COMMERCE CITY, CO - Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Kroenke Sports Enterprises, and AEG Live Rocky Mountain Region today announced the first annual Mile High Music Festival powered by SanDisk.
The Mile High Music Festival will be held on the fields complex at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will headline on Saturday, July 19 and the Dave Matthews Band will top the bill on Sunday, July 20.
Colorado has never before seen a music festival of this magnitude. The festival footprint will host five stages (some tented), food from many of Denver's top restaurants, an artists' village, misting tents, and more.
The Mile High Music Festival will feature a tremendous variety of musical talent, ranging from established touring powerhouses to some of the hottest up-and-coming performers, including a number of bands from Denver's vibrant music scene.
In addition to the headliners, performance highlights will include John Mayer, The Black Crowes, O.A.R., Michael Franti & Spearhead, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Steve Winwood, Spoon, Flogging Molly, Colbie Caillat, OneRepublic, The Roots, plus local favorites Flobots, Rose Hill Drive, Meese, Born In The Flood, Railbenders and The Photo Atlas. A complete list of currently confirmed acts is included below, with additional artists still to be announced.
Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. each day, with performances commencing at noon and ending at 11:00 p.m.
"With its abundant natural beauty, the Denver metropolitan area has always been a special place for outdoor summer concerts," says Chuck Morris, President-CEO of AEG Live's Rocky Mountain Region. "The addition of the fields complex at Dick's Sporting Goods Park has allowed us to realize our long-held dream of staging a world-class music festival in the Denver Metropolitan area."
The Mile High Music Festival marks the first outdoor festival ever held at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, the home of the Colorado Rapids Soccer Club. The site is the largest professional stadium & field complex in the world, and features 24 fully-lit immaculate grass soccer fields with remarkable vistas of the Denver skyline and Rocky Mountain Front Range, including a panoramic view from Long's Peak to Pikes Peak.
Concertgoers will have a wide range of cuisines to choose from, with many of Denver's most popular restaurants participating in the event. An artists' village - including an extensive exhibit of local arts and crafts - will be another highlight of the festival.
Tickets for the Mile High Music Festival powered by SanDisk will go on sale on the Rapids' 2008 Opening Day, Saturday, March 29th, at 10:00 a.m. MST online at www.TicketHorse.com, by phone at 866-461-6556, at the Dick's Sporting Goods Park Box Office, and at the ticket kiosks located in all Denver area Dick's Sporting Goods stores.
Ticket prices are $150.00 (plus service charges) for a 2-Day Pass. A limited number of Single Day Tickets will be available for $85.00 (plus service charges) while supplies last. 2-Day VIP Packages are also available for $495 (plus service charges).
The lineup for the Mile High Music Festival powered by SanDisk is currently as follows (not in order of appearance, additional artists still to be announced):
Saturday 7/19
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
O.A.R.
Michael Franti and Spearhead
Steve Winwood
Spoon
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Citizen Cope
Andrew Bird
Josh Ritter
State Radio
JJ Grey & Mofro
Bob Schneider
Brett Dennen
Newton Faulkner
Meese
Born In The Flood
Railbenders
Sunday 7/20
Dave Matthews Band
John Mayer
The Black Crowes
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Flogging Molly
Colbie Caillat
OneRepublic
The Roots
Leftover Salmon
Martin Sexton
Flobots
Ingrid Michaelson
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Tea Leaf Green
Rose Hill Drive
The New Mastersounds
Serena Ryder
The Photo Atlas
More information on the Mile High Music Festival can be found in the coming weeks on the stadium's official website, www.DicksSportingGoodsPark.com
