Dead Floyd performing at the Mishawaka in 2017

The Mishawaka Amphitheatre is a single stage outdoor concert venue located approximately northwest of Fort Collins,

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. The restaurant is open year-round and the amphitheatre is open from May to September. Past performers include Buckethead,

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, and many others. It is currently owned by Dani Grant, who bought it in 2010 from Robin Jones. Jones bought it in 1991 "to keep it from being torn down and turned into a parking lot," but was forced to sell it after being caught with of marijuana. Nevertheless, Jones wanted to sell the venue to "someone who would keep it a musical amphitheatre."

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