Evenings · Live music
Aspen concerts, 2026–27
Every stage worth planning a trip around, from a 450-person club on Galena Street to a summer tent and a Labor Day field.
Every stage worth planning a trip around, from a 450-person club on Galena Street to a summer tent and a Labor Day field.
Aspen's winter concerts happen in three places: Belly Up downtown (Diplo December 18, LCD Soundsystem December 30 to January 2, Marshmello January 29), the Wheeler Opera House, and two festivals on the snow: X Games at Buttermilk (January 29–31, 2027) and Palm Tree Music Festival in Rio Grande Park (February 19–20, 2027). Summer 2027 brings the Aspen Music Festival (early July to late August; 2027 dates not yet published) and Jazz Aspen Snowmass over Labor Day.
Dates come from each venue's or festival's own site; Belly Up and the Wheeler checked November 8, 2026, the festivals on the dates shown on their own guides. Where a lineup is not announced, we say so.
Paul Montiel · Aspen · Updated November 2026
Tell us the show. We plan the dinner before, a driver after and someone at the house with the children. Plan the evening. We cannot buy tickets for sold-out shows on your behalf.
Belly Up's 2026–27 calendar includes Diplo, Sofi Tukker, LCD Soundsystem over New Year's, Marshmello, Zhu, The String Cheese Incident and Umphrey's McGee; X Games (Jan 29–31) and Palm Tree Music Festival (Feb 19–20) add festival stages.
February 19–20, 2027, in Rio Grande Park.
Early July to late August; 2027 dates are not yet published (2026 ran July 1 – August 23).
LCD Soundsystem, at Belly Up, December 30, 2026 to January 2, 2027.
Dinner, the car home and the house ready.
A car and driver on call for dinner and the night out, so nobody hunts for a taxi at midnight.
We find and brief a nanny or babysitter for the days the little ones aren't in ski school, or the evenings you go out: at the house, the same person all week if you like.
Come in from the mountain to the fire lit, something warm to drink and a spread laid out: set up while you ski by our chef or caterer, from groceries already in the house.
Dinner at the house, menu agreed in advance.
We write when a show worth flying in for lands.
Written from Aspen by Paul Montiel. A few letters a season, only when something matters. Leave any time; we never share your address.Belly Up Aspen: events · Wheeler Opera House: calendar · X Games: Aspen 2027 · Palm Tree Music Festival: Aspen · Aspen Music Festival and School · Jazz Aspen Snowmass — checked November 8, 2026.
Tell us the show and who is coming. We plan dinner, the driver and the house.
Plan the evening
