The Avett Brothers @ Red Rocks - Night One

The Avett Brothers rocked their show at Red Rocks on July 6th, 2024. Melissa Etheridge opened up the evening, paving the way for a truly magical evening.

Melissa Etheridge

Etheridge stormed onto the American rock scene in 1988 with her self-titled debut album, which led to an appearance on the 1989 Grammy Awards show. For several years, her popularity grew, winning a Grammy in 1992 for ”Ain’t It Heavy.” Etheridge hit her commercial & artistic stride with her fourth album, Yes I Am (1993). The collection featured the massive hits “I’m the Only One” and “Come to My Window,” which brought Etheridge her second Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Performance. In 1995, Etheridge issued her highest charting album, Your Little Secret with the hit single “I Want to Come Over.” Etheridge has remained one of America’s favorite female singers for two+ decades.

In February 2007, Melissa Etheridge won an Academy Award for “Best Song” for “I Need to Wake Up,” written for the global warming documentary An Inconvenient Truth. During October of 2004, Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer, a health battle that she won. In June 2020, Etheridge launched her own live streaming subscription and single ticket concert platform, Etheridge TV and did over 200 live streams in 2020. In September 2021, Melissa released a new album called One Way Out. The album was a collection of songs Etheridge wrote in the late 80s – early 90s that never made the cut. October 2022 saw Melissa’s return to the theatre with her one woman show, My Window – A Journey Through Life. The sold-out run premiered at New World Stages on October 13 and has plans to move to Broadway in 2023.

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The Avett Brothers

The Avett Brothers made mainstream waves with their 2009 major label debut, I And Love And You , landing at #16 on the Billboard Top 200 & garnering critical acclaim. In 2012, The Carpenter hit #4 on the Billboard Top 200 & Magpie And The Dandelion (2013) followed, which debuted at #5 on Billboard’s Top 200 & led to 2 appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live! True Sadness (2016) achieved The Avett Brothers’ highest career debut to date hitting #1 on Billboard’s Top Albums Chart, #1 Top Rock Albums Chart, #1 Digital Albums Chart, #3 on Billboard Top 200 & scoring 2 GRAMMY ® noms. That same year, the band was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame.

In 2017, documentary May It Last: A Portrait of The Avett Brothers (co-directed by Judd Apatow & Michael Bonfiglio) was released. The film followed the band as they wrote their GRAMMY ® nominated album True Sadness. The film released theatrically & on HBO to rave reviews & is now available on DVD/Blu-Ray/VOD. In November 2018, the band headlined the concert for Hurricane Florence Relief in Greenville, North Carolina, raising $325,000 to help those affected by Hurricane Florence. Last year, the band released their 10th studio album Closer Than Together feat. single High Steppin’ which reached #1 on the Americana Radio Chart. New album The Third Gleam is out now. Coming in 2021: Swept Away – a musical inspired by & featuring the music of The Avett Brothers.

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