Denver Botanic Gardens 2010 Concerts

The Denver Botanic Gardens concert series attracts top musicians from around the country to play in the garden's intimate setting. Highlights of the 2010 schedule include Natalie Cole, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Leo Kottke and Nanci Griffith. The concerts are held in the outdoor amphitheater nestled in the garden grounds at 1007 York St. Concerts held at the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield location are also noted.

Tickets go on sale to members first on April 28, 2010, and popular shows usually sell out before tickets are available to the general public on May 6, 2010. If you really want to see a particular show, consider buying an individual membership for $45. Tickets can be purchased from the Botanic Gardens website or by phone at 1-888-440-9568.

This year, the concert series is presented in conjunction with Swallow Hill Music, and concertgoers can purchase tickets in person at the Swallow Hill Music Association located at 71 East Yale Ave. in Denver.

• Los Van Van (CANCELED)
  Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2010
  Time: 7 p.m.
  Tickets: $52 members, $57 non-members
• Chick Corea Freedom Band with Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride and Roy Haynes
  Date: Monday, June 14, 2010
  Time: 7 p.m.
  Tickets: $57 members, $52 non-members
• Steve Martin with The Steep Canyon Rangers
  Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010
  Time: 7 p.m.
  Tickets: $67 members, $72 non-members
• Natalie Cole
  Date: Thursday, July 1, 2010
  Time: 7 p.m.
  Tickets: $65 members, $70 non-members
• Glen Campbell
  Date: Friday, July 9, 2010
  Time: 7 p.m.
  Tickets: $62 members, $67 non-members
• Serj Tankian
  Botanic Gardens at Chatfield
  Date: Sunday, July 11, 2010
  Time: 6 p.m.
  Tickets: $49 members, $54 non-members, $30 children (16 and under)
• Jamie Cullum
  Date: Friday, July 16, 2010
  Time: 7 p.m.
  Tickets: $52 members, $57 non-members
• Mary Chapin Carpenter with Dar Williams
  Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
  Time: 7 p.m.
  Tickets: $55 members, $60 non-members
• Joan Armatrading with Karla Bonoff
  Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2010
  Time: 7 p.m.
  Tickets: $55 members, $60 non-members
• Leo Kottke and Nanci Griffith
  Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010
  Time: 7 p.m.
  Tickets: $55 members, $60 non-members
• Marc Cohn with Kathy Mattea
  Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2010
  Time: 7 p.m.
  Tickets: $55 members, $60 non-members
• Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer
  Date: Thursday, August 19, 2010
  Time: 7 p.m.
  Tickets: $55 members, $60 non-members
• Shawn Colvin and Loudon Wainwright III
  Date: Friday, August 20, 2010
  Time: 7 p.m.
  Tickets: $52 members, $57 non-members
• Garrison Keillor's "Prairie Home Companion"
  Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield
  Date: Sunday, August 29, 2009
  Time: 5:30 p.m.
  Tickets: $60 members, $65 non-members

Gates open at 6 p.m. for all shows. This year, there is more parking available at the Botanic Gardens due to construction of a new parking lot.