A Denver City employee has let Listen Up Denver! into some pretty sad news. After what has apparently been years of deliberation, the City and County of Denver (who operate Red Rocks park) have decided that this summer’s concert season at Red Rocks will be the last at the famed Amphitheater. While they understand that the venue is a fixture on the summer touring calendar for many artists and fans, they site flora and fuana damage and erosion from over use during the summer months as the primary reason for closing the amphitheater. Apparently there is a provision in the documentation to review the decision after 8 years.
The announcement is not scheduled to be made public until after the summer season is fully booked, but we made the decision that we simply could not sit on this information. It is truly a sad day for those of us who frequented the Amphitheater over the years since it was put into operation way back in the early 1900’s. Let’s enjoy this summer season “on the rocks” as it sounds like this may be the last. It holds many millions of amazing memories and I invite you to share some of your memories in the comment section below.
More on this story as we learn more . . . R.I.P. Red Rocks.
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What a horrible April Fool’s joke. RR Amphitheater is in Jefferson Country, not Denver County. I’d say nice try, but there’s too many obvious holes in your story. Horrible.
I understand you might like the joke, however check your facts before you go slamming someone with incorrect information.
Yes, you are correct that Red Rocks is in Jefferson County, however, it is most definitely owned and operated by the City and County of Denver.
From http://www.redrocksonline.com: “Red Rocks Amphitheatre is owned by the City and County of Denver and is operated by the Division of Theatres and Arenas, which also manages the Denver Coliseum and the Denver Performing Arts Complex.”
Please reference these links: http://www.redrocksonline.com/Contact.aspx, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rocks_Amphitheatre for more information.
Thanks for reading!
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