The musicians I tend to follow rarely play a venue larger that the nearest pub or bar - but that’s fine - it’s much more intimate than a stadium setting.

@Haemish1

Hell, I’m not even sure I remember the last time I saw a show at a venue larger than 3,000 seats. I think it was Journey, Foreigner and Night Ranger at the Shoreline Ampitheater in Mountain View, CA about five years ago. Before that was probably Peter Gabriel at McNickols Arena in Denver back in the 90’s.

None of those shows even comes close to matching the lasting impression made by Steven Wilson on the Hand. Cannot. Erase. tour at the Boulder Theater in Boulder, CO, or Kamelot on the Poetry For The Poisoned Tour at Slim’s in San Francisco, or David Wilcox on the How Did You Find Me Here tour at the Paramount Theater in Denver, or the Goo Goo Dolls (back when they were still good) on the Boy Named Goo tour at the Mercury Cafe in Denver, or Dragonforce on the Maximum Overload tour at the Ogden Theater in Denver. The list goes on and on.

@webbew1
I’m going to see Mark Knoffler at Red Rocks in September - how big is that venue - I haven’t been there since the mid eighties

@Haemish1 Not sure how many the venue seats but I have heard from friends that concerts there are amazing with the acoustics from the natural formations.

@Haemish1

It’s a larger venue, but not a bad seat in the house. Red Rocks is the best ampitheater in the world. Seeing a show there should be on everyone’s bucket list.

@webbew1
Yep - it’s an awesome place.
Last time I was there I saw Bob Dylan and Tom Petty.