Shawn Brackbill

Catch the Head and the Heart at Magness Arena this Saturday.

This Saturday at Magness Arena on the University of Denver campus, the Head and the Heart is sharing a bill with Mayer Hawthorne, Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, Foxfield Four, Places and Vetta Star for Music Fest. We've got several pairs of tickets up for grabs if you and a guest would like to be our guests. Continue on for details on how to win.

See also:
- The ten best concerts to see in Denver this week
- Review: The Head and the Heart at CU Boulder, 11/1/12
- Slide show: Obama and the Head and the Heart in Boulder

Update, 4:20 p.m. 5/13/13: Contest is over. Congratulations to @Avary, @benhorne44 and @blusowns. Each of these winners and a guest will be our guests at tonight's 11:30 p.m. show. Check your email for details on how to claim your tickets. Thanks to everybody else for all the entries and for reading Backbeat!

See also:
- Donna Grantis of 3rd Eye Girl on what it's like to play with Prince
- Sunday: Prince and 3rd Eye Girl at Ogden Theatre, 8 & 11:30 p.m., 5/12/13
- Monday: Prince and 3rd Eye Girl at Ogden Theatre, 8 & 11:30 p.m., 5/13/13

The Dillinger Escape Plan is playing at the Fox Theatre this Tuesday, May 14. We've got a couple pairs of tickets if you and a guest would like to be our guests. FYI: These are hard tickets, so you'll need to stop by our offices on Tuesday afternoon to pick them up. Continue on for details on how to win.

See also:
- Ten must-see metal shows in Denver this month
- The 25 most badass local metal album covers
- The 25 coolest Iron Maiden T-shirts

It's been a big year for German DJ Thomas Gold. Having recently earned a nod from DJ Mag in its Top 100 DJs list for the first time in his career, Gold will take the bright lights and modern remixes of his live show across five continents this year, and Denver EDM fans will have the chance to catch his show this Saturday at Beta, immediately following Gold's brief residency in Las Vegas. Continue reading for details on how to win two tickets to see Thomas Gold.

See also:
- Show details: Thomas Gold at Beta this Saturday
- The best concerts to see in Denver this week
- Black Amex sounds as opulent as its name

Update: Congratulations to hambone904 and kevineoman! You've each won $200 in bottle service. Check your email for details on how to claim your prize

Original post: Mother Nature can't seem to make up her mind about what season it is in Denver right now, but that's okay. We've got a contest to lift your spirits...with, well, spirits. Jet Lounge has offered two lucky Backbeat readers (and your friends, if you choose to be nice, share the wealth and avoid alcohol poisoning) $200 each in bottle service on a night of your choosing. Continue reading for details on how to drink for free.

See also:
- Tryst owner to take over club in Jet Hotel
- Jet Hotel and Lounge changes hands
- The best concerts to see in Denver this week

Update, 04/25/13: Congratulations @coloradodirt. Please shoot us an email for details on how to claim your tickets.

Joe King of the Fray is slated to make his live solo debut tonight at the Bluebird Theater in support of Breaking, his brand new album, which dropped earlier this week. Nathaniel Rateliff and Night Sweats are sharing the bill. We've got a couple pairs of tickets to tonight's show and a couple of pairs to Sunday's show at the Fox Theatre with Shel. Leave us a comment below with your email address, and then check back this afternoon to see if you won tickets for tonight, and tomorrow afternoon to see about Sunday.

See also:
- Tonight: KING at the Bluebird Theater, 4/25/13
- The Fray Scars & Stories: A track-by-track breakdown from Isaac Slade and Joe King
- Joe King making a name for himself apart from the Fray

Update, 4/23/13: Congratulations to @louisgabriles. You and a guest will be our guests tonight at Joe Bonamassa's show at Bellco Theatre. Check your email for details on how to claim your tickets. Thanks everybody else for the other entries.

Joe Bonamassa is slated to perform tomorrow night at the recently renamed Bellco Theatre, and we've got a pair of tickets up for grabs. If you and a guest would like to be our guests, leave us a comment below with your email (if it's not included in your Voice Places sign on) and then check back tomorrow morning when we pick a winner at random to see if you've won. FYI: These are hard tickets, so you'll need to stop by our office before 5 p.m. to pick them up.

See also:
- New deal reached with Bellco to rename Wells Fargo Theatre
- The ten best concerts in Denver this week
- Joe Bonamassa insists that the blues must progress or die out

Update, 4/18/13: Congratulations, @saintinelpetre. You and a guest will be our guests at tonight's show. Check your email for details on how to claim your tickets. Thanks, everybody else, for the entries and for reading Backbeat!

This Thursday evening, Lucero kicks off a three-night stand at the Bluebird. We've got a pair of tickets to the show, and we'd absolutely love for you and a guest to be our guests. If you haven't seen the band live, you should really make it a point to do so. Outside of perhaps the Hold Steady -- which shares a proclivity for Bruce Springsteen -- nobody plays straight-up rock these days as convincingly as Lucero. Keep reading for your chance to win.

See also:
- Living on the road, Lucero built its following one fan at a time
- Review: Lucero at the Bluebird, 3/31/12
- Review: Lucero at the Bluebird, 4/13/10

Update, 3/21/13: Congrats, @armadilloradio. Since we did not hear back from our original winner, we've picked another winner. @lee.julia7, you and a guest will now be our guests at the show tonight. Send an email to us by 6 p.m. for details on how to claim your tickets. If we don't hear from you by then, we will pick another winner. Thanks to everybody else for all the entries. Keep it locked on Backbeat for more great giveaways.

This Thursday night, Above & Beyond is making a rare club stop at Beta. We've got a pair of tickets to the show, and we'd love for you and a guest to be our guests at the show. Wanna go? Leave us a comment below, and then check back on Thursday morning when we pick a winner at random to see if you've won.

See also:
- Thursday: Above & Beyond at Beta, 3/21/13
- Jono Grant of Above & Beyond on the current EDM explosion in America
- The ten best EDM songs of 2012

Britt Chester

For more photos, visit our Snowball 2012 slide show.

Update: Congratulations to trenken0103! You've won two tickets to SnowBall this weekend. Check your email for details on how to claim them.

Original post: So by now you're all packed and you've had a chance to peruse our Survival Guide for this weekend's SnowBall Music Festival and absorb all of our handy tips -- you know, super helpful stuff like: Don't forget your tickets. Oh, you don't have any tickets, so you're not packed? Well, today is your lucky day, friend. We've got a pair of tickets up for grabs. Wanna go? Leave us a message below, and then check back this afternoon when we pick a winner at random to see if you've won. Note: These are hard tickets, so you'll need to stop by our office at 10th and Broadway (969 Broadway, actually) before 5 p.m. to pick them up. Good luck!

See also:
- The SnowBall Music Festival 2013 survival guide
- Photos: Snowball 2012 slideshow
- SnowBall Music Festival's organizers on how it came together and what inspired it