The Best Concerts in Denver This Weekend

End 2018 the right way.

December 28, 2018

Bassnectar plays Decadence on December 30. Bassnectar

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There are a number of multi-night New Year's stands this weekend, including the Sting Cheese Incident at 1STBANK Center, STS9 at the Fillmore Auditorium and the Summit, Gogol Bordello at the Ogden Theatre, DeVotchKa at the Bluebird Theater, Itchy-O at the Oriental Theater and Slim Cessna's Auto Club at Globe Hall. Also, Decadence starts on Sunday at the Colorado Convention Center with a ton of killer EDM acts like Above & Beyond, Bassnectar, Eric Prydz, Skrillex, Zeds Dead and more. See our full list of picks below.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28

The String Cheese Incident (also December 29 and 31)
$55-$89/3-day $150, 7:30 p.m., 1STBANK Center

STS9 (also December 29 and 31)
$29.75-$39.85, 7 p.m., Fillmore Auditorium

Gogol Bordello (also December 29)
$34-$40, 8:30 p.m., Ogden Theatre

Fruition (also December 29)
$25-$45, 8:30 p.m., Boulder Theater

Blind Melon
$29.95-$35, 9 p.m., Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom

The Yawpers
$15-$100, 9 p.m., Oriental Theater

Khemmis (also December 29)
$16-$20, 9 p.m., Larimer Lounge

Slim Cessna's Auto Club (also December 29 and 31)
$15.75-$30, Globe Hall

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29

Curren$y
$29.50-$60, 8:15 p.m., Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom

Itchy-O New Year's Trifecta (also December 30 and 31)
$30-$120, 9 p.m., Oriental Theater

Rally ’Round the Family
$13-$15, 9 p.m., Bluebird Theater

Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven
$40-$50, 8 p.m., Soiled Dove Underground

Church Fire
$10, 8 p.m., hi-dive

Pale Sun and Emerald Siam
$10-$12, 9 p.m., Lost Lake

Nuns of Brixton
$20, 9:45 p.m., Goosetown Tavern

Hydraform
$8, 9 p.m., Lion's Lair

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30

Decadence (also December 31)
$89-$159, 6:30 p.m., Colorado Convention Center

The Beach Boys
$50-$90, 7 p.m., Paramount Theatre

The Infamous Stringdusters (also December 31)
$35-$50, 8:30 p.m., Ogden Theatre

STS9
$49.75, 8 p.m., Sumnit

AstroGrizz
$20-$25, 8 p.m., Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom

DeVotchKa (also December 31)
$25.50-$29, 8 p.m., Bluebird Theater

Son Volt (also December 31)
$33-$78, 9 p.m., Ophelia's Electric Soapbox

Wildermiss (also December 31)
$18-$22, 9 p.m., Larimer Lounge

6th Annual Solo Piano Night
$18, 7 p.m., Dazzle

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