Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre offers breathtaking natural landscapes paired with an extraordinary musical experience. Seating 9,525 visitors, this amphitheater features two huge, natural rock walls to direct soundwaves into its seating areas.
Dinosaurs, Native Americans, Civilian Conservation Corps workers and modern-day music fans have all graced this legendary location over time. While things may have changed since then, the venue still stands as stunningly.
Sound
Red Rocks Amphitheatre features exceptional natural acoustics, providing musicians an opportunity to showcase their talent without needing for excessive sound amplification. Coupled with passionate audiences and energetic artists, this venue delivers unforgettable performances.
Red Rocks may be an idyllic location for musicians, but the venue does pose some unique challenges. Raised seating and high winds may interfere with audio quality; to address this problem Red Rocks recommends attendees sit closer to its center.
Atmosphere
Experience Red Rocks concerts is something truly unforgettable; their natural beauty and picturesque surroundings add an unmatched atmosphere.
Geological formations that form an amphitheater have long been an inspiration to musicians since its creation in 1920. Its legendary acoustics make this venue feel magical; every musician should visit. It should also be on every musician’s bucket list!
Party buses offer an ideal solution for getting you to Red Rocks Amphitheatre on time, providing entertainment and amenities on board that can make the journey seem like part of the concert itself. Plus, their punctual drivers ensure you arrive on time – their convenient online booking system also makes booking your ride simple.
History
Red Rocks has seen performances by an extensive roster of performers over its nearly century of existence – classical symphonies to classical opera singers, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and Jethro Tull (whose 1971 concert led them to be banned for years from returning), U2 and many more.
Beginning its history is John Brisben Walker, a renowned Denver editor and former owner of Cosmopolitan magazine. Walker began renting out space for concerts starting in the early 1900s.
George Cranmer persuaded the city of Philadelphia in 1936 to purchase land near their existing outdoor theater and convert it into a formal outdoor theater with federal assistance from the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). CCC enrollees contributed by building distribution troughs made of concrete distribution, roadways and bank side sloping as well as roadway improvements and bank side slopes sloping – as well as contributing in designing continental seating with no center aisle.
Parking
Red Rocks Amphitheater provides multiple parking options. To ensure an optimal experience at any concert night, visitors should plan to arrive two hours in advance to allow enough time to find parking space in the lot.
Visitors may park along the road; however, this will take longer due to distance and elevation differences.
Prioritize convenience when parking at this iconic destination by choosing either the Upper North Lot or Lower South Lot as these lots provide quick and easy access. Take in breathtaking natural views from these lots on your way into the amphitheater! They add another dimension of beauty.
Accessibility
Red Rocks Amphitheatre is an incredible outdoor music venue nestled into the mountains, featuring ramps and designated accessible seating sections. Although no traditional elevator is present at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, its stunning architecture provides access to its performances.
As 9Wants to Know recently reported, front row wheelchair seats at venues can be in high demand; so much so that ticket resale sites often list them at prices well above face value, according to 9Wants to Know’s findings. Plaintiffs of the lawsuit claim this constitutes disability discrimination as concert attendees with different abilities have an unfair advantage over them.
To address this problem, the City of Denver now prohibits ticket transfers in rows 1-4 and requires those wanting to sit there to show proof they qualify by showing both their credit card purchase receipt and government ID matching it – this should help reduce scalping of first-row seats.