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Red Butte Gardens Concert Schedule Announced

I have said before that I think Red Butte Gardens amphitheater is my favorite venue for concerts in Utah. Its small size creates an intimate environment while its location (the middle of a botanical garden on the University of Utah campus) adds to its beauty.

Additionally, Red Butte Gardens has played host to some of the best musical acts to tour Utah, in my opinion. They tend to focus on slightly lesser known names in the alt. country, blues and jazz genres which fits in pretty well with the overall feel of the venue. Past shows at Red Butte include Indigo Girls, Ryan Adams, Son Volt, Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, and Wynton Marsalis.

The amphitheater was renovated a bit this winter and the summer lineup was just released:

July 11 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
July 15 Jonny Lang with special guest Dusty Rhodes and the River Band
July 20 Emmylou Harris with special guest Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein
July 22 Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi - Soul Stew Revival with special guest Scrapomatic
July 30 Los Lonely Boys & Los Lobos – “The Brotherhood Tour”
August 10 Alejandro Escovedo & Greg Brown
August 18 Wilco
August 19 A Prairie Home Companion: The Rhubarb Tour with Garrison Keillor
August 20 KT Tunstall
August 26 Bonnie Raitt with special guest Richard Julian
September 3 Al Green
September 11 G. Love & Special Sauce with special guest the John Butler Trio

I don’t think this is quite as strong as the last couple of years, but there are definitely some gems in there - Wilco, Derek Trucks and Prairie Home Companion would all be fun.

If you get a chance to check out one of these shows at one of Utah’s most unique and fun venues, and let me know what you think.



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3 Responses to “Red Butte Gardens Concert Schedule Announced”

  1. Added by Sandy on:
    May 6th, 2008 at 11:35 pm

    I am down to see Alejandro Escovedo again, KT tunstall- and G. Love as well

  2. Added by Mike New on:
    May 7th, 2008 at 12:11 pm

    G. Love will be the best show of the summer at Red Butte. That’s right…I said it!

  3. Added by Jared on:
    May 7th, 2008 at 3:49 pm

    John Butler Trio is really good as well.

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