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NIGHTLIFE: THE PERFORMING ARTS
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Red Rocks Amphitheatre
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One of the country's best and most beautiful venues for top-name outdoor summer concerts, Red Rocks is in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, 15 miles southwest of the city. Four-hundred-foot-high red sandstone rocks flank the 9,000-seat amphitheater, a product of the Civilian Conservation Corps. At night, with the lights of Denver spread across the horizon, the atmosphere is magical.
The Beatles performed here, as have U2, Paul Simon, Sting, Bonnie Raitt, Lyle Lovett, Merle Haggard, and top symphony orchestras from around the world. Renovated in 2002, the venue now has a sparkling new visitor center at the amphitheater's apex, which affords amazing views and displays detailing the varied performances that have taken place here since it opened in 1941. The trading post (tel. 303/697-8935) carries a good selection of American-Indian jewelry and pottery, plus a variety of other curios and souvenirs.
I-70 exit 259 S., 16351 County Rd. 93, Morrison.Phone: 303/295-4444.
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