Famous Colorado Saloon And Concert Hall Closing After 42 Years

After more than four decades of entertaining fans from Colorado and beyond, this legendary and iconic Saloon and Concert Venue in Colorado is being forced to close its doors.

End of an Era: Popular Colorado Saloon Closes Its Doors After 42 Years

After more than four decades as a staple in the local Colorado community, one of the state's most beloved country music establishments is closing its doors for the last time. The closure comes as a surprise to just about everybody who's ever been because it's such a popular spot to sing, dance, eat, and play.

The Colorado famous Saloon has been more than just a place to grab a drink or dance to awesome national and live entertainment, it has become a local landmark where friends gathered, couples met, and memories were made. Now we say goodbye...

Colorado-Famous Sundance Steakhouse & Saloon Closing After 42 Years

In a shocker over the weekend, The Sundance Steakhouse & Saloon took to its Facebook page to let Colorado know that it would be closing its doors for the very last time, and the reason is a huge bummer.

Why Is The Sundance In Fort Collins Closing?

In its statement on their Facebook post, the Sundance said:

Sundance Steakhouse & Saloon does not own the building or property at which all the amazing memories and stories were created. Like many other businesses, we lease the property. That lease expires very soon and despite our best efforts we were not able to come to a fair agreement with the property owners to ensure appropriate renovations were completed to extend our lease.

They went on to say that the Sundance will close permanently at midnight on Friday, July 26th. Full post below...

The post has received nearly 500 comments from people sharing their memories and thoughts on the closing of this Colorado icon. Some of the comment quotes were...

Thanks for the memories. My dad used to take each one of us 3 girls on a daddy/daughter date once a month when we were growing up. This was always where I chose to go! I'm sure my dad wasn't thrilled that I was making him come line dance with me, but he did it with a smile on his face. Literally one of my fondest childhood memories from 25-30 years ago - Bethany

 

The end of an era. I worked there and in that time I met my best friends there. I met my husband there. Went to birthday celebrations, rehearsal dinners, and graduation parties there. Even my wedding reception was there. It had changed a lot since those times but I never thought it wouldn’t still be there. - Brandi

 

Shame on the Property owners! To easily let go of an iconic place. My hats off and I bend the knee to the owners of Sundance for all they have done and tried to fight the good fight for the company and community! - Andrea

 

So sad to hear this. Dallas Horton, my father in law, owned this for several years. He turned it into the steakhouse and marketed dry aged beef. We had many a fun night and many celebrations there. Our wedding reception was there 31 years ago this week- it's still talked about amongst our friends as an awesome party! Cheers to the years and fun at the Sundance! - Kristin

 

Oh man I am devastated about this! I am from the U.K. and every time I visit fort Collins we go to the sundance so that has been many many times I just love it there! So much fun has been had! I really hope you guys relocate instead of closing down completely - Britt

I too have many fond memories of the Sundance. The radio station I've worked for hosted many events there over the last 20 years that I've been in Northern Colorado, and I've closed that place down more times than I'll probably ever remember.

To the Sundance staff and ownership, we'd like to say thank you. It's been a hell of a ride, and we hope to be a part of whatever you do next. Based on the reaction, there's clearly a demand for it. Cheers to the next Chapter!