Denver Music Festival: City Moving Forward With Plans For Next Year

Imagine Bonnaroo by the Rockies. Denver's Office of Special Events says that they are working with concert promoter Superfly - the company behind Bonnaroo - to organize a three-day music festival at the Overland Golf Course.

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The city says that the plan would have it run over a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in September, 2018. The festival would likely run from Noon to 10 p.m. each day - no camping would be permitted - and the city believes it would attract between 60,000 and 80,000 people each day.

In a statement the city says that while the festival would hopefully include some headliners, "the proposed family-oriented festival...would focus on the arts, food and culture of Denver.

"The success of the festival is based on its ability to reflect the local culture, which means incorporating local talent. Superfly plans to conduct significant outreach to the local musician community, work with the Science & Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), Denver Arts and Venues, and a committee of art supporters and neighbors to look at various ways to include local artists."

The festival is not a sure thing. The city and Superfly still have to work out a contract, which would then have to be approved by the city council.

The city has set up a website to address many of the questions that have come up.

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