10 Outdoor Concert Venues Worth a Summer Road Trip

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 4:06 p.m.

Wikipedia Commons The Gorge
George, Washington
Capacity - 20,000
Best of '09: Sasquatch! Music Festival, Vans Warped Tour, Phish, Coldplay

1/10

Joe Tone Red Rocks Ampitheatre
Morrison, Colorado
Capacity - 9,450
Best of '09: Death Cab for Cutie, Wilco, Monolith Music Fest, Phish, Journey, Kings of Leon

2/10

Verizon Wireless Music Center
Noblesville, Indiana
Capacity - 24,000
Best of '09: Dave Matthews Band, Aerosmith, Coldplay, Phish, No Doubt

Photo by Brad Ward 3/10

Photo from the venue's MySpace page. Alpine Valley Music Theatre
East Troy, Wisconsin
Capacity - 37,000
Best of '09: Aerosmith, Phish, Dave Matthews Band

4/10

Wikipedia Commons Greek Theater
Berkeley, California
Capacity - 8,500
Best of '09: Death Cab for Cutie, John Legend, David Byrne, Wilco

5/10

Wikipedia Commons Starlight Theatre
Kansas City, Missouri
Capacity - 7,947
Best of '09: Nine Inch Nails, Journey, the Fray, Styx

6/10

The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Pool
Las Vegas, NV
Capacity: 3,000
Best of '09: Ozomatli, the Roots, Third Eye Blind

Photo by Carla Michele. 7/10

Mountain Winery
Saratoga, CA
Capacity: 1,750
Best of '09: BB King, Steve Miller, Elvis Costello, Gypsy Kings, James Taylor

Photo by k_unit. 8/10

Wikipedia Commons Hollywood Bowl
Los Angeles, CA
Capacity: 17,376
Best of '09: Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, Depeche Mode

9/10

Shoreline Ampitheatre
Mountain View, California
Capacity - 22,000
Best of '09: The Killers, Blink182, Depeche Mode, Coldplay

Photo by A. Ribo 10/10

10 Outdoor Concert Venues Worth a Summer Road Trip

Here in Denver, we're spoiled by having Red Rocks right in our backyard. But we're not the only ones: Here are ten outdoor venues (aforementioned Rocks included) worth planning a trip to this summer.

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Here in Denver, we're spoiled by having Red Rocks right in our backyard. But we're not the only ones: Here are ten outdoor venues (aforementioned Rocks included) worth planning a trip to this summer.