CAKE

An Evening With CAKE•June 25, 2023• Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre

Reviewed and Photographed by Kevin Rolfe

Red Butte Garden is such a significant part of the summer concert experience here in Utah.  With the green grass covered with lawn chairs and picnic baskets, to the beautifully curated gardens surrounding the venue, this has always been one of the essential places to be for hot summer nights in Utah.  While there had already been a couple of concerts at Red Butte, this felt like the first official summer concert.  It has to have been one of the hottest days so far.  The heat didn’t keep anyone away as the garden amphitheater was packed for one of many of this season’s sold-out shows.  On this night, the evening of June 25, 2023, Alternative Rock Band, CAKE was the headlining band.

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Wilder Woods October 2, 2019, Metro Music Hall

By: Justin Hicken

Photo Credit: Justin Hicken

“You guys are witnessing the toddler-stages of this band.” Bear Rinehart said to a crowd of curious attendees on October 2nd, at the Metro Music Hall in Salt Lake City.
“This is honestly like our 16th show ever,” Rinehart explained. This was done in such a calculated way, that he both built up the excitement for the few privileged fans getting to witness the infant stages of the band, while also allowing for a few hiccups here and there along with some growing pains. 

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