Decibel Metal & Beer Fest Denver: Down and Suicidal Tendencies split two nights at the Fillmore

Decibel Magazine's festival takes over the Fillmore Auditorium Dec. 4–5 with two long-absent headliners, a pair of classic-album sets and two Denver bands on the bill.

There are two kinds of December nights on Colfax: the ones where you go home early because it's cold, and the ones where you don't feel the cold at all because you've just watched Cro-Mags play The Age of Quarrel. The first weekend of December is shaping up as the second kind.

Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver runs Friday, December 4 and Saturday, December 5 at the Fillmore Auditorium, with Suicidal Tendencies headlining Friday and Down closing Saturday. Decibel has posted daily lineups, and tickets run through Ticketmaster in two tiers, both 21+: "Just Metal" for the show, and "Metal & Beer," which adds sampling from a brewery lineup presented by 3 Floyds.

The headliner stakes are real. Decibel bills Suicidal Tendencies' Friday set as their first Denver headline show in more than eight years, and Down's Saturday slot as the band's first Denver appearance in more than 12, per the festival announcement. For a city that turns out for heavy music the way Denver does, that's a long wait on both counts.

Friday is the crossover-and-grind night. Under Suicidal Tendencies, Pig Destroyer play a special *Prowler in the Yard* set and Cro-Mags perform *The Age of Quarrel*, with Black Breath and Haggus rounding it out. Two full-album sets on one bill is the kind of thing people plan flights around; locals just have to find parking.

Saturday leans heavier and slower. Down headline over Kylesa, Intronaut, Wayfarer and In the Company of Serpents. Decibel notes Intronaut are playing for the first time in more than four years, which makes their set one of the weekend's quieter must-sees. And Saturday is where the home team shows up: Wayfarer are Denver's own, and In the Company of Serpents are a Denver doom band, per the full-lineup announcement. If you're coming in from out of town, those are the two sets that will tell you the most about what this city's scene sounds like right now.

Two full-album sets on one Friday bill is the kind of thing people plan flights around.

Single-day tickets are on sale, so it's easy to pick a side: Friday for speed and pit, Saturday for weight. Early-bird three-day passes also included a pre-fest at Ratio Beerworks on December 3, per Decibel; check the event page for what's still available.

Wear layers you don't mind losing at coat check, eat before doors, and pace the sampling. It's a long weekend, and Down go on last.

Decibel Metal & Beer Fest Denver: Fri, Dec 4 – Sat, Dec 5, 2026, Fillmore Auditorium, Denver. Tickets.

Sources: Decibel — Down & Suicidal Tendencies to headline Metal & Beer Fest: Denver 2026 (decibelmagazine.com); Decibel — Full band lineup revealed (decibelmagazine.com); Decibel — All ticket options on sale, daily lineups revealed (decibelmagazine.com); Decibel — Metal & Beer Fest: Denver event page (decibelmagazine.com); Ticketmaster — Decibel Metal & Beer Fest (ticketmaster.evyy.net); Wikimedia Commons — Category:Fillmore Auditorium (Denver) (commons.wikimedia.org); Fillmore Auditorium (Denver) - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)