GRiZ is playing two free shows in Denver on Sunday 27 September, at the open-air JunkYard venue, with sets at 1pm and 7pm. Both are free to attend, and fans have to register for tickets.
The reason is straightforward. Earlier this month he played a sold-out two-night return to Red Rocks Amphitheatre, his first time headlining the venue in five years, and a great many people who wanted to be there could not get in. "I know how crazy it was getting Red Rocks tix," he wrote on Instagram, saying so many people were left out that he felt he had to do something about it.
This is not a one-off gesture. GRiZ has a standing concept called Free Shows for the People, which he has run at short notice before, usually in Michigan or around the Denver metro area, and which functions as a way of putting something back into the two places that have carried his career. He is calling this one the biggest he has staged.
The money side is unusual too. The shows cost nothing to attend, merchandise is on sale at the site, and he says 100 per cent of the profits from it go to charities in Denver. No charities have been named, which is the one piece of the announcement still missing.
He also told fans to expect a proper return to the city next year at a larger venue capable of holding more of them, which suggests the free shows are a stopgap rather than a replacement. Before that he has a set at John Summit's Experts Only Festival in New York and three sets at his own Seven Stars Festival to get through.
Our earlier note said no venues had been reported. JunkYard is named in the announcement, along with both set times. We covered GRiZ releasing Sunshine four years after first playing it live last month, and his New Year's booking in Nashville before that. Confirmed dates go on the tour guide, and the rest of our coverage is on the electronic hub.
The facts
- GRiZ plays two free shows at Denver's JunkYard venue on 27 September 2026.
- The sets are at 1pm and 7pm and fans have to register for tickets.
- They follow a sold-out two-night Red Rocks run earlier in September.
- It was his first time headlining Red Rocks in five years.
- He says 100 per cent of merchandise profits go to Denver charities.
- The shows are part of his Free Shows for the People series.
- He has promised a larger Denver venue next year.
- No charities have been named.
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