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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

SOB: Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats Brought Soul to Red Rocks

Fans Love Lionel Richie and Grope a Cardboard Cut-Out of Mariah Carey
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