Elder Plays Sold-Out Show at Bluebird Theater in Denver

“Take it from the top!” a fan shouts over a hushed crowd as Elder pauses mid-set. Someone had passed out near the stage at the Bluebird Theater on Tuesday, May 9, during Elder’s Denver stop of its North America 2023: Part 1 tour.

The show was sold out, and the front of the house was a bit toasty. Since the start of the set, a sea of prog-rock fans dropped their black jackets and sweatshirts to make room for more headbanging. A lot of headbanging.

The fainted fan was safely escorted from the front of the venue (we wish them well!), and the bandmembers immediately kicked back on as if it had never stopped, finishing the show like true stoner-rock masters.

And it was loud.

The band — originally from Massachusetts and comprising Nicholas DiSalvo, Jack Donovan, Michael Risberg and Georg…