This is the fifth episode of a five-part series for The Colorado Dream: Happy Birthday! The stories in this series are part of the KUNC podcast The Colorado Dream, airing on Mondays beginning June 29. The podcast is available for download wherever you listen to podcasts and on KUNC.org.
On June 5, 1983, the up and coming band U2 performed at one of the world’s greatest outdoor amphitheaters. Red Rocks in Morrison, Colorado.
“They had seen Red Rocks when they had come to town in two previous performances, vowed they’d perform there someday,” said G. Brown, director of Colorado Music Experience and a former music reporter for the Denver Post…