Promotion

Don Strasburg

President, Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest Regions, AEG Presents

Company metric · Trade-reported

1,100+ events/year

Annual events promoted by AEG Presents Rocky Mountains

as of 2024

Counts events promoted annually by the regional AEG Presents division Strasburg leads, from clubs and theatres to Red Rocks Amphitheatre and stadium shows; it is a company-level figure, not a personal metric.

Source: Pollstar — AEG Presents' Don Strasburg Elevated To President, Rocky Mountains & Pacific Northwest Region (retrieved 2026-09-16)

Hero metrics are sourced, person-specific measures of live-music economic footprint. Company metrics are labelled as company metrics; no synthetic score is used.

President of AEG Presents' Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest regional offices, overseeing booking from clubs to stadiums in Denver and Seattle.

Last updated 2026-09-16

In short

Don Strasburg is President, Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest Regions at AEG Presents. Directs one of AEG's largest regional promotion operations, which stages more than 1,100 events a year across Colorado, Washington and neighboring markets. Don Strasburg is president of AEG Presents' Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest regions, a title AEG Worldwide's own press office confirmed when it elevated him from co-president in June 2024 [1](https://aegworldwide.com/press-center/press-releases/aeg-presents-names-don-strasburg-president-rocky-mountains-and-pacific), and one that 2026 trade coverage of AEG's Folsom Field partnership with the University of Colorado continues to use [4](https://www.westword.com/music/aeg-making-folsom-field-a-boulder-destination-venue-40853295/).

Quick facts

Current role: President, Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest Regions
Organisation: AEG Presents
Primary category: Promotion
Known for: Mission Ballroom; Red Rocks Amphitheatre booking; Folsom Field concerts; Colorado and Pacific Northwest concert market

Executive summary

Don Strasburg is president of AEG Presents' Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest regions, a title AEG Worldwide's own press office confirmed when it elevated him from co-president in June 2024 [1](https://aegworldwide.com/press-center/press-releases/aeg-presents-names-don-strasburg-president-rocky-mountains-and-pacific), and one that 2026 trade coverage of AEG's Folsom Field partnership with the University of Colorado continues to use [4](https://www.westword.com/music/aeg-making-folsom-field-a-boulder-destination-venue-40853295/).

He began booking shows as a Colorado College student in 1990, co-founded the Fox Theatre in Boulder in 1992, and later joined Chuck Morris and Brent Fedrizzi to build what became the dominant Colorado concert promoter, moving with that operation from Bill Graham Presents through Live Nation's predecessor companies before leaving with Morris and Fedrizzi to join AEG Live [5](https://news.pollstar.com/2024/06/18/aeg-presents-don-strasburg-elevated-to-president-rocky-mountains-pacific-northwest-region/).

In his current role he has sole oversight of AEG's regional offices in Denver and Seattle, managing booking from clubs and theatres to stadiums, including AEG's continuing investment in Boulder's Folsom Field as a large-scale concert venue [4](https://www.westword.com/music/aeg-making-folsom-field-a-boulder-destination-venue-40853295/).

Why Don Strasburg matters in live music

Strasburg's regional division is one of the largest promotion operations outside AEG's national touring business, staging more than 1,100 shows annually across a market that includes Red Rocks Amphitheatre, the Mission Ballroom and a growing Pacific Northwest footprint.

His long tenure in Colorado promotion, spanning the transition from independent operation through Live Nation predecessor companies and into AEG, makes his career a documented case study in regional-market consolidation and re-independence within a major national promoter's structure.

Career record

1990Began promoting shows as a Colorado College student, including bringing Phish to Colorado.
1992Co-opened the Fox Theatre in Boulder, Colorado, with partners.
1998Joined Chuck Morris and Brent Fedrizzi to launch Bill Graham Presents/Chuck Morris Presents.
2005-2014Company evolved through SFX and Clear Channel Entertainment into Live Nation; Strasburg remained for approximately nine years before leaving with Morris and Fedrizzi to join AEG Live.
Co-president eraServed as co-president of AEG Presents' Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest regions before his 2024 promotion.
June 2024Named President, Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest regions, AEG Presents' current title for him.

Sphere of influence

Levels are categorical — Core, Major, Significant, Limited — and each is stated with the evidence it rests on. No numeric score is published, because none would be defensible.

Regional concert promotion: Sole oversight of AEG's Denver and Seattle regional offices, booking clubs through stadiums.
Amphitheatre and stadium venue development: Leads AEG's continuing investment in stadium-scale concerts at Folsom Field and built venues including the Mission Ballroom.

Entity relationships

Current

Don Strasburg is president of Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest regions at AEG Presents.

Historical

Don Strasburg previously built the regional operation alongside Chuck Morris.
Co-founded Bill Graham Presents/Chuck Morris Presents with Morris in 1998; Morris is now Chairman Emeritus of AEG Presents.

Timeline

1998Co-founded Bill Graham Presents/Chuck Morris Presents with Chuck Morris and Brent Fedrizzi.
2014Left Live Nation with Morris and Fedrizzi to join AEG Live.
2019Opened the Mission Ballroom in Denver's RiNo Art District.
2024-06-18Promoted to President, Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest regions, per AEG's press release.
2026Leading AEG's expanded booking at Folsom Field in Boulder as part of a multi-year university partnership.

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References and sources

AEG Presents Names Don Strasburg President, Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest Regional Offices — AEG Worldwide. Primary corporate source. Retrieved 2026-09-16.Cited for: States his current title and the scope of his regional oversight, effective June 2024.
AEG Presents' Don Strasburg Elevated To President, Rocky Mountains & Pacific Northwest Region — Pollstar. Trade press. Retrieved 2026-09-16.Cited for: Details his career history from 1990 through the 2024 promotion and the 1,100-events-a-year scale of the regional operation.
AEG Aims to Make Folsom Field a Boulder Destination Venue — Denver Westword. Trade press. Retrieved 2026-09-16.Cited for: Confirms his current title as AEG Presents Rocky Mountains president in 2026 coverage of the Folsom Field partnership.