Red Rocks Amphitheatre
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Image:RedRocksAMP.png Red Rocks Amphitheatre is a naturally occurring rock structure in Morrison, Colorado, to the west of Denver, where concerts are given in the open air ampitheatre. There is a large, tilted, Frisbee-shaped rock behind the stage, a huge vertical rock angled outwards from stage right, several large boulders angled outwards from stage left and seating area for up to 9,450 people in between. The amphitheatre is owned and operated by the City and County of Denver.
One of the notable performances given at Red Rocks was by rock group U2, who released two tracks from a Red Rocks concert on their 1983 live album, Under a Blood Red Sky and a full concert-length video of the same appearance, segments of which were frequently shown on MTV. A steady rain, the large lighted torches surrounding the stage, and the natural wonder of the Red Rocks setting all provided for a dramatic setting for U2's music, and the video helped expand U2's American following.
Other Red Rocks material on CD and DVD include Dave Matthews Band's albums Live at Red Rocks 8.15.95 and Weekend On The Rocks, John Tesh's Live at Red Rocks and Worship at Red Rocks, the Incubus DVD Alive at Red Rocks, and Steve Martin's comedy album, A Wild and Crazy Guy.
A two-volume album, Carved in Stone, features live performances by various artists at Red Rocks, including R.E.M., Ben Harper, Coldplay, The Allman Brothers Band, and Phish, with proceeds going towards a fund for preservation of the park and ampitheatre. The ampitheatre was the starting line of the reality show The Amazing Race 9.