Denver Botanic Gardens Announces 2020 Summer Concerts

Randy Newman, DeVotChka, Mary Chapin Carpenter and more.

February 11, 2020

Image: The stage at the Denver Botanic Gardens.

The stage at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Brandon Marshall

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On a freezing cold winter day, sometimes the only thing that can de-ice the soul is fantasizing about the warmer months ahead. The Denver Botanic Gardens has the cure: its 2020 Summer Concert Series schedule.

With artists like Randy Newman, Mary Chapin Carpenter and DeVotchKa included in the just-announced lineup, this summer is already looking like a crowd-pleaser – and there are more dates to be announced in the months to come.

Here's what's on the calendar so far:

Jesse & Joy
Thursday, June 11

Mary Chapin Carpenter
Tuesday, June 16

DeVotchKa
Friday, July 10

Chris Botti
Wednesday, July 29

José González
Tuesday, August 4

Amadou & Mariam + Blind Boys of Alabama and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Wednesday, August 5

The Dead South
Monday, August 10

Randy Newman
Monday, August 17

All concerts will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Denver Botanic Gardens' UMB Bank Amphitheater, at 1007 York Street. Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 31.

Listen to a selection of these artists and more favorites from Westword writers on our Westword Staff Picks playlist.

Kyle Harris has been Westword’s Culture Editor since 2016, writing about the arts, music and film.

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