The Lumineers, OneRepublic, Rateliff Play Colorado Gives Back

The Lumineers are organizing a massive concert with OneRepublic, Nathaniel Rateliff, String Cheese Incident members, and more.

By Kyle Harris

May 7, 2020

Image: Wesley Schultz of the Lumineers sings to the crowd at the grand opening of the Mission Ballroom on August 7.

Wesley Schultz of the Lumineers sings to the crowd at the grand opening of the Mission Ballroom on August 7. Michael Emery Hecker

Audio By Carbonatix

[
          {
            "name": "GPT - Billboard - Slot Inline - Content - Labeled - No Desktop",
            "component": "23668565",
            "insertPoint": "2",
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "2"
          },{
            "name": "STN Player - Float - Mobile Only ",
            "component": "23853568",
            "insertPoint": "2",
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "2"
          },{
            "name": "Editor Picks",
            "component": "17242653",
            "insertPoint": "4",
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "1"
          },{
            "name": "Inline Links",
            "component": "18838239",
            "insertPoint": "8th",
            "startingPoint": 8,
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
            "maxInsertions": 25
          },{
            "name": "GPT - 2x Rectangles Desktop, Tower on Mobile - Labeled",
            "component": "24956856",
            "insertPoint": "8th",
            "startingPoint": 8,
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
            "maxInsertions": 25 
          
          },{
            "name": "Inline Links",
            "component": "18838239",
            "insertPoint": "8th",
            "startingPoint": 12,
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
            "maxInsertions": 25
          },{
            "name": "GPT - Leaderboard to Tower - Slot Auto-select - Labeled",
            "component": "17676724",
            "insertPoint": "8th",
            "startingPoint": 12,
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
            "maxInsertions": 25
          }
        ]

The Lumineers have recruited some of the biggest names in Colorado music for Colorado Gives Back, a live-stream benefit concert on Friday, May 8, to raise funds for restaurant- and music-industry workers facing months of unemployment.

Sharing the Red Rocks virtual stage with the Lumineers are OneRepublic, Jewel, Nathaniel Rateliff, Bill Nershi and Kyle Hollingsworth of the String Cheese Incident, Todd Park Mohr of Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Trevor Hall and Daniel Rodriguez.

On other virtual stages, Denver sports heroes Peyton Manning, Von Miller, Nolan Arenado, Charlie Blackmon and more will make an appearance, and Bobby Stuckey, Jennifer Jasinski, Alon Shaya and others will represent the restaurant industry.

Governor Jared Polis, who has not yet announced when either live concerts or restaurants will be able to start back up, will be there, too, along with former governor, current Senate candidate and music aficionado John Hickenlooper.

The event will be hosted by eTown's Nick Forster and KBCO's Bret Saunders, and will benefit MusiCares and the Colorado Restaurant Association.

Spotify will match all donations to MusiCares, up to a total of $10 million, through the COVID-19 Music Relief project.

The broadcast starts at 1 p.m. Friday, May 8, on YouTube.

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

A message from Music Editor Emily Ferguson: If you value independent journalism, please consider making a contribution to support our continued coverage of Denver’s music, events and entertainment scenes.

Support Today