{"id":2448124,"date":"2019-08-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=311677"},"modified":"2019-08-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T06:00:00","slug":"jazz-aspen-labor-day-crash-course-what-to-expect-from-headliners-weezer-john-mayer-sting-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/jazz-aspen-labor-day-crash-course-what-to-expect-from-headliners-weezer-john-mayer-sting-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Jazz Aspen Labor Day Crash Course: What to expect from headliners Weezer, John Mayer, Sting and more"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Jazz Aspen Labor Day Experience is Aspen\u2019s unofficial end-of-summer closing party and, of course, its biggest annual pop music festival. As the caliber of headliners has risen over the past two decades to include the biggest rock stars on Earth, we\u2019ve come to expect that these artists need no introduction. But just in case you need a refresher, or if you\u2019ve been sleeping on Sting and Weezer news of late, here\u2019s what you need to know about the main stage acts coming to Snowmass Town Park over the holiday weekend.<\/p>\n

PORTUGAL. THE MAN<\/p>\n

Friday, Aug. 30, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

Key Track: \u201cFeel it Still,\u201d 2017<\/p>\n

What\u2019s New? Stardom. These indie rock stalwarts were rock club favorites for more than a decade before \u201cFeel It Still\u201d became a global smash, won the band the Grammy for Best Pop Performance and introduced them to millions of new fans.<\/p>\n

What to Expect: A guitar-based rock show and singing along to \u201cFeel It Still\u201d with thousands of people.<\/p>\n

WEEZER<\/p>\n

Friday, Aug. 30, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Key Track: \u201cSay It Ain\u2019t So,\u201d 1995<\/p>\n

What\u2019s New? Covers. After its creative direction was fiercely debated by fans since its era-defining mid-1990s \u201cBlue Album\u201d and \u201cPinkerton,\u201d Weezer fully embraced pop fan service with 2019 covers album that includes a meme-driven take on \u201cAfrica\u201d by Toto, \u201cTake on Me\u201d by a-Ha and \u201cNo Scrubs\u201d by TLC, among others.<\/p>\n

What to Expect: Good-time covers, way more hit songs than you remember Weezer had and hot takes in the audience from hipster dudes age 35 to 45.<\/p>\n

ZZ WARD<\/p>\n

Saturday, Aug. 31, 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

Key Track: \u201cPut the Gun Down,\u201d 2012<\/p>\n

What\u2019s New? Ward is touring on her 2017 album \u201cThe Storm\u201d but always infuses her shows with takes on blues classics from the likes of Son House.<\/p>\n

What to Expect: Hip-hop infused blues rock and what might be the sleeper show of the festival.<\/p>\n

LUKE COMBS<\/p>\n

Saturday, Aug. 31, 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

Key Track: \u201cHurricane,\u201d 2016<\/p>\n

What\u2019s New? Combs in early August released \u201cLet\u2019s Just Be Friends\u201d on the soundtrack from \u201cThe Angry Birds Movie 2\u201d<\/p>\n

What to Expect: Country that rocks in the Chris Stapleton tradition from one of the genre\u2019s newest breakout stars.<\/p>\n

JOHN MAYER<\/p>\n

Saturday, Aug. 31, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Key Track: \u201cSlow Dancing in a Burning Room,\u201d 2006<\/p>\n

What\u2019s New? Performing with Dead & Company. Mayer, the one-time heartthrob pop star, has won over the jam band world and the living members of the Grateful Dead with four years of tours.<\/p>\n

What to Expect: Shredding. Yes, Mayer has massive hits new and old, but bottom line is he may be the best guitarist of his generation and his live shows are a showcase for that virtuosity.<\/p>\n

TURKUAZ<\/p>\n

Sunday, Sept. 1, 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

Key Track: \u201cBubba Slide,\u201d 2014<\/p>\n

What\u2019s New? \u201cAfterlife Vol. 2,\u201d an EP released in July.<\/p>\n

What to Expect: A funk and disco dance party, color-coordinated costumes and a jolt of energy to start the festival\u2019s final day.<\/p>\n

H.E.R.<\/p>\n

Sunday, Sept. 1, 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

Key Track: \u201cBest Part,\u201d 2017<\/p>\n

What\u2019s New? The single \u201c21,\u201d released in July.<\/p>\n

What to Expect: A performance that, years from now, you\u2019ll brag about having seen. H.E.R. won two Grammys earlier this year, at age 21, and is becoming the next major American R&B artist.<\/p>\n

STING<\/p>\n

Sunday, Sept. 1, 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Key Track: \u201cEvery Breath You Take,\u201d 1988<\/p>\n

What\u2019s New? The album \u201cNew Songs,\u201d released in May, featuring fresh and modernized recordings of his biggest solo and Police hits.<\/p>\n

What to Expect: A hit parade from the ageless Englishman in a tight festival set of Police and solo tracks perfected this summer on Sting\u2019s ongoing world tour.<\/p>\n

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