Fiddler’s Green Rehab

Demolition of parts of the nearly 17,000-seat venue to make way for improvements with a green emphasis began Dec. 24 and are expected to be completed by May 15, according to the Denver Post.

“We’re going to put in $5 million to bring it into the 21st century,” Morris told Pollstar when he made his initial announcement. “Very little has been improved since it opened in 1989. It still does pretty well; it just needs a little bit of soul and an upgrade of everything from concessions to restrooms to backstage.”

Cynthia Madden Leitner, CEO of property owner the Museum of Outdoor Arts told the paper that work has begun, and improvements – the cost of which are being shared between AEG and MOA – will emphasize sustainability.

One such sustainable element is a 750-foot “living wall,” planted with as many as 25,000 drought-tolerant plants, given the region’s dry climate.

The living wall, designed by Rana Creek Design in California, will be irrigated with water recycled from nearby detention ponds, Madden Leitner told the Post.

Solar panels will be installed, concession plazas revamped, and back-of-house areas will be redesigned and expanded to better serve artists and production crews, she added.

“Upgrading the facility will help attract performing artists whose shows were previously not able to be accommodated by the facility,” Madden Leitner told the paper. “Fiddler’s Green will have the amenities to compete with other facilities on a more grand scale.”