Julian St. Nightmare at Blucifer's First Rodeo (Hi-Dive)
📅 Jul 25, 2026, 11:00 PM
📍 Hi-Dive, 7 South Broadway, Denver, CO
Julian St. Nightmare returns to Hi-Dive as a three-piece for their slot at Blucifer's First Rodeo, a multi-day festival running July 23-26, 2026. The band has been a fixture in Denver's post-punk DIY scene for years, playing Hi-Dive repeatedly and building a following that turns up for crowd-surfing, noise, and late-night energy. Their 11pm set on the 25th comes with new material the band is debuting, making this a meaningful moment in their ongoing run at one of the Baker neighborhood's most respected independent venues. Hi-Dive, located at 7 South Broadway, has been the setting for some of JSN's most-talked-about shows in the local scene.
FreeFarm 2026
📅 Aug 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
📍 Elizabeth, CO (private barn, 1 hour from Denver)
FreeFarm returns to a private barn in Elizabeth, Colorado for its second year, running August 21-23 as a three-day camping festival about an hour outside Denver. The lineup spans 14 acts across a range of indie and alternative sounds, headlined by Cherokee Social and Young & Dead, with supporting sets from Bitstream Bleed, Half Moon, Lone Artois, and more. Beyond the music, the weekend includes a fashion show open to local models and designers, DJ sets, workshops, and intentional gathering spaces, all run through a custom sound system inside the barn. FreeFarm is put on by the same crew behind year one, positioning it as a grassroots community event built around what they call the genreless lovers.
Alternative Events in Denver, Colorado: what to expect
Alternative events in Denver, Colorado: what's coming up and the local performers behind it, all hosted by people rooted in the Denver scene.
Colorado's largest city and the hub of its live performing-arts scene, where you can find local music, comedy, dance, and theater on a given night across a wide range of rooms.
Guitar-driven music that grew out of the underground, mixing pop hooks with rougher textures and a deliberately off-center attitude that resists mainstream polish.
On the calendar now: "Julian St". "FreeFarm returns to a private barn in Elizabeth, Colorado for its second year, running August 21-23 as a three-day camping festival about an hour outside Denver".
Browse the events above for dates and details, then book directly with the host. Finding alternative events in Denver, Colorado should feel like a tip from a local, because that is exactly where these listings come from.