In Match #4, 16 Horsepower defeated The Czars and advance to the second round. Our fifth showdown match dips into Denver’s moodier side.
Tournament of Rock: The 5280 – 16 Horsepower vs The Czars
In Match #3, Firefall defeated The Fray and advances to the second round. Our third match dips into Denver’s moodier side.
Tournament of Rock: The 5280 – The Fray vs Firefall
In Match #2, Tennis defeated All and advances to the second round. Our third match features two of Colorado’s most commercially successful bands ever.
Tournament of Rock: The 5280 – All vs Tennis
In Match #1, Tommy Bolin defeated Rose Hill Drive and advances to the second round. Our second face-off starts … now!
Tournament of Rock: The 5280 – Tommy Bolin vs. Rose Hill Drive

And away we go. First, the ground rules. There are 24 bands in ToR5280, with the top 8 (in the editor’s estimation) receiving a first-round bye. They were selected along a range […]
Coming soon – Tournament of Rock: The 5280

Colorado is home to a rich and sometimes puzzling musical legacy.
Tournament of Rock IV: And the winner is….

The the final round matchup between #10 seed Meat Loaf and unseeded upstart Duran Duran saw more than 12,500 votes cast, a new Tournament of Rock record. Thanks to everyone who showed […]
Tournament of Rock IV FINALS: Duran Duran vs. Meat Loaf

In our second semi-final we have…no surprise whatsoever, as the Duranies just keep on coming. This time around they scored 85% of the vote to absolutely crush REO Speedwagon. We’ll see if […]
Tournament of Rock IV: REO Speedwagon vs. Duran Duran

And the Meat Loaf Express just keeps on rolling. We could look at the string of results and wonder whether he’s been so successful due to the enthusiasm of his fans or […]
Tournament of Rock IV: AC/DC vs. Meat Loaf

Rick Springfield tallied the fourth-highest vote total in the the tournament so far, which was good for…40% of the vote. Wow, the Duranies were out in force. If they keep showing up […]