Colorado Convention Center - Bellco Theatre

Bellco Theatre

Exterior of venue at night
Location Denver, Colorado
Type Indoor amphitheatre
Built 2002-2004
Opened 2005
Owner City of Denver
Former name(s) The Lecture Hall at the Colorado Convention Center
Capacity 5,000

The Bellco Theatre is an indoor amphitheatre located in the rear of the Colorado Convention Center. The venue opened in 2005 with a concert by Bruce Springsteen. The amphitheater was a part of the convention center's 2004 expansion plan. Originally known as The Lecture Hall at the Colorado Convention Center, the venue was renamed in 2007 after banking and financial services company Wells Fargo. The bank purchased naming rights in September 2006 for nearly US$3 million dollars, for a five-year period. It was renamed from Wells Fargo Theatre after Bellco Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions in Colorado, purchased the naming rights in 2012.

Initially, the venue (along with the City Lights Pavilion) was protested by the owner of the Paramount Theatre felt major business would be drawn away from the historic landmark. Since its opening, the venue has become one of the busiest mid-sized concert venues in Metro Denver, along side the Fillmore Auditorium and 1stBank Center. It is primarily used for concerts desiring an "intimate" setting. The venue was named on of the "Top 100 Worldwide Theatres" by Pollstar in 2007 and 2011.

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