Laramie Music News

Fans started lining up at 1:30 in the afternoon, for Tuesday night's Mumford and Sons at the Gryphon Theatre in Laramie.

A barbecue with entertainment by the nationally known indie band Good Old War will launch the University of Wyoming's 2012-13 academic year.

The 4th Annual Battle of Old Wyoming is taking over the Virginian Hotel in Medicine Bow Saturday August 4th.

2011 marks the 15th year for Central City Opera's award-winning touring program and the 8th year of collaboration with University of Colorado-Boulder.  The 2011 tour of "Opera Rocks the Rockies" runs November 5 through November 12, 2011 throughout northern Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska. For more information on the Central City Opera out of Central City, CO visit their official website.

Billboard jazz vocalist Jane Monheit will perform Sunday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the University of Wyoming Fine Arts concert hall. Tickets cost $15 for students and senior citizens and $20 for the public. Tickets are available at the Wyoming Union and Fine Arts box offices or online at www.uwyo.edu/finearts .

I know this is not a local concert, but being a huge Bob Marley fan, as well as  Ziggy and Damian "Jr Gong" Marley fan I had to let you know about it!  This will be the closest you can get to seeing him unless you go to Jamaica. Come down to Denver Monday and see Ziggy! Much Respect!

Just in case you are unaware there is a big game this weekend the Wyoming vs Nebraska game is this Saturday! Very good now you know that, there is a lot of stuff going on game related and some believe it or not, not football related! Also there is a lot a great music and cool events going on all weekend long!

Happiness and its dysfunctional and often hilarious pursuit is the theme of a new comic musical premiering at the University of Wyoming this fall. “Rainy Day People,” composed, written, directed, and music directed by celebrated UW alumnus Sean Stone (“Good Morning, Athens”), kicks off the Department of Theatre and Dance’s 2011-2012 production season Sept. 28 through Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. and O

Welcome all Wyoming and Nebraska football fans join us for a  free concert this Friday night in Downtown Laramie for the night-before Nebraska vs Wyoming game celebration! Basmati will be performing BIG BAND! horns, background singers, etc…

The Biodiversity Conservation Alliance (BCA) has it's annual Badger Ball Friday, September 23rd from 8-11 p.m. at the UW Arts and Sciences Auditorium. Tickets at the UW Union Information Desk and the Fine Arts Box Office.