Denver Post Underground Music Festival Announces First Wave of Artists

DENVER POST UNDERGROUND MUSIC FESTIVAL

Thursday-Sunday, July 28-31
Baker Neighborhood, Denver, CO
Tickets: $55 + fees
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The UMS is the largest indie music festival in the Rocky Mountain region with more than 400 local, national and international artists taking part. It is a community party that has proven to be a yearly highlight of the Denver cultural calendar.

From Thursday, July 28 through Sunday, July 31, the 2016 UMS will offer a fourday celebration of the region’s thriving local music scene as well as hosting emerging artists from around the world.

In addition to some of the top music venues in town, the UMS presents music fans the opportunity to catch these acts in unique rooms such as art galleries, restaurants and a historic church.

A listing of the first wave of artists is below. Additional performers will be announced in the coming weeks with a complete performance schedule announced on July 1, 2016.

The first 30 artists set to play this year’s festival include: Polica, Thee Oh Sees, Allah Las, San Fermin, Lee Fields & the Expressions, The Yawpers, Adia Victoria, The Bright Light Social Hour, The Bunny Gang, Covenhoven, Dirty Few, Rob Drabkin, Emerald Siam, The Epilogues, Flaural, Fort Frances, Methyl Ethel, Plum, Porlolo, Promised Land Sound, Shady Elders, Slow Caves, The Raven & the Writing Desk, So Pitted, Sound of Ceres, South of France, SPELLS, The Still Tide, Strawberry Runners, Sunboy, Ultimate Painting, Wiredogs.

Net proceeds from the event continue to benefit the Denver Post Community Foundation and Youth on Record.

The Denver Post Community Foundation’s goal is to improve and enrich the quality of life through support of programs that benefit children, the arts, literacy and education and the provision of basic human services.

You can learn more about the foundation and DPCF Signature Events at denverpostcommunity.com