LIVE MUSIC: Bob Seger, Graham Nash, Greeley Blues Jam and more
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Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band’s 2017 concert at the Pepsi Center, originally planned for Oct. 26 and postponed because of “an urgent medical issue concerning (Seger’s) vertebrae,” has been rescheduled for Feb.17, 2019 — a stretch so long that it’s easy to imagine some fans won’t be able to make it. Refunds are available at the point of purchase. All existing tickets will be honored, and new tickets are on sale. ($49-$120, altitudetickets.com) Actor Kevin Bacon, noted for his selfperpetuating ubiquity, and brother Michael are The Bacon Brothers, an established musical duo that has been making the promotional rounds lately before the June 1 release of their eponymous new album. The brothers will return to Colorado June 15-16 for concerts at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park. Tickets are on sale. ($55, stanleylive.com) Also notable at the Stanley Hotel this season: Folk- and country-rock legend Graham Nash will play the venue’s 109year old concert hall on Sept. 24, not long after his musical cohort David Crosby also plays the Stanley (on June 24). Tickets to Nash’s show are on sale at 10 a.m. June 1. ($85-$135, stanleylive.com) To support the band’s first new album is a half-dozen years, “All That Reckoning,” Cowboy Junkies is hitting the road for a tour that includes shows at the Boulder Theater (July 8) and the Armory in Fort Collins (July 9, already sold out). Tickets for the Boulder show are on sale. ($25-$45, bouldertheater.com) NedFest, Nederland’s long-running music and art festival, announced jamband royalty Michael Kang and Kyle Hollingsworth (of The String Cheese Incident) will join Anders Osborne and Kim Dawson for the event’s 20th anniversary Super Jam on its opening night. The Aug. 24-26 festival at Jeff Guercio
Memorial Ball Field also includes performances from Electric Hot Tuna (featuring Steve Kimock), Melvin Seals and JGB, Head for the Hills, Flash Mountain Flood, Sweet Lillies (featuring Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon) and many more still to be announced. Various single and multiday ticket options are available, including camping packages. ($35-$420, nedfest.org) The lineup for the Greeley Blues Jam was finalized last week, with Devon
Allman Project (with special guest
Duane Betts), Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters, Danielle Nicole, the Otis Taylor Band, Victor Wainwright and the Train and more slated to appear. June 8 performances at the 9th Street Plaza stages in downtown Greeley are free, while general admission tickets for the July 9 performances at Island Grove Arena are on sale. ($30, greeleybluesjam.com) “American Idol” Season 8 finalist Danny Gokey is mounting his first U.S. tour under the name “The Hope Encounter,” including guests Tauren Wells and Riley Clemmons. Tickets for his Oct. 26 show at the Paramount Theatre are on sale at 10 a.m. June 1. (Prices TBA, altitudetickets.com)