Wednesdays, June 11- July 30, 2025
5:30 - 9:00 pm
From rock to reggae and everything in between, Bands on the Bricks is Boulder County's premier outdoor summer concert series taking place in the heart of the city on the bricks of the one-and-only Pearl Street Mall. A not-to-be-missed summer tradition, our 2025 season includes 8 weeks of free concerts. Enjoy performances from the best local musicians along the front range while dancing under the stars.
The beer garden opens at 5:30 pm with the opening band starting at 6:00 pm. The headlining band plays from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. FNBO card holders: Pay with your FNBO card at the Beer Garden and it's Buy One, Get One Free! (See staff for details.)
If you're interested in sponsorship, please review our 2025 Sponsorship Opportunities brochure. For a customized proposal and detailed benefit package for Downtown Boulder events, please contact our sponsorship department at sponsor@downtownboulder.org.
Graham Good & The Painters
Opening Act: School of Rock
Graham Good is hailed as the Messiah of Modern Rock (Nick Stock, jambands.com) due to his infectious energy and classic song writing. Specializing in Feel-Good//Funk-Folk-Rock, this group touches on a plethora of genres that help make them an easy band for any new fan to instantly connect with. The band has played iconic Denver venues such as Red Rocks, The Ogden, The Gothic, and The Bluebird opening up for acts such as Caamp, Andy Frasco, and The Wailers. The Painters are an energetic force of trained musicians aiming to pull the heartstrings of their audiences to step up and live life fully. This band is the ultimate feel good experience you’ve been looking for this summer!
Kind Hearted Strangers
Opening Act: Whiskey Practice
Kind Hearted Strangers is an evolving cast of musicians led by singer/songwriter Marc Townes.
Tracing its origins to the foothills of Colorado, 2025 finds the band creating and touring out of
Nashville, TN. As the name implies, the project acts as the primary vessel for Townes’ artistic
endeavors, as he has been joined by a variety of musicians for each album cycle. With a
foundation built on well crafted songs, KHS has evolved into a dynamic live band capable of
bridging the gap between all out rock n’ roll and harmony-driven acoustic roots.
The band’s latest LP entitled “Now.here” features a collaboration with visual artist/painter Dylan
Lynch. This immersive project found the group working in a shared Richmond, VA warehouse
space for 5 days. With no prepared material, the artists intentionally put pressure on themselves
to create and deliver a Live Concert & Art Exhibition at the end of the week. The resulting album
contains brand new material that was recorded live with the same raw energy and passion KHS
has been delivering across the country during their busiest era of touring to date.
Hazel Miller & The Collective
Opening Act: Julia Kirkwood
Hazel Miller and the Collective is a highly popular and in-demand band in Colorado and beyond. Ms. Miller, an accomplished performer who has been playing in Colorado for almost four decades, and was inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in 2023. She has shared the stage with notable names such as Herbie Hancock, Michael McDonald, Al Green, and Big Head Todd and the Monsters, among others.
Ms. Miller's voice has been described as "stunning, moving, and powerful." For more than two decades, The Hazel Miller Band has been one of the most sought-after performers in the state, and in 2020, they renamed to Hazel Miller and the Collective. The band plays an eclectic mix of jazz, R&B, blues, and original music that is guaranteed to make the audience dance and sing along. They create a truly engaging musical experience that excites their listeners.
The Long Run
Opening Act: Performance High
The Long Run, 'Colorado's Tribute to The Eagles', hails from the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in Northern Colorado. Born in 2009, the band immediately hit the road doing Fairs and festivals all over the Four Corners states-region, including many others. Laden with 4 and 5 part harmonies, the Long Run reproduces the Eagles' hits with an organic 70's sound, accurate lead guitarists, multi-instrumentalists, and a lead-singing drummer.
Selasee & The Fafa Family
Opening Act: Coming Soon!
Selasee & The Fafa Family is a 6 piece band formed by Selasee
Atiase in 2007. Originally from Ghana, Selasee focuses on
reggae/world music made up of some highlife music and what
he describes as easy listening reggae music that draws in even
people who are not fans of reggae music as well as some pop
influences.
Born in Accra, Ghana, Selasee Atiase grew up exposed to the
colorful and energetic sounds of highlife music as well as
reggae, funk, R&B and pop influences. With this exposure
Selasee created his own niche—a unique blend of easy listening
Reggae music, West African Highlife and some Pop music
influences, threading together English and Ghanaian lyrics for a
bright and captivating sound.
Selasee recorded his debut album “Run” on Running Dreams
Records released in 2006.That same year the title track “Run”
won first place in the World Music genre of the International
Song Writers Competition. The Tracks “Run” and “Makuma”
were also featured in the 2006 FIFA Soccer and 2007 Cricket
video games by EA Sports.
Los Mocochetes
Opening Act: Coming Soon!
Los Mocochetes is a Xicano/Funk band from the ancestral, occupied and unceded lands of the Tsis
tsis'tas1, Hinono'eiteen2, Ka'igwu3, Weenuchiu4, Anasazi5, Newe6, Diné7, Ndee8, Inday8, and Dine'é8
(commonly referred to as Cheyenne1, Arapahoe2, Kiowa3, Ute4, Pueblo5, Shoshone6, Navajo7, Apache8)
and other peoples now known as Denver, CO.
With deep roots from the Mora Valley in northern Nuevo Mexico and to the south from Juarez, MX. By
combining elements of cumbia, reggae, hip-hop, rock, funk, and more, Los Mocochetes composes music
to unite the gente and create revolutionary music you can dance to.
Dragondeer
Opening Act: Sempar
Denver band Dragondeer has conjured the rhythm spirits to concoct a blend of Psychedelic Blues, Retro Funk, Soul and Rock-n-Roll into a genre blur that's aim is to speak to souls and keep the body moving. Four good friends that brew a musical alchemy that is song centric with a proclivity to stretch things out and see where the evening leads. Heard across radio waves, through the trees at festivals like Electric Forrest, Firefly, Telluride Blues, and on stage at Red Rocks, this band keeps growing and morphing and wants you in on the ride.
Dragondeer has shared the stage with Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Futurebirds, Neal Francis, Young Gun Silver Fox, Marcus King, The Revivalists, The Steve Miller Band, Shakey Graves, Dumpstaphunk, Drive By Truckers, and Jerry Joseph.
The Mammoths
Opening Act: Coming Soon!
Hailing from Austin, TX, four-piece fuzz rockers The Mammoths fuse ‘70s inspired psychedelia with biting, petrified rock n’ roll. With no shortage of heavy ripping guitars and tight, overdriven vocals, this eclectic outfit continues to craft a species of modern rock that is both refreshing and familiar.
Loud, dialed, and daring, these darling rockers from the ‘Live Music Capital of the World’ take no shortcuts, and are committed to gaining fans ‘one sweaty show at a time’.