Rainbow Music Hall

Rainbow Music Hall
Map
Address6360 E. Evans
Denver, Colorado
United States
Coordinates39°40′41″N 104°54′50″W / 39.67806°N 104.91389°W / 39.67806; -104.91389
OperatorBarry Fey
Capacity1,485
Opened1979; 45 years ago (1979)
Closed1989; 35 years ago (1989)

The Rainbow Music Hall was a 1,485-capacity music venue located in Denver, Colorado. The venue opened in 1979 by concert promoter Barry Fey and closed in 1989. Many famous artists performed at the Rainbow Music Hall, including:

On May 9, 1979, Journey recorded a live performance. The concert followed the release of their 5th studio LP Evolution; released March 20, 1979.

Many of the early performances were recorded by local audio/video company ListenUp, which was instrumental in the 1980s in introducing compact discs to the US market for the first time. [3] At one memorable concert at Rainbow Music Hall, ListenUp CEO, Walton Stinson tricked an audience of 1,000 into believing they were listening to a live performance of the band Grub Stake, but had segued the performance into a digital recording mid-performance to demonstrate the superior quality of digital audio over analog technology. [4]

  1. ^ "The Rainbow Music Hall: Remembering a Legendary Denver Concert Venue | Denver Public Library History". History.denverlibrary.org. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  2. ^ Dave Herrera (2013-01-28). "The Rainbow Music Hall first opened 34 years ago this week with shows from Jerry Jeff Walker". Westword. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  3. ^ Jacobs, Garry (1990). The Vital Corporation. Prentice Hall. pp. Technology. ISBN 9780139464508.
  4. ^ "1,000 Hear CD at Demo in Denver". Billboard Magazine. 26 March 1983.