VENU, an aggressive new player in the independent live entertainment space, is unveiling plans to open an 8,000 person state of the art open-air amphitheater in the entertainment rich Polaris Pointe development in Colorado Springs called The Sunset. Backed with $40 million in financing and due to open in August 2024, The Sunset will host the largest touring acts in the country in style and comfort on the same campus as the company’s current mid-sized music venue Boot Barn Hall. Designed by industry renowned architects, The Sunset will offer an unparalleled view of the sun setting over Pikes Peak, America’s mountain, right behind the stage as each concert begins, flanked by the United States Air Force Academy stadium on the left and the iconic Air Force chapel on the right, as well as amenities like 130 VIP luxury firepit suites (90 of which were sold with lifetime ownership and 40 of which are available to lease for a 99-year term), a five-star restaurant called Roth’s Seafood & Chophouse, and a top-shelf rooftop bar over the restaurant that will carry over 150 of the rarest bourbons in the world