Best Concerts and New Year's Eve in Denver This Week

Although there's not a lot happening around the area early in the week, things ramp up on Wednesday with the first night of many multi-night New Year's Eve stands, including Decadence at the Colorado Convention Center, Umphrey's McGee, the Black Angels at the Gothic, Yonder Mountain String Band at the...

By Westword Staff

December 28, 2015

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Although there's not a lot happening around the area early in the week, things ramp up on Wednesday with the first night of many multi-night New Year's Eve stands, including Decadence at the Colorado Convention Center, Umphrey's McGee and the Black Angels at the Gothic, Yonder Mountain String Band at the Boulder Theater and Boombox at the Ogden Theatre. We've included some of the many New Year's Eve shows, but also check out our concert calendar for a full rundown of New Year's Eve events as well as Denver Best New Year's Events Under $40.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 28

Christmas Queens
$20-$75, 8 p.m., Paramount Theatre

Melvin Seals & JGB
$8/$10, 8 p.m., Quixote's True Blue

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29

The National (also Dec. 30)
$145-$395, 9 p.m., Belly Up Aspen

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30

Decadence (also Dec. 31)
$69-$215, 7 p.m., Colorado Convention Center

Umphrey's McGee (also Dec. 31, Jan. 2)
$37.50-$80, 8 p.m., Fillmore Auditorium

Boombox (also Dec. 31)
$27.50, 8 p.m., Ogden Theatre

Yonder Mountain String Band (also Dec. 31-Jan.2)
$35-$65, 9 p.m., Boulder Theater, Boulder

The Chris Robinson Brotherhood (also Dec. 31)
$20-$35, 9 p.m., Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom

The Black Angels (also Dec. 31)
$25-$30, 9 p.m., Gothic Theatre

Paper Bird and The Congress (also Dec. 31)
$25, 9 p.m., The Oriental Theater

Mix Master Mike and DJ Qbert
$25/$30, 9 p.m., Cervantes' Other Side

Slim Cessna's Auto Club (also Dec. 31)
$30-$35, 8 p.m., Syntax Physic Opera

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31

String Cheese Incident (also Jan. 1-2)
$49.50-$82.50, 7 p.m., 1STBANK Center

A Soulsonic NYE
$20/$25, 9 p.m., City Hall

A Very Vinyl NYE
$10-$25, 9 p.m., Club Vinyl

Face to Face
$20/$100, 8 p.m., Summit Music Hall

A Lipgloss NYE
$7-$15, 9 p.m., Bar Standard

The Subdudes
$45-$200, 9 p.m., Fox Theatre, Boulder

DeVotchKa
$25-$35, 9 p.m., Bluebird Theater

The Slackers
$23, 8 p.m., Marquis Theater

Itchy-O's New Year's Tryptich (also Jan. 1-2)
$20-$40, 8 p.m., 3 Kings Tavern

Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven
$40-$75, 9 p.m., Soiled Dove Underground

Henry Butler Trio
$45-$105, 6 p.m., Nocturne

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