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.
Happy Hour goes from 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM and features $2 off any beverage of choice. Each week will feature different selections from participating beverage partners: Bota Box, Avery Brewing, Wibby Brewing, Vision Quest Brewing and Upslope Brewing. FNBO credit / debit cardholders can enjoy a special Buy One, Get One Free offer on drinks. (See staff for details.)
And don't miss Bands on the Bricks After Party celebrations at the Velvet Elk Lounge courtesy of Big Red F. This after party series begins at 9 PM and features a special Velvet Vinyl DJ mix each week, featured cocktails and happy hour specials. There is no cover charge for the event. Find more information at VelvetElkLounge.com.
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.
Los Mocochetes
Opening Act: El Javi
Los Mocochetes is a Xicano/Funk band from the ancestral, occupied and unceded lands of the Tsis tsis'tas, Hinono'eiteen, Ka'igwu, Weenuchiu, Anasazi, Newe, Diné, Ndee, Inday, and Dine'é (commonly referred to as Cheyenne, Arapahoe, Kiowa, Ute, Pueblo, Shoshone, Navajo, Apache) 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.
Featured Brewery: Wibby Brewing
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.
Featured Brewery: Avery Brewing
The Mammoths
Opening Act: The Beloved Invaders
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’.
This week sponsored by Allo Fiber
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