Top Music Venues in FoCO
Live music is back! After over a year of cancelled shows and virtual concerts, music venues are coming back in full swing. Fort Collins is no exception. I’ll be sharing with you some of the best concert venues in Fort Collins and Northern Colorado.
Magic Rat Live Music
Hours: Thursday & Friday: 5–10pm
Saturdays: 5–11pm
Magic Rat is one of Fort Colins’ 21 and over music venues. Musician from lots of genres perform on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The venue offers food and drinks and a full bar in a smaller and more intimate setting. It’s first come, first serve and no reservations. So, if you want to see live music by local bands you want to be there when the doors open at 5pm for the best seats. To see a full schedule, click here.
Avogadro’s Number
Hours: Monday — Friday: 11am-8pm
Saturday & Sunday: 9am-8pm
Avagadro’s Number is a music venue, bar, and restaurant. The bar and restaurant have normal hours and a menu of beers, burgers, sandwiches, and snacks to munch on. The venue shows of a variety of genres from local musicians with focus in country, folk or bluegrass The shows are affordable with free concerts and the bigger shows only cost $10-$15. To see a full schedule, click here
Armory FoCo
Hours: Show Dependant
The Armory FoCo is a straight up music venue. Tickets will get snatched up quickly with only 200 people max capacity, so don’t forget to check ahead of time if you want to see a show. Tickets are slightly more expensive than Avogadro’s but nothing outrageous for basic tickets. Prices start as low as $20 for General Admission to plenty of shows this season. To see a full schedule, click here.
Mishawaka Amphitheater
Summer Hours: Mondays: 10am-10pm
Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 10am-4pm
Thursdays: 10am-10pm
Fridays: 10am-11pm
Saturdays: 8am-11pm
Sundays: 8am-10pm
Winter Hours: Mondays: 10am-8pm
Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 10am-4pm
Thursday — Sunday: 10am-8pm
Also known as the Mish, the Mishawaka Amphitheater has a full restaurant and is open year-round. They are open for breakfast until noon then lunch/diner. They have two stages and already started it’s started its concert season for 2021–2022. To see a full schedule, click here.
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