Did you know that Elvis played multiple shows at the Denver Coliseum?
Jan 8, 2026, 4:21 PM | Updated: Jan 9, 2026, 10:45 am
Thursday, Jan. 8, would have been Elvis Presley’s 91st birthday, and the National Western Stock Show is back this weekend being held in and around the Denver Coliseum, so it felt like the perfect time to take a trip down memory lane.
Elvis came to Denver to perform on four occasions, three at the Denver Coliseum; April 8, 1956, November 17, 1970 and April 30, 1973. His final concert in Denver was on April 23, 1976, at the late McNichols Arena.
During the 1956 performance, 21-year-old Elvis played the Coliseum, drawing a total of 16,000 for two shows. The shows in the 70s were both one performance each.
Other acts who’ve played the Coliseum since it started hosting events in 1951 include Grateful Dead; The Who; The Rolling Stones; The Monkees; Cream; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; Ike and Tina Turner; Led Zeppelin; The Moody Blues; Jethro Tull; Santana; Brewer and Shipley; the Eagles; Bob Dylan; Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra.
