Rock & roll and Red Rocks. Sounds like they go together — and they do ... now more than ever. Red Rocks has new stuff among the old rocks. Newest and neatest is the Visitor Center.

Construction of the 30,000-square-foot facility began in the fall of 2001. It's all done now, including the the not-to-be-missed Hall of Fame.

Red Rock's new Hall of Fame includes a year-by-year list of performers & (on the left) new interactive listener booths.

Erik Dyce on Red Rocks' Hall of Fame

There are numerous visual references to the earlier days at Red Rocks.

Ace Young getting the tour from Erik Dyce, Marketing Director for the City & County of Denver's Division of Theatres & Arenas.

The new stuff is way cool. Made cooler still by the red sandstone interior that mirrors the surroundings so well.

Concert-goers here remember the old bathrooms. They're gone. In their place is polished sandstone and slate (and the always-exciting infrared ray that hopefully does no more than start the plumbing).

Haven't been to a concert here yet. Can't wait, though. From what I saw on this tour, I'm thinking the $16 mil for it all is a great investment to all future concert-goers. I'm glad Denver has kept in tune with the surrounding Cretaceous Period upheaval.

Things that have changed: The walkway & the area above the seats used to be asphalt. It's now rock walls and inlay with concrete. Plumbing — it's now hooked up to the City of Morrison sewers ... you don't want to know where the effluent used to go. Eats: the Ship Rock Grill restaurant & bar are a welcome alternative to stadium fare. Lots of new meeting rooms, big screens and other high-tech toys. Red Rocks is now home to conferences.

Things that have not changed: Parking lots: still small and barely paved, most with a healthy hike to your seat. View: still the best there is ... of any outdoor venue anywhere. Not-too-distant plans call for the removal of the current stage roofing — it'll be replaced by a retractable one. The Visitor Center & restaurant are open year-round except Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's Day.