Ford Amphitheater tops Billboard list
The Tri-Lakes area boasts a No. 1 concert venue.
Billboard recently named Ford Amphitheater to its 2026 Top Music Venues list, while also calling it the Top West Coast Amphitheater. Apologies to Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater.
Ford Amphitheater was named alongside 27 other popular venues around the world, including the Sphere in Las Vegas, O2 Arena in London, Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Rogers Centre in Toronto and The Caverns in Pelham, Tenn.
The annual list highlights the top concert venues across the U.S. and international markets.
“The Ford Amphitheater first opened its gates in August 2024 with a roster of shows, including Cage the Elephant and a three-night sold-out run by OneRepublic. In its first two seasons, the flagship facility of live-entertainment development company VENU has also welcomed Miranda Lambert, Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Dwight Yoakam, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, The Black Keys and Godsmack with the help of promoter AEG
Presents,” wrote Billboard’s Dave Brooks.
Venues were selected through editorial insight and data from Billboard Boxscore, including gross and attendance figures reported from Oct. 1, 2024, to Sept. 30, 2025.
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Here’s a breakdown of who’s performing at Ford Amphitheater this year with more shows soon to be announced:
June 5: Yo-Yo Ma with the Colorado Symphony
June 18: O.A.R. with Gavin DeGraw and Phantom Planet
August 1: The Black Crowes and Whiskey Myers with Southall
August 8: Lindsey Stirling with PVRIS
August 14: Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas with Theo Lawrence
September 5: Brantley Gilbert
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