Live-music venues worth the trip in Denver, Colorado

A cavernous, crystal-chandeliered general-admission ballroom on Capitol Hill, a longtime Live Nation flagship.

A modern purpose-built AEG hall in RiNo whose movable stage reconfigures the room for each show.

A sprawling country dance hall and honky-tonk with live bands and a massive hardwood floor off the I-25 corridor.

A restored 1930 Art Deco movie palace hosting concerts and comedy in the heart of downtown.

An independent hub for jam, funk, and electronic music, housed in a historic 1920s Five Points ballroom across two connected rooms.

A 1917 Colfax Avenue landmark turned general-admission rock house, long a marquee stop for touring acts.

A downtown Blake Street general-admission hall, with an attached smaller Moon Room, programming metal, punk, electronic, and hip-hop.

A restored 1913 Colfax theater, a beloved small-club room for rising touring bands.

A Globeville club pairing Texas-style barbecue with an intimate live-music room.

A cornerstone South Broadway dive and small stage central to Denver’s underground and punk scene.

A gritty RiNo indie-rock club running since 2002, a proving ground for up-and-coming acts.

A small downtown room at Larimer’s edge, a longtime home for punk, metal, hardcore, and emerging alternative bills.

A 1927 neighborhood movie house turned independent live-music and comedy room in the Berkeley district.