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Council presses Arts & Venues on Red Rocks commission program as AEG and Live Nation earnings disclosed
Summary
Council members pressed Denver Arts & Venues for detail on commission payments at Red Rocks Amphitheatre; venue director Tad Bowman said AEG earned about $4.18 million and Live Nation about $1.26 million in 2025 under the commission program and explained qualifying-event thresholds and ticket criteria.
Council members on Monday questioned Arts & Venues staff about commission payments to major promoters at Red Rocks Amphitheatre and other city-owned venues, seeking more transparency about how the special revenue fund supports event programming and community access.
Tad Bowman, venue director for Red Rocks Amphitheatre and the Denver Coliseum, told council the amphitheater hosted roughly 238 events in 2025 and that promoters AEG and Live Nation earned commission payments under the city’s program. "In 2025 for AEG, they earned a commission of…
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