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Hometown heroes Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats returned to Red Rocks Amphitheatre on August 20 to a crowd full of familiar faces. Many of the bandmembers’ relatives and friends were in attendance for the first of two nights on the Rocks, along with longtime fans who sang along with every word of the Americana-soul-funk performance.
Futurebirds, from Athens, Georgia, opened the show, playing their recently released Easy Company EP in its entirety, and were joined by Katie Crutchfield from the band Waxahatchee for the title track.
See photos from the Red Rocks show below:
Nathaniel Rateliff is currently touring in support of his new album, South of Here.
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In 2002 Rateliff formed the band Born in the Flood, which quickly gained popularity in Denver and played the Westword Music Showcase.
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Nathaniel Rateliff formed the Night Sweats in 2013.
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Originally from Herman, Missouri, Rateliff left home after his father passed away when he was in the seventh grade.
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Luke Mossman is the guitar player for the Night Sweats.
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In 2019 Rateliff collaborated with Willie’s Reserve to release a cannabis cartridge line called the “Nightstache Collection.”
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Rateliff’s most recent album, South of Here, was released under Stax on June 28.
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Nathaniel Rateliff was an outspoken Bernie Sanders supporter and played a show on Sanders’s campaign tour during the Democratic primary in 2020.
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Nathaniel Rateliff’s hit “S.O.B” was originally just a gag played at the end of shows and was never written to be a radio hit.
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The band’s next show after Red Rocks will be at the Gorge in Washington.
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Nathaniel Rateliff first learned how to play the drums.
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Nathaniel Rateliff formed the Night Sweats in 2013.
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The band’s first album together was self-titled, released in 2015.
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Futurebirds formed in Athens, Georgia, in 2008.
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Futurebirds partnered with local clothing brand Teton Gravity Research for merch and music videos.
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The band has worked with Carl Broemel from MMJ as a producer on two of their releases.
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Futurebirds’ next show after Red Rocks will be in Lawrence, Kansas, on August 23.
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