LOOK: What we saw at the inaugural Indieverse music festival

A night of fun with OK Go, Dehd, Bartees Strange, Dead Pioneers and Pink Fuzz.

Sep. 15, 2025, 10:44 am

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OK Go’s Damian Kulash stands atop the stage barricade and greets fans in a blizzard of confetti at Indieverse, Sept. 13, 2025, at Levitt Pavilion in Denver.

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On Saturday, Indie 102.3 celebrated the first-ever Indieverse with a stacked lineup at Levitt Pavilion.

The night included performances by local bands Pink Fuzz and Dead Pioneers, plus national acts Bartees Strange, DEHD and OK Go.

Dehd on stage at Indieverse, Sept. 13, 2025, at Levitt Pavilion in Denver.

The Indie 102.3 team at Indieverse, Sept. 13, 2025, at Levitt Pavilion in Denver. From left: Alisha Sweeney, Dana Meyers, Shawn Lucero, Willobee Carlan, Jason Thomas.

Pink Fuzz's John Demitro and Will Trafas (drums) at Indieverse, Sept. 13, 2025, at Levitt Pavilion in Denver.

Pink Fuzz's Lulu Demitro at Indieverse, Sept. 13, 2025, at Levitt Pavilion in Denver.

Dead Pioneers’ Greg Deal at Indieverse, Sept. 13, 2025, at Levitt Pavilion in Denver.

Dead Pioneers’ Greg Deal, Abe Brennan and Josh Rivera, from left, at Indieverse, Sept. 13, 2025, at Levitt Pavilion in Denver

Dead Pioneers’ Shane Zweygardt at Indieverse, Sept. 13, 2025, at Levitt Pavilion in Denver.

Dana Meyers welcomes the crowd during Indieverse, Sept. 13, 2025, at Levitt Pavilion in Denver.

Bartees Strange at Indieverse, Sept. 13, 2025, at Levitt Pavilion in Denver.

Bartees Strange drummer TK Johnson at Indieverse — Bartees Strange drummer Cavon Brown at Indieverse, Sept. 13, 2025, at Levitt Pavilion in Denver.

Indie 102.3's Alisha Sweeney signs an Indieverse poster for an Indie Insider during a VIP backstage event, Sept. 13, 2025, at Levitt Pavilion in Denver.

Dehd’s Emily Kempf at Indieverse, Sept. 13, 2025, at Levitt Pavilion in Denver.

Dehd’s Emily Kempf at Indieverse, Sept. 13, 2025, at Levitt Pavilion in Denver.

Dehd’s Jason Balla at Indieverse, Sept. 13, 2025, at Levitt Pavilion in Denver.

A rainbow over Indieverse at Levitt Pavilion — Stormy skies threatened Indieverse at Levitt Pavillion Sept. 13, 2025, for a little while. Then the crowd was treated to a rainbow.

Members of the Colorado Public Radio team at Indieverse, Sept. 13, 2025, at Levitt Pavilion. From left: Willobee Carlan, Jessi Whitten, Shawn Lucero, Cayla Montoya-Manzo, Jason Thomas, Alisha Sweeney, Dana Meyers.

OK Go at Indieverse, Sept. 13, 2025, at Levitt Pavilion in Denver.

OK Go's Damian Kulash at Indieverse, Sept. 13, 2025, at Levitt Pavilion in Denver.

Confetti rains down on OK Go fans at Indieverse, Sept. 13, 2025, at Levitt Pavilion in Denver.

Some of the light show at Indieverse at Levitt Pavilion, Sept. 13, 2025.

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