New Belgium brings Tour de Fat to Colorado Springs

This is awesome news! This year, New Belgium Brewing is bringing their famed Tour de Fat beer, music and bike festival to Colorado Springs! They've expanded the Tour to include 33 cities and some major headliners!

Here's the press release:

 Ft. Collins, Colo., March 21, 2017 - New Belgium Brewing’s “Fat Tire presents the Tour de Fat” is back for its 18^th season and this year without question will be the biggest and boldest yet. The traveling philanthropic beer, music, and bike festival will kick off a 33-show season May 20^th in Asheville, NC and wrap up Oct. 7th in Tempe, AZ.In addition to greatly expanding the festival’s reach to accommodate more fans, this year’s events will include world-class entertainment by the likes of The Roots, Third Eye Blind, The All-American Rejects, The Naked and Famous, Michael Franti & Spearhead, X-Ambassadors, and many more.All events will be ticketed (price varies by city) and tickets will be available in advance online at Newbelgium.com/ tour-de-fat or at any of the box offices for Tour de Fat venues. New Belgium has raised more than $4.5 million for partnering non-profits since its inception. This summer Tour de Fat hopes to generate more than $600,000 in support of local causes.“This is one of the greatest ways we can give back to local communities,” said Brand Manager, Sam Sawyer. “Not only do folks get a great event with top musical acts and plenty of spectacle, local non-profits get a cash injection and the opportunity to share their message. It’s like a win-win-and win-again scenario. This is without a doubt some of the most fun we have all year.”In addition to musical headliners, a touring ensemble of artists, cirque performers, and general mayhemists will appear alongside local buskers and street performers. New Belgium Brewing will host a battle of the bands in many cities prior to the event to give local bands the chance to represent their hometown scene.

The 2017 Tour de Fat schedule is as follows:

5/20    Asheville, NC                          Third Eye Blind5/27    Charlotte, NC                          A Thousand Horses5/31    Atlanta, GA                             Corey Harper6/3      Orlando, FL                            Jamestown Revival6/6      Baltimore, MD                        Hollis Brown6/6      St. Petersburg, FL                    Corey Harper6/10    Philadelphia, PA                      Plain White T’s6/10    St. Louis, MO                          Nick Waterhouse6/11    New Orleans, LA                    Corey Harper6/17    Boston, MA                             AWOLNATION6/17    Dallas, TX                               Jamestown Revival7/1      Columbus, OH                        Smallpools7/5      Cleveland, OH                        Rainbow Kitten Surprise7/8      San Diego, CA                         The Naked and Famous7/11    Sacramento, CA                      Hollis Brown7/15    New York, NY                        The Naked and Famous7/15    Santa Cruz, CA                        Wilderado7/21    Oakland, CA                           Hollis Brown7/22    Washington, DC                      Vintage Trouble7/29    Chicago, IL                              The Roots7/29    Grand Rapids, MI                    Nick Waterhouse8/5      Indianapolis, IN                      The Record Company8/12    Detroit, MI                              Skylar Grey8/12    Boise, ID                                 Blackberry Smoke8/12    Kansas City, KS                      Atlas Genius8/19    Minneapolis, MN                     The Record Company8/19    San Francisco, CA                   Vintage Trouble8/23    Madison, WI                            Atlas Genius8/25    Boulder, CO                            Wilderado8/26    Denver, CO                             Capital Cities 8/26    Colorado Springs, CO             Wilderado9/2      Fort Collins, CO                      The All-American Rejects & X Ambassadors10/7    Tempe, AZ                              Michael Franti & SpearheadTicket sales are first come, first served. Information will be updated online in the weeks leading up to each event.