Denver venues book 31 major concerts for winter 2026 and early 2027
Performances range from Gwar at the Ogden Theatre to a New Year’s Eve run by Pretty Lights at the Mission Ballroom.
By Jillian Foster ·
Denver music venues have scheduled 31 major performances for the winter of 2026 and early 2027. The lineup spans multiple genres and venue types, including rock, jazz, country, and classical. Events are set to take place at locations such as the Ogden Theatre, the Mission Ballroom, and the Colorado Springs Pikes Peak Center.
The season begins on Nov. 12 with a performance by the metal band Gwar at the Ogden Theatre. Two days later, Kurt Vile and the Violators will play the Summit Music Hall on Nov. 14. Violet Grohl is scheduled to perform at the Bluebird Theater on Nov. 17. The British electronic artist Bonobo will appear at the Mission Ballroom on Nov. 19.
South African artist Tyla, who performs amapiano music, is booked for the Fillmore Auditorium on Nov. 20. The following day, Nov. 21, the Boulder Theater will host The Last Waltz Revisited. This event features the band Polytoxic and the Denver Horns recreating The Band’s farewell concert. The performance marks the 50th anniversary of the original show and the 22nd year of the Colorado tradition.
December programming includes a farewell tour by the jazz trio The Bad Plus at the Bluebird Theater on Dec. 1. The metal band As I Lay Dying will play the Federal Theatre the same night. Country artists Chris Young and Lee Brice are scheduled to perform at the Grizzly Rose on Dec. 3 to benefit KYGO’s St. Jude Jam. The Boston trio Tiny Habits will play the Gothic Theatre on Dec. 4. Singer-songwriters Parker McCollum and Gavin Adcock are set to perform their Acoustic Christmas tour at the Mission Ballroom on Dec. 5.
Nathaniel Rateliff will hold two solo shows at the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek on Dec. 5 and Dec. 6. Victor Wooten and the Wooten Brothers are scheduled for the Bluebird Theater on Dec. 6. Jim James, the vocalist for My Morning Jacket, will perform a solo set at the Boulder Theater on Dec. 8. The Jonas Brothers will headline Ball Arena on Dec. 9 as part of their The Burning Up Tour: All Over Again.
The Annie Booth Trio will present Charlie Brown Christmas shows at Dazzle Jazz from Dec. 14 through Dec. 24. This marks the 13th year of that specific holiday series. New Year’s Eve events include an appearance by LCD Soundsystem at Belly Up Aspen from Dec. 30 to Jan. 1. Pretty Lights will play the Mission Ballroom from Dec. 31 to Jan. 2. The Temptations are scheduled to perform at the Pikes Peak Center in Colorado Springs on Jan. 12. The Jazz Singers, a trio of vocalists, will perform at Dazzle Jazz on Jan. 13.
The Colorado Symphony will perform Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons Recomposed and Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 at Boettcher Concert Hall from Jan. 15 to Jan. 17. John Oates will hold a hybrid music and storytelling show at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs during the same dates. The band Lotus is scheduled to play two shows at the Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom on Jan. 22 and Jan. 23. Greensky Bluegrass will perform at the Mission Ballroom on Jan. 23.
February dates include a R.E.M. tribute show by Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy at the Summit Music Hall on Feb. 3. This performance marks the 40th anniversary of the album Document. Folk singer May Erlewine is booked for Daniels Hall at Swallow Hill on Feb. 6. Richard Thompson will play the Boulder Theater the same night. Squirrel Nut Zippers are scheduled for the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park from Feb. 12 to Feb. 14. Judy Collins will bring her farewell tour to the Stanley Hotel on Feb. 26 and Feb. 27. Blue Oyster Cult will open the spring season at the Paramount Theatre on March 2. Julieta Venegas is scheduled to close the list of winter events at the Paramount Theatre on March 11.
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