Red Rocks Park
The Red Rocks Park , formerly Garden of Angels , is a mountain park in Denver at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in the central part of the US state Colorado . The main attraction of the 351 hectare park is the Red Rocks Amphitheater .
It is an open-air stage, embedded between two 100 meter high sandstone rocks ( Ship and Creation Rock ), which seats around 9400 people and is known for its outstanding acoustics. The stage was completed in 1941, but only used for a public event in 1947. Due to its size, it is suitable for large music and theater events; one of the biggest was a gig by the band U2 , who recorded the concert on video in 1983 on their war tour under the "Red Rocks" despite pouring rain and released parts of it on their live album Under a Blood Red Sky . The most famous artists who performed there also include the Beatles (1964), Bruce Springsteen (1978), Eric Clapton (1983), Sting (1985), Neil Young (2000), Depeche Mode (2009), Disturbed (2016) and Bad Company (2017).
From 2001 the park administration subjected Red Rocks Park to a major renovation and in 2003 opened an underground visitor center with a restaurant and bars as well as a hall of fame for the artists who performed on the open-air stage. The new center provides information - including in short films - both about the geological and musical history of the park.
Web links
- The park website (English)
- Denver Mountain Parks - Red Rocks (English)
Coordinates: 39 ° 39 ′ 56.2 " N , 105 ° 12 ′ 18.4" W.