Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats keeps a Denver holiday tradition rolling Friday night at Ball Arena.
The band returns to Ball for its holiday concert after rocking last year’s ‘10th Annual 8th Annual Holiday Show’ at the same venue. The Night Sweats winter family reunion has grown to fill the massive Denver arena after hosting 2021’s pair of shows at Mission Ballroom.
This year’s celebration is billed as the “19th Annual Holiday Show,” and will get started with opening sets from Mt. Joy and Jaime Wyatt. Tickets are still available at the lowest $25 level.
After Midnight caught Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats at Red Rocks earlier this year.
During the high-energy show, Rateliff plays guitar, keys and belts his soul out for two hours. He joyfully struts the stage and pours his heart into performances for dedicated fans who come together year after year in Colorado for holiday shows and Red Rocks runs.
“I just feel so grateful,” Rateliff said to the crowd in Morrison this summer. “You changed my life greatly and we wouldn’t be here without you. It’s been a blessing.”
The bandleader has reverence for his fans’ commitment, and he reflects their love and gratitude back bigger and brighter onstage each year during the holiday show.
Last year Rateliff invited Marcus Mumford and Hermanos Gutiérrez to take part and kickstart the party. In 2021, Preservation Hall Jazz Band held it down as the Night Sweats’ opening act.
Philadelphia-based indie rock quintet Mt. Joy and country singer-songwriter Jaime Wyatt join in the Night Sweats celebration this year. Wyatt is set to hit the stage first with her bluesy outlaw tunes, and Mt. Joy follows next with its warm folk-rock.
The Night Sweats storm the Ball Arena stage just after 9 p.m. Grab tickets here.
The band supports Denver nonprofits through Rateliff’s Marigold Project foundation with each holiday show. This year, a grant check and donations at the show will provide funding for the Harm Reduction Action Center and EarthLinks.
“The Harm Reduction Action Center promotes public health by ensuring that people who inject drugs are educated and equipped with the tools to reduce the spread of communicable diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis C and to eliminate the proliferation of fatal overdoses,” according to its mission statement.
“EarthLinks cultivates transformation and self-worth with people experiencing homelessness and poverty. By creating opportunities through Earth-centered programs, individuals step out of isolation and into community—restoring each other and the planet.”
Check out more on the Marigold Project here.
After Midnight 
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