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Belly Up is Aspen's legendary live music venue in the center of town. Belly Up does not discriminate according to musical taste or talent – which means one night there may be a totally random dub step show and the next night Lil Wayne is onstage. It's a total crap shoot unless you are planning your trip specifically around the dates a particular artist will be in town. Fortunately, it doesn't matter who is onstage – it is pretty much guaranteed you'll have a killer time if you see a show at Belly Up. With capacity for only 450, every seat in the house is pretty much the best seat in the house. Since opening in 2005, The Belly Up, Aspen has hosted many musical talents from around the world including: Jane’s Addiction, Wu Tang Clan, Thievery Corporation, The Raconteurs, Ben Harper, B.B. King, Paul Oakenfold, Gov’t Mule, SEAL, ZZ Top, Xavier Rudd, Chris Isaak, Gomez, G Love, Blues Traveler, Steel Pulse, Method Man and Redman, John Legend, Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, Ky-Mani Marley, Lucinda Williams, Snoop Dogg, Tiësto, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Joe Cocker, Wyclef Jean, Ice Cube and many, many more. The spot is pretty no nonsense, with vinyl banquettes lining the upper areas and standing-room-only in front of the stage, but where else can you get thisclose to Perry Farrell and the rest of Jane's Addiction for the world's most intimate New Year's Eve show?
TIP: The coat check is absolutely insane here and that is no understatement. Be smart and send someone in your group to retrieve your coats approximately 15 minutes before the end of a show. Otherwise, prepare for a mosh-pit-style free for all when trying to get your coat. Seriously, the cops came. To the coat check line. Someone called the cops to the coat check. Yeah. That happened.
