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Red Rocks Amphitheatre

18300 W. Alameda Pkwy., 80465, Morrison, CO, US

www.redrocksonline.com/

Capacity: 9,450

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Doors open: 19:00

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Big Head Todd & The Monsters biography

Big Head Todd & The Monsters (formed in 1986) is an American rock and blues band, known for their breakthrough album “Sister Sweetly”, hailing from Colorado, U.S.

Formed in 1986 by guitarist and vocalist Todd Park Mohr, drummer and vocalist Brian Nevin and bassist and vocalist Rob Squires, the three played and studied together at the University of Colorado before naming themselves Big Head Todd & The Monsters in 1987. The trio began playing shows and touring around Denver, Fort Collins and Boulder in Colorado, and developed a consistent following enough to set their sights outside their home state out across the West Coast of the U.S.

The band’s debut album “Another Mayberry” was released in 1989 at the same time as forming their own label Big Records, and followed the year after by “Midnight Radio”. Big Head Todd & The Monsters became known for their considerable live shows, often drawing packed audiences, which led to the live album “Big Head Todd and the Monsters Live” in 1993. The same year marked the band’s most significant success with the album “Sister Sweetly” recording with the Prince affiliated producer David Z. The album earned platinum status, peaked at No. 1 on the U.S. Heatseekers chart and spawned three rock charting singles “Bittersweet”, “Broken Hearted Saviour”, and “Circle”.

The band subsequently released the self-produced album “Strategem” in 1994, which reached No. 30 on the Billboard 200, and the Jerry Harrison – formerly of the Talking Heads – produced album “Beautiful World” in 1997. The album produced the hits “Boom Boom” and “Resignation Superman”, and was followed by the group’s second live album “Live Monsters” in 1998.

Big Head Todd & The Monsters subsequently released the albums “Riviera” in 2002 and “Crimes of Passion” in 2004, followed by another live album “Live at the Fillmore” also in 2004. All of the band’s albums from here on were released on their own Big Records including “All the Love You Need” in 2007, “Rocksteady” in 2010, the blues-orientated “100 Years of Robert Johnson” in 2011 and 2014’s “Black Beehive”.

Live reviews

Big Head Todd after 27 years continue to put on an awesome live show with their mellow, blues infused rock & roll sound. The band continues to create energy from their fans and long term followers.
This band is ageless and timeless - from their beginning to the current day - they continue to hold on to those that have been there with them from the beginning while captivating those first timers that connect with their every word, strum, pang, and story which never grows old throughout this beautiful journey!

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nancy-nix

It was great to be able to see the band 4 non blondes in concert. I was able to see them as part of a reunion they did for a charity event. The concert was part of a gala in Los Angeles to raise money for important local groups. There were many other bands that played but the reunion of 4 non blondes was the highlight of the night.

The concert was held at the Beverly Hilton. It was a celebration of Women so the 4 non blondes was a great choice for such an event. They had not played together since 1994 so it had been almost two decades. Most of the members are either in other bands or are successful songwriters and/or musicians. The band only did one of their songs, the smash hit “What’s Up”. Everyone knew every word to the song as it was such a hit in the 90s, and the crowd sang along the whole time. It is a testament to the power of the song when people still know the words 20 years later and the band has not been together in 20 years. They were able to raise a lot of money that night and provided a very upbeat and nostalgic experience.

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