The Rainbow Music Hall was a 1,485-capacity music venue located in Denver, Colorado. The venue opened in 1979 by concert promoter Barry Fey and closed in 1989. Many famous artists performed at the Rainbow Music Hall, including:
On May 9, 1979, Journey recorded a live performance. The concert followed the release of their 5th studio LP Evolution; released March 20, 1979.
Many of the early performances were recorded by local audio/video company ListenUp, which was instrumental in the 1980s in introducing compact discs to the US market for the first time. At one memorable concert at Rainbow Music Hall, ListenUp CEO, Walton Stinson tricked an audience of 1,000 into believing they were listening to a live performance of the band Grub Stake, but had segued the performance into a digital recording mid-performance to demonstrate the superior quality of digital audio over analog technology.
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Metallica and Motorhead "Rainbow Music Hall about to take its last bow" - Mark Brown, Rocky Mountain News. March 11, 2008 Kim Allen, Denver Photo Archives (Westword) http://www.denverphotoarchives.com/blog/2009/august.html Concert Promoter Barry Fey http://barryfey.com/ Miles Davis - January 29, 1983 Rainbow Music Hall, Denver https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNkTEoQthsA