The Daily Swarm - Concert downsizing on the rise in Denver...'You see a band playing an empty room and there's definitely a vibe that it's over'

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October 28, 2007

Concert downsizing on the rise in Denver...'You see a band playing an empty room and there's definitely a vibe that it's over'

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Clarkson followed a half- dozen other acts that announced shows and later rescheduled at smaller venues. Electronica pioneers Underworld downsized from Red Rocks Amphitheatre to the Fillmore last month. Shoe-gaze legends the Jesus and Mary Chain, who play the Gothic Theatre tonight, originally planned to play the Fillmore. Even indie-folk hero Bill Callahan jumped from the Bluebird Theater to the cozier Walnut Room weeks ago.

But perhaps the biggest act is Maroon 5, which plays the Fillmore Auditorium Monday and Tuesday. The L.A. pop- rock band originally announced a single show at the Pepsi Center, only to reschedule for two at the Fillmore Auditorium, which holds 3,600, vs. the Can’s 18,000.

“It must not have been selling well, plain and simple,” said legendary former concert promoter Barry Fey. “They must have been sure it was going to bomb, and now they just want to recover whatever they can. That, and the act doesn’t want to be embarrassed.”