For the latest installment of their Bisco Inferno series of Colorado concerts, the Disco Biscuits have booked Red Rocks for their first headlining show at the iconic amphitheater on May 30. Along with two sets of Bisco, concertgoers will also be treated to sets by legendary DJ Paul Oakenfold, Lotus, DJ Z-Trip, the New Deal, Orchard Lounge and RJD2. Tickets for both the Red Rocks event and the Biscuits’ warm up show at the Ogden in Denver on May 29 as well as two-day passes are onsale via Ticketmaster.

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We spoke with Disco Biscuits bassist Marc Brownstein about how the event came together and what fans can expect. Here’s what he had to say…

Hidden Track: How far in advance does the band plan the setlist for a special show like Bisco Inferno? Does the surroundings at such an epic venue affect the thought process on song selection and what “type” of Biscuits show you are going to construct?

Marc Brownstein: We have been thinking bout the setlist for Red Rocks for months. It keeps changing though because Magner keeps coming in with new amazing songs.

HT: Can you tell us about your experience at Red Rocks in 2001 opening for Phil Lesh and Friends?

MB: What a day. It was pretty cool to get a standing ovation after the Thieving Magpie. Then, watching Phil and Warren tear that place up – it was really a treat.

READ ON for more from Marc about next weekend’s Bisco Inferno…

HT: How did you decide what artists would be on the bill at Bisco Inferno?

MB: Well, we wanted to slather it on and just make it a party that couldn’t be missed. Instead of only getting two openers, we wanted two openers and four set break DJs so that the music would roll continuously through the night. Lotus has gotten really big in the last few years, the New Deal are always a treat for our fans, RJD2 worked really well in Chicago, and we figured ‘let’s give it a chance’.

Z-trip is really popular in Colorado and was suggested by a few friends. Orchard Lounge always throws down a huge party and the last few times we played with them the shows were huge. And Oakenfold – well that was a no brainer. When we heard he wanted to play at this show, we invited him immediately. I mean, the guy has sold out red rocks himself (twice!).

HT: What other shows have you seen at Red Rocks?

MB: I went to see STS9 there last year. When I saw it with my own eyes, a band contemporary to ours, raging the rocks, I knew it wouldn’t be long until we had a shot. And nine months later here we are!

HT: Now that you can cross Red Rocks off of the list of headlined venues. What’s next on your list of places you’d love to play?

MB: The moon.

The Biscuits head west in a little over a week for Bisco Inferno before coming back east for a run of shows that brings them to Providence on June 3rd, Buffalo on June 4th, Cleveland on June 5th and an appearance at Baltimore’s Starscape Festival on June 6th. For more information on Bisco Inferno and all of the Disco Biscuits summer shows head to the band’s website.

HT Staff

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