Show Summer synonymous with outdoor music r 7 0 II Q o a Q 4 c f. f co 1 o 0 cE E nI ji Q a nI Venues like the beautiful Red Butte Gardens will be hosting a smorgasbord of outlandish outdoor concerts this summer i r I Amanda Chamberlain Globe Weekly News Theres There's nothing better than standing standing standing stand stand- ing outside in the warm summer twilight enjoying the fresh air filled with the melodies of both well- well known and underground musical artists And summer 2005 proves full chock-full of going concert-going J t sa 1 gI going to the concerts downtown atthe at atthe atthe the Gallivan Center said Angie Paulos a student residing in Salt Lake City The Gallivan Center just one of several Salt Lake-area Lake outdoor concert concert concert con con- cert venues annually holds a sum sum- mer concert series at their coveted metropolitan oasis The downtown S. S Main St St. location reigns as the prominent outdoor venue in that proximity and havens a clear- clear watered pond an skating ice-skating rink in winter amidst its in built-in floor lights abundant blocks of granite for sitting space and overall open space for standing mingling and enjoying the entertainment Tl This s year their concert series Come Alive will be taking place every every Wednesday night this mer men From June 22 through Aug 3 the Gallivan Center will be featuring featuring featuring ing a slew of musical groups and solo artists June will bring The with Insatiable and Sons of Nothing with Double Helix Other bands and solo artists fill July as Ryan Shupe with The Galactic Stanny with Debi Graham and Void of Course with Way Way East Bay light up the summer r nights that month These concerts wont won't harm the vacation budget budget- they're free of charge Red Butte Garden another outdoor outdoor outdoor out out- door venue east of the heart o of f downtown and nestled at the foot foo t of th the Wasat Wasatch Mountains fountains cr creates create a 1 a sight-full sight palette to to host their r share colorful artists Gen General Genera ral 1 standing area covers the lus lush h he Garden both in front of the stage stag e and around the premises and i is s accompanied by beautiful Utah Utah- native greenery sprinkled with h Redrock boulders The Red Butte Butt e Garden Wells Fargo Outdoor r Concert Series encompasses an abundance of musicians Quite often does the Gardens host popular popular popular lar musical artists such as June outdoor concert featuring Chris Isaak The musical events at the Red Butte Garden are many and last from June through early Sept The start out the summer after Isaak of course in June while Lyle Lovett Bruce Hornsby and The Cowboy Junkies concerts concerts concerts con con- follow during the red hot month of July August holds a plentiful and diverse array of shows Susan with Blind Boys of Alabama Steve Earle and John Hiatt with Shawn Colvin concerts will take place in August as well as Julie Roberts and Kasey Chambers The Red Butte concerts arent aren't free however Tickets for these outdoor concerts must be purchased through T i c k e t m a s t e r or Other amphitheaters and outdoor concert venues reside outside of Salt Lake City and entertain with their summer concerts as well USANA a name big-name booking booking booking book book- ing giant open amphitheater in inVest West Vest Valley City reigns as the current current current cur cur- rent Utah hotspot for nationally renowned musicians Their something-for-everyone something concerts for this summer include Motley Crue 50 Cent with and Lil Jon Jack Johnson anda and p. p ashow h f featuring t I most popular rock rock artists Crosby Stills and Nash A A Deer Valley Resort in Park City is also signing up to be a part of this summers summer's event itinerary The nestled mountain-nestled venue has s enrolled Los Lonely Boys Air Supply and The Pointer Sisters to ad add d some noise to the otherwise serene seren ski resort The Resort hasn't f fob foj gotten the sacredness of their exclusive mountain location h howl hoW VJ- VJ ever they have borrowed the Utah Vt h Symphony to let freedom ring with witha a set called Patriotic Favorites aswell as as' aswell is well as another on another night perform 1812 Overture Another traditionally beautiful musical event at the Park City Resort WI will be the Claremont Trios rendition of Beethoven's Triple Concerto I j The Sandy Amphitheater on S. 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