park has not one but TWO outdoor concert venues! Both are free to attend. Dance 'til you drop or just sit back and relax as some of Denver's most well-known brands hit the stage. Either way, it's a great way for the whole family to enjoy music under the stars. Come early and buy some tasty treats from one of the many food trucks!
South Green, 6 to 8 p.m. (29th Avenue and Roslyn Street)
- June 7, 2025: That Eighties Band
- June 21, 2025: Funkiphino
- July 12, 2025: Wash Park Band
- July 26, 2025: HomeSlice
- Aug. 2, 2025: Stone Beat
MoJaBlu Concerts, North Green, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (49th Place and Valentia Court)
- June 12, 2025: Soul School
- June 19, 2025: Big Pocket
- June 26, 2025: Ron Ivory’s One on One Motown Review
- July 3, 2025: PG6IX
- July 10, 2025: Thumpin’ Band
- July 17, 2025: Tunisia
- July 24, 2025: Jacob Larson Band
- July 31, 2025: DOTSERO
The free Orchard Town Center Summer Concert Series at the Orchard Town Center in Westminster, Colorado, presents five evenings of live music from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. that will have you dancing and singing along.
- July 19, 2025: Petty Nicks Experience
- July 26, 2025: The Long Run
- Aug. 2, 2025: Buckstein
- Aug. 9, 2025: Wash Park Band
- Aug.16, 2025: That Eighties Band
Enjoy free outdoor musical performances at Green Valley Ranch Town Center Park, with delicious food from local food trucks available for purchase. Bring your own lawn chair, shade umbrellas and/or blankets and get ready for a good time from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.!
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The free Sounds Exciting! Summer Concert Series at Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park provides a mid-week escape to an idyllic hillside with sweeping mountain views and dramatic sunsets, local brews, hip food vendor fare and community members of every age and background—all ready to rock! Gates open at 5 p.m.; opener begins at 6:15 p.m.; and headliner begins at 7:15 p.m.
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Head to the Swallow Hill Summer Concerts at Four Mile Historic Park on select Wednesday evenings for shows that begin at 6:30 p.m. (doors 5:30 p.m.). This summer tradition has been going on for two decades! Coolers with outside food and drink are allowed, but outside alcohol will be prohibited. There is a full bar will be on-site. Special pricing for Swallow Hill and Four Mile members; half-priced tickets for children ages 4 to 12; children 3 and under are free.
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Head to the free Sounds of Southlands Concert Series in Aurora on select Thursdays from June 20 to August 8, 2024, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for live music on Town Square, drinks, food and dancing!
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This free eight-concert series is sure to be a highlight of the Highlands Ranch summer! Gather the whole crew and dance to an incredible line-up of bands coming to Highlands Heritage Regional Park (behind the Highlands Ranch Post Office). Bring a chair, a blanket, a picnic meal or money to purchase food truck treats and enjoy live music while watching the sun set behind the Rocky Mountains. From 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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Every August, Central Park hosts Opera on the Green on the South Green from 6 to 8 p.m. Opera on the Green is free to attend. Come early and buy some tasty treats from one of the many food trucks!
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