Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre reopens with tribute to pandemic heroes
By Janet Shamlian, Caitlin Yilek
April 29, 2021 / 7:20 PM
/ CBS News
One of the most stunning concert venues in the U.S. recently reopened just in time to celebrate its 80-year anniversary. Red Rocks Amphitheater, located near Denver, marked the milestone by honoring the people who have kept music and hope alive during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some of the biggest names in music — including The Beatles, Daft Punk and Stevie Nicks — have played at the historic venue. But Wednesday, every performer was a relative unknown, though not unimportant.
Each has shared their music during the pandemic. Emily Worthem, an ICU nurse, sang to her critically ill COVID-19 patients. "Maybe it would give them some sort of comfort, some sense of humanity when they're feeling all alone in the COVID ICU," she said.