The crack of the bat might signal the end of the game, but in Denver this August, it’s just the beginning of something else entirely. On Saturday, August 9, 2025, Nashville’s DJ John Price—the guy who spins for Morgan Wallen’s VIP crowds—is about to turn The Grizzly Rose into ground zero for what might be the most unusual sports afterparty of the summer.
Here’s what’s wild: Price, who’s built his entire career on making country music rage like EDM, is headlining an afterparty where the Savannah Bananas and Party Animals—two exhibition baseball teams that treat America’s pastime like performance art—are ditching their on-field rivalry to become his co-hosts. Picture this—Morgan Wallen’s personal DJ commanding the decks while professional athletes work the crowd at Denver’s most storied honky-tonk. It’s happening.
DJ John Price has a story that reads like a classic American hustle: Boston kid starts DJing high school parties, earns the nickname “The Country Boy” for mixing Garth Brooks with dance beats, works his way through New England clubs, then packs up for Nashville when he realizes that’s where the real action is. Now he’s bringing his country-EDM experiment to Denver, backed by baseball players who’ve already proven they know how to entertain.
The Grizzly Rose itself feels like the perfect stage for this kind of controlled chaos. Since opening its doors in 1989, this North Valley Highway institution has been Denver’s answer to Nashville—a genuine honky-tonk that’s somehow survived the corporate sanitization of American nightlife. Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, Kenny Chesney—they’ve all played this room. The mechanical bulls are real, the dance floor is massive, and on any given night, you’re as likely to see cowboy boots as you are Jordans.
What’s fascinating about Price is how he’s managed to thread the needle between two worlds that shouldn’t work together. Country purists typically avoid EDM. EDM fans don’t usually vibe with steel guitar. Yet somehow, Price has built a following of 80,000+ monthly Spotify listeners by taking songs like Carrie Underwood’s hits and dropping festival-worthy beats underneath them. The guy signed with Boots & Bass agency in 2024 and immediately landed the grand opening of Luke Combs’ Category 10 venue in Nashville. That’s not luck—that’s figuring out what people want before they know they want it.
His résumé includes some genuinely impressive moments. Opening for Aaron Lewis and Big & Rich back in his New England days. DJing New England Patriots afterparties when that actually meant something. Playing Fenway Park and TD Garden. Then there’s the Morgan Wallen connection—becoming the official VIP tour DJ for one of country music’s biggest stars isn’t something you stumble into. Price earned that spot by understanding that modern country fans don’t just want honky-tonk traditionalism anymore. They want energy, they want surprises, and honestly, they want to rage.
The Bananas and Party Animals angle adds another layer of intrigue. These aren’t your typical minor league teams grinding through a season. The Savannah Bananas have basically turned baseball into performance art—think Harlem Globetrotters meets minor league ball. They’ve gone viral countless times for their between-innings dance routines and general refusal to take baseball too seriously. The Party Animals follow a similar playbook. Having both teams co-host means you’re getting athletes who already know how to work a crowd, just in a completely different context.
The logistics tell you everything about the vibe they’re going for. The party kicks off roughly one to two hours after the game ends, running late into the night. VIP bottle service is available for those who want to ball out. Photo zones for the Instagram crowd. The mechanical bulls that The Grizzly Rose is famous for. And “branded activations,” which is corporate speak for “cool stuff sponsors set up that you’ll probably enjoy after a few drinks.”
What makes this whole thing compelling isn’t just the novelty—it’s the timing. Saturday night in Denver, middle of summer, right when people are looking for something different. The venue sits at 5450 N Valley Highway, easily accessible but far enough from downtown to feel like its own universe.
For Price, this represents another chance to prove his country-EDM fusion works outside the Nashville bubble. For The Grizzly Rose, it’s an opportunity to host something that isn’t just another touring country act. And for the Bananas and Party Animals? Well, they’re probably just stoked to party with fans, period.
