{"id":605,"date":"2016-08-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/315music.com\/2016\/08\/03\/central-new-yorkers-celebrate-75th-birthday-on-the-rocks\/"},"modified":"2016-08-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-03T00:00:00","slug":"central-new-yorkers-celebrate-75th-birthday-on-the-rocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/315music.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/03\/central-new-yorkers-celebrate-75th-birthday-on-the-rocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Central New Yorkers Celebrate 75th Birthday On the Rocks"},"content":{"rendered":"

To play a show at the Red Rocks Amphitheater<\/a> located in Morrison, Colorado is a modern day right of passage as a musician.\u00a0 Constructed in early 1900\u2019s, this National Historic Landmark documents it\u2019s earliest show, the Grand Opening of the Garden of the Titans,\u00a0<\/i> on May 31, 1906, some 100 years ago, featuring Pietro Satriano and his 25 piece brass band.\u00a0 This spectacular modern day venue was the vision of John Brisbane Walker<\/a>, who found this setting to be the perfect acoustic balance between these gigantic rock formations, just as the Ute<\/a> might have for generations preceding.\u00a0 In 1941 the City of Denver<\/a> purchased the land and with the assistance of the Civilian Conservation Corps, built the amphitheater we know today. Dedicated on June 15, 1941, Red Rocks Amphitheater is now celebrating it\u2019s 75th birthday, hosting concerts series each year with some of the worlds most elite performers.<\/p>\n

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In an article by John Wenzel of The Denver Post<\/a>, Wenzel revisits a few of Red Rocks\u2019 most notable concerts throughout it\u2019s history.\u00a0 Notably the Beatles tour of 1964<\/a> was included.\u00a0 This show actually was the only show on that tour not to sell out for them.\u00a0 What very well could have set the precedent of the jam band movement at Red Rocks, can possibly be directly linked to the Grateful Dead\u2019s <\/a>show in 1978 spawning a myriad of jam bands to return each year since to the mystical setting.\u00a0 Included also in this list was the Jimi Hendrix Experience<\/a> who came to perform to the 9,525 capacity venue and was the only show there to date that did not document the event with photos or video.\u00a0 Annual events tend to be a common occurrence with The Blues Traveler<\/a> as they take up residence each 4th of July at Red Rocks.
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