August proved to be an incredible month for concerts in the Denver area. Legacy groups like Guns N' Roses and Depeche Mode brought a healthy dose of nostalgia to the city, while local bands like Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats and the Lumineers played jam-packed venues. Here are some of our favorite images from this month in music.
Exploding Beer, Cute Dogs and the Happy Fans of the Head and the Heart
Guns N' Roses Explodes at Mile High
Crowd-Surfers at Slayer Are Repentless
Leftapalooza Offers a Mile-High Tribute to Tribute Bands
Alt-J Brings Hypnotic Sights and Sounds to Red Rocks
Denver Rocks to Taking Back Sunday and Every Time I Die
Country Goddess Miranda Lambert Charms Fans at Red Rocks
Green Day Fans Shoot the Bird at Fiddler's Green
Even Babies Partied Hard at Blink-182
Party People Shine at Pretty Lights
All the Kids Came Out for Logic
Everybody's Crushing on Ed Sheeran
Stoned and Slightly Stoopid at Red Rocks
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Brought the Funk to Red Rocks
Depeche Mode Slayed the Pepsi Center
Itchy-O Infiltrates the Gothic Theatre
Metal Bands Unite for Dog Rescue Group Fundraiser
Irie Vibes at Reggae on the Rocks
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