Aspen may be a small town, but it’s got big-city music. It’s the place to catch headlining stars in intimate settings like the iconic Belly Up. Take a look at this list, and make plans for your perfect musical getaway. These are the Aspen fall concerts you can’t miss.
Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Experience
- Where: Snowmass Town Park
- When: Aug. 29-31, 2014
- Style: Celebrate the unofficial end of summer/beginning of fall with an all-star lineup of wide-ranging styles, including: Fun, Carrie Underwood, Nickel Creek, OneRepublic, Ziggy Marley, and Earth, Wind & Fire
Conor Oberst
- Where: Belly Up
- When: Sept. 24, 2014
- Style: versatile, intimate indie rock
Hot Rize
- Where: Wheeler Opera House
- When: Sept. 25, 2014
- Style: pioneering eclectic bluegrass
Third World
- Where: Belly Up
- When: Oct. 5, 2014
- Style: reggae fusion for 40 years and running—one of the longest-lived reggae bands of all time
Matisyahu
- Where: Belly Up
- When: Oct. 7, 2014
- Style: spiritual alt-rap-reggae
Chris Collins and Boulder Canyon—A Tribute to John Denver
- Where: Wheeler Opera House
- When: Oct. 11, 2014
- Style: tribute to John Denver’s western-Americana
Bonobo (DJ set)
- Where: Belly Up
- When: Oct. 15, 2014
- Style: melodic chillout electronica
Poliça
- Where: Belly Up
- When: Oct. 26, 2014
- Style: art-rock, indie electronica
Greensky Bluegrass
- Where: Belly Up
- When: Oct. 27, 2014
- Style: newgrass Americana
Airborne Toxic Event
- Where: Belly Up
- When: Nov. 5, 2014
- Style: literate indie rock
Tennis
- Where: Belly Up
- When: Nov. 8, 2014
- Style: indie pop
Keep watching the Limelight’s calendar for more shows being added.
