“The quartet’s blend of rock, folk, blues and soul have earned the band worldwide popularity with a wide musical audience especially here in the Yampa Valley,” said Andy Wirth, senior vice president of marketing & sales for the resort. “Having Big Head Todd & the Monsters headline the U.S. Olympic Trials guarantees that we’ll have the best in the business, both athletically and musically.”
The essence of Big Head Todd & the Monsters –- a rootsy, emotionally direct variety of rock ’n’ roll that lends itself particularly well to a live setting –- has been winning fans since band members Todd Park Mohr, Rob Squires and Brian Nevin started playing together in high school (Jeremy Lawton joined in 2004). The band has cultivated a loyal fan base by touring hard for more than two decades and exploring new sounds on his own terms as seen from its latest work, All the Love You Need.
“Big Head Todd & the Monsters will provide a terrific finish to a spectacular, energy-packed first day of world-class, Freestyle mogul and Nordic Combined competition and celebration of our community’s long-standing Olympic heritage,” continued Wirth.
The U.S. Olympic Trials in Steamboat will include Nordic combined (combination of ski jumping and cross-country skiing) at historic Howelsen Hill during the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 23 followed that afternoon by men’s and women’s moguls on the Voo Doo trail at the Steamboat Ski Area. The finale to the first day’s events will be the free Big Head Todd & the Monsters concert, which will take place in Gondola Square at the heart of the mountain village. In addition, the event’s award presentation for Moguls and Nordic Combined will take place in conjunction with the concert. The aerial event will close out the U.S. Olympic Trials on the morning of Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24.
