Starbucks Denver mug: Discovery Series
The Denver mug from Starbucks' Discovery Series sets the city name in pale blue-white over a dark green circle, with a chairlift, a train station, an ice-cream sundae, a tent and a figure above an orange rocky slope.
- Series
- Discovery Series
- Place
- Denver, Colorado, USA
- Type
- Mug
- Released
- Not confirmed
- Capacity
- 14 fl ozstandard mug size
- SKU
- Not confirmed
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The night the Beatles needed oxygen
On 26 August 1964, the Beatles played Red Rocks Amphitheatre, dedicated in 1941 and built between two sandstone monoliths, Ship Rock and Creation Rock [1]. The band felt the altitude. Oxygen canisters were placed on stage, and Ringo Starr later recalled the thin air [2]. Tickets were $6.60 [3]. Red Rocks' own history page calls it the only show on their first American tour that did not sell out [4]. Sources disagree on how many seats were empty, but about 7,000 tickets were sold for a venue that holds more than 9,000, and the concert still set a box office record there [5]. The orange rocky slope with a winding road on the Denver mug (7) may be Red Rocks.
The mug does not label its drawings, so connecting this one to the story is our reading.
What's on the mug
- 1Lettering
DENVER in pale blue-white capitals over a dark green circle.
- 2Chairlift
A chairlift with two riders hangs above the lettering at the left.
- 3Train station
A red train stands beside a station building with a clock above the lettering.
- 4Ice-cream sundae
A tall sundae with a cherry on top stands in a glass at the lower left.
- 5Tent
A green-and-orange dome tent sits at the base of the circle.
- 6Figure in a green hat
A figure in a green hat and a blue plaid shirt stands at the upper right, beside the handle.
- 7Orange rocky slope
An orange-and-yellow rocky slope with pines and a winding road falls away at the lower right.
The photo shows one side of the mug. The back and the area behind the handle are out of view.
Collector notes
- The inside of this mug is light blue, which shows at the rim in the photo.
- Denver is also on our checklists as a Been There Series mug; this page covers the Discovery design with the chairlift and the station.
Before you buy
Denver is also a Been There, an Icon and a You Are Here mug. This page covers the Discovery design with the chairlift and the station. The inside rim is light blue.
