Courtesy Twist and Shout
Audio By Carbonatix
Some people are really easy to buy for, and some…not so much. But it’s not hard to delight the music lovers on your list, because there’s always a new show, a new album, tarps to sit on and art to admire.
Courtesy Tarpestry
Tarp + Tapestry = Tarpestry
From $79, available at Tarpestry.com
The festivalgoers in your life will appreciate not having to lug heavy camp chairs while also avoiding soggy butt syndrome. Tarpestry is now made in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, but the couple who founded the company started selling them out of their Denver garage, and that’s good enough for us. Tarpestry blankets combine soft and comfy colorful fabrics with water-repellent bases and feature corner pockets and grommets for staking down in high winds. Perfect for Leavitt Pavilion or Jazz in City Park.
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Season Passes to Slay Scalperbots
If your giftee growls when scalperbots snap up tickets within seconds, consider giving them a season pass. AEG is offering limited quantities of season passes to all 2026 shows at the Bluebird ($495 with a plus-one option for an additional $250) and the Mission Ballroom ($1,650, plus-one for an additional $825). Restrictions apply: Only one season pass and one plus-one may be purchased per household. Tickets are non-transferable and not eligible for resale. If you’re purchasing a plus-one, your guest must arrive with you. There are no refunds or exchanges for cancelled shows, venue changes, etc. Finally, season passes exclude non-public events, non-ticketed events, private events and venue rentals.
Cervantes Masterpiece and Cervantes Other Side also have a slew of season pass options; check them out here. If your music lover loves the fabulous free shows at Levitt Pavilion (and who doesn’t?), treat them to a Friend Membership. For $300, they (and a guest) will enjoy early admission to all free shows, complimentary chair rentals, six drinks per season and other perks, including the joy of supporting a great foundation.
Courtesy Emily Dwan
Red Rocks Artwork by Emily Dwan
From $65, available at EmilyDwan.com
Colorado-based artist Emily Dwan loves seeing shows at Red Rocks, and her works capture the color and excitement of the majestic Morrison venue. From prints to paintings to custom commissions, these images are sure to please.
Rides to Red Rocks
From $499, available at T2Mvipcar.com
Parking is a nightmare, traffic after the show takes forever and we’re not even going to talk about driving while impaired: No two ways about it, getting to and from Red Rocks — not to mention finding your friends in the lots — can be a production in itself. Enter Town to Mountain Express, allowing you to gift your music-loving loved one the luxury of arriving in style via a luxury SUV, Sprinter or Minibus and to tailgate with up to fourteen of their closest friends. Tailgate shuttle packages include foldout tables, and coolers with ice, grills and food can also be arranged.
Shazia Sayeed
The Very Coolest Vintage
Heirlooms Antique Mall, 1947 South Havana Street, Aurora
303-337-6880
There’s nothing more punk than thrifting your gifts, and Heirlooms Antique Mall in Aurora’s Havana Square is punk AF. The two-level, 20,000 square-foot space is chock-full of vintage vinyl, old concert posters and enviable antique t-shirts from bands we probably weren’t cool enough to listen to back in high school.
Shake It Up, Baby
Twist and Shout, 2508 East Colfax
303-722-1943
Twist and Shout: For more than thirty years, it’s been Denver’s go-to for all things music, from vinyl to CDs to tchotchkes that scream “I’ve been listening to this band since high school.” Not sure what they’d like? Twist and Shout offers gift cards in any denomination. Best of all? The store is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve for that last-last-last-minute shopping.
Give Them an Eargasm
From $49.95, available at eargasm.com
Hearing loss is no joke, but protecting their hearing doesn’t mean your music lover can’t enjoy that sweet, sweet noise. Eargasm High Fidelity earplugs deliver balanced noise reduction that lets the music play on while preventing you from having to yell because your boo would not stay away from the speakers.
