is there shade?

Is there shade at Ford Amphitheater?

Some seats, yes. For a typical July 7:00 PM show at Ford Amphitheater, roughly 84% of the seating bowl is shaded on average across the event. Shade grows through the late afternoon; by 6:00 PM about 62% of seats are out of the sun.

Most shaded sections (July evening show)

• Section Pit 1 — pit, ~98% shaded across the event
• Section 102 — pavilion, ~97% shaded across the event
• Section 203 — pavilion, ~97% shaded across the event
• Section 202 — pavilion, ~96% shaded across the event
• Section 101 — pavilion, ~96% shaded across the event
• Section 103 — pavilion, ~96% shaded across the event

Roof & cover

No — Ford Amphitheater is open air.

How this is computed

Ford Amphitheater (Colorado Springs, CO) is oriented 332° from true north. We compute the sun's astronomical position for your exact date and start time and run it against the seating geometry — plus live schedules and hour-by-hour forecast on the interactive site.

Interactive shade map for Ford Amphitheater · Satellite shadow view