Event-Day Timeline

1. Reach Bags must be open for inspection at the gate entrances, and Red Rocks makes the final decision on items. AXS Mobile ID is the only admission method, and a scanned ticket cannot be used to leave and come back except for a weather or medical emergency. Door time is posted on each event; the box office at Entrance 2 on Red Rocks Park Road opens four hours before show time.

   by 7:00 PM

   30 min before showtime.
2. Showtime

   ~7:30 PM

   Estimated start for Big Thief.

   Using the ticketed show start of 7:30 PM because no separate headliner set time is listed.

3. Show ends

   ~8:50 PM

   An estimated 80-minute show puts the main exit wave here.

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4. Head home

   Pick the exit window that fits how you want the night to end.

   • Beat the encore rush

     8:35 PM

     Leave before the final songs if avoiding the first exit wave matters more than the full ending.

     Medium confidence

   • Likely final song window

     8:50 PM

     Best estimate for the main crowd release based on show pacing.

     Likely final songs: Forgotten Eyes · Spud Infinity

     Medium confidence

   • Low-stress exit

     9:10 PM

     Wait for the concourse and rideshare surge to thin before leaving.

     Medium confidence

Times are estimates — arrival steps use straight-line walking distances, and end times shift with encores, pacing, and overtime. Pad in a buffer for security lines, traffic, and will-call, and double-check restaurant hours before you go.