Alison Krauss & Union Station Light Up Red Rocks With Soulful Bluegrass: Photos

The venue was completely sold out as Alison Krauss & Union Station celebrated their first album in fourteen years.

June 19, 2025

Image: Alison Krauss & Union Station performed to a sold-out crowd at Red Rocks.

Their first album together, Two Highways (1989), included a bluegrass cover of The Allman Brothers’ “Midnight Rider”. Photography By: Brandon Johnson (@bjohnsonxar)

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Alison Krauss & Union Station made a powerful return with Arcadia, the group's first album in over a decade — an elegant continuation of its decades-long legacy shaping contemporary bluegrass. The band came to Red Rocks Amphitheatre with opener Willie Watson on June 18 to share new and old work, performing to a sold-out crowd.

The band blended timeless Appalachian harmonies with fresh energy, captivating a multigenerational crowd under the Colorado stars. With unmatched longevity and a sound that’s become a genre touchstone, Alison Krauss & Union Station continue to define and elevate the roots music landscape.

See photos from the show below.

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Alison Krauss joined Union Station shortly after releasing her debut solo album, Too Late to Cry, at age sixteen.