It wouldn’t be summertime in Morrison if longtime Colorado favorites Big Head Todd and the Monsters weren’t playing Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

And yes, the locals – who first struck radio gold with “Bittersweet” in the early ’90s – have another Red Rocks date planned for 2012.

Todd Park Mohr and the gang will headline Red Rocks on June 9 – with the Barenaked Ladies in support.

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster.

Read more here.

Big Head Todd and the Monsters at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in June 2010. Photo by Joshua Elioseff, heyreverb.com