Great sound and great site lines for live music. The staff though for this  Railroad Earth show was the most unfriendly staff I have ever encountered. Nobody smile. Nobody was friendly. In fact the staff was rude and argumentative not just to me but folks around me. It was as if nobody wanted to be there for a Sunday night show. Not a single smile. My handicap friend got yelled at for trying to use the handicap elevator since she was unable to walk up stairs by the end of the night.  The tapers at the show were talked down to and not listened to when logic was being applied. When I ordered a beer but didn't want to start a tab, the waitress never came back and she all but threw the beer on the table and didn't thank me for the tip. Great show, and nobody can complain about A+ sound, but to be around a group of people who give off the vibe they hate their job didn't help make the night better. I'd only go here again if the music makes me.
Review Source:Attended a Food and Wine Classic after-party at Belly Up on a Saturday night. The venue was packed to capacity with the Spazmatics from LA entertaining the crowd. The band was amazing playing hits from the 70s and 80s for 3 straight hours! That must have been the longest encore I have ever experienced! The entrance is located on the besement level, but there are 3 levels inside. The dance floor is on the lowest level and gets you pretty close to the band. Great venue for live bands in Aspen!
Review Source:Kudos to you Belly Up. You hosted an outstanding event on Saturday of F&W. You booked THE most amazing 80s/90s cover band (The Spazmatics) and catered to food professionals (including world renowned chefs and "celebrity" chefs) and all of our closest friends. That is NO easy task but everyone was happy, well fed, and politely buzzed enough to interact with each other and enjoy the show.
I've been disappointed many times with these sorts of "post event" gatherings and am more than pleasantly surprised. Definitely worth being tired the next morning!
I been everywhere, man. Not really. But I have been to a lot of places. This is one of my favorite music venues that I've ever been to. Maybe the best one ever. At least for an indoor show.
We saw Minus the Bear and Everest. Had no problem getting right up next to the stage, one person from the stage floor. Had no problems getting back to the bar, either. Or the bathroom. Super convenient. There were maybe 250 people there, so maybe that was why. Capacity is something like 450, I think.
Ron Zacapa?! Are you kidding me? One of the best rums you will find at a bar, I was so excited when I found out they had it. I had it on the rocks. Heavy pours. Loved it.
Belly Up in Aspen is about as perfect as you can get. There is nothing bad I have to say about this place. It's worth the drive and the cost of a room to stay overnight if you are coming from out of town. Â If you really love a band, you won't want to miss them here.
You can get up close and personal with the band. I literally stood underneath moe. and have some amazing pics to show off. One of the band members even turned his fan onto me because I was dripping more sweat than he was from dancing! There is no other venue that is as intimate as this. It's not just because of how small it is either, it's that the stage is a few feet off the ground. Â
The small floor area directly in front of the stage is general admission. Above that there are raised levels with bar tables and booths. This is the reserved area which was scored a spot in. Looking onto the band from up there was super fun, because you are still so close. We had amazing servers that kept our drinks full the entire show. There was enough room to dance up there too. Â I never went to the bar because we had such great servers so I can't comment on them.
I keep my eye on the schedule now by following their facebook page and plan on doing more shows here in the future. There are so many great bands that play here before they come to Denver or Boulder so you can make a run of it! The only thing is that this creates weekday shows at the Belly Up because the bands play on the Front Range over the weekends.
So this is where all the twenty and thirty somethings in Aspen hide out! Â My only complaint about Belly Up Aspen is that it isn't in Denver! Â We saw BoomBox and Cherub here and you could definitely tell we were the ones who traveled to see the show! Â We had the dance floor to ourselves during Cherub and then rocked out during BoomBox's two and a half hour jam session! Â
This venue has great sight lines and sound. It has the dance floor and then two raised areas with a pretty good sized bar. Â I am still in shock at the type of acts they can bring in and the ticket prices they charge! Â I cannot wait to be back -- Dance Party At My HOUSE!
Alright, take two. I have stopped in two more times now: once with a friend, and again alone. I got over my insecurity of the whole age thing and learned to just find humor in everyone's awkwardness. It's actually quite liberating!
One of the bouncers recognizes me now, and is incredibly polite and pleasant towards me.
I went to see Nervo [a badass sexy sister dj duo] perform, and they rocked my socks off. They're incredibly popular, but I couldn't understand how the venue was so dead! There had to have been only 40 people there at the most. Whatever! Everyone elses' loss, and all the more intimate with me!
I can't wait to come back to this venue when I'm in town again!
What deadmau5?!?  January 26th?!?  Missed him by a week or so... We walked down the stairs and spoke with someone about the concert that night.  The SPAZMATICS from Los Angeles were in town and  the locals were raving about them.  The locals were dressed in 80's wear and the older women were pinching our young male friends' asses.  Apparently a good time all around.
My friend and I opted to get some rest while 3 of our friends went and had a blast. Â We hadn't slept in over 24 hours and had just flown from CA, then drove up to Aspen but deadmau5 was playing we'd pull an all-nighter, I know that for a fact.
I'd give up my left tit to see deadmau5 is Aspen.
Call me old and boring but I'm so over the mosh pit days. I like to see live music in a venue where I can sit down, order a nice beverage (preferably a little bubbly) and relax while listening to some live tunes.
The Belly Up is an awesome music venue. Seriously intimate, laid back and fun. We saw Jane's Addiction here on NYE and it was the perfect beginning to 2012! It's large enough to feel like a party but small enough where there isn't a bad seat in the house.
Definitely worth checking out while in Aspen!
Great venue for live music.
There is a raised level with bars surrounding the main area -which could be used a s dancefloor or pack in the crowds for a sellout show.
Granted it is a bit of a drive from Metro Denver- but if you find yourself up in the mountains for a couple days- check the schedule for this venue as it hosts top acts in a great atmosphere.
Being that is IS Apen it seems that everything is laid back but upscale. The Belly Up fits this description as well.
I saw Social Distortion here and that show sold out in a day. Not surprising considering the Belly Up can only hold 450 people at maximum capacity. It's an intimate venue with a bar and elevated floors for viewing the stage at every height. There's free coat check and it's great area to park in with surrounding stores and restaurants which is awesome.
You can really get close to the musicians as they perform here unlike most venues who hold the crowd back 100 feet from the stage with an iron barrier. And as a merch girl, I always think it's awesome when venues have designated areas for bands to set up their merchandise. Belly Up takes care of the bands that way. Makes it easier for the fans and for the bands and everyone in between. Drinks are expensive. I wasn't surprised. I met the manager that night, she was super sweet and helpful. She pointed out the coat check area without me asking and was helping people sell their extra tickets to other people waiting outside to (hopefully) get in to see Social D, who sell out every venue they ever play.
I'd drive another 4 hours from Denver to Aspen to see another band here. Though there were some useful features to the venue it gets 3 stars because seeing a show there doesn't make me feel like it was a collective experience like how the Bluebird or Marquis in Denver makes me feel. Must be the surround-sound ground shaking chest thumping audio I like that Belly Up doesn't totally excel at.
The Belly Up is the greatest thing to come to Aspen since snow. I've seen around 100 shows there in the past few years. Reggae, Rock, Hip Hop, Hippy shit, they get it all. The concert tickets and drinks are expensive (the only reason why I only rated it 4 stars), but hell, it's Aspen. What do you expect? They serve food until 10pm so if you get to the show early have some pizza. The sound quality is AMAZING for such a small venue. This place puts a lot of money into the concert experience. If you are in town and there is a show GO SEE IT! This place should not be missed during a vacation to Aspen.
FYI - Get your tickets at least a couple of days before the show. Most everything good sells out.
It's a good venue and it gets a bunch of big name bands. Â The bar is good and the drinks strong. Â If the show is sold out, the place is going to be a huge screw pile with people bumping into each other all over the damn place, but if you have strong drink in hand you won't care.
I saw Hieroglyphics and Blue Scholars there and it was a good show. Â However, the doors were supposed to open at 10:00 and didn't open 'til 10:43. Â Not a huge deal, but Aspen in the winter is freezing ass cold, so walking to find a bar is not ideal, plus, I definitely spend a bunch at their bar, so they're turning down business. Â Secondly, I suspect that they didn't let an encore happen because they had to close down, so that was a bummer because Hiero killed it. Â Overall, I was highly satisfied, but I didn't find anything too exceptional.
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