MPH throws 'Denver, Forever' at the Ogden

Six days before 'Here, Forever' arrives, the producer gives Denver its own night at the Ogden Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 14.

Six days before his new album comes out, MPH is throwing Denver a party with its name on it. "Denver, Forever" lands at the Ogden Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 14, with music at 8 p.m. in a 1,600-capacity room. Tickets are through AXS, and the listing marks the show as 16 and over.

The album is *Here, Forever*, due Nov. 20 on DisOrder/Capitol Records, according to BroadwayWorld. MPH — the producer Myles Fairbairn — wrote 90 percent of it in transit, across a run of 50 gigs in four months last year. That detail explains the title and the tour branding: a record made on the move, now being taken city by city, each with its own "Forever" night. Boston got its night on Nov. 7.

The singles have been arriving all year. "Unconditional" came out in the spring, ahead of his set at Breakaway Arizona (Breaking and Entering). In August came "Mirage," a long-teased UK garage collaboration with Skrillex, released on DisOrder/Capitol (We Rave You). "Warlord" followed ahead of what uDiscover Music called his biggest North American tour to date (uDiscover Music). Put those three side by side and you get a sense of the range he will be working with at the Ogden: club tracks, a garage record with one of electronic music's best-known names, and whatever else *Here, Forever* holds.

That timing is what makes the Denver date interesting. Fans will have heard the singles, but the rest of the album is still under wraps until the following Friday. Whether he slips unreleased album tracks into the set is anyone's guess, but if he does, you could walk out of the Ogden knowing songs the rest of the country meets a week later. Either way, it is the last chance to see this music live before it belongs to everyone.

The tour does not stop with the album. Denver falls between Washington on Nov. 13 and the album's release; after that the fall run picks up again in Nashville on Nov. 27 and wraps in New York on Nov. 28, and he has already announced a 2027 *Here, Forever* world tour, his largest headline run to date, starting Jan. 15 in San Francisco and heading to the UK and Europe in February (uDiscover Music).

The room suits the occasion. The Ogden is an official Denver landmark, operated by AEG Presents (Wikipedia; AEG Presents), and at 1,600 capacity it is the kind of room where a producer on the rise can play a headline set without it feeling like a warehouse.

The practical notes: 8 p.m. is the listed start, there is no door time on the listing, and the 16-and-over age limit means you should bring ID. A Saturday show in a room this size usually means a crowd outside before the doors open, so give yourself time to park or get dropped off.

Plenty of cities will see MPH on this album cycle. Only one gets a night with its own name in the title the week before release. Go and claim it.

Sources: BroadwayWorld — MPH to Release HERE FOREVER Album on Disorder/Capitol Records (broadwayworld.com); Breaking and Entering — MPH Unleashes New Single “Unconditional” Ahead of Breakaway Arizona Set (breakingandentering.net); We Rave You — Skrillex and MPH release UK Garage collaboration 'Mirage' (weraveyou.com); uDiscover Music — 'Warlord' Arrives Ahead of MPH’s Biggest North American Tour (udiscovermusic.com); uDiscover Music — MPH Announces 2027 ‘Here, Forever’ World Tour (udiscovermusic.com); Wikipedia — Ogden Theatre (en.wikipedia.org); AEG Presents — Ogden Theatre (aeggp.com); AXS — MPH: Denver, Forever (axs.com)