Rad Things (to) Do - February 2024

In 1998, a little-known band by the name of Aerosmith released one of the most romantic songs of all time. A song so romantic that director Michael Bay chose it as the theme song to his movie about a Texas-sized asteroid on track to destroy Earth that could only be stopped by a ragtag crew of roughnecks with a nuke (and Bruce flippin’ Willis.) That song was called “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing.”

Not only is it the perfect love song (especially for a world-ending scenario), it also is a perfect metaphor for all of the awesome things to do this month within the RTD service area. Need some Valentine’s date night inspo? Check out all the Rad Things (to) Do this month around the district!

Festivals, parades and holiday-themed events

6th Annual Petite Parade at the Dairy Block

Feb. 18, the Dairy Block turns into a mini Mardi Gras with the 6th Annual Petite Parade! Enjoy a bite-sized Mardi Gras-inspired celebration throughout one of Denver’s most unique alleyways, complete with performers, live music and, of course, the shoebox parade!

Attendees can participate in the shoebox parade by building a creative float using a shoebox base. Each float must be no larger than two feet long by two feet wide and no taller than three feet. Oh, and it also has to have wheels, of course. Prizes will be handed out for several categories, all of which can be viewed at https://www.dairyblock.com/petite-parade.

Mile High Beer Festival at the Stockyards Events Center

Who said beer festivals have to be in the summer? Catch the N Line to 48th & Brighton·National Western Center Station and head to the Stockyards Events Center on Feb. 24 for the Mile High Beer Festival! Thirty breweries from across Colorado, Wyoming and beyond will be showcasing their most delicious and ridiculous beers, ciders and spirits.

Head over to https://www.milehighbeerfest.com for a list of participating breweries and ticket information.

Sports

It may be the month of love, but not for fans of the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche, as some of the teams’ most hated rivals come to town, such as the Dallas Stars and Portland Trail Blazers. No love lost inside Ball Arena this month, that’s for sure. The spirit of love will not be found at the University of Colorado Events Center either, as the Utah Utes men’s basketball team comes to visit for one final hardwood showdown as Pac-12 conference rivals.

It isn’t all rotten roses though, as fans of gigantic monster trucks capable of crushing an entire car dealership lot will be falling head over heels for the biggest and meanest trucks known to man, with Monster Jam making its annual stop in Denver Feb. 9-11. Nothing screams a date night quite like the sound of 1,000-plus horsepower engines crushing metal and steel with zero remorse.

Check out all the sports happening around the RTD service area this month!

Ball Arena (accessible via the E and W lines at Ball Arena·Elitch Gardens Station, as well as Routes 1, 15L and 20 at Auraria Parkway and 9th Street)

Colorado Avalanche (NHL):

• Feb. 18: vs. Arizona Coyotes
• Feb. 20: vs. Vancouver Canucks
• Feb. 24: vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
• Feb. 27: vs. Dallas Stars

Denver Nuggets (NBA):

• Feb. 2: vs. Portland Trail Blazers
• Feb. 4: vs. Portland Trail Blazers
• Feb. 14: vs. Sacramento Kings
• Feb. 22: vs. Washington Wizards
• Feb. 28: vs. Sacramento Kings
• Feb. 29: vs. Miami Heat

Colorado Mammoth (NLL):

• Feb. 23: vs. New York Riptide

Other events:

• Feb. 9-11: Monster Jam
• Feb. 15-17: Colorado High School Athletics Association Wresting State Championships

Magness Arena (accessible via the E and H lines at University of Denver Station)

University of Denver Pioneers (NCAA men’s hockey):

• Feb 2-3: vs. Western Michigan University
• Feb. 23-24: Miami University (Ohio)

University of Colorado Events Center (accessible via Routes 204, 225, DASH, GS, SKIP and FF1 at Broadway and Regent Drive)

University of Colorado Buffaloes (NCAA men’s basketball):

• Feb. 8: vs. Arizona State University
• Feb. 10: vs. University of Arizona
• Feb. 24: vs. University of Utah
• Feb. 28: vs. University of California

University of Colorado Buffaloes (NCAA women’s basketball):

• Feb. 9: vs. University of Oregon
• Feb. 11: vs. Oregon State University
• Feb. 29: vs. University of Washington

Concerts

Love is in the air, especially for concertgoers in Denver. February’s concert slate offers up something for fans of virtually every genre, with notable shows by Tool, Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull, Ricky Martin, Neck Deep, Black Violin, Ludacris, Crosses, Cold War Kids and Silent Planet.

Prefer spending a date night enjoying some of the finest comedians in the world? You’re in luck, as Tim Allen, Lewis Black and George Lopez, among others, visit Denver this month.

Check out all of the concerts accessible via RTD services below, and get ready to enjoy a month of nonstop live music!

Ball Arena (accessible via the E and W lines at Ball Arena·Elitch Gardens Station, as well as Routes 1, 15L and 20 at Auraria Parkway and 9th Street)

• Feb. 5: Tool
• Feb. 13: Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull and Ricky Martin – “The Trilogy Tour”

Bellco Theatre (accessible via the D, H and L lines at Theatre District·Convention Center Station, via the Route 1 at Stout and 14th streets, and the Free MallRide at 15th and California streets)

• Feb. 2: Tim Allen – “A Night of Comedy with Tim Allen”
• Feb. 9: Colorado Middle School Choir
• Feb. 15: Captain Scott Kelly –“The Colorado Speaker Series”

Mission Ballroom (accessible via the A Line at 38th·Blake Station)

• Feb. 2: Walker & Royce – “No Big Deal Tour”
  • Supporting acts: Vnssa, Nala, James Patterson and Haasy
• Feb. 3: Futurebirds and The Nude Party
  • Supporting act: Pearl Charles
• Feb. 4: Explosions in the Sky – “The End Tour”
  • Supporting act: Rumtum
• Feb. 8: Neck Deep
  • Supporting acts: Drain, Bearings and Higher Power
• Feb. 9: Magic City Hippies
  • Supporting acts: The Palms and Josh Fudge
• Feb. 10: Cory Wong featuring Monica Martin
  • Supporting act: La Lom
• Feb 17: Dirtwire – “The Four Directions 2024 Tour”
  • Supporting acts: Moontricks, Gone Gone Beyond and Honeycomb
• Feb. 23: Lab Group – “Inquiry, Exploration & Discovery”
  • Supporting acts: Clams Casino, Jacques Greene, Oakk, Lilah
• Feb. 24: Gareth Emery – “LSR/City v3 by Gareth Emery”
• Feb. 25: Bryce Vine – “The Saturday Night Tour”
  • Supporting acts: Hoodie Allen and Yoshi T

Paramount Theatre (accessible via the D, H and L lines at 16th·California Station or the Free MallRide at 17th Street and Glenarm Place)

• Feb. 2: Lewis Black – “Goodbye Yeller Brick Road, The Final Tour”
• Feb. 3: Hannah Berner
• Feb. 4: Black Violin – “The Experience Tour”
• Feb. 9: Fortune Feimster – “Live Laugh Love!”
• Feb. 12: The Greatest Love of All – A Tribute to Whitney Houston
• Feb. 13: Ilana Glazer – “Ilana Glazer Live!”
• Feb. 15-16: Charlie Berens
• Feb. 17: Tony Hinchcliffe – “Fully Groan Tour”
• Feb. 18: “Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance 25th Anniversary”
• Feb. 20: Jon Batiste – “Uneasy Tour”
• Feb. 23: Tommy Emmanuel
• Feb. 24-25: George Lopez – “Alllriiiighhttt!”

Fillmore Auditorium (accessible via Route 15 at Colfax Avenue and Emerson Street or Colfax Avenue and Clarkson Street)

• Feb. 3: Virtual Riot, PhaseOne, OG Nixin and Codd Dubz – “Wobbleland”
• Feb. 10: Soja
  • Supporting acts: Hirie and Likkle Jordee
• Feb. 15: Bailey Zimmerman – “Religiously – The Tour”
  • Supporting act: Josh Ross
• Feb. 17: Lost Frequencies– “All Stand Together Tour”
• Feb. 22: P***o For Pyros – “Horns, Thorns en Halos Farewell Tour”
• Feb. 23: Ludacris
  • Supporting act: DJ Infamous
• Feb. 24: Carl Cox
  • Supporting acts: Loco Dice, In The Round and The Bordas Brothers

Ogden Theatre (accessible via Route 15 at Colfax Avenue and Emerson Street or Colfax Avenue and Clarkson Street)

• Feb. 2: Mau P
• Feb. 3: Kameron Marlowe – “I Can Lie Tour”
  • Supporting acts: Logan Crosby, Laci Kaye and Booth
• Feb. 4: Poolside – “Blame It All On Love Tour”
  • Supporting acts: The Undercover Dream and Lovers
• Feb. 9: Crosses – “Familiar World Tour”
  • Supporting act: DJ Crook
• Feb. 10: Jessica Audiffred – “Mad House World Tour”
  • Supporting acts: Modestep, YDG and Youth In Circles
• Feb. 14: Extreme – “Thicker Than Blood Tour”
  • Supporting act: Living Colour
• Feb. 16: Mighty Popular
  • Supporting acts: Caleb Klauder and Reeb William
• Feb. 17: Isoxo – “kidsgonemad Tour”
  • Supporting acts: Yojas, Dryden and Vavn
• Feb. 22: Silversun Pickups
• Feb. 23: Mindchatter – “A Chorus of Monologues Tour 2024”
  • Supporting act: Familiar Faces
• Feb. 24: Crankdat – “Total Termination Tour”
  • Supporting acts: Alleycvt and Shank Aaron
• Feb. 28: The Paper Kites
  • Supporting act: Bella White

Oriental Theater (accessible via Route 44 at West 44th Avenue and Tennyson Street)

• Feb. 2: Mike Maurer Band and Cass Clayton Band
• Feb. 3: Gorilla Nems and Mac Lethal – “Don’t Ever Disrespect Me Tour presented by Monster Energy”
  • Supporting acts: The Antagonist and Jack Dawkins
• Feb. 8: Twin Tribes
  • Supporting acts: Urban Heat and Vandal Moon
• Feb. 10: Talib Kweli
  • Supporting act: Bullhead*ded
• Feb. 15: Tireshoe – “EP Release Show”
  • Supporting acts: Jewel House, Robot Tennis Club and Radio Fluke
• Feb. 16: The Surfrajettes – “Snow to Sea Tour”
  • Supporting act: The Tailspins
• Feb. 23: Masood Boomgaard – “Self-Help Singh Live”
• Feb. 27: John 5
  • Supporting act: Marty Freidman

Bluebird Theater (accessible via Route 15 at Colfax Avenue and Cook Street)

• Feb. 1: The Sweet Lillies
  • Supporting acts: DJ Logic and Trusetto
• Feb. 2: Daniel Rodriguez
  • Supporting acts: Handmade Moments and Sound of Honey
• Feb. 3: Mipso
  • Supporting act: Kade Hoffman
• Feb. 4: Steve Poltz – “2024 Tour”
  • Supporting act: Shanna in a Dress
• Feb. 7: Rising Appalachia – The String Band Rendition”
• Feb. 8-9: John Vincent III– “Live at the Bluebird Theater”
• Feb. 10: Rootbeer Richie & The Reveille – “Mile High Mardi Gras Mambo”
  • Supporting acts: Los Mocochetes, May Be Fern, Kenny Cornbread & The Biscuit Boys
• Feb. 14: Evan Honer
• Feb. 15: Trousdale
  • Supporting act: Abby Cone
• Feb. 16-17: Dogs in a Pile – “Winter Tour 2024”
  • Supporting act: Squeaky Feet
• Feb. 18: Grieves – “The Out Cold Tour”
  • Supporting acts: Muse Powell, Marley B and DJ Hoppa
• Feb. 20: The Ocean – “Holocene Tour – North America 2024”
  • Supporting acts: The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, Shy and Low
• Feb. 21: Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter
• Feb. 22: Spectral Voice – “Album Release Show”
  • Supporting acts: Mephitic Corpse and Street Tombs
• Feb. 23: This Never Happened
  • Supporting acts: Massane and Otherwish
• Feb. 24: Eddie 9V – “2024 Tour”
• Feb. 27: Enjambre
  • Supporting act: Surely Tempo
• Feb. 29: Sam Grisman Project – “Back Out West 2024”

HQ (accessible via Route 0 at South Broadway and West Bayaud Avenue)

• Feb. 8: Heart Shaped Zombie
  • Supporting acts: Orna, Stopzone and Vissia
• Feb. 16: Coleman Williams, Lightning Luke and Clyde McGee
• Feb. 18: The Alarm – “Another Way Forwards Tour”
  • Supporting act: DJ Paul Italiano
• Feb. 22: Circling Over and Weathered Statues
  • Supporting acts: Summer of Peril and Mood Swing Misery

Gothic Theatre (accessible via Route 0 at South Broadway and Eastman Avenue, or South Broadway and West Floyd Avenue)

• Feb. 2: Vicke Blanka
• Feb. 3: Mustard Plug, Save Ferris and Catch 22
  • Supporting act: The Dendrites
• Feb. 6: Mayer Hawthorne
  • Supporting act: Chulita Vinyl Club
• Feb. 9-10: Cold War Kids – “20 Years Tour”
  • Supporting act: Hovvdy
• Feb. 11: Nate Smith
• Feb. 15: Tourist and Amtrac
• Feb. 16: Sarah Jarosz – “Polaroid Lovers Tour”
  • Supporting act: The Ballroom Thieves
• Feb. 21: Machine Head – “Slaughter The Martour: North America 2024”
  • Supporting acts: Fear Factory, Orbit Culture and Gates To Hell
• Feb. 27: The Prize Fighter Inferno – “Before They Bury Me Tour 2024”
  • Supporting act: Carobae

Summit Music Hall (accessible via Routes 0, 9, 15 and 20 at 18th and Blake streets, or via Route 52 at 20th and Blake streets)

• Feb. 1: Silent Planet – “Superbloom Tour”
  • Supporting acts: Thornhill, Aviana and Johnny Booth
• Feb. 2: Thursday – “War All The Time Live”
  • Supporting acts: Rival Schools and Many Eyes
• Feb. 3: The Kills – “God Games Tour”
  • Supporting act: The Paranoyds
• Feb. 17: Plain White T’s
  • Supporting act: Pollyanna
• Feb. 21: Maddie Zahm – “Now That I’ve Been Honest: The Tour”
  • Supporting act: Leanna Firestone
• Feb. 24: Drama
  • Supporting act: Ric Wilson
• Feb. 25: The Beaches – “Blame My Ex Tour”
• Feb. 28: Foxing and The Hotelier
  • Supporting act: Glitterer
• Feb. 29: Kruder & Dorfmeister

Marquis Theater (accessible via Routes 52 and RX at 20th and Larimer streets, or via Route 38 at Larimer and 21st streets)

• Feb. 2: Berlioz – “North America Tour 2024”
• Feb. 5: Meet Me @ The Altar – “Say It To My Face Tour”
  • Supporting acts: Honey Revenge, John Harvie and Elliot Lee
• Feb. 9: Robert Jon & The Wreck
• Feb. 16: Kxllswxtch – “The Walls Have Eyes Tour”
  • Supporting act: Kamiyada+
• Feb. 17: The Lagoons
• Feb. 18: The Newest Olympian & Potterless
• Feb. 23: OsamaSon – “Flex Musix Tour”
• Feb. 24: Gideon
  • Supporting acts: Left To Suffer, Fox Lake and No Cure
• Feb. 25: Mae
  • Supporting act: A Place for Owls
• Feb. 26: Militarie Gun – “Life Under The Gun Tour”
  • Supporting acts: Pool Kids, Spiritual Cramp and Roman Candle
• Feb. 28: Em Beihold
  • Supporting act: Madelline

Theatre

Nothing screams a Valentine’s date night quite like a night of theater at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts! Check out what’s going on this month below, and snag tickets to the following events at https://www.denvercenter.org/tickets-events/.

DCPA can be accessed via the D, H and L lines at Theatre District·Convention Center Station and via the Free MallRide at 15th and Curtis streets.

Garner Galleria Theatre

Feb. 7-March 31: The Improvised Shakespeare Company

Buell Theatre

• Feb. 1-4: Chicago
• Feb. 13-25: Message In A Bottle

Kilstrom Theatre

• Feb. 9-March 10: Rubicon