The Ten Best Concerts in Colorado This Weekend

It's a great weekend for breakout hometown acts — Fort Collins EDM superstar Pretty Lights plays a pair of headlining shows at Red Rocks, and Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (fresh off a rousing Tonight show performance) play in Boulder. The rest of our picks follow. ALL WEEKEND Pretty...

By Westword Staff

August 7, 2015

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It's a great weekend for breakout hometown acts — Fort Collins EDM superstar Pretty Lights plays a pair of headlining shows at Red Rocks, and Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (fresh off a rousing Tonight show performance) play in Boulder. The rest of our picks follow.
ALL WEEKEND

Pretty Lights
$49.50-$60/VIP $100 7:30PM Red Rocks Amphitheatre

PardeePalooza
$80 4:00PM State Bridge

ARISE Music Festival
$79.50-$159 3-DAY PASS 12:00PM Sunrise Ranch
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7

Skillet
$39-$59/2-DAY PASS $79-$89 12:00PM Bandimere Speedway

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
FREE 8:00PM The Hill (in Boulder)

Kenny Chesney
$26-$136 5:00PM Sports Authority Field at Mile High
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8

REO Speedwagon
$32-$42 6:30PM Hudson Gardens

High on Fire
$22/$25 7:00PM Gothic Theatre
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9

Leon Russell
$25-$35 8:00PM Boulder Theater

Total Babes
$10/$12 3:00PM Larimer Lounge

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