Foster The People- Ticket Tuesday

Warm weather, Red Rocks and a great live show, that is what summer is about! You can be enjoying those three things if you score yourself tickets to see Foster the People play Red Rocks on July 3rd! Just listen all day on Tuesday for your chance! Lead singer, Mark Foster originally named the band Foster & the People, but people misheard it as "Foster the People". Eventually, he took to the nurturing image it evoked of "taking care" of people, so the name stuck.

Not long after the group formed, Foster wrote and recorded a song at Mophonics called "Pumped Up Kicks", which eventually proved to be the band's breakthrough. After Foster posted the song on his website as a free download in early 2010, it drew considerable attention; Nylon magazine used the track in an online advertising campaign, and through various blogs, it went viral.

Without much experience as a live act, in October 2010, Foster the People were booked several club shows "to help them get their sea legs." This proved difficult, as concert promoters were hesitant to book a group that had no previous touring experiences. Foster the People promoted these concerts by emailing fans who had downloaded "Pumped Up Kicks" from their website, notifying them of the shows.