<P> Public , organizational and private performances have been held at Red Rocks for more than 100 years . The earliest documented performance at the amphitheater was the Grand Opening of the Garden of the Titans , put on by famed editor John Brisben Walker on May 31 , 1906 . Featuring Pietro Satriano and his 25 - piece brass band , it was the formal opening of the natural amphitheater for use by the general public after Walker purchased it with the proceeds of his sale of Cosmopolitan Magazine . </P>
<P> Public , organizational and private performances have been held at Red Rocks for more than 100 years . The earliest documented performance at the amphitheater was the Grand Opening of the Garden of the Titans , put on by famed editor John Brisben Walker on May 31 , 1906 . Featuring Pietro Satriano and his 25 - piece brass band , it was the formal opening of the natural amphitheater for use by the general public after Walker purchased it with the proceeds of his sale of Cosmopolitan Magazine . </P>
who played the first concert at red rocks
who played the first concert at red rocks
Pietro Satriano and his 25 - piece brass band
Pietro Satriano and his 25 - piece brass band