Big gigs 

TM Ticketmaster, ticketmaster.com or 520-9090

TWST TicketsWest, ticketswest.com or 866/464-2626

BT Boulder Theater, bouldertheater.com or 303/786-7030

FT Fox Theatre, foxtheatre.com or 303/443-3399

SD Soiled Dove, soileddove.com or 303/830-9210

Grace Like Gravity , Rock Island, Denver, July 21, TWB

Jesse Cook , Snowmass Village, July 21, 800/SNOWMASS or snowmassvillage.com

Back on Track with Dotsero, Wendy Woo and Joe Uveges , Trestle Building, July 21, 630-3223

Team Sleep , Bluebird Theater, Denver, July 21, TM

DeVotchKa , Fox Theatre, Boulder, July 22, FT

DMC Colorado Regional DJ Championship with MC Battle , Boulder Theater, Boulder, July 22, BT

Haste the Day , Cervantes, Denver, July 23, TWB

The Young Dubliners, The Railbenders , Gothic Theatre, Englewood, July 23, TWST

Paul Oakenfold, Deep Dish, Bad Boy Bill , Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, July 23, TM

Shapeshifters, 2Mex , Bluebird Theater, Denver, July 23, TWB

Haste the Day , Cervantes, Denver, July 23, TWB

HawgFest with Ted Nugent, Skid Row , Winter Park, July 23-24, TWB

The Fray , Fox Theatre, Boulder, July 24, TWB

Mtley Cre , World Arena, July 24, TWST

Shattered Realm , Rock Island, Denver, July 25, TWB

Nas, Immortal Technique, Black Pegasus , Universal Lending Pavilion, Denver, July 26, TM

Say Anything , Rock Island, Denver, July 26, TWB

Kings of Leon, Secret Machines , Paramount Theatre, Denver, July 26, TM

Louis XIV , Hi-Dive, Denver, July 26, TWB

Le Tigre , Gothic Theatre, Englewood, July 26, TWB

The Bravery , Bluebird Theater, Denver, July 26, TM

Dredg , Bluebird Theater, Denver, July 27, TWB

Issa Bagayogo , Snowmass Village, July 28, 800/SNOWMASS or snowmassvillage.com

Cabaret Diosa , Bender's 13th Ave. Tavern, Denver, July 28, 303/861-7070

Soilent Green , Rock Island, Denver, July 29, TWB

Alkaline Trio, Death by Stereo , Fox Theatre, Boulder, July 29, FT

Howard Jones, Collective Soul , Coors Amphitheatre, Englewood, July 30, TM

Tegan and Sara , Gothic Theatre, Englewood, July 30, TWB

Winter Park Jazz Festival with India.Arie , Winter Park, July 30-31, winterparkresort.com

Soilent Green , Darkside, July 30, TWB

Plain White T's , Cervantes, Denver, July 30, TWB

Robbers on High Street , Larimer Lounge, Denver, July 30, bigmarkstickets.com

Killah Priest, R.A. The Rugged Man , Fox Theatre, Boulder, July 31, TWB

Poison the Well, From Autumn to Ashes, Unearth, Gwar and more , Universal Lending Pavilion, Denver, July 31, TM

Kasabian , Bluebird Theater, Denver, Aug. 1, TM

Aimee Mann , Boulder Theater, Boulder, Aug. 2, BT

Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Queen Latifah, Floetry , Coors Amphitheatre, Englewood, Aug. 2, TM

Journey , Universal Lending Pavilion, Denver, Aug. 2, TM

Don Henley , World Arena, Aug. 3, TWST

Garage A Trois , Fox Theatre, Boulder, Aug. 3, FT

Jaguares , Gothic Theatre, Englewood, Aug. 3, TWB

Carole King , Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug. 3, TM

John Mooney , Snowmass Village, Aug. 4, 800/SNOWMASS or snowmassvillage.com

Shawn Colvin , Boulder Theater, Boulder, Aug. 4, BT

Tech N9ne , Ogden Theatre, Denver, Aug. 4-5, TWB

Reel Big Fish , Universal Lending Pavilion, Denver, Aug. 5, TM

Suicide Machines, Lost City Angels , Bluebird Theater, Denver, Aug. 5, TM

Waking Ashland , Darkside, Aug. 6, TWB

Crestone Music Festival featuring Buckwheat Zydeco, Hazel Miller , Challenger Golf Club, Crestone, Aug. 6-7, 866/891-8382 or crestfest.org

Mtley Cre , Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug. 6, TM

Marc Cohen , Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder, Aug. 6, TWST

311, Unwritten Law , Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug. 7, TM

Bow Wow, Omarion , Coors Amphitheatre, Englewood, Aug. 8, TM

The Aquabats , Darkside, Aug. 8, TWB

Sworn Enemy , Gothic Theatre, Denver, Aug. 8, TWB

Iron Maiden, Rob Zombie, Mastodon , Coors Amphitheatre, Englewood, Aug. 9, TM

Jem , Fox Theatre, Boulder, Aug. 9, TWB

Arch Enemy , The Starlight, Fort Collins, Aug. 9, TWB

Embrace Today , Rock Island, Aug. 10, TWB

Dwight Yoakam , Paramount Theatre, Denver, Aug. 10, TM

Cowboy Mouth , Bluebird Theater, Aug. 11, TWB

The Subdudes , Snowmass Village, Aug. 11, 800/SNOWMASS or snowmassvillage.com

Pete Yorn, The Wallflowers , Fox Theatre, Boulder, Aug. 12, FT

Lifehouse , Gothic Theatre, Englewood, Aug. 12, TM

Breaking Benjamin , Ogden Theatre, Denver, Aug. 12, TWB

The Killers , Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug. 12, TM

Cherish the Ladies , Boulder Theater, Boulder, Aug. 12, BT

Howe, Squire, White (of YES) , Paramount Theatre, Denver, Aug. 12, TM

The Wallflowers, Ringside , Fox Theatre, Boulder, Aug. 12, FT

Trey Anastasio, Sound Tribe Sector 9 , Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug. 13, TM

William Topley , Paramount Theatre, Denver, Aug. 13, TM

Chuck Pyle, Gordon Burt , North Star Studios, Aug. 13, 392-6182

Los Lobos, Otis Taylor Band , Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder, Aug. 13, TWST

William Topley , Paramount Theatre, Aug. 13, TM

The Used, Glassjaw , City Auditorium, Aug. 13, TM

Spin Doctors , Fox Theatre, Boulder, Aug. 13, FT

LILT Festival , The Fox Hole Lounge, Denver, Aug. 13, 303/733-3977 or cafevivid.com

Disturbed , City Auditorium, Aug. 14, TM

The Blackout Pact , Rock Island, Denver, Aug. 15, TWB

Ben Folds, Rufus Wainwright, Ben Lee , Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, Aug. 16, TM

Stanley Clarke, Bela Fleck, Jean Luc Ponty , Paramount Theatre, Denver, Aug. 16, TM

Jesse McCartney , Universal Lending Pavilion, Denver, Aug. 16, TM

B.B. King's Bluesfest , Coors Amphitheatre, Englewood, Aug. 16, TM

De La Soul , Fox Theatre, Boulder, Aug. 17, FT

Los Lonely Boys, Ozomatli , Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug. 17, TM

Pelican , Rock Island, Aug. 17, TWB

Jackie Greene , Snowmass Village, Aug. 18, 800/SNOWMASS or snowmassvillage.com

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Black Crowes , Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug. 18, TM

Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers , Gothic Theatre, Aug. 19, TWB

James Taylor , Coors Amphitheatre, Englewood, Aug. 19, TM

Bob Schneider , Gothic Theatre, Englewood, Aug. 20, TM

Reggae on the Rocks , Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug. 20, TM

Susan Tedeschi, The Blind Boys of Alabama , Universal Lending Pavilion, Denver, Aug. 20, TM

As I Lay Dying , Rock Island, Denver, Aug. 22, TWB

The Big Wu , Fox Theatre, Boulder, Aug. 22, FT

The White Stripes , Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver, Aug. 22, TM

Engine Down, Bella Lea , Rock Island, Aug. 23, TWB

Destiny's Child , Pepsi Center, Denver, Aug. 23, TM

Devo , Coors Amphitheatre, Englewood, Aug. 23, TM

Jack Johnson , Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug. 24, TM

Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire , Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Aug. 25, TM

Chubby Carrier, Bayou Swamp Band , Snowmass Village, Aug. 25, 800/SNOWMASS or snowmassvillage.com

1964 The Tribute Beatles Anniversary , Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug. 26, TM

Black Black Ocean , Rock Island, Aug. 26, TWB

Brian Wilson , Universal Lending Pavilion, Denver, Aug. 26, TM

Hoobastank , Colorado State Fair, Pueblo, Aug. 26, TM

Nanci Griffith , Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder, Aug. 27, TWST

Vanessa Williams, David Sanborn , Coors Amphitheatre, Denver, Aug. 27, TM

NedFest with The Motet, Kan'nal, Phix , Jeff Guercio Memorial Baseball Field, Nederland, Aug. 27-28, nedfest.com

Jimmy Thackery, VooDoo Hawks , Union Station, Aug. 28, 227-7168

Collective Soul , Colorado State Fair, Pueblo, Aug. 28, TM

Kelly Clarkson , Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Aug. 30, TM

Hieroglyphics, Non Phixion , Fox Theatre, Boulder, Aug. 30, TM

Hidden in Plain View , Rock Island, Denver, Aug. 30, TWB

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Black Crowes , Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Aug. 30-31, TM

Pretty Girls Make Graves , Rock Island, Denver, Aug. 31, TWB

The Irish Tenors , Buell Theatre, Denver, Sept. 1, TM

Widespread Panic, Loggins & Messina, Willie Nelson, Karl Denson , Jazz Aspen Snowmass, Sept. 1-5, 866/JAS-TIXX or jazzaspen.org

The Irish Tenors , Buell Theatre, Denver, Sept. 1, TM

Kenny Rogers , Colorado State Fair, Pueblo, Sept. 1, TM

The Temptations, Four Tops , Colorado State Fair, Pueblo, Sept. 2, TM

Willie Nelson, Yonder Mountain String Band , Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Sept. 3, TM

Tori Amos , Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Sept. 5, TM

Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick , Colorado State Fair, Pueblo, Sept. 5, TM

John Mellencamp, John Fogerty , Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Sept. 6, TM

Dave Matthews Band, John Butler Trio , Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Sept. 9-11, TM

Minus the Bear , Cervantes, Denver, Sept. 11, TWB

Dale Miller , North Star Studios, Sept. 10, 392-6182

Seether, Crossfade , Ogden Theatre, Denver, Sept. 13, TWB

The O'Jays, Chaka Kahn, The Gap Band , Coors Amphitheatre, Englewood, Sept. 16, TM

Blues & Brews Festival featuring Al Green, Joan Osborne and the Robert Cray Band , Telluride Town Park, Telluride, Sept. 16-18, 866/515-6166, tellurideblues.com

Keith Urban , Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Sept. 17, TM

Maceo Parker , Fox Theatre, Boulder, Sept. 18, TWB

Green Day, Jimmy Eat World , Pepsi Center, Denver, Sept. 19, TM

Oasis, Jet, Kasabian , Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Sept 20, TM

Super Diamond , Fox Theatre, Boulder, Sept. 23, FT

John Scofield , Fox Theatre, Boulder, Sept. 24, FT

Zap Mama , Boulder Theater, Boulder, Sept. 26, BT

Santana , Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Sept. 27-28, TM

Pat Metheny Trio , Boulder Theater, Boulder, Sept. 27, BT

Franz Ferdinand , Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, Sept. 27, 303/837-0360

Dark Star Orchestra , Fox Theatre, Boulder, Sept. 29-Oct. 3, FT

Bill Gaither , World Arena, Oct. 1, TWST

System of a Down, The Mars Volta , Pepsi Center, Denver, Oct. 2, TM

Autolux, Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age , Pepsi Arena, Oct. 5, TM

Brooks & Dunn , Pepsi Center, Denver, Oct. 7, TM

Alex de Grassi , North Star Studios, Oct. 8, 392-6182

Joshua Redman Elastic Band , Boulder Theater, Boulder, Oct. 9, BT

Daniel Lanois, Tortoise , Fox Theatre, Boulder, Oct. 14, FT

Tab Benoit, VooDoo Hawks , Herman's Hideaway, Denver, Oct. 14, 303/777-5840

The Coup, Lifesavas , Fox Theatre, Boulder, Oct. 16, TWB

David Grisman Quintet , Boulder Theater, Boulder, Oct. 19, BT

Charles Lloyd, Zakir Hussain Trio , Boulder Theater, Boulder, Oct. 21, BT

Devendra Banhart , Fox Theatre, Boulder, Oct. 28, FT

Paul McCartney , Pepsi Center, Denver, Nov. 1, TM

Jethro Tull , Paramount Theatre, Denver, Nov. 16-17, TM

The Rolling Stones , Pepsi Center, Denver, Nov. 24, TM

Brule , Pikes Peak Center, Dec. 16-17, TWST

Philip Glass , Boulder Theater, Boulder, Feb. 15, BT

Chick Corea, Touchstone , Boulder Theater, Boulder, March 10, BT