Red Butte Gardens
Umphrey’s McGee @ Red Butte Garden 09.08
Umphrey’s McGee’s Red Butte Show was a two-set power show for jam band heads who can stare down the barrel of a nearly four-hour show unflinchingly. … read more
José González w/ Madi Diaz @ Red Butte 08.29
The sold-out summer night at Red Butte Gardens was euphoric and peaceful. The energy in the air came from an amazing crowd of patient, kind people, excited but not boisterous. The grass was packed with attendees not afraid to be close to each other—in fact, they welcomed it. Strangers talked to strangers, drinking their wine
The Psychedelic Furs with X @ Red Butte Garden 08.04
The Psychedelic Furs played their hearts out as the audience danced, sang, and laughed along, spreading their glee from one person to the next at Red Butte. … read more
Caamp @ Red Butte Garden 07.27 w/ Futurebirds
Caamp is as talented as they’ve always been, though they might’ve gathered a few more tricks for their stage performance at Red Butte. … read more
Wilco and Sleater-Kinney @ Red Butte Garden 08.08 w/ NNAMDï
Red Butte Garden concerts are back in full swing, making a triumphant return after a long, COVID-imposed hiatus. … read more
Opening Weekend at Red Butte: Lucinda Williams, Jason Isbell and...
For many, this Red Butte concert may be the first community event they have been able to attend since the beginning of the pandemic. … read more
Billy Idol @ Red Butte Garden 09.17 w/ White Reaper
On Sept. 17 the Red Butte Gardens Amphitheater closed out its summer concert series with a sold-out performance from Billy Idol. … read more
Lost ’80s Live 2018: A Flock of Seagulls, Wang Chung,...
Maybe it’s the heat, or that we were suddenly realizing how spoiled we were by the Retro Futura Tour a few weeks before, where the use of a backing band for the first three acts allowed the artist’s sets to be longer and seamless. Tonight, any momentum built up by the end of a band’s set evaporates before the next act can tune their instruments. … read more
Red Butte Wheels of Soul: A Spirited Performance
The sun beat down the treeless lawn of Red Butte Gardens more forcefully than the incoherent drums over the speaker. Patrons quickly ate their grapes and cheese—trying to savor the last bit of moisture left over from the tupperware. Wine and beer flowed unhindered as any possible respite from the sun was explored. … read more
Conor Oberst @ Red Butte Gardens 09.14 With Jonathan Wilson
It’s likely that when you think of Conor Oberst, you think of Bright Eyes. His latest album and second solo release, Upside Down Mountain, suggests that his growth as an artist is still a working priority. … read more