I Was There - Fishbone / myLot

Denver, Colorado

July 5, 2026 1:37am CST

Unable to sleep, I once again find myself watching You Tube videos of shows I’ve attended. Since I am a front row kind of guy, it’s astounding how many of these I show up in, however briefly. I just found this one tonight: Fishbone at Levitt Pavilion in Denver, Colorado, 05/06/2023. It was a free show. Fishbone formed in Los Angeles in 1979. They are most famous for their song “Party at Ground Zero.” Primarily considered a ska band (and they play a lot of ska,) the band also drops elements of punk, funk, reggae, and soul into their music. They have released 8 studio and 4 live albums. Charismatic vocalist Angelo Moore is the only constant member of a revolving door of band members (25 musicians have called Fishbone home over the years, many of them leaving and returning multiple times.) Levitt Pavilion is a non-profit music venue located in Denver (I live about 2-3 miles away. I can walk to it if I had to. I have ridden my mountain bike to a show there.) Levitt holds both free and paid concerts each summer and is a nice, large, grassy, take-the-family type of atmosphere. Fishbone was another band I had never seen before, so this high-energy show was a treat! Link is to Fishbone performing “Give it Up” during the show. I was front row between guitar and keyboardist, and my head shows up right off the bat:

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Go Crossbones

@crossbones27 (53114)

• Mojave, California

6 Jul

I do that a lot too when I cannot sleep, well listen to music, can't say I have been to many concerts. That is why I like yours, you always remind of bands I kind of like but probably never gave enough time to see if I liked them more.

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Go Crossbones

@crossbones27 (53114)

• Mojave, California

6 Jul

@teamfreak16 Amen, nothing wrong with that, should be mandatory.

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Scott Ganschow

@teamfreak16 (44163)

• Denver, Colorado

6 Jul

@crossbones27 - If you ever get the chance to see Fishbone, you should go. They are great live!

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Scott Ganschow

@teamfreak16 (44163)

• Denver, Colorado

6 Jul

I just love going to see bands. I've been going to concerts since I was in high school. My parents were cool with it. Probably to get me out of their way for a few hours.