Music scene · Sterling

Sterling is a rural hub in northeast Colorado anchored by agriculture and a junior college. Music life includes school bands, church choirs, country cover bands at local bars, and college ensembles, with Denver-area musicians occasionally passing through on regional tours.

Performances happen at the college auditorium, high school auditorium, church fellowship halls, local bars and restaurants, and the county fairgrounds. Larger venues are in Denver or Greeley.

In Sterling, local and regional artists perform here, with musicians from the nearby Denver scene occasionally passing through.

Enroll in college or school music programs, join a church choir, watch for fair and bar open-mic nights, and travel to Denver or Greeley for broader opportunities.