The Rothbury Festival has two big pieces of news this week:
Times are tight and it’s affecting ticket prices all over the country. Now, Rothbury is offering a special “2-Day Sat and Sun Ticket.” That translates to a reduced ticket rate that allows access to the fest’s Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5 shows.
The reduced [...]

They’re back.
It’s been three years since Green Day’s rocked national concert venues. Now, the indie rockers are back with a new summer tour and a new record.
The new Green Day CD is called “21st Century Breakdown” and its set to drop May 15.
Green Day’s summer tour kicks off July 3 at the Key Arena in [...]

The Rock the Bells 2009 Festival will be hitting Red Rocks August 6.
This is one of the major touring hip-hop festivals and this year’s road show will include sets by Busta Rhymes, The GZA, The Roots and Common.
Rock the Bells will also host guest speakers, workshops, art displays and book signings, making this a pretty [...]

Hip-hop star Asher Roth hosted a meet-and-greet session at The Goose nightclub in Boulder — and then headlined the Fox Theatre in March.
Now, the young rapper’s heading for the top of the charts.
Roth’s new CD “Asleep in the Bread Aisle” debuted at #1 on iTunes this week  –and his publicist says the CD’s been selling out [...]

The summer concerts keep rolling in!
The Killers played the Fox Theatre earlier this year kicking off their 2009 tour. Hopefully some miles on the road will have polished up the show.
Regardless, The Killers will be headlining Red Rocks on Sept. 9. If the band can bring back some of its older material and ditch a [...]

Slightly Stoopid isn’t slated to play CU’s 4/20 gathering, but the band will be co-headlining the Blazed & Confused Tour with Snoop Dogg. The show will be taking place at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on July 15.
Last summer’s Slightly Stoopid show sold out, so you might want to score tix for this concert soon! Tickets go [...]

It worked for U2 — now the Dave Matthews Band is offering a free download of its new single “Funny The Way It Is.”
DMB fans can download the new single for free through April 21 at the band’s website www.davematthewsband.com
“Funny The Way It Is” offfers a sneak-peak of the  band’s new record “Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux [...]

Wilco’s new DVD “Ashes of American Flags” hits stores this Saturday — and now the band’s cranking up a summer concert tour.
It’ s great to see all the musical passion that comes across in Wilco’s new movie, but if you want to witness the real deal, than get ready for the band’s July 3 show at [...]

 It’s time to start buying your summer music festival tickets.
If you’re looking for a cool way to afford your summer music fix, then check out my new story about putting tickets  for the Mile High Music Festival, Rothbury and Bonnaroo on layaway. Check it out at:
http://www.coloradodaily.com/news/2009/apr/16/rock-music-festivals-layaway-economics/

Yes, another summer music festival has been confirmed.
The 5th Annual Desert Rocks Music Festival will be taking place in the very cool town of Moab, Utah during Memorial Day Weekend (May 22-24).
What’s great about this fest is that the line-up isn’t as flashy as most fests and it fits the laid-back Moab vibe.
ALO headlines the [...]