Summer 2014 Festivals: May Kicks Off A Bevy Of Warm-Weather Fests

23-25 May: Festival of Music in the meadows with the Duhks , Elephant Revival and hips of the mother of La Foret, Black Forest

May 24: Denver Day of Rock with the Hold Steady, the Wallflowers and Black Joe Lewis in Skyline Park , Denver

6 June: Summer Jam with Kendrick Lamar, Juicy J and Tech N9ne in Fiddler Green Amphitheatre

13-15 June: Palisade Bluegrass and Roots with Infamous Stringdusters , the Wood Brothers and Sweetback Sisters at Riverbend Park in Palisade

13-15 June: Snowmass Mammoth Fest with Leftover Salmon, Chris Robinson Brotherhood and Xavier Rudd in Snowmass

19-22 June: Telluride Bluegrass Festival with Brandie Carlile , Leftover Salmon and Steve Winwood at the city park in Telluride

19-28 June: Jazz Aspen Snowmass with Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue , Steve Winwood and Diana Krall Benedict Music Tent , Aspen

21 June: Westword Music Showcase with Diplo , 2 Chainz and Cherub in Golden Triangle Denver

June 27-July 5 : Greeley Stampede with Three Days Grace , Martina McBride and Big & Rich in Greeley

12-13 July: Festival Walk with Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros , spoon and Hold Steady in Telluride

July 18 to 20 : World Dance Festival with Adventure Club, Destroid and Zedd at Red Rocks Amphitheatre

24-27 July: UMS with Real Estate, Blonde Redhead and stairs in the district of South Broadway , Denver

25-27 July: RockyGrass with Alison Krauss , Ricky Skaggs and Sam Bush Bluegrass Band at Planet Bluegrass, Lyons

Aug. 1 to 3: Telluride Jazz Festival with lettuce , Dragon Smoke and Snarky Puppy in Telluride

August 3: Vans Warped Tour with Breathe Carolina, Cute is what we aim and Air Dubai at Invesco Field at Mile High

August 8 to 10 Arise with Beats Antique Festival, galaxies and Infamous Stringdusters Sunrise Ranch in Loveland

August 15 to 17: Noches de Bohemia , training to be announced , in Fort Collins

August 15 to 17: The people of the Rocky Mountain Festival Brandi Carlile , Ani DiFranco and Randy Newman at Planet Bluegrass, Lyons

22-28 August: Colorado State Fair with Clay Walker, Chris Young and Gabriel Iglesias at the Fairgrounds , Pueblo

29-31 August: Jazz Aspen Snowmass with Carrie Underwood, OneRepublic & Entertainment Benedict Music Tent , Aspen

12-14 September: Telluride Blues & Brews with Peter Frampton, Violent Femmes and George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic in Park City , Telluride