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Widespread Panic – October 30th – 1stBank Center

Estimated read time 3 min read

For the second time in three years, the 1stBank Center played host a Widespread Panic Halloween throw-down. The costumed audience was a tapestry of color and imagination. Age, race, and sex were all masked by the holiday’s disguises and it was sublime to see the release of inhibitions allowing men to wear dresses and women spoof a handsy Donald Trump. It’s only once a year you can see a patron go through security wearing dynamite or have an axe sticking out of their head with ease; long live Halloween shows!

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Widespread Panic – October 29th – 1stBank Center

Estimated read time 2 min read

Widespread Panic has been touring under the shadow of a pending break in the action, and the performance results have been nothing short of stunning. The echos of critics and fans alike are calling this one of the best tours since founding guitarist Michael Houser passed away, and the finale, a three day run at the 1stBank Center was the perfect end to such an epic tour. On Saturday the band gave fans the perfect build up to the big Halloween celebration by again showcasing covers by The Doors and Black Sabbath in the encore.

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Widespread Panic – October 28th – 1stBank Center

Estimated read time 2 min read

Southern Jam-Rock titans Widespread Panic kicked off their three night Halloween stand at the 1stBank Center on Friday night and they let a high bar for the run with a set that kicked off with a cover of “Knocking ‘Round The Zoo” that they first played way back in 1986 before diving straight into old favorites like “Imitation Leather Shoes” and another tune debuted in ’86, “C. Brown.” When the lights came up at the end of the night, the die-hards knew they were in for one hell of a weekend. Stay tuned for coverage from nights two and three.

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PICK OF THE WEEK: The Budos Band – Gothic Theatre – Saturday, February 20th

Estimated read time 2 min read

‘Burnt Offering,’ the new album from The Budos Band, is a wild, booze-fueled ride of hazy riffs, take-no-prisoners horn lines and relentless percussion that summons the occult – an evolved sound for this mighty 10-piece band sparked by their love of Black Sabbath and Pentagram. Budos Band will be supported by Native Daughters this Saturday night at the Gothic Theatre, a must see show!

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Judas Priest – November 19th – 1stBank Center

Estimated read time 6 min read

The anticipation couldn’t have been greater in the moments before Judas Priest took the stage at the 1stBank Center. To get the crowd going, Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” played over the speakers and every person in attendance started singing along. Shortly after, the lights went down, the curtain was dropped, and the crowd went nuts as vocalist Rob Halford’s voice rang out over the PA.

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Widespread Panic – October 31st – 1stBank Center

Estimated read time 5 min read

Halloween and the Jamband world are a perfect marriage and Friday night at the 1stBank Center proved that yet again. With Widespread Panic bringing their famed Halloween spectacle to Colorado for the first time in their storied history, the freaks were out in force and it was a beautiful sight! Costumes of all shapes and sizes milled around outside while inside the air was electric with anticipation for a show that featured several debut covers and bust-outs galore over the course of more than three hours of inspired playing.

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CAKE – June 13th – The Ogden Theatre

Estimated read time 6 min read

CAKE brought a very well thought-out rock show to The Ogden for the first night of a two night stand yesterday. They played several of their best loved songs, gave us a healthy dose of Vibra-Slap, and even ran a game show to give away a tree. They went the distance over the course of two sets and even though the pacing wasn’t perfect, it carried their trademark quirk and was highly entertaining.