Red Rocks, just outside Denver, features on an iconic album cover: U2 filmed their 1983 live album, Under a Blood Red Sky, right here. They’re among a roster of famous performers to have graced the dramatically beautiful, open-air concert space, which is tucked between two sandstone monoliths with views of alpine valleys. The Beatles, Coldplay and Jimi Hendrix are among others to have played in this naturally occurring and acoustically perfect music venue.

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