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Published on 2026-06-07
Mumford & Sons at Folsom Field | Boulder, CO | June 6, 2026 | Photos by Grateful Web
Mumford & Sons brought their Prizefighter Tour to Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado, on June 6, with support from Sierra Ferrell and Dylan Gossett. It was one of those Colorado nights where the setting did a lot of the talking before the headliner even took the stage: the Flatirons just beyond the stadium, a summer crowd slowly filling in, and a venue with more than a little history under its belt.
Marcus Mumford understood that history. Early in the band’s set, he referred to Folsom Field as “hallowed ground,” and the comment landed. This is a place that has hosted the Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Dead & Company, and plenty more. For Boulder music fans, Folsom is not just a football stadium that occasionally becomes a concert venue. It carries weight, and Mumford made it clear the band knew where they were.
The stadium looked roughly 75 to 85 percent full, with much of the floor arranged with seats instead of being entirely general admission. A GA pit stretched across the front portion of the field, giving the stage a close-in energy while the rest of the stadium opened up behind it. From higher in the stands, the setup was striking: a big, seated field, a packed lower bowl, the mountains in the distance, and a stage that looked built for scale.
Dylan Gossett opened the evening with a short but focused set from 6:30 to 7 p.m. The Austin, Texas singer-songwriter has moved fast over the last few years, with “Coal” becoming his breakout song and a calling card for his direct, self-written country and Americana style. At Folsom, he seemed genuinely aware of the moment, telling the crowd how surreal it felt to be playing there and noting that, if not for Mumford & Sons, he might not be playing music at all.
Gossett’s known set included “Honeysuckle,” “Beneath Oak Trees,” “Coal,” and “Somewhere Between,” along with a couple of other songs. “Coal” was the obvious recognition point, but the newer “Honeysuckle” also fit naturally into the set, showing the more reflective side of a young artist still growing into bigger stages. For an early opener in a stadium setting, he held his own and gave the night a solid starting point.
Sierra Ferrell followed with the kind of set that reminded everyone why she has become such a magnetic live performer. This marked her second appearance at Folsom Field, after a brief one-song guest spot with Tyler Childers in 2024, but this time she had the full band with her. The addition of banjo gave the music another layer, sitting naturally beside the fiddle, upright feel, country swing, and old-time spirit that run through her sound.
Ferrell played several favorites, including “Jeremiah,” “Dollar Bill Bar,” “In Dreams,” and a closing “Fox Hunt.” Her voice remains the centerpiece, but the full-band arrangements gave the set a bright, rolling feel that fit the early evening light. She also spoke more than once about unity, loving one another, being good to each other, and helping people through hard times. Without turning the set into a speech, she made the message clear: people need to come together, not pull further apart.
By the time Mumford & Sons took the stage, the production transformed the field. The stage itself was one of the night’s strongest visual statements, built around a towering wall of illuminated square frames and a large circular overhead screen that hovered above the band. The Prizefighter imagery gave the show a theatrical, almost industrial look, with glowing emblems, red lighting, blue washes, smoke, and big-screen closeups that made the stage feel both massive and strangely intimate.
Mumford & Sons opened with “Begin Again,” following a taped intro of the instrumental ending of “The Wild,” then moved quickly into “Babel,” “Little Lion Man,” “White Blank Page,” “Awake My Soul,” and “Lover of the Light.” That opening stretch alone gave the crowd a heavy dose of the band’s older emotional core, while songs from Prizefighter showed where the band is now.
The early part of the set balanced arena-sized folk-rock with the polished confidence of a band that has spent years learning how to make huge rooms feel communal. “Little Lion Man” brought the first big singalong moment, while “White Blank Page” and “Awake My Soul” reminded the crowd how much of Mumford & Sons’ power still comes from voices rising together.
According to the full setlist, the night continued with “Hopeless Wanderer,” “Prizefighter,” “Badlands,” “Believe,” “Truth,” “Ditmas,” “The Cave,” “Roll Away Your Stone,” “Here” with Sierra Ferrell, “Rubber Band Man,” “Delta,” and “The Wolf.” The B-stage portion included “I’ll Tell You Everything,” Townes Van Zandt’s “If I Needed You” with Sierra Ferrell, and “Ghosts That We Knew.” The encore closed with “Rushmere,” “The Banjo Song,” “I Will Wait,” and “Conversation With My Son (Gangsters & Angels).”
Ferrell’s return during the Mumford set made sense on paper and even more sense in Boulder. She appears on “Here,” a standout from Prizefighter co-written with Aaron Dessner, and previously joined Mumford & Sons for a televised performance of the track on Saturday Night Live as well as an official Apple Music Sessions release. Her voice and presence fit naturally into the roots side of the night, especially with the band leaning into the communal spirit that has always been a major part of its live identity.
What stood out most was how well the bill worked as a whole. Gossett represented the next wave of country and Americana songwriters trying to make the jump to bigger stages. Ferrell brought something older, stranger, and more timeless, with one foot in tradition and another in her own universe. Mumford & Sons tied it together with a headlining production built for stadiums but still rooted in songs meant to be sung by a crowd.
Folsom Field has seen plenty of big nights, and Marcus Mumford was right to acknowledge the ground beneath him. On this night, with the mountains behind the stadium and thousands of voices filling the air, Mumford & Sons added another chapter to Boulder’s long history of large-scale outdoor music.
