The Best Concerts in Denver This Weekend

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June 1, 2018

Image: Bassnectar plays three nights at 1STBANK Center this weekend.

Bassnectar plays three nights at 1STBANK Center this weekend. aLIVE

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It's a big weekend for electronica with Bassnectar's three-night stand at 1STBANK Center and Marshmello at Red Rocks on Sunday. The People's Fair Art & Music Festival kicks off tonight and runs through Sunday and includes a few dozen band playing on three stages. This weekend's lineup also includes Michael Franti & Spearhead at Red Rocks tonight as well as The Motet and BoomBox there on Saturday. See our full list of picks below.

FRIDAY, JUNE 1

Michael Franti & Spearhead
$46-$75, 7 p.m, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison

Bassnectar (also June 2 and 3)
$65-$360, 7:30 p.m., 1STBANK Center, Broomfield

Five Iron Frenzy
Free/VIP $30, 6 p.m., Levitt Pavilion Denver

People's Fair Art & Music Festival (also June 2 and 3)
Free, 5 p.m., Civic Center Park

Assembly of Dust
$15-$20, 9 p.m., Cervantes' Other Side

Howie Day
$25-$30, 8 p.m., Soiled Dove Underground

Animal Years
$10-$12, 9 p.m., Larimer Lounge

SATURDAY, JUNE 2

The Motet and BoomBox
$35-$68.50, 7 p.m., Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison

Alan Parsons Live Project
$27.50-$172.50, Levitt Pavilion Denver

Tribal Theory
$17.50-$20, Marquis Theater

Wild Lives
Free, 9 p.m., 3 Kings Tavern

Trace Bundy
$25-$30, 8 p.m., Soiled Dove Underground

Love Stallion
$10-$15, 8 p.m., Walnut Room

Reno Divorce
$10-$15, 9 p.m., Lost Lake

Lost Dog Ensemble (Tom Waits tribute)
$10-$20, 6:30 p.m., Dazzle

Benefit for Miles Elliot Bellinger Webb
$8, 9 p.m., Goosetown Tavern

SUNDAY, JUNE 3

Marshmello
$45-$100, 5 p.m., Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison

Tea Leaf Green
Free/$30, 4 p.m., Levitt Pavilion Denver

Hockey Dad
$13-$15, 8 p.m., Larimer Lounge

Son Volt
$22-$25, Washington's, Fort Collins

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