Famous Colorado Bands (Besides The Fray): Lumineers, OneRepublic, Big Head Todd & More

Colorado's music scene spans genres. Notable acts other than The Fray:

• The Lumineers (Denver) — folk-rock, "Ho Hey," "Ophelia," "Cleopatra."
• OneRepublic (Colorado Springs) — pop-rock, "Apologize," "Counting Stars," "Secrets."
• Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (Denver) — soul/R&B, "S.O.B.," "You Worry Me."
• Big Head Todd & the Monsters (Boulder) — blues-rock, "Bittersweet," "Broken Hearted Savior."
• The Flobots (Denver) — hip-hop/rock, "Handlebars," socially conscious lyrics.
• Pretty Lights (Fort Collins) — electronic/glitch-hop, Derek Vincent Smith, free music model.
• The String Cheese Incident (Crested Butte) — jam/bluegrass, improvisational live shows, festivals.
• 1994 (Denver) — indie rock, "Head Over Heels."
• The Samples (Boulder) — reggae/rock, "Weight of the World," 1980s–present.
• The Velveteers (Denver) — garage rock, "Nightmare Daydream," mid-90s–present.

Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Morrison) elevates Colorado as a live music mecca.