Who said there’s too many music venues in Denver?

The war between Live Nation Colorado and AEG Rocky Mountain took an interesting twist with team AEG adding a new weapon for their arsenal of live music venues with the addition of the Mission Ballroom in the RiNO (isn’t that Globeville?) area of central Denver (4242 Wynkoop St).

For the longest time, AEG had no venue to rival the Fillmore Auditorium on East Colfax, until now. The Mission Ballroom holds anywhere from 2,200-3950 guests with plenty of room for seating. In even better news, the A-Line light rail is a five-minute jaunt to the venue.

The Lumineers (August 7), Trey Anastasio Band (August 9-10), Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (August 12) have been all tapped to play the opening week.

How do I get tickets?

AEG Presents also announced a groundbreaking ticketing program: Mission Fair Ticketing. The innovative system is designed to give equal access for tickets to all fans. By utilizing a registration system, automated ticket-buying programs and ticket brokers will be unable to book blocks of tickets, which prevents individuals from their opportunity to purchase tickets at face value.

This cutting-edge method is accessible and straightforward, and more fair than traditional ticketing platforms. There is no specific time and place one must be to buy a ticket. Guests will not have to constantly refresh a web browser, nor stand in line. Everyone who wants a ticket has an equal chance of obtaining one, and the process is user-friendly.

For Opening Weekend and Select Shows:

• Mission Fair Ticketing begins on Tuesday, March 19 at 8 a.m. MDT.
• Fans have until Sunday, March 24 at noon MDT to request tickets.
• Ticket requests are processed in random order, if a purchaser’s request is selected, the credit card is automatically charged for the ticket. Guests can request up to 4 tickets per show.
• Purchasers will be notified by Thursday, March 28 if their orders can be processed.
• Everyone has an equal chance of being selected.
• There are no presales, 100 percent of the available tickets are offered through Mission Fair Ticketing.
• Any tickets unsold/unrequested are put on to standard AXS ticketing page on Friday, March 29 at 10 a.m. MDT.

Not all events at Mission Ballroom will use the Mission Fair Ticketing system. Shows using it will be clearly notated.