Photos: Bassnectar at Red Rocks, 6/1/12

Last night, Lorin Ashton (aka Bassnectar) brought his massive production to Red Rocks Amphitheatre for night one of the bass-infused mayhem. Backbeat's own Britt Chester (who was also commissioned by the Bassnectar camp to document the evening) was on-hand for the festivities and brought back these photos from the night...

By Britt Chester

June 2, 2012

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Last night, Lorin Ashton (aka Bassnectar) brought his massive production to Red Rocks Amphitheatre for night one of the bass-infused mayhem. Backbeat's own Britt Chester (who was also commissioned by the Bassnectar camp to document the evening) was on-hand for the festivities and brought back these photos from the night showing everything that went down from start to finish.

For more photos, check out our slideshow, Bassnectar at Red Rocks.

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Britt Chester is a writer and video producer living in Denver, Colorado. He's covered breaking news, music, arts and cannabis for Westword since 2010. His work has appeared in GQ Magazine, Village Voice, YES! Weekly, Inman News and the Winston-Salem Journal. He likes running, cycling, and interviewing people.

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