Hip-hop veteran and 12-time Grammy nominated artist Busta Rhymes will headline a free live performance at downtown Denver’s Civic Middle park this summer season, radio sponsor The Drop introduced Friday.
The June 10, out of doors occasion — 104.7 FM The Drop’s second large-scale, free summer season live performance in a row — is scheduled to happen on the park’s Greek Amphitheatre. The enduring stone rotunda sits on the south finish of the Capitol-adjacent park, the place it has additionally hosted PrideFest’s fundamental stage, free music and dance performances, and effectively as April 20’s upcoming, annual cannabis-themed gathering.
June’s “2nd Annual Block Get together” begins at 7 p.m., in keeping with a press assertion from the Denver-based hip-hop and R&B station. It follows The general public radio station’s free, 2021 live performance at Levitt Pavilion that featured acclaimed rapper Wale, Jakob Campbell and Previous Man Saxon.
“Final yr we loved the chance to supply a stay music expertise for (free) to our dynamic and resilient Colorado group,” wrote Nikki Swarn, normal supervisor and program director for The Drop, which has been billed as an Alt-City format. “It was one thing that was so wanted and it felt so rewarding.”
The Drop, celebrating its third birthday this yr, made a splash on the Denver radio and music scene when it started streaming in June 2019 as “The Folks’s Radio,” ultimately securing an on-air broadcast sign early final yr.
“This can be a lengthy sport for (the Company for Public Broadcasting),” Mike Henry, who helped form the City Various format, instructed Avisionews in February 2021. “I began speaking to Rocky Mountain Public Media as quickly as CPB introduced its second spherical of grants. (KUVO’s) Tina Cartagena was the unique inspiration to latch on to it. As soon as she bought Amanda Mountain’s ear, Amanda actually grabbed onto it. Obtained the grant. Employed Nikki, and the remaining is historical past.”‘
Go to thedrop303.com for extra particulars.
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