September 06-16, 2010 – Fourmile Canyon Fire
For ten days in September 2010, one of the most destructive wildfires in Colorado history swept through Fourmile Canyon near Boulder, Colorado. By the time the fire was fully contained, 6,181 acres (approximately 10 square miles) were burned and 169 homes destroyed, causing an estimated $217 million in property damage.
October 09, 2010 – Fourmile Canyon Revival
On October 10, 2010, Colorado bands The String Cheese Incident, Yonder Mountain String Band, Big Head Todd & The Monsters, and Leftover Salmon, along with the members of Phish gathered for The Fourmile Canyon Revival, a benefit show at 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, CO. Each of the Colorado bands played a full set of music, with Younder Mountain String Band joined by Phish drummer, John Fishman, and Page McConnell joining on keys with Leftover Salmon. Trey Anastasio and Mike Gordon offered up a rare and rousing acoustic set with a touching tribute to the firefighters in the crowd. The String Cheese Incident headlined the event, joined by Trey Anastasio for a few songs, then nearly every musician who played that night for a closing I Know You Rider.
The show raised over $300,000 for the Boulder Mountain Fire Relief Fund.
Trey Anastasio and Mike Gordon perform at The Four Mile Canyon Revival, Oct 09, 2010, 1st Bank Center, Broomfield, CO. Photo Mitch Kline
