Talk:Red Rocks Amphitheatre

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The existing photo is rather odd; could use some photos to show the dramatic and unique natural qualities of this venue. Pimlottc 18:18, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

Happy to help out on that. I added an aerial photo, which I took in January, 1966. EditorASC (talk) 22:23, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Ok, the ampitheatre is not a natural rock formation, as the article now says. It is an artificial creation built in and among, and taking advantage of, the naturally occurring rocks. The rocks also outline the space in which the ampitheatre is built.

Yesno 14:44, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

I'll post a picture in the near future from within the amphitheatre as well as halfway up Mt. Moorison which is the foothill on which Red Rocks is nestled at it's base.

On a different note, there are of course typical steps as most venues. Rumor has it though that there are larger steps in the middle and that NO ONE has run up these larger steps without stopping. This may be due to the extended leg stride that may be needed as well as the explosive jump that would be needed for each step. A friend suggested recently that an Olympic hurdle jumper might do well at this challenge.

There are also a bunch of concert films not mentioned. Go to Netflix.com or imdb.com and do a search for "Red Rocks" and you'll find a couple more. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.138.210.150 (talk) 23:10, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

List

What does everyone think of a list on this page 'list of red rock albums and dvds' or something similar? --Keithkesslerexp (talk) 09:02, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Grateful Dead

Can someone confirm or deny that the picture on the right was taken here?--Prosfilaes (talk) 10:14, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

Red Rocks Amphitheatre with deadheads waiting to start taken 8-11-1987

Yes I Mark took this pick at Red Rocks ty and peace If any doubt click that pick and you will find a hyperlink to Flikr to right of Author:. which has this and many other pics on page 5...

Grateful Deadhead (talk) 11:14, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

I had no doubts that you were the author; I just wasn't sure that the Red Rocks in the description was this Red Rocks.--Prosfilaes (talk) 02:00, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

           Yep it is Red Rocks and To the Right of Author is the hyperlink, say Grateful Deadhead 

Mark here-I corrected the spelling of "Amphitheater to Amphitheatre" which is how Red Rocks is spelled see link below...

                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrison,_Colorado --in first sentence

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Grateful_Dead  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Grateful Deadhead (talk • contribs) 02:12, 16 April 2012 (UTC) 

That's the filename; you can't just change letters in it. File:Red Rocks Amphitheatre with deadheads waiting to start taken 8-11-1987.jpg would be a different file, and it doesn't exist.--Prosfilaes (talk) 03:45, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Mark again--never mind I'll just have to live with it, thanks anyways and peace

  Just so you are aware: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Red_Rocks_Amphitheatre
 Hope this has no affect on this project just thought you should be aware  Grateful Deadhead (talk • contribs) 16:37, 17 April 2012 (UTC) 

Zac Brown Band

Just thought I'd point out that there is nothing in this page referencing the Zac Brown Band's performance at Red Rocks on May 8, 9, and 10, 2013, and the fact that Red Rocks is featured in the music video of their song 'Keep Me In Mind'.

Official "Keep Me In Mind" video

Official Red Rocks Amphitheatre site showing the May 8, 9, and 10, 2013 performance dates

--75.240.64.244 (talk) 04:34, 27 May 2013 (UTC)

This Theatre is NOT an Amphitheatre

This theatre might be an outdoor drama (or not) – but it is NEVER an amphitheatre. The audience is only in front of the stage and not around it. --ProloSozz (talk) 14:39, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

While ancient Roman amphitheatres were surrounded by seats, modern English usage does not require such a seating arrangement for something to be called an amphitheatre. Our amphitheatre article says "Modern parlance uses "amphitheatre" for any structure with sloping seating, including theatre-style stages with spectator seating on only one side, theatres in the round, and stadia." The Merriam-Webster dictionary has various definitions including "a very large auditorium" and "a place of public entertainment (as for games or concerts)". The Oxford English Dictionary definitions include "A room, hall, or theatre with tiered seating". CodeTalker (talk) 16:10, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

OK – but the difficulty comes then when you have to translate english names into other languages—where an amphitheatre mandatorily has to have seats all around the stage ... --ProloSozz (talk) 17:49, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

The lead sentence says "Red Rocks Amphitheatre (also known colloquially as simply Red Rocks) is an open-air amphitheater in the western United States near Morrison, Colorado..." If translated to another language, the phrase "open-air amphitheater" should of course be translated to whatever term is appropriate in the target language to describe such a venue. However the name "Red Rocks Amphitheatre" should not be changed or translated, because that is the name of the venue, not a description of it. We can't arbitrarily change a name, even if it appears to be non-descriptive. For example, we don't change the name of Madison Square Garden because it's not really a garden, or the House of Blues because it's not really a house. CodeTalker (talk) 18:15, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Sure—the name of this theater is not to change. But that gives as result in german (translated into english): the Red Rock Amphitheater is not an amphitheater (what sounds a bit strange–but it is so; by definition of the word "amphitheater" in german). As consequence the word "amphitheater" cannot be used as a descriptive term in a german text—just as this theater is not an amphitheater (in german). And I recommend also in english to just use "theater" as a descriptive word for the venue (even if "amphitheater" is part of the name). --ProloSozz (talk) 18:28, 13 October 2024 (UTC)