By Ben Shatz
Despite major transportation delays and sub-freezing temperatures, the Aces arrived in Denver on Saturday night for the second stop of their “Gold Star Baby” tour. The four-piece indie rockers from Provo took the stage late, playing to a crowd already warmed up by the tour’s opener, Lydia Night, former lead singer of The Regrettes.
Night, accompanied on drums by fellow Regrettes alum Drew Thomsen, drew a substantial portion of the crowd herself, as many fans in attendance came specifically to see her perform as a solo artist. “Her personality really comes through in her new stuff,” said Maddie, a senior at CU Boulder and fan of Night’s former band, “you can hear it much more than when she was with the Regrettes.”
Bringing the artists to the Summit in the first place was no easy task. Traveling from Utah to Denver, parts of the Aces’ tour bus actually froze, yet the band made it to the venue to perform songs from their newest releases “Gold Star Baby” and “Square One.” Some of the fans in the crowded music hall had seen the Aces in 2024 when they opened for Goth Babe at Red Rocks. Others couldn’t put their finger on exactly how they first came to love the Aces. “They’re just in the air right now,” said a group of students from George Washington High in Denver.
Throughout the show, the Aces stopped the music for some heavy crowd interaction. When asked to “spill your best tea”, one member of the audience shared that her ex-girlfriend, following the breakup, had entered her apartment, vandalized her driver’s license, and cut the pockets out of all her jeans. The Aces also held an impromptu “Gold Star Baby” outfit contest, judging the crowd’s best concert looks and inviting the winners on stage to take a shot with the band.
The Aces will bring their unique sound and style back to Denver in 2026, supporting Louis Tomlinson at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in June.