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It seems like just about everyone is looking forward to Blucifer’s First Rodeo this summer.
Created by Denver musicians, the DIY festival is poised to be one of the best celebrations of the local indie scene this year. Making its debut July 23-26, Blucifer’s First Rodeo does happen at the same time as Underground Music Showcase, which appeared dead after its 25th anniversary last year but has now moved to RiNo. Sometimes you need to shake things up, though, and Blucifer’s First Rodeo will be bringing the DIY spirit back to South Broadway (once the stomping grounds for UMS). Plus, the fest has just announced 34 more bands to its already stellar lineup. You also can’t beat the prices for tickets, which are on sale now at bluciferfest.com (including a killer two-day wristband deal for $59).
Blucifer’s First Rodeo will start out with a DIY, all-ages celebration on Thursday, July 23, at D3 Arts, Manos Sagrados and Seventh Circle Music Collective — none of which are on Broadway, but are definitely part of that community in spirit. On July 24-25, the action will move to Broadway, with bands at Bar 404, hi-dive, HQ, The L and Skylark Lounge, with pop-up events at Awakening Boutique, FM, Music City Hot Chicken, Pie Hole, The Ten Penny Store and Wax Trax Broadway Bazaar. The festival also just announced more venues and business partners in its latest drop, with Adrift Tiki Bar, Ante Up Denver, Chaos Bloom Theater, Dougherty’s Pub, Electric Dream Boutique, Goldmine Vintage, Illegal Pete’s, Import Mechanics, Irish Rover, Li’l Devils Lounge, Records on Main, Saint Mary’s, Trashhawk Tavern, Vaultaire, and Voodoo Doughnut.
Jordan Altergott (@jordanaltergott)
Blucifer’s First Rodeo Lineup
In early March, the festival announced the first thirty bands to its lineup, which showcased local legends in the indie scene like Los Mocochetes and Bluebook, which just won a Best of Denver award for Best Band, as well as fresher faces like Fruta Brutal and Pink Lady Monster, which won an award for its debut album, Ponk.
The second wave of announcements included more fanfare and Best of Denver award winners, such as Queen Frog. These are all the bands announced so far:
- 2MX2
- A Place for Owls
- Abrams
- Autumnal
- Barbara
- Bitchflower
- Blankslate
- Bluebook
- Cheap Perfume
- Chella and the Charm
- Cherry Spit
- Chordandjocks
- Don Chicharron
- Dressy Bessy
- Dry Ice
- Fruta Brutal
- Honey Blazer
- Horse Bitch
- Look at Fiona
- Los Mocochetes
- Los Toms
- Manny
- MF Ruckus
- Mouthful
- Pink Lady Monster
- Ritmo Cascabel
- Shadow Work
- Spells
- Sunstoney
- Tassels
- Team Nonexistent
- The Savage Blush
- Wheelchair Sports Camp
- Ash Redhorse & The Midnight Suns
- babybaby4ever
- Big Dopes
- Bud Bronson & The Good Timers
- Chroma Lips
- Circling Girl
- Colfax Speed Queen
- Corsicana
- Dollpile
- DvNeHppy
- El Jaguar de la Muerte
- Extra Gold
- Fresh Fruit!
- iies
- Moonpool
- Mr. Vigil
- Munly J Munly with Munly Jr Munly
- Mystee
- Night Fishing
- Plastik Mystik
- Pleasure Prince
- Queen Frog
- Rachel Lynne
- Red Milk
- Rugburn
- Shady Oaks
- STIL RUNNIN
- Suicide Cages
- Surprise Soup
- The Crooked Rugs
- The Salesmen
- Tomato Soup
- White Moms
- YONNAS & YEARNING
