Blue Grass band High Lonesome on stage at Garden Theatre for Concerts Under the Stars.
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Concerts Under the Stars

2026 Dates: July 14, 21, 28 at 8pm

Grab your lawn chairs and pack a picnic for an unforgettable evening of music under the open sky!

Concerts Under the Stars is a free concert series that welcomes a diverse lineup of musicians to UNC Garden Theatre on Tuesdays in July. This Greeley summer tradition is hosted by the UNC School of Music.

2026 Concert Lineup

Colorado Jazz Orchestra

Tuesday, July 14 | 8pm

The Colorado Jazz Orchestra forms every summer as part of the UNC Jazz Camp. Comprised of UNC Jazz Studies faculty and several guest musicians, the CJO delivers a dynamite concert of jazz standards and other diverse musical offerings for Jazz Camp students and community members alike.

The Colorado Jazz Orchestra playing at Concert Under the Stars. They will be returning to play this concert series on July 15, 2025.

Remezcla Band

Tuesday, July 21 | 8pm

Remezcla, slang for Remix, is a mixture of musicians, cultures, languages and music. They play Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Bachata, Reggaeton and English pop songs with a Latin remix.

Remezcla Band performing.

Trash Cat

Tuesday, July 28 | 8pm

Trash Cat uses their music to ride a see-saw between tender-heartedness and absurdity inspired by their favorite cartoons and pop culture. They are a quirky combo personally and instrumentally, consisting of Mary Claxton on electric ukulele, Hayden Farr on baritone saxophone, and Brian Claxton on drums. Trash Cat loves to make their audiences dance, smile, and hug their inner child. Formed in 2018, Trash Cat has played for a variety of venues such as Indie 102.3, O’Dell Brewing, Greeley Friday Fest, and the Flying V Sessions at Wolverine Farms. Their style is at home in a club, singing books at an elementary school, and even conventions like Fort Collins Comic Con and the VINCON Vintage Video Game Convention. Trash Cat is also the musical voice behind Little Roar and His Big Family, a preschool cartoon celebrating diversity in families.

Band photo of Trash Cat.

Past Concerts Under the Stars

High Lonesome bluegrass band performing on stage at Garden Theatre for Concerts Under the Stars.
Lead singer of High Lonesome playing guitar at Concerts Under the Stars.
Concerts Under the Stars audience at Garden Theatre.
View of Concerts Under the Stars from Garden Theatre stage.
The Burroughs performing at Concert Under the Stars in 2023.

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