Caamp Returns to Colorado for an Especially Personal Show

Caamp is more than halfway through its 2025 US Tour and has its sights set on Fiddler's Green as its nineteenth stop on Saturday, July 26.

“There’s just something about Colorado — it’s got a kind of magic. Every time we’re here, something good happens,” says Evan Westfall, banjoist and founding Caamp member.

Despite a long history of notable performances in Colorado, this will be Caamp’s first time performing at Fiddler’s Green. But the venue already feels personal - especially for bassist Matt Vinson, who worked gigs at Fiddler's recording live sets before joining the band. “He’s always talked about how cool [Fiddler’s Green] is,” Westfall says. “It’s crazy…[Matt] used to be behind the scenes there. Now he’s on stage with us. That’s a full-circle moment.”

The five-piece band was started by Ohio-grown co-founders Westfall and Taylor Meier, the lead vocalist also known as “Sumbuck.” They were later joined by Vinson, Joseph Kavalec (keys), and Nicholas Falk (drums).

One of Caamp's first big milestones was a sold-out show at Lost Lake Lounge in 2017. This sticks out to Westfall as one of the band's first sell-outs outside its home state, marking a turning point in its journey where the members “knew something bigger was happening.”

Then in 2019, the band recorded part of its second album, By and By, in Denver. This album included its first big hit, "Peach Fuzz.” Not long after, Caamp went from playing city bars to headlining Red Rocks twice. Now the band is returning to Denver after taking a restorative break from touring.

The last two years off the road comprised the first real break Caamp had in eight years. The members needed time to breathe in order to make something more meaningful, according to Westfall. This period of R&R allowed them to tap into a different kind of creative flow, resulting in the production of their fifth studio album, Copper Changes Color.
“In the past, we’d squeeze studio time between tour stops. This time, we canceled shows and just stayed home. That shift, having no timeline, completely changed how we created,” says Westfall. “There was no rush. No expectations. We weren’t thinking about singles or tours. We were just making music for the love of it.”

The band's sound was elevated by this sense of freedom, chasing what felt exciting rather than what felt like a “Caamp sound.” Westfall notes the band embraced a more organic approach than it had in the past, “throwing out all the rules.”

“We didn’t have a grand plan," he says. "We just wanted to capture whatever felt real in the moment."

Freedom of mind and movement grew the album as the band traveled around the country to new studios, including Sonic Ranch (Tornillo, TX), Sear Sound (New York, NY), and Flora Recording (Portland, OR).

“Each place brought out something different in us. At Sonic Ranch, we’d walk out of the studio and be surrounded by desert. In New York, we were in the middle of the city—it was total chaos. And Portland just had this really dreamy, creative vibe,” says Westfall. The album takes listeners on a road trip of sorts, with melodies that emulate the contrasting vibes of each recording destination. The final product was released early last month in collaboration with Grammy-winning contributors Beatriz Artola (Fleet Foxes, Adele, Sharon van Etten) and Tucker Martine (Modest Mouse, My Morning Jacket, R.E.M.)

Fans can expect to hear songs from the new album at Fiddler’s along with a mix of other hits. The Bummers, the band's old friends from Ohio, and Whitney will open the show.

The show will echo the sentiments of the new album: intimate and reflective with a focus on the now. Fittingly, Westfall does not expect the band to be back in the studio until the end of the year or early next, as the members focus on “taking a lot of mental pictures” and soaking up the celebratory season of a new album and being on the road again. What fans will not see is the chaotic energy in the moments leading up to taking the stage.

“The last ten minutes before you go on stage… every single human emotion—adrenaline, nerves, stress, excitement—everything happens in my body. It’s the weirdest feeling, but I like feeling that. For some reason, I like it,” says Westfall.

Denver, especially, always seems to bring a whirlwind of emotions for Westfall as he reflects on meeting his wife here and, ironically, quitting the stereotypical vice the Mile High City is known for.

“I quit smoking cigarettes in Denver. I think I quit smoking weed in Denver, too—got way too high one night and Taylor had to carry me to bed because I couldn’t see,” says Westfall.

Whatever Denver has in store this time, Caamp knows from experience that it’s bound to be unforgettable.

“If it weren’t for Denver, I don’t know where we would be," says Westfall. "The people there supported us from day one, and we have always felt that love."

Camp, Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre, 6350 Greenwood Plaza Blvd, Greenwood Village, 7 p.m. Saturday, July 26. For tickets and more information, see the Fiddler's Green website.