Denver New Year’s Eve Concerts 2026: Who’s Playing on December 31
Every concert, DJ show, symphony night, comedy show and jazz dinner announced for New Year’s Eve in Denver, in order of room size, with the organizer’s own ticket link. Plus the annual shows that haven’t announced yet, and the rooms that are dark.
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The New Year’s Eve concert map in Denver changed in late October: Pretty Lights announced three nights at Mission Ballroom starting on the 31st, Decadence finalized its two-night lineup at the Convention Center, and the Fillmore and the Ogden both booked NYE runs. Red Rocks is closed for the winter, Ball Arena has nothing, and three of the mid-size rooms are dark through the holiday. Here is who is actually playing on December 31, 2026, and when the doors open.
The short version
Big rooms: Decadence at the Convention Center (Marshmello, GRiZ and 20 more over two nights), Pretty Lights at Mission Ballroom (on sale October 29), The Polish Ambassador with Mark Farina at the Fillmore, Umphrey’s McGee at the Ogden for three nights. Dressed up: the Colorado Symphony’s A Night in Vienna at Boettcher at 6:30, then a live swing band and DJs at White Rose Gala at The Ritz-Carlton from 8. Clubs and comedy: Neal Francis at Cervantes’, Face to Face at the Oriental, the Grizzly Rose, Comedy Works downtown and south. Boulder: the Infamous Stringdusters at the Boulder Theater and BoomBox at the Fox. The table has the rest.
Who’s playing Denver on New Year’s Eve 2026
By room size. Prices are the organizer’s posted price where one exists; several of the bigger shows hadn’t published face value at our last check and we don’t quote resale.
| Doors / show | Who’s playing | Where | Price · Ages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doors 5 PM, 6 PM to 2 AM | Decadence Colorado: December 30 is Alesso, DJ Snake, Excision, Zeds Dead, Seven Lions, Lane 8, Green Velvet, Sullivan King and Black Tiger Sex Machine. December 31 is Marshmello, GRiZ, ISOxo, Kasbo, Crankdat, Levity, it’s murph, ALLEYCVT and GorillaT. Set times usually drop around Christmas | Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St | Single day from $235, two-day from $384, early tiers sold out · 18+, bars 21+ |
| Doors 7, show 8 | NewPretty Lights: three nights, December 31, January 1 and 2, the last stop of the Space Bus tour. Announced October 21; general on-sale Thursday, October 29 at 10 AM | Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St | Not posted yet · Ages not posted |
| Doors 7:30, show 8:30 | The Polish Ambassador with Mark Farina and Flamingosis | Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson St | $64.75 to $91.50 · 16+ |
| 6:30 PM | A Night in Vienna with the Colorado Symphony: polkas, waltzes and marches, Christopher Dragon conducting. The dressed-up early show that stacks with a late party | Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver Performing Arts Complex | See the symphony site · All ages |
| Doors 7, show 8 | Umphrey’s McGee: December 30, 31 and January 1, with the Mad Dog’s Filthy Little Secret horns on New Year’s Eve. Three-day passes and VIP packages went on sale October 2 | Ogden Theatre, 935 E Colfax Ave | Via AXS, face value not posted · 16+ |
| 8 PM to 1 AM | OursWhite Rose Gala: a live swing band in the ballroom and DJs in the speakeasy room, showgirls and theatrical performers between sets, a balloon drop at midnight. The 24th annual Gatsby takeover of The Ritz-Carlton | The Ritz-Carlton, Denver, 1881 Curtis St | $109 all-in · 21+ |
| Doors 7, show 8 | The Infamous Stringdusters: two nights, December 30 and 31, presented by KBCO | Boulder Theater, Boulder | See Tixr · All ages, under 16 with an adult |
| 8 PM | Neal Francis with Gold Leader | Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, 2637 Welton St | From $40.50 · Ages not posted |
| 9 PM | DeadPhish Orchestra: December 31 next door at the Other Side, and December 30 with RADO | Cervantes’ Other Side, 2637 Welton St | $21.72 to $33.82 · 16+ |
| 8 PM | New Year’s Eve Bash: live country band, balloon drop with prizes, free champagne toast, free midnight breakfast | Grizzly Rose, 5450 N Valley Hwy | $30.05 · 21+ |
| 8:30 PM | Face to Face | Oriental Theater, 4335 W 44th Ave | See the venue · Ages not posted |
| 8 PM to 1 AM | Carousel at Meow Wolf: DJs plus a sideshow, burlesque and stilt walkers inside Convergence Station. More party than concert, but the DJs run all night | Meow Wolf Denver, 1338 1st St | $70 with fees · 21+ |
| Doors 9:30, show 10:30 | BoomBox with Future Joy | Fox Theatre, Boulder | See Tixr · All ages, under 16 with an adult |
| 5 PM on | Comedy Works: Mike Finoia downtown at 5:30, 7:45 and 10, Matthew Broussard at Comedy Works South at 5, 7:30 and 10. The 10 PM shows do the countdown and a champagne toast with the comics | Comedy Works Downtown, 1226 15th St, and Comedy Works South, Greenwood Village | $30 to $70 · 5 PM shows all ages, later 21+ |
| 8 PM | Frankie and the Witch Fingers with Bitchflower | Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway | From $35 · Ages not posted |
| 9 PM | CEEJ New Year’s Eve | Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St | Not posted · 21+ |
| 10 PM | UnconfirmedKasbo at The Church shows on one listing service but not on the venue’s own calendar, and he’s also on the Decadence bill that night. Treat it as unconfirmed until the club posts it | The Church, 1160 Lincoln St | Not posted · 21+ |
Jazz: Nocturne’s annual New Year’s Eve dinner shows (two seatings, four courses, a midnight toast at the late show) hadn’t posted 2026 details at our last check, and Dazzle has Otis Taylor on December 30 with nothing listed yet for the 31st. Both are on the parties page once they post.
Dark on New Year’s Eve
So you don’t waste a search:
- Red Rocks closed its 2026 season in mid-November and doesn’t host winter concerts.
- Ball Arena has nothing December 30 or 31. The Nuggets are in Minnesota and the Avalanche are playing the Winter Classic in Salt Lake City on New Year’s Eve.
- Paramount Theatre is dark from December 19 until mid-January.
- Bluebird (dark December 20 to January 8), Gothic (December 12 to January 16) and Summit (December 19 to January 14) are all closed through the holiday. Last year those rooms had a rave, the Budos Band and a disco party on the 31st; not this year.
- Denver Center: A Christmas Carol and Elf both close December 27. The only DCPA production spanning the date is What a Glorious Feeling in the Garner Galleria, and a December 31 performance wasn’t on the schedule at our last check.
Annual NYE shows that haven’t announced yet
These rooms do something every New Year’s Eve and hadn’t announced 2026 at our last update. Last year’s act is listed so you know the shape of the night.
- Itchy-O, the Denver marching-band-meets-noise ritual, played its NYE Saturnalia at the Federal Theatre last year with Wheelchair Sports Camp.
- Temple Nightclub: Valentino Khan last year. Club Vinyl: J. Worra, Riordan and TOBEHONEST. The Black Box: The Widdler’s Midnight Mass. The Church: Kasbo (see the table).
- Ophelia’s: Bearracuda. Marquis: Holdfast. Lost Lake: Colfax Speed Queen. Two Moons: Borahm Lee, Adam Deitch and Alvin Ford Jr. Tracks: SHIMMER. ReelWorks: an FKJ DJ set. Globe Hall: Dead Floyd.
- Nocturne: the Jack Dunlevie Quintet playing Gershwin, two seatings, 21+.
Westword’s NYE concert list came out November 19 last year. When the 2026 one lands, most of the above will be in it, and in our table within the week.
Our stage: the band at White Rose Gala
We produce White Rose Gala, so here’s what the music is and isn’t. It’s a live swing band in the ballroom of The Ritz-Carlton, Denver, Gatsby-era horns and a singer, the kind of band you dance to in a dress rather than stand in front of. DJs run the speakeasy room and take the ballroom between sets, showgirls and theatrical performers work the room all night, and the whole building counts down to a balloon drop at midnight. 8 PM to 1 AM, 21+, one ticket at $109 with fees included, cash bars, discounted rooms upstairs through our link.
It is not a concert. Nobody’s name goes on the marquee and nobody has to be in the front row. If a specific artist is the reason you’re going out, Pretty Lights, Decadence, the Fillmore and the Ogden are all on this page with links, and we’d rather you had a great night there than a wrong one with us. If the night is about the room, the band and the people you brought, that’s us, and the photo gallery shows what the ballroom looks like at 11:58.
One more practical thing: every concert on this page ends with you outside at surge hour. The hotel packages page has the room math, and the fireworks page has the free stuff and the train times.
A live band, a ballroom, and an elevator home
Thursday, December 31 · 8 PM to 1 AM · The Ritz-Carlton, Denver · 21+ · $109 all-in · Discounted rooms through our link
It’s NYE at the Ritz. Everyone is a VIP.
Denver New Year’s Eve concerts FAQ
How this page works: every show above was checked against the venue, the artist or the ticketing company, not a resale site, and resale prices are never quoted. Shows marked pending or unconfirmed are listed with last year’s act or a note on what we couldn’t verify. We re-check weekly through December 31, and when the Westword roundup drops we reconcile against it. Spot an error? Tell us and we’ll fix it. More from us: the complete Denver NYE calendar, every NYE party, fireworks times and viewing spots, hotel packages, and photos from past years.