Twist & Shout Summer Concert Series

Our concert series offers a variety of FREE family-friendly concerts on Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at various locations throughout Thornton. 

A wide range of genres, including Classic Rock, Pop, Country, Motown, Salsa, and Reggae, were featured this summer. There’s something for everyone!

And for the "cherry on top," City Council hosted Ice Cream Socials at the concerts on June 30 (Ward 3) and August 4 (Ward 2).  The Ward 1 Ice Cream Social was rescheduled for August 10, and the Ward 4 Ice Cream Social was on August 29.

Visit our facebook page for pictures from past concerts.

 2011 Lineup

Date	Band	Genre	Location
June 16	The Long Run	A Tribute to the Eagles	Bertha Heid Park
June 23	The Ricardo Pena Band	Salsa	Yorkborough Park
June 30	Reckless Red	Blues Rock with a country influence	Springvale Park
July 7	Walker Williams	Top 40 Country (Cancelled)	High Ridge Court
July 14	Tunisia (the 8 former members of Jakarta)	Motown, Dance (Cancelled)	Cherrywood Park
July 21	Hot Flash	Rock from the 60s, 70s & 80s	Springvale Park
July 28	Steve Manshel	Classic Rock	Cherrywood Park
August 4	Byron Shaw Projex	Reggae, Pop	Community Park
August 10	Walker Williams	Top 40 Country (Rescheduled)	High Ridge Court
August 29	Tunisia *Start time of 6:30 p.m.	Motown, Dance (Rescheduled)	Cherrywood Park

City Council Ice Cream Socials are highlighted in yellow.  Click on the 'Location' links for maps to the parks.

Park Addresses

Bertha Heid Park: Poze Blvd. & Gaylord St.

Cherrywood Park: 138th Pl. & Madison St.

Community Park: Thornton Parkway & York St.

High Ridge Court: W. 101st Cir. & Ura Ln.

Springvale Park: 138th Ave. & Holly St.

Yorkborough Park: 98th Ave. & Detroit St.