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Metal lifers Megadeth and the slightly younger (formed in 1994, anyway) Lamb of God are co-headlining the Pepsi Center on Nov. 5 as part of a 2020 joint tour, with openers Trivium and In Flames. Tickets for the show are on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 14. ($39.50-$99.50, altitudetickets.com)
Chris Stapleton has added a second Pepsi Center show to his All American Road Show Tour with Sheryl Crow and The Dirty Knobs. Tickets for the new, June 27 concert, following the previously announced June 26 date, are on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 14. ($49.75-$99.75, altitudetickets.com)
A twangy new festival is rising in Estes Park, featuring headliner Wynonna (Judd) & the Big Noise alongside Ruston Kelly, Chancey Williams & the Younger Brothers Band, Drunken Hearts, Chain Station and more to be announced. Roots on the Ridge, as the all-ages, day-long event will be called, takes place May 16 at the Estes Park Events Complex. Tickets, $35-$149, are on sale at rootsontheridge.com.
Deftones are hitting the Pepsi Center on Sept. 5 with Gojira and Poppy, and tickets will be available starting at 1 p.m.
Feb. 14. (Prices TBA, altitudetickets.com)
Bassnectar is back with another run at Broomfield’s FirstBank Center. Tickets for the Freestyle Sessions, June 5-7 with different openers each night, are on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 14. ($68.75-$360, altitudetickets.com)
Hipsters will flock to the indie-folk buffet of Andrew Bird with Calexico, Iron & Wine and Neko Case when that lineup sets up at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on June 24. Grab tickets at 10 a.m. Feb. 14. ($46.75-$85, axs.com)
Mashup master Girl Talk is headlining the Ogden Theatre on May 8, with tickets on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 14. They’ll cost $25-$60 via axs.com.
Glass Animals and opener Denzel Curry have set a June 16 date at Red Rocks. Grab tickets, $55-$94.50, starting at 10 a.m. Feb. 14 through axs.com.
Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy is blowing up with a show at Red Rocks on Aug. 6. Tickets for the set, with openers Bishop Briggs and Mallrat, are on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 14. ($39.50-$59.50, axs.com)
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