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Red Rocks should be on everyones bucket list 2
#18730566 - 08/20/13 12:31 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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So, this past weekend i went to my first concert at red rocks. Pretty Lights played his homecoming show at red rocks (being as he's from fort collins) and i got 2 day passes.
i know i cant do justice to the experience with an explanation but hey, i can try a little.
okay first off is the lot. ridiculous. i had a friend who is a local tell me which lot to park in and tailgate in....it was awesome...everyone (for the most part) was mad cool, people were selling test kits and drugs at the same time, it was awesome
second off, the staff....fucking awesome, i ate WAY more L than i should have before the show due to thinking my tolerance was higher than it was, so i was completely spun...i walk up to security with my backpack with a bunch of drugs in it, tripping balls.
the security lady i walked up to was an older (60s) hippie ass chick with long braided hair, she could tell i was completely gone, and you are supposed to have your pockets empty and your bag open...neither of which i had done
so the woman goes through my bag, mainly just pinching it to make sure i didnt have any guns or bombs hidden, after a few minutes of fumbling around with different pockets in the bag i began to become flustered, freaking out thinking i was taking forever holding up the HUGE line behind me (there was no line behind me and 3 other security lanes )
after the bag search i ask if im good, she said just after i pat you down, so i start zipping my backpack up and i feel like im taking 10 mins, so now im really starting to freak out, i dont have anything out of my pockets and i get my bag closed and put it down, she starts patting me down
i had like 15 pockets, she goes through and starts feeling stuff, at this point im apologizing profusely for fucking everything up...she whispers into my ear, "honey its okay, i can tell you're a good person, if i dont know what it is i dont care" she sends me through to get my ticket scanned and im in
the beer vendors who walk around with bins full of beers and drinks are just hippie ass dudes who have been doin it so they can check out free shows for the past like 40 years, they are cool as shit
third is the location...i mean come on, look at this shit



fourth, weed is legal, everyone smokes it constantly, and no one cares....the worst thing i saw happen to someone who was smoking weed, was at the very beginning of the show when a security person asked someone to smoke their joint in the smoking area as opposed to where everyone sits/stands at
fifth is the wide range of groups that go through....from furthur to pretty lights, FUN to STS9, widespread panic to nas....not to mention the history, the grateful dead, the beatles, jimi hendrix have all played red rocks.
i had an indescribable time candy flipping for the first time ever for pretty lights homecoming show and it was absolutely insane...mind = blown
anyone got any cool red rocks stories? or any plans to make it there in the future? im hittin STS9 and nas on sept 6
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Re: Red Rocks should be on everyones bucket list [Re: trippinballs420]
#18730578 - 08/20/13 12:34 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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Fucking cool man. ounds like a fun ass time. Checke out trapper creek bluegrass in Alaska. it is always an awesome experience.
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Re: Red Rocks should be on everyones bucket list [Re: trippinballs420]
#18730584 - 08/20/13 12:37 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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The greatest night of my life was seeing Robert Plant there about a month & a half ago on the best acid I've ever had. Absolutely incredible place indeed.
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Re: Red Rocks should be on everyones bucket list [Re: Shroomopotamus]
#18730586 - 08/20/13 12:39 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
Shroomopotamus said: The greatest night of my life was seeing Robert Plant there about a month & a half ago on the best acid I've ever had. Absolutely incredible place indeed.
Im jello
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Re: Red Rocks should be on everyones bucket list [Re: Enjoywho]
#18730607 - 08/20/13 12:50 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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thats sick, that wouldve been a great show to see...i want to try to catch one of the 4 nights furthur plays in september but i dunno if ill be able to or not
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Re: Red Rocks should be on everyones bucket list [Re: trippinballs420]
#18730619 - 08/20/13 12:55 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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FUCKING JEAlOUS im movin to colorado and thats the first thing i wanna experience
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Re: Red Rocks should be on everyones bucket list [Re: trippinballs420]
#18730644 - 08/20/13 01:04 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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I LOVE Red Rocks! It's my absolute favorite amphitheater, and possibly venue in general. I really can't imagine a more beautiful place to see a show.
I saw Primus and The Flaming Lips one night and My Morning Jacket the next in 2011. Honestly, some of the best shows I've ever seen. The performances, venue and crowd were all just amazing.
I agree that the lot is probably the best I've ever been on and it's awesome having a decent beer selection come around, but your experience with the staff isn't universal. The first night I went I got the usual light pat down, but the second night the guy was much more thorough and even lifted my shirt up to see if I had crotched anything that was poking out the top of my pants. That kinda pissed me off as I've never had anyone do that in the 10 years I've been going to shows.
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Re: Red Rocks should be on everyones bucket list [Re: mytehdogizflying]
#18730657 - 08/20/13 01:14 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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That sounds awesome man. I'm jealous
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Re: Red Rocks should be on everyones bucket list [Re: trippinballs420]
#18730663 - 08/20/13 01:18 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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I was driving by there at about 2pm on monday afternoon, had to come back to Texas tonight. Spent the weekend in the Indian Springs in Idaho Springs CO. Saw the Toadies at Red Rocks back in 1995. Been there a few times.
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Re: Red Rocks should be on everyones bucket list [Re: tyrannicalrex]
#18731862 - 08/20/13 11:41 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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haha i was near indian springs last week camping for the meteor shower 
bump in case anyones got any cool red rocks stories
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Re: Red Rocks should be on everyones bucket list [Re: trippinballs420]
#18731875 - 08/20/13 11:44 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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I wish phish didn't get banned from there
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Re: Red Rocks should be on everyones bucket list [Re: fee]
#18731934 - 08/20/13 11:58 AM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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yeah why is that? what did they/their crowd do at red rocks that pissed them off so bad?
edit: nevermind, phish isnt banned from red rocks anymore, it was only from 1996-2006...they played a 4 night run at red rocks in 2009 as their tour opener
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Edited by trippinballs420 (08/20/13 12:05 PM)
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Re: Red Rocks should be on everyones bucket list [Re: trippinballs420]
#18732170 - 08/20/13 12:54 PM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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Wow I'm going to have to go there some day. Looks absolutely beautiful and the cool people make it all the better.
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Re: Red Rocks should be on everyones bucket list [Re: trippinballs420]
#18732230 - 08/20/13 01:06 PM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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I've wanted to go there since back in the day hearing stories about Dead shows there and stuff. I imagine I'll make it there one of these days/years
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Re: Red Rocks should be on everyones bucket list [Re: nicechrisman]
#18732482 - 08/20/13 02:01 PM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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It sure as hell is on my list of things to do before I die.
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Re: Red Rocks should be on everyones bucket list [Re: Demonic_Chronic]
#18732581 - 08/20/13 02:23 PM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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I wish I could have seen tool at red rocks, would have been a great fucking show.
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Re: Red Rocks should be on everyones bucket list [Re: trippinballs420]
#18732591 - 08/20/13 02:24 PM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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I used to live in Fort Collins
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Re: Red Rocks should be on everyones bucket list [Re: trippinballs420]
#18732619 - 08/20/13 02:32 PM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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Yeah man your posts in the drinking thread made me decide to check out pictures n learn about the place on its website it looks real cool, definatly looks like something worth experiencing
Yeah nicechisman i saw a video or pictureof some old dead show some time ago and i guess thats where it was now that i know what it looks like
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Re: Red Rocks should be on everyones bucket list [Re: Sheekle]
#18733352 - 08/20/13 05:47 PM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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Fuck yeah dude, I love red rocks. Some pictures to add to your thread 

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Re: Red Rocks should be on everyones bucket list [Re: JusTsHroomiNn]
#18733564 - 08/20/13 06:33 PM (10 years, 6 months ago) |
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So totally with you on this one. Did my first weekend at red rocks this summer (string cheese) and was almost overwhelmed by the experience. Still glowing from the experience now, a month later. I posted my own "oh my god first night at red rocks" thread, too!
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