ABOVE: Red Rocks Amphitheatre RIGHT: Bluebird Theater, Denver PICTURES: Evan Semón Photography; Stevie Crecelius


of the week here, but it’s in August that it comes into its own, in the form of Bohemian Nights – a free, three-day festival funded by a local foundation that draws free-spirited types from Denver and beyond with rock, reggae, funk and other bands performing on outdoor stages scattered across Downtown. It’s mainly locals that come, and it gave me a proper taste of old-town Colorado; think giant turkey legs, rainbow-coloured Fruit Loop cakes, deep-pan pizzas as thick as focaccias overflowing from makeshift food stalls, and kaleidoscopic campervans selling


2020 FESTIVAL DATES


E Telluride Bluegrass Festival June 18-21


E Telluride Jazz Festival August 7-9


E Bohemian Nights at NewWestFest, Fort Collins August 14-16


E Telluride Blues & Brews Festival September 18-20


76 30 JANUARY 2020 It’s a taste of


old-town Colorado, with giant turkey legs, rainbow-coloured Fruit Loop cakes and pizzas as thick as focaccias


sickly-sweet strawberry margaritas filled to the brim with tequila. We headed for the main


attraction, Mountain Avenue Stage, to see a slew of locally renowned funk bands (including the aforementioned Lettuce) rock out to a small, outdoor arena full of eclectic fans, before filing out on to the streets to continue the party among throngs of revellers. There was a tangible sense of excitement, and I felt as if I was seeing this charming, properly American town at its most quintessential.


DENVER


But it was Denver – home of The Lumineers and The Fray, among other international names – that really shone out on the music front.


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