Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Red Rocks Amphitheatre near Morrison, Colorado, seen from the top row looking down to the stage and out over the plains. The seats run between two huge sandstone monoliths, and that natural bowl is why bands treat a night here as a career marker. Its official grand opening was on June 15, 1941. The Beatles played it on August 26, 1964, and U2's 1983 show here became the concert film and album Under a Blood Red Sky. Sit high for the view in this photo, low for the sound bouncing off the rock.