Description:
Quite possibly the country's best and most beautiful venue for top-name outdoor summer concerts, Red Rocks is in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, 15 miles southwest of the city. Four-hundred-foot-high red sandstone rocks flank the 9,000-seat amphitheater, a product of the Civilian Conservation Corps. At night, with the lights of Denver spread across the horizon, the atmosphere is magical. The Beatles performed here, as have Jimi Hendrix, Paul Simon, the Grateful Dead, Sting, Bonnie Raitt, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, and top symphony orchestras from around the world. The venue has a sparkling new visitor center at the amphitheater's apex, which affords amazing views and displays detailing the varied performances that have taken place here since it opened in 1941. There's also a restaurant, a network of hiking trails, and the trading post, carrying a good selection of American-Indian jewelry and pottery, plus a variety of other curios and souvenirs.
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Ask a local about Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Ask Morrison Locals about Red Rocks Amphitheatre
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: +1 303 697 4939
Address:
- 16352 County Road Number 93
- I-70 exit 259 S, Morrison
- Morrison, CO 80465
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