It’s the most wonderful time of the year and it continues with Kwanzaa and the end of the year concert mania known as the New Year’s eve shows. Continuing a long tradition of ‘one show is just not enough’ many bands now have a run of three or four shows to close out one year and usher in another.
People will be jamming all over the nation with Phish in New York city, Widespread Panic in Charlotte, Leftover Salmon in St. Louis and Chicago and Furthur in 
San Francisco. It is amazing with all the jamming going on around the country that we still have so many options for celebratory fun here in Colorado.
The big shows in our book are String Cheese Incident at the First Bank Center, Yonder Mountain String Band at the Boulder theater and The Motet at the Fox. The entire Yonder run is sold out but you may still find some pre 31st tickets for SCI or the Motet. And if you don’t plan on heading out to see those bands there are plenty of other bands in smaller venues that offer up just as much fun. Check out this list and wherever you end up, be safe, choose a designated driver or let RTD take you home as they are free to ride on the 31st starting at 7 p.m.. Happy New Year!
Calendar courtesy of ColoradoInfo.com
December 29
Yonder Mountain String Band, Boulder Theater
Marc Broussard, Sheridan Opera House
STS9, Fillmore, Denver
String Cheese Incident, 1stBank Center, Broomfield
Thievery Corporation, Belly Up, Aspen
Zomboy, Bluebird, Denver
Molly Hatchet, Reserve Casino Hotel, Central City
The Pimps of Joytime, Cervantes Masterpeice Ballroom, Denver
Elephant Revival, Stargazers, Colorado Springs
People Under The Stairs, Fox, Boulder
The Wailers, Agave, Avon
The Motet, Third Street Performing Arts Center, Carbondale
Wish We Were Floyd, Gothic, Englewood
Blaze Ya Dead Homie, The Roxy Theatre, Denver
Debajo Del Agua, Mercury Cafe, Denver
Better Than Bacon, Old Town Pub, Steamboat Springs
Strange Americans, Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids
STS9, Fillmore, Denver
Famed drummer Bob Levey w/ Tom Paxton, Tim Fox, Jeremy Fleisher, Josephina Mendez, Wright Opera House , Ouray
The Beach Boys, Vilar Performing Arts, Beaver Creek
Mountain Standard Time, Barley’s, Frisco
December 30
The Lumineer, Shovels and Rope, Ogden, Denver
The Black Angels, Bluebird, Denver
Tipper, Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver
Yonder Mountain String Band, Boulder Theater, Boulder
The Motet, Euforquestra, Fox, Boulder
STS9, Fillmore, Denver
String Cheese Incident, 1stBank Center, Broomfield
Steve Angello, Belly Up, Aspen
Whitewater Ramble, Ullr’s Tavern, Winter Park
STS9, Fillmore, Denver
People Under the Stairs, Three20south, Breckenridge
Linda Eder, Vilar Performing Arts, Beaver Creek
December 31
Strange Americans, Hi-Dive, Denver
The Black Angels, Bluebird, Denver
The Lumineers, Shovels and Rope, Ogden, Denver
Yonder Mountain String Band, Boulder Theater, Boulder
Cracker, Soiled Dove Underground, Denver
The Motet, Dubskin, Fox, Boulder
STS9, Fillmore, Denver
String Cheese Incident, 1stBank Center, Broomfield
Signal Path, Three20south, Breckenridge
Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver
The Samples, On Second Thought, Herman’s Hideaway, Denver
Decadence, ATB, Wolfgang Gartner, Krewella, Rudee, Ecotek, Mimosa, Zeds Dead, Colorado Convention Center, Denver
The Wailers, Sheridan Opera House, Telluride
Whitewater Ramble, The Eldo, Crested Butte
Elephant Revival, Aggie Theater, Fort Collins
Amon Tobin, City Hall, Denver
Zeds Dead, Colorado Convention Center, Denver
Euforquestra, Barkley’s, Frisco
The Photo Atlas, Monroe Monroe, The Walnut Room, Denver
Shakedown Street, Better Than Bacon, Mishawaka Amphitheatre, Bellvue
3OH!3, The Epilogues, The Chain Gang Of 1974, Gothic Theatre, Englewood
The Photo Atlas, Monroe Monroe, The Walnut Room, Denver
Head For The Hills, Warren Station, Keystone
STS9, Fillmore, Denver
BulletBoys, Jammin Joes, Westminster