Concerts: May 30-June 5

Can't-miss live music coming to the Front Range this week

By Boulder Weekly Staff - May 29, 2024
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Thundercat headlines the first night of the Outside Festival in Denver on June 1. Courtesy: Motormouth Media

Bassist, vocalist and funk-prog virtuoso Thundercat is the main event on the first night of the inaugural Outside Festival at Denver’s Civic Center Park on June 1. Other acts include Sunday headliner Fleet Foxes, along with Lettuce, Say She She, Andrew Bird and more. See listing for details.


THURSDAY, MAY 30

Silent Bear. 6 p.m. BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder. Free

How About No. 6 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont. Free

Alex Hardesty with Anna Cutler. 6 p.m. Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 940 Pearl St., Boulder. Free

Vertigo Road. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. $20

Joseph Arthur. 7 p.m. eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder. $25

Dirty Cello. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s Entertainment and Event Center, 1455 Coal Creek Drive, Unit T, Lafayette. Free

Buffalo Galaxy with Brandywine and the Mighty Fines. 8 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. $15

Elle Michelles Grateful Holler. 9 p.m. Southern Sun Pub & Brewery, 627 S. Broadway, Boulder. Free

Lionel Young Duo. 9 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. Free

Lord Huron with Clover County (Night 2). 7:30 p.m. Red Rocks Park Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. $90


FRIDAY, MAY 31

Rebel Wind Lie. 6 p.m. BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder. Free

Denny Driscoll. 6 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont. Free

Olivia Roumel. 6 p.m. Trident Booksellers & Cafe, 940 Pearl St., Boulder. Free

$HY$ter: The Rock Opera. 6:30 p.m. Longmont Public Media, 457 4th Ave., Longmont. $15

Stafford Hunter and Freedom Quartet. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. $20

Hazel Miller with Julia Kirkwood. 7 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. $20

Bob Barrick. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. Free

High Lonesome. 8 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder. $15

Kings of Prussia. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. $16

Big Hooray Bluegrass. 9 p.m. Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery, 1535 Pearl St., Boulder. Free

TyThePriiime & Friends. 10 p.m. Bounce Empire, 1380 S. Public Road, Lafayette. $40

Michael Franti & Spearhead with Ripe. 7 p.m. Red Rocks Park Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. $65

Whitey Morgan and the 78’s. 8 p.m. Gothic Theatre, 3263 S. Broadway, Englewood. $40


SATURDAY, JUNE 1

Rock & Reuse Summer Concert Series. 11 a.m. Resource Central, 6400 Arapahoe Road, Boulder. Free

Lafayette Brew Fest. 2 p.m. Morrell Printing Solutions Parking Lot, 990 S. Public Road, Lafayette. Free

Jay Stott. 5 p.m. Beyond the Mountain Brewing Company, 6035 Longbow Drive, Unit 109, Boulder. Free

Outside Festival. 1-10 p.m., McNichols Civic Center Building, 144 W Colfax Ave., Denver. $59+ BW Pick of the Week 

Bruce Cook. 6 p.m. BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder. Free

Joe Cool Band. 6 p.m. Bricks on Main, 471 Main St, Longmont. Free

Shawn Cunnane. 7 p.m. Longs Peak Pub, 600 Longs Peak Ave., Longmont. Free

River Spell. 7 p.m. Rayback Collective, 2775 Valmont Road, Boulder. Free

Brendan James with LVDY. 7:30 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl, Suite V3A, Boulder. $25

Michael Franti & Spearhead. 7:30 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder. $57

Moondial with Clementine and On the Dot. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder. $15

Christian Porter. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. Free

Big Hooray Bluegrass. 9 p.m. Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery, 1535 Pearl St., Boulder. Free

Backhand with Flora de la Luna and Candy Chic. 8 p.m. Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver. $12

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead with Branford Marsalis. 7:30 p.m. Red Rocks Park Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. $58

Ripe with The Free Label. 8 p.m. Gothic Theatre, 3263 S. Broadway, Englewood. $33


SUNDAY, JUNE 2

Dr. Jim’s One Man Band. 1 p.m. Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont. Free

Boulder Friends of Jazz Jam Session. 1 p.m. Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Road, Boulder. $12

CCJA Adult Jam Session. 3 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. Free

Outside Festival. 1-10 p.m., McNichols Civic Center Building,
144 W Colfax Ave., Denver. $59+

Shawn Cunnane. 4 p.m. BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder. Free

Martin Gilmore. 5 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder. $15

Lionel Young Duo. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. Free

James Taylor & His All-Star Band (Night 1). 8 p.m. Red Rocks Park Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. $250


MONDAY, JUNE 3

Meadow Music with Jeff and Paige. 5:30 p.m. Chautauqua Park, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder. Free

The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. $20


TUESDAY, JUNE 4

Christian Porter with Anna Cutler, Many Mountains and Megan Glover. 7 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. Free

Live Music at Rosetta Hall. 7 p.m. Rosetta Hall, 1109 Walnut St., Boulder. Free

All Time Low with Bad Sun and Beauty School Dropout. 7 p.m. Red Rocks Park Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. $55

The Damned with The Mañanas. 8 p.m. Gothic Theatre, 3263 S. Broadway, Englewood. $51


WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5

Scott Von. 6 p.m. Rosalee’s Pizzeria, 461 Main St., Longmont. Free

Vic Dillahay with Doug Carmichael. 7 p.m. Dry Land Distillers, 519 Main St., Longmont. Free

Thelma and The Sleaze with Alysia Kraft Trio. 8 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. $15

Maya Ogea. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. Free

Midnight Strange. 9 p.m. Southern Sun Pub & Brewery,
627 S. Broadway, Boulder. Free

Spiter with Desolus and Axeslasher. 8 p.m. Hi-Dive,
7 S. Broadway, Denver. $18

Ian Munsick with The War And Treaty and Chancey Williams. 7 p.m. Red Rocks Park Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. $50

Allan Rayman with Michael Lemmo. 8 p.m. Gothic Theatre, 3263 S. Broadway, Englewood. $26

Wand with Supreme Joy. 8 p.m. Marquis Theatre, 2009 Larimer St., Denver. $28

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