02 · GALLERY
Five frames.
Red Rocks is geology built for the bass. The two flanking rocks (Ship Rock to the north, Creation Rock to the south) form a near-perfect amphitheatre that 300 million years of erosion has tuned. The stage faces east, the audience faces west, and at 6,450 feet the air is thin and clear and the sound carries cold. U2's *Under a Blood Red Sky* was filmed here. So was *Live at Red Rocks* for half the touring jazz canon. The view from the cheap seats is the same view from the front row: the Rocky Mountain Front from elevation.
Yoga on the Rocks on summer Saturday mornings. You get the seats, the sunrise, and the silence for $20.
The American gold standard for beautiful music in beautiful places. Anchor venue, non-negotiable.
Summer evenings (June through September), gates 18:00, show 20:00. The cliffs catch sunset around 19:30 and the show begins as the sun drops behind the western ridge. Saturday-morning Yoga on the Rocks at 07:00 for $20 is the open secret.
Concert season approximately April to October. Box office hours vary by event. Visitor Center open year-round 09:00 to 16:00 for daytime access to the amphitheatre. Hiking trails open dawn to dusk year-round.
From Denver drive 20 miles west on I-70 to Morrison, then south to Red Rocks Park Road. Free parking on-site for concerts, arrive 90 minutes before. The Bustang Outrider bus from Denver Union Station runs on event nights.