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Bassnectar takes over 1STBANK Center for three nights with three different openers each night, while New Kids on the Block will be at the Pepsi Center tonight, with Salt-n-Pepa, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson and Naughty by Nature opening. Also on tap this weekend are Garth Brooks at Broncos Stadium, Central Jazz in Central City, Michael Franti & Spearhead at Red Rocks, and the Dirtybird BBQ, featuring Claud VonStroke, at the Fillmore Auditorium. Here’s our full list of this weekend’s picks:
FRIDAY, JUNE 7
New Kids on the Block
$29.95-$199.50, 6 p.m., Pepsi Center
Michael Franti & Spearhead
$47.50-$79.50, 7 p.m., Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison
Bassnectar (also June 8 and 9)
$68.50-$360, 7:30 p.m., 1STBANK Center
Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra
Free/VIP $30, 6 p.m., Levitt Pavilion Denver
Little Feat
$44-$99.50, 8:30 p.m., Paramount Theatre
Central Jazz (also June 8)
$19-$449, 5 p.m., Central City
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult
$26.50, 7 p.m., Marquis Theater
Ivory Circle
$13-$28, 8:30 p.m., Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox
Roka Hueka (album release)
$10, 8 p.m., Mercury Cafe
SATURDAY, JUNE 8
Garth Brooks
$94.95, 7 p.m., Broncos Stadium at Mile High
Big Head Todd & the Monsters
$49.50-$69.50, 6 p.m., Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison
The Fab Four
$24-$60, 6 p.m., Levitt Pavilion Denver
Dirtybird BBQ
$35-$45, 12 p.m., Fillmore Auditorium
Ludovico Einaudi
$49.95-$125, 8 p.m., Ellie Caulkins Opera House
The Crystal Method
$20-$25, 9 p.m., Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom
Gun Street Ghost
$10, 9 p.m., hi-dive
SUNDAY, JUNE 9
Dispatch
$39.95-$69.75, 7 p.m., Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison
Evolution Block Party
$20 and up, 3 p.m., Fillmore Auditorium
Tommy James & the Shondells
$26-$36, 7:30 p.m., Hudson Gardens
A R I Z O N A
$21-$26, 7 p.m., Summit
Gloryhammer
$18-$125, 8 p.m., Oriental Theater
A Benefit for Wesley Watkins
$12-$25, 8:30 p.m., Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox
Looking for more to do? Visit Westword‘s concert calendar online. Have an event you want us to include on this list? Send the details to editorial@westword.com.