As Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado nears its 80th anniversary, the team behind the venueâs events has exciting news about its Spring and Summer season this year. Denver Arts and Venues have formally requested their department of health to reopen at a max capacity of 2,500, or about a quarter of their normal size. Their official Twitter account details the steps theyâre taking to make that a reality:Â
Hi friends đ€ We have some updates for y’all: we continue to work closely with city and state health officials and will be submitting variance requests for outdoor spaces by the end of the month.
â Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre (@RedRocksCO) February 18, 2021
Weâre excited to see COVID numbers improve and are hopeful that, while it wonât be a completely “normal” summer, our community is getting back to the business of fun. Itâs up to all of us to help in the goal of opening our venues, so mask up đ·!
â Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre (@RedRocksCO) February 18, 2021
Spokesman Brian Kitts reveals to CBS Denver:
You know youâll still be able to see a show and youâll be in the venue, but itâs not going to feel that same way as it has in the past.
Seeing as the venue is outside, the risk of viral transmission is low with the right measures in place. This first request is only the beginning; if things go well, they hope to expand capacity to 60% by May and 80% by the end of the Summer. April 23rd sees 3lau and Galantis hosting a show at the venue. Rezz, Zeds Dead, and Alison Wonderland are all scheduled to play further down the line. Keep an eye on the Red Rocks official website for more upcoming dates.Â
âWe are doing so much better than we were even a couple of months ago,â noted Dr. Michelle Barron, an infectious disease specialist with UCHealth in Aurora, who then cautioned about ups and downs with COVID, which we have already seen.
âI think that itâs incredibly overly optimistic to think that we are beyond where we can basically no longer worry about COVID being part of our lives.â
But she noted, itâs reasonable to plan for greater re-opening.
âI think you have to plan for that and have to sort of have that assumption (that) weâre going to be there, because you canât just do it overnight. Hopefully, if it doesnât pan out then theyâll delay, but theyâll at least have the planning in place.”
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