Denver, CO
Pro-Palestine encampment set up at DU; protesters make themselves heard at CU Denver, MSU Denver graduations
As the spring semester comes to a close, protests demanding an end to the Israel-Hamas war continue to spread at Colorado colleges, with a new encampment at the University of Denver and disturbances reported at graduation ceremonies last weekend for the University of Colorado Denver and Metropolitan State University of Denver.
A group called DU for Palestine set up a Gaza solidarity encampment at DU’s Carnegie Green on Thursday, mirroring the efforts of the Denver Students for a Democratic Society and Colorado Palestine Coalition, who began an encampment at the Auraria Campus on April 25.
DU administrators shared a new interim policy on protests and demonstrations that day, creating guidelines for acceptable demonstrations and prohibiting those that disrupt meetings or events, impede other DU community members from engaging in free expression, or harm people or property. The policy states the university can relocate and reschedule a protest and perform ticket or identification checks, as well as enforce other safety measures.
“We are focused on maintaining the safety of 12,000 students who are trying to finish out their academic year, while approximately 50 students are trying to make their voices heard,” university officials said in a statement to The Denver Post on Monday. “It’s a balance and one we evaluate and re-evaluate by the hour.”
On Firday, DU for Palestine shared its demands for the school on Instagram, calling for financial divestment from “companies and institutions that profit from or support the illegal Israeli apartheid, genocide and occupation of Palestine,” as well as the severing of all academic ties with “weapons manufacturers” and Israeli universities, according to the post.
On Saturday, DU for Palestine alleged the university’s administration planned to sweep the encampment and had requested that encampment participants present DU student identification, according to another Instagram post. DU officials denied it had threatened to “sweep” the camp or have anyone arrested.
“We have seen various instances of noncompliance from encampment participants, including refusal to show university-issued ID upon request.” DU stated in a Sunday news release, reminding students that noncompliance could result in a referral to the Student Rights and Responsibilities or the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX.
The Post could not reach protest organizers for comment Monday.
DU for Palestine met with the university’s administration for the first time on Friday and again on Sunday, according to a DU news release.
“We went into that meeting really wanting to talk about disclosure. That’s really the first step to all of our demands is disclosing what investments the University of Denver has with the state of Israel and companies that operate within the state of Israel,” Jojo Carranza, a DU graduate student and DU for Palestine member, said during a news conference on Sunday. “In that meeting, our demands were not met to disclose those investments. What was given was a verbal agreement that they would continue meeting with DU for Palestine on topics of disclosure.”
The protests at DU follow on the heels of the Gaza solidarity encampment at Tivoli Quad on the Auraria Campus, where students are calling for the UC system and MSU Denver to divest from all funding and activities related to Israel. Police arrested more than 40 students and dismantled the camp on April 26, with officials citing the campus’s policy against camping. The encampment, now 18 days old, was rebuilt later that day.
Anti-war protesters also disrupted CU Denver’s commencement ceremony at the Denver Coliseum on Saturday by yelling and chanting, according to reporting by Denver 7. Demonstrators also interrupted the MSU graduation ceremony with chants of “free Palestine,” accompanied by raised hands dipped in red paint, according to a post by SDS Denver.
Demonstrations at other Colorado universities at the beginning of May, including the University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado State University, University of Northern Colorado and Colorado College, called for a ceasefire and for campus leaders to divest from activities and funding related to Israel.
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“Higher Power” is coming to a higher altitude.
On Tuesday, June 10, Coldplay will headline at Denver, CO’s Empower Field at Mile High as part of their ongoing ‘Music of the Spheres World Tour.’
Willow and Elyanna will serve as the opening acts at the one-off concert.
This gig at the Broncos’ stadium comes after a pair of huge shows at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium. Based on our findings at Set List FM, the stadium rockers delivered 20+ songs over four acts both nights.
And, yes, iconic tunes like “The Scientist,” “Viva La Vida,” “Higher Power,” “Clocks,” “Fix You” all worked their way into the show.
“Musically, Coldplay is at the core a groovy little band tightened over a nearly 30-year career,” the Las Vegas Review-Journal wrote about the first of two shows. “This quartet knows how to play big. ‘Higher Power’ opened the show in full overdrive. Pyro powered ‘Adventure of a Lifetime’ and ‘Paradise.’ The crowd bounced through ‘God Put a Smile Upon Your Face’ and ‘Yellow.’”
Want to witness this ambitious live show — that’s amazingly powered by renewable energy sources — IRL at Mile High?
As of now, last-minute tickets are available.
At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find to get in the door was $165 including fees on Vivid Seats.
While that sounds expensive, keep in mind that seats started at $222 including fees, when we last reported on Coldplay ticket prices on May 21.
For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about Coldplay’s concert in Denver below.
All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.
Coldplay Denver tickets
The band’s Empower Field at Mile High show date, start time and links to what tickets cost now versus what they were going for on May 21 can be found here:
| Coldplay Denver concert dates | Ticket prices start at |
Ticket prices started at on 05/21 |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, June 10 6 p.m. |
$165 (fees included) |
$222 (fees included) |
(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn’t noted, will include additional fees at checkout.)
Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.
They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event.
Still curious about Vivid Seats? You can find an article from their team about why the company is legit here.
Coldplay tour schedule 2025-26
A complete calendar including all North American tour dates, venues, and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here:
| Coldplay 2025 tour dates |
|---|
| June 13 at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, TX |
| June 14 at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, TX |
| July 7 at Rogers Stadium in Toronto, ON, CA |
| July 8 at Rogers Stadium in Toronto, ON, CA |
| July 11 at Rogers Stadium in Toronto, ON, CA |
| July 12 at Rogers Stadium in Toronto, ON, CA |
| July 15 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA |
| July 16 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA |
| July 19 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, WI |
| July 22 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN |
| July 26 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, FL |
| July 27 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, FL |
| Aug. 18 at Craven Park in Hull, GB |
| Aug. 19 at Craven Park in Hull, GB |
| Aug. 22 at Wembley Stadium in London, GB |
| Aug. 23 at Wembley Stadium in London, GB |
| Aug. 26 at Wembley Stadium in London, GB |
| Aug. 27 at Wembley Stadium in London, GB |
| Aug. 30 at Wembley Stadium in London, GB |
| Aug. 31 at Wembley Stadium in London, GB |
| Sept. 3 at Wembley Stadium in London, GB |
| Sept. 4 at Wembley Stadium in London, GB |
| Sept. 7 at Wembley Stadium in London, GB |
| Sept. 8 at Wembley Stadium in London, GB |
| July 19, 2026 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ |
Coldplay set list
Coldplay kicked off the North American leg of their yearslong tour at Stanford Stadium. According to Set List FM, here’s what they took to the stage at that June 1 gig:
Act I: Planets
01.) “Higher Power”
02.) “Adventure of a Lifetime”
03.) “Paradise”
04.) “The Scientist”
Act II: Moons
05.) “Viva la Vida”
06.) “Hymn for the Weekend”
07.) “In My Place”
08.) “God Put a Smile Upon Your Face”
09.) “Yellow”
10.) “All My Love”
Act III: Stars
11.) “People of the Pride”
12.) “Clocks”
13.) “WE PRAY”
14.) “Infinity Sign”
15.) “Something Just Like This” (The Chainsmokers cover)
16.) “My Universe”
17.) “A Sky Full of Stars”
Act IV: Home
18.) “Sparks”
19.) “The Jumbotron Song”
20.) “Fix You”
21.) “GOOD FEELiNGS”
22.) “feelslikeimfallinginlove”
Coldplay new music
On Oct. 4, 2024, Coldplay dropped their tenth studio album, “Moon Music.”
The New York Post’s music critic Chuck Arnold reviewed the record. For a closer look at what he had to say, you can find his analysis of their soulful new offering here.
Coldplay special guests
The group will be joined by a pair of opening acts at their Denver show. In order to make sure you’re familiar with their work, here’s each artist’s most-streamed song on Spotify.
Willow: “Wait a Minute!”
Elyanna: “Callin’ U (Tamally Maak)”
Huge stars on tour in 2025
If Coldplay isn’t coming to a venue near you, don’t worry. You’ve got options this year
Here are five huge artists that may be headed to your neck of the woods these next few months.
• Oasis
• Yusuf/Cat Stevens
• Paul Simon
• Benson Boone
• Mumford and Sons
Who else is on the road? Take a look at our list of all the biggest artists on tour in 2025 to find the show for you.
A Denver hairstylist who disappeared after leaving her University Hills apartment on April 15 has been found dead, her mother announced Saturday.
“There are no words strong enough for the grief we are feeling,” Jax Gratton’s mother, Cherilynne Gratton-Camis, wrote in a Facebook group dedicated to finding her daughter. “The light she carried, the love she gave so freely and the joy she brought into our lives have been taken from this world far too soon.”
In the nearly two months that Gratton was missing, more than 5,100 people joined the group to share information and try to find the missing 34-year-old hairstylist.
Gratton was last seen at about 10 p.m. April 15 in the 4200 block of East Iliff Avenue, according to the Denver Police Department.
Her body was found a week short of two months later, Gratton-Camis said.
Gratton-Camis started worrying when her daughter didn’t call on Easter, and the hairstylist’s friends realized something was wrong when she missed multiple appointments with her clients. Gratton rented a studio at the Solera Salon Suites’ North Broadway location.
Gratton’s body was found in a Lakewood alley in the 9600 block of West Colfax Avenue at about 5 p.m. Friday, Gratton-Camis told Denver7 on Saturday.
She said a Lakewood detective visually identified the hairstylist by her tattoos and that her daughter was found wearing the same clothes she left in.
“The body was in advanced stages of decomposition and could not be positively identified,” Lakewood Police Department spokesperson John Romero said in an email to The Denver Post. He said a suspicious death investigation was ongoing.
Jefferson County coroner officials said Sunday afternoon that no forensic identification had been made and the cause of death was “pending until further notice.”
No updates in the Lakewood investigation were available Sunday, Romero said.
“This has opened my eyes in ways I can’t ignore. It’s not just about Jax — it’s about all of you in the LGBTQIA+ community who face the world every day with courage, just wanting to live, love and exist safely and equally,” Gratton-Camis wrote on Facebook. “That should never be a fight. And yet it is.”
Gratton’s friends and family plan to gather in front of Denver’s City and County Building at 1437 Bannock St. at 11 a.m. Monday to talk about her death and remember her with the community.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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Originally Published:
The family of a Denver hairstylist missing since April said that her body has been found.
Jax Gratton was last seen leaving her University Hills apartment on April 15. She rented a suite at Solera Salon Suites in Denver, but because each stylist works for themselves, it took days for anyone to realize she was missing. Family and friends canvassed social media and put up flyers around the city, hoping to find her.
On Saturday, Cherilynne Gratton-Camis confirmed with CBS Colorado that her daughter, Jax, was found deceased. A friend and coworker said Jax’s body was found outside in Lakewood.
Brandy Carey, the salon manager and a friend of Gratton’s, said that they plan to hold a vigil for her, but for now, they’re taking time off to process what’s happened.
Gratton’s mother posted a tribute to her daughter on Facebook, stating, “Jax Gratton was a light — I know that. She lit up so many lives just by being herself. Unapologetically. Fiercely. Fully. I see her in every act of love and strength you’ve shown, and I wish peace, love, and protection for all of you.”
She thanked those who tried to help find her daughter and said Jax’s death made her more aware of the dangers those in the LGBTQIA+ community face.
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