The String Cheese Incident will return to Red Rocks Amphitheatre in July 2026 for its annual run in Morrison, CO. The veteran Colorado jamgrass+ band will call up Clay Street Unit to open one night and present a special three-set show the other night [get tickets].
The String Cheese Incident will kick off the run on Friday, July 17th, with support from rising Denver Americana outfit, Clay Street Unit. Then, on Saturday, July 18th, The String Cheese Incident will forgo an opener to instead present a marathon three-set show.
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An artist pre-sale for the 2026 String Cheese Incident Red Rocks run will begin today, December 12th, at 12 p.m. ET via AXS, accessible with code CHEESEROCKS. VIP and travel packages will also go on sale today at noon ET. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, December 12th, at 12 p.m. ET. Find tickets and full details here.
This year, The String Cheese Incident is skipping a traditional New Year’s run, and—as of publication—the Red Rocks shows are the only dates on the band’s calendar besides Electric Forest. Earlier this week, the Cheese-hosted, electronic-heavy music festival in Rothbury, MI, revealed its initial artist lineup for 2026, topped by Shpongle (Simon Posford live), Excision, GRiZ, Illenium, Kaskade, Ganga White Night, Disco Lines, LSDream, Chris Lake, DJ Diesel B2B T-Pain (bass DJ set), and many more. In addition to performing multiple sets, The String Cheese Incident will stage a special “Shebongle Shebang” with the psytrance luminary. Electric Forest will return to the Double JJ Resort June 25th–28th. Tickets go on sale Friday. Learn more here.
