The Rapids Have Their 4th of July Plans

By: Clint | June 11th, 2007

From the official site (and seriously, am I the laziest blogger of all time? I get 90% of my “news” from the official team site), the Commerce City 4th of July celebration will be combined with the Rapids’s annual “smash the opponents on Independence Day” match. This year the victims are from the sporting hotbed of America, Columbus. I kid you not about Colorado’s dominance at home on the 4th - ten wins in eleven tries is nothing to scoff at.

In a years time, we should have our first baby in this household and I’m looking forward to taking he/she/it to events like this. Maybe it’s typical Americana, but where we’re from it’s hard to find something that sounds this cool and doesn’t involve drunken fights and idiots ruining the day for folks who want to bring their families out (and in the interest of full disclosure, I have, in the past, been one of those idiots):

The can’t-miss free outdoor festival begins at 2 p.m. on July 4 when the Dick’s Sporting Goods Park field complex opens to the public. Activities will take place throughout the day on the streets and fields just south of the stadium. There will be a beer garden, interactive kids and family zone, programmed sports and activities on the stadium fields, and food vendors up and down Valentia Street. The Rapids will also be providing live music starting at 2pm that will feature four unique bands on a huge stage outside the south end of the stadium.

Following the game, the Rapids and Commerce City will treat fans to the biggest, longest, and most explosive fireworks show in the state, viewable for both fans inside the stadium and those outside on the fields complex. Due to the lack of noise and air restrictions surrounding the stadium complex, fans can count on witnessing a fireworks show without the restrictions that curtail shows in other locations around the city and state, guaranteeing spectators the best and most explosive display in Colorado.

Ooooooh, if Alexi Lalas and his band aren’t playing I’ll just die!!