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Name: Ace Frehley
Start: 2025-06-28T20:30:00-06:00
End: 2025-06-28T23:00:00-06:00
Location: Ameristar Casino

Follow the Live ’80s Kansas City concert blog featuring ’80s music performances of artists and bands appearing at Kansas City music venues and other live event locations in the surrounding area.

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Foreigner Says Farewell to Kansas City Faithful

By Live '80s Kansas City on July 28, 2023 Concert Blog, Photo Review

Starlight Theatre Played Home to Foreigner’s Farewell Tour Stop in KC “The Historic Farewell Tour” is officially underway as our ever-beloved hard rock band Foreigner is out on the road making stops in venues and cities for the very last time, including Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, MO on July 18, 2023. A load of mixed emotions are running wild. On one hand, we are thrilled beyond belief each and every time the band is in town; on the other hand, it is so hard to say goodbye, especially to the group that has had more of a personal life…

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Foreigner Performs Back-to-Back Shows in Kansas

By Live '80s Kansas City on May 6, 2023 Concert Blog, Photo Review

Kansas Got Foreigner in Park City & Topeka in Advance of Farewell Tour The end of an era is among us as our ever-beloved rock band Foreigner announced its worldwide “Historic Farewell” tour this past fall. There were many things for the members to weigh and consider, but ultimately they want to leave fans remembering them for their extraordinary live performances—and that is exactly what they are doing. That trek kicks off in early July, but the group is already hitting many cities throughout the country for the very last time. Kansas was blessed to receive a double dose of…

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John Mellencamp Live & In Person at The Midland

By Live '80s Kansas City on April 10, 2023 Concert Blog, Photo Review

The Midland Hosts John Mellencamp Back-to-Back Nights in Kansas City Heartland rock legend John Mellencamp made a triumphant return to The Midland Theatre in downtown Kansas City, MO for back-to-back shows on April 3 and April 4, 2023. Dubbed “Live & In Person,” the outing is presented by AEG in association with tour sponsor Turner Classic Movies. The prelude to each performance was a 35-minute screening of classic movies showcasing some of his favorite characters who inspired the songs he wrote, including “The Misfits,” “Giant” and “A Streetcar Named Desire” to name a few. A special emphasis on “performance” too…

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Tommy James Shines His Light at Kauffman Center

By Live '80s Kansas City on April 6, 2023 Concert Blog, Photo Review

Kauffman Center Hosted Tommy James & The Shondells Live in Concert It felt as though we were living in the opening montage sequence of an early-’70s film when Tommy James and The Shondells took to the Muriel Kauffman Theatre stage at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Kansas City, MO on April 1, 2023. The lights dropped, the band emerged and fans were instantly electrified by that oh so recognizable rift of “Draggin’ the Line,” Tommy’s biggest solo hit as heard on his “Christian of the World” album. That set the tone for the entire night as the…

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Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros. Live at The Midland

By Live '80s Kansas City on March 8, 2023 Concert Blog, Photo Review

Midland Theatre Hosted Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros. Live on Tour Fans packed out Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland to catch Bob Weir—legendary singer-songwriter, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead—perform live in concert on March 5, 2023. The line stretched clear around the building on Main, past the local street vendors with their tie-dye shirts and up 13th Street to where last-minute buyers were trying to snag the final remaining tickets. Dubbed Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros., the band consists of Don Was (double bass), Jay Lane (drums), Jeff Chimenti (keyboards) and Barry Sless (pedal steel). It…

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Benatar & Giraldo Rock Hearts Out at Uptown Theater

By Live '80s Kansas City on August 4, 2022 Concert Blog, Photo Review

Mammoth Presented Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo Tour at Uptown Theater With a name and voice synonymous with the ’80s, Pat Benatar and her husband and career-long guitarist Neil Giraldo packed Uptown Theater along Broadway in Kansas City, MO for an absolute indelible performance for the era on August 2, 2022. Paired with the nostalgic grit of the city’s cherished venue, fans seemingly transported four decades into the past the moment they passed by security and stepped through the front doors. Benatar’s ever-endearing mezza-soprano voice—still every bit that of her early-30s self—exploded through the building out into the streets and…

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Frankie Valli Out of This World at Kauffman Center

By Live '80s Kansas City on June 8, 2022 Concert Blog, Photo Review

Kauffman Center Hosts Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons in Kansas City Oh, what a night! A pun that has probably been overused throughout the last nearly 50 years, but there just simply are no better words. It may be the most highly-anticipated concert ever in Kansas City, certainly at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. More than two years and four rescheduled dates later after it was first announced due to the pandemic and a minor surgery, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons performed live in front of a sold crowd inside of Muriel Kauffman Theatre on June 4,…

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Tori Amos Dazzles at Kansas City Music Hall

By Live '80s Kansas City on June 2, 2022 Concert Blog, Photo Review

Kansas City Music Hall Hosted Tori Amos on Her “Ocean to Ocean” Tour Singer-songwriter and pianist Tori Amos brought her “Ocean to Ocean” tour in support of her new album by the same name to Music Hall in Kansas City, MO on May 31, 2022. After a stint fronting her own synth-pop band Y Kant Tori Read during the mid- to late-’80s, she set out on her own as an alternative rock and chamber pop artist. Her set featured tunes from throughout her tremendous solo career, including “Girl” and “Precious Things” off of her 1992 debut album. Amos dazzled on…

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OMD Electrifies in Truman Takeover

By Live '80s Kansas City on May 18, 2022 Concert Blog, Photo Review

British Electro Band OMD Played The Truman on its “Souvenir” Tour Legendary electro band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark brought its “Souvenir” tour to The Truman in downtown Kansas City, MO on May 8, 2022. The stop was part of a pandemically delayed outing celebrating 40 years of the ultra-beloved British group’s biggest UK hit. OMD continues to feature founding members Andy McCluskey (lead vocals/bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboard/vocals) plus classic mate Martin Cooper (keyboard/saxophone) along with Stuart Kershaw (drums). It was a long awaited return for KC fans. OMD last played here in the summer of 2016 when…

“Urban Cowboys Ride Again” at Ameristar Casino 2021

By Live '80s Kansas City on December 15, 2021 Concert Blog, Photo Review

Country Music Legends Mickey Gilley and Johnny Lee Returned to Ameristar Casino in Kansas City on November 13, 2021 After a few postponements due to the pandemic, the Urban Cowboys finally rode again into Ameristar Casino in Kansas City. Legendary country and pop music crossover artists Mickey Gilley and Johnny Lee returned to the coveted Star Pavilion stage on November 13, 2021 with their reunion show celebrating their hits and the soundtrack to that early-’80s John Travolta film set at Gilley’s nightclub in Pasadena, TX. Every time is a blessing and honor to witness two of the genres most beloved…

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