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  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    Sports Authority sees the light, pulls plug on giant signs at football stadium

    ​From my window on the edge of Highland, I can see the headlights of all the cars racing by on I-25, the psychedelic Ferris wheel at Elitch's, the glowing signs of Xcel, the Sheraton, Century Link and even a church stretching across downtown and the Platte Valley. But Sports Authority Field at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Sports Authority Field at Mile High: City Planning and Development supports signage

    Opinions on the proposed signage upgrade at Sports Authority Field at Mile High remain split. On the same day the city's Community Planning and Development Board issued a statement approving the changes, the Sloan's Lake Citizens' Group voted to oppose them -- just like every other registered neigh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Sports Authority Field at Mile High: Neighbors question the city's sign standards

    ​In its February newsletter, under the headline "PROPOSED SPORTS AUTHORITY SIGNS CONTROVERSIAL," local neighborhood organization the Sloan's Lake Citizens' Group encourages its membership to write the city in response to the potential additions to Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Because o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    The Fray at Red Rocks on Friday, May 11

    Update (2/7/12): Isaac Slade and Joe King give a track-by-track breakdown of Scars & Stories, the Fray's new album. On the eve of releasing their third full-length album, Scars and Stories and almost exactly a year after playing at Invesco with U2, the Fray has announced plans to return to Red Rock ... More >>

  • News

    January 12, 2012

    Brighter lights at Sports Authority Field have neighbors burned up

    Update (2/7/12): Isaac Slade and Joe King give a track-by-track breakdown of Scars & Stories, the Fray's new album. On the eve of releasing their third full-length album, Scars and Stories and almost exactly a year after playing at Invesco with U2, the Fray has announced plans to return to Red Rock ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    IKEA vs. Sports Authority Field at Mile High: Who'll have biggest signs?

    With only five days left to voice public concerns over plans for extra football stadium signage, opponents of Sports Authority Field at Mile High's new corporate branding are getting creative. Most recently, this includes comparing the proposed new signs to other large emblems across the cityscape. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    Neighbors of Sports Authority Field at Mile High worry about light pollution

    ​The Occupy Denver encampment is not the only city feature to be called an eyesore in recent weeks. Plans to add more, bigger and brighter corporate signage to the Sports Authority Field (previously known as Invesco) are already under attack by neighbors who worry about light pollution from th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Ten best Denver arena concerts of 2011

    ​As another year comes to a close, this one's going to be remembered for some stellar concerts. All week, we'll be running down a list of our favorites from the past year beginning with this one: Best arena concerts of 2011. Page down to see which shows made the cut. (Click on the band name fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Tebow! Tebow! And five other nicknames for Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

    ​Sports Authority Field at Mile High is certainly a more appropriate name for Denver's football stadium now that Invesco has become an obscure financial firm that nearly collapsed during the recession. Sports Authority, after all, is based in Colorado and was born from the stalwart Gart Brothe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Top 10 moments in 10 years of Invesco Field at Mile High -- soon to be Sports Authority Field

    Big pics below.​It's official: Invesco Field at Mile High is about to become Sports Authority Field at Mile High. But before all the signs are changed, what were the top ten moments during the nearly ten years under the Invesco name? Here's the list and text from the history section of the Inv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    Top 5 stadium names just as ridiculous as Sports Authority Field at Mile High

    ​ News that Sports Authority is hoping to relieve Invesco of the naming rights to the Broncos stadium -- thus making the stadium's name even more of a mouthful: Sports Authority Field at Mile High -- is likely to rile fans who think the name is ridiculous enough already. But Denver isn't alone ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    U2 360 tour by the numbers (infographic)

    ​When the U2 360 tour rolled through Denver on May 21 at Invesco Field, it was exactly one week removed from the massive 108,800-person concert in Mexico City. The tour was huge (Huge! Remember how that stage dwarfed the grid at Invesco?) and on Monday, Live Nation released a report drilling d ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 30, 2011

    The Outlaws' Orange Glare

    ​When the U2 360 tour rolled through Denver on May 21 at Invesco Field, it was exactly one week removed from the massive 108,800-person concert in Mexico City. The tour was huge (Huge! Remember how that stage dwarfed the grid at Invesco?) and on Monday, Live Nation released a report drilling d ... More >>

  • News

    May 26, 2011

    Tim Tebow's autobiography bolsters the Timpire

    ​When the U2 360 tour rolled through Denver on May 21 at Invesco Field, it was exactly one week removed from the massive 108,800-person concert in Mexico City. The tour was huge (Huge! Remember how that stage dwarfed the grid at Invesco?) and on Monday, Live Nation released a report drilling d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Issac Slade of the Fray talks about what it was like to open for U2, plus video of a few new songs

    Aaron Thackeray​Last night, we caught up with Isaac Slade for a few minutes as he was sitting aboard a plane on the tarmac at DIA waiting for his flight to take off. With the eagerly anticipated hometown, Denver date of the U2 360° tour now behind them, Slade and the other guys in the Fray we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Photos: U2 brings out crowds, shoes

    ​These days, U2 is less a rock band than some sort of weirdly beatific entity, to the extent that when the band comes to town, it even inspires good works. Case in point: the "Take off your Boots" ticket giveaway on Friday, where concert ticket retailer StubHub gave away some 150 tickets to Sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    The rapture didn't happen on Saturday, but a documentary about it got filmed

    There was none of this.​Despite the predictions of doomsayer Harold Camping, the Lord apparently did not see fit to visit destruction upon the earth Saturday, which passed somewhat unremarkably except that it was a particularly beautiful day. (Personally, I went to an apocalypse barbecue and a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2011

    U2 Denver, 360° Tour at Invesco Field, 5/21/11

    Photos by Aaron Thackeray U2 360° TOUR With The Fray 05.21.11 | Invesco Field View U2 at Invesco Field slideshow Say what you will about U2. Name another band that can fill a stadium these days... Time's up. Drawing a blank? That's because there aren't any -- certainly not any from this era. That ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2011

    U2 in Denver at Invesco Field, What to expect tonight: (likely) setlist, parking info and more

    Kevin Mazur Alright, so near as we can tell, when U2 takes the stage tonight at Invesco (after Isaac Slade and local homeboys in The Fray warm up the stage), the band's set will consist of two-dozen songs, possibly 25. Since the 360° Tour first kicked off in Barcelona in June 2009, the setlist ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    U2 at Invesco Field 360° Tour: The stage is set

    Photo by Jon SolomonThe Claw has landed at Invesco for U2's 360 Tour on Saturday night If the weather gods are to be believed, this string of shitty weather we've endured for the past few days will be but a distant memory by the time U2 takes the stage at Invesco with the Fray on Saturday. Temps ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Centerplate is hiring at Invesco for football season -- if there is a football season

    ​Centerplate, the company that keeps Denver Broncos fans stocked with pretzels, nachos and beer during games at Invesco Field at Mile High, is hiring for the upcoming season -- not that anyone knows if there will be a season.... NFL owners and players are currently at odds over their contract ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Isaac Slade on the Fray's new album, working with Brendan O'Brien and opening for U2

    ​Isaac Slade sounds at greater ease these days, like he's completely comfortable in his own skin. After spending the better part of his career grappling with the pressures of trying to live up to everyone's expectations, he's reached a point where that's no longer as big a consideration, which ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Jesus vs. Bono: Who would win? The founder of PeaceJam intends to find out

    Pictured here without cross.​Come Saturday, Colorado's poised to have more incoming messiahs than anybody ever asked for, including the evangelicals; besides being the scheduled day of Jesus' second coming according to Biblical number-cruncher Harold Camping, it's also the day Bono comes to De ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Jay Cutler's return to Mile High Stadium with Chicago Bears: Should Broncos fans boo?

    Jay Cutler.​Step right up to these Denver blog posts. Mile High Report poster Royal Fan polls readers about whether Jay Cutler should be booed when he returns to Invesco in a Bears uni. Consensus thus far: Yes! Colorado Pols: The redistricting "Kumbaya Committee" is teetering. Square State' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Is Colorado finally climbing out of the foreclosure pit?

    ​New foreclosure filings in Colorado are at an eight-month low and the number of foreclosed properties being sold at auction is down nearly 22 percent from this time last year, according to a report released today by the Colorado Division of Housing. "The past several months have certainly b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Photos: Broncos fans sum up the season in three words

    "We suck"​Because most of us can only stand the talking heads of the NFL pre- and post-game shows in two or three-minute increments, we asked Broncos fans leaving the 33-28 loss to San Diego on Sunday at Invesco what they thought of the season. In three words or less. Photos and questions by A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    Broncos blow like $2 hookers vs. Arizona: Please lose every game the rest of the season!

    Eric Studesville.​On Friday, Joe Williams, Irv Brown and other ESPN 1600 prognosticators picked the Broncos to crush the Cardinals under the theory that the team would be ultra-motivated after Coach Josh McDaniels's firing and other assorted embarrassments. But they couldn't have been more wro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    Cops and meth: More success stories from Denver's one-of-a-kind drug treatment program

    ​This week's cover story, "The Damage Done," details the Denver-based Justice Initiative for Drug Endangered Families, a unique approach to drug treatment that employs cops in their off hours to mentor addicts they usually lock away. The feature focuses on sisters Audrey and Katie and their re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Invesco Field: The Wynkoop's Rail Yard Ale gets a mile high

    ​Beer holds no grudges, and neither, apparently does Invesco Field. Beginning with the Denver Broncos game on October 17, the stadium will begin serving Rail Yard Ale in cans in its six River's Edge beer stands. It joins just a handful of other Colorado microbrews in the stadium, which is a b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 7, 2010

    Fields of Dreams

    ​Beer holds no grudges, and neither, apparently does Invesco Field. Beginning with the Denver Broncos game on October 17, the stadium will begin serving Rail Yard Ale in cans in its six River's Edge beer stands. It joins just a handful of other Colorado microbrews in the stadium, which is a b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Man vs. Festival: Five tips for staying alive through Warped Tour

    ​Earlier this week, a Wichita man died at the Vans Warped Tour in Bonner Springs, Kansas. Although the cause of his death has yet to be determined, it's a safe bet that prolonged heat exposure might have had something to do it (temperatures reportedly climbed over a hundred degrees that day). ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Health code violations rampant at Invesco Field, Coors Field, and the Pepsi Center

    ​Going out to the ballgame? Maybe you want to eat elsewhere first. ESPN culled information from health inspection reports from every major stadium across the country and found that a majority had at least a handful of operating vendors with critical health code violations. Colorado was no ex ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Fat, drunk and happy Fourth of July: Denver's best restaurants and bars for catching the fireworks

    Samantha Webb​This Independence Day, we won't be fighting crowds in public areas, risking a ticket for an open container or grilling our own meat for all the neighbors. Instead, we're going to watch celebratory explosions in the sky while getting fat, drunk and happy on a patio around town. I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Under a Blood Red Sky to help soften the blow of U2's postponment

    Bummed out that Bono and his U2 compadres won't be at Invesco this weekend? Yeah? So are we. Luckily, we have Under a Blood Red Sky, Denver's trusty rusty U2 tribute band, which has pulled together a gig this weekend at the Hard Rock Cafe this weekend to help us forget that we're now going to have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2010

    Tim Tebow and Josh McDaniels's Broncos bromance ballads: Kenny Be's Fotochop Fridays

    ​ There is nothing quite as pure as the love of a coach for a promising new player. The Tim Tebow-Josh McDaniels man-crush that has been recorded in recent news conferences is about to go live. These fervent football refrains will be proffered at the Broncos Bunch Summer Kickoff Event this Sat ... More >>

  • News

    May 27, 2010

    City Lax brings lacrosse to inner-city Denver

    ​ There is nothing quite as pure as the love of a coach for a promising new player. The Tim Tebow-Josh McDaniels man-crush that has been recorded in recent news conferences is about to go live. These fervent football refrains will be proffered at the Broncos Bunch Summer Kickoff Event this Sat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    American Idol: Lilly Scott discusses her Idol experience

    ​ Lilly Scott isn't going to be the next American Idol. Not tonight. Not ever. And that's baffling. She should be. In spite of her undeniable talent, though, she wasn't even chosen to be among the final dozen contestants. Early on, before she was even cut, there was no shortage of folks (ours ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    U2's Denver date postponed, along with the rest of the North American tour

    ​ File this one under: Worst. News. Ever. Well, unless you don't count yourself as a fan of U2, that is. We've just learned that one of the most highly anticipated concerts of the summer, due at Invesco field on Saturday, June 12, has been postponed until sometime in 2011. Although Bono's sur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2010

    Moving Pictures: A first look at Afterlife Allstar's "Yeah" video

    The Cadava Records crew is in the building, folks. This song and video is straight fire. The clip, Vince Lance's first, which stars the Afterlife Allstars -- RRAAHH Foundashun's Life The M.C, Azma, last seen in US Pipe, Status (Bagz of Dagga), Manic, Louie Cypha (Rotten) and Krookid Hooks -- inst ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Bikini Boy speaks!: Ty Hemmerling on his revealing American Idol performance

    Ty Hemmerling ties one on.​Last night's American Idol episode focusing on the show's Denver auditions introduced America to Fort Collins' Haeley Vaughn, who's clearly Colorado's great Idol hope. But arguably the most memorable moment came courtesy of Ty Hemmerling, dubbed "Bikini Boy" by judg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    Game over for phony Bronco Amadeus Harlan

    Amadeus Harlan​Amadeus Harlan lived life like the Bronco player he claimed he was -- driving fast cars, wooing ladies left and right, even setting up a community sports company based around his gridiron glory. Too bad it was all a lie, as Westword described in the January 2008 feature "Pro and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Secret autograph "closet" in Invesco Field at Mile High visitors locker room

    "Where do I sign?"​Last week, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning stirred up a mini-controversy in Dallas when he signed his name on the wall of the visitors locker room at the new and lavish Cowboys Stadium. In response to gripes from the Cowboys' Bradie James about this supposed act of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2009

    Going retro with the 5-0 Broncos

    Ugly-ass striped socks were de rigeur for fashion-unconscious fans.​I'm not generally in favor of so-called NFL "legacy" games, in which teams are required to wear their hideous and humiliating uniforms of yore and the fans are barraged with waves of schlock and nostalgia: old geezers from gol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    Gambling with Homer: Breaking even in Rocktober

    ​Homer Duggins is the biggest sports fan in Denver and Westword's gambling, uh, "expert." Read his dispatches every Friday in the Latest Word sports section. What an incredible week it was for Denver sports! Good thing it's chilly now too, because it get really hot wearing my Sakic jersey on ... More >>

  • News

    February 26, 2009

    Words of wisdom from Jack A. Weil

    ​Homer Duggins is the biggest sports fan in Denver and Westword's gambling, uh, "expert." Read his dispatches every Friday in the Latest Word sports section. What an incredible week it was for Denver sports! Good thing it's chilly now too, because it get really hot wearing my Sakic jersey on ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 28, 2008

    Sweet Taste of Victory

    ​Homer Duggins is the biggest sports fan in Denver and Westword's gambling, uh, "expert." Read his dispatches every Friday in the Latest Word sports section. What an incredible week it was for Denver sports! Good thing it's chilly now too, because it get really hot wearing my Sakic jersey on ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 21, 2008

    Hail to the Chief

    Invesco Field at Mile High contains White House history galore.

  • News

    August 14, 2008

    Everyone's selling something for the Democratic National Convention. Are you buying it?

    Invesco Field at Mile High contains White House history galore.

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    October 28, 2004

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    October 23, 2003

    Bite Me

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