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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,…

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…

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…

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…

Foreigner Performed Live at Hartman Arena in Park City on August 7, 2021 It simply is not summer without seeing Foreigner live! It is tradition and something we just cannot do without. After all, we consider Foreigner as “our” band. With the music industry hiatus of 2020 behind us, the group finally returned to the road with its “Greatest Hits” tour hitting several cities for the first time ever. Hartman Arena in the Wichita suburb of Park City, KS hosted the charismatic rockers on August 7, 2021. The long-awaited night was the first post-pandemic concert for most of the fans…

Steve Earle & The Dukes 2021 Summer Tour Came to Knuckleheads Saloon Country rock superstar Steve Earle & The Dukes brought the band’s summer concert tour to Knuckleheads Saloon in Kansas City, MO on June 11, 2021. The 3-time Grammy Award winner and recent Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee is out on the road in support of his new album “J.T.,” a tribute to his late son Justin Townes Earle with whom he regularly collaborated. Wielding his symbolic harmonica plus acoustic and electric guitars, he and the group ravished a sold out crowd with that unprecedented brand of outlaw…

Newly Named Azura Amphitheater in Bonner Springs, KS featured Styx & Collective Soul on June 25, 2021 The long-awaited comeback of a major live ’80s music concert tour to the Kansas City area finally arrived when legendary rock band Styx strolled into Azura Amphitheater in Bonner Springs, KS with Collective Soul on June 25, 2021. Promoted by Mammoth, it was the fifth showing of their 8-date trek together through the Midwest in promotion of the brand new “Crash of the Crown” album. Literally dubbed “The Return” tour, it electrified and surmounted any and all expectations that fans imagined. Towing alongside…

New Riverside Park Amphitheater featured LRB on June 4, 2021 Live music is back and fervently prospering in Jefferson City, MO thanks to the newly renovated Capital Region MU Health Care Amphitheater at Riverside Park. Breaking ground amid the pandemic, the city decided to give the community exactly what it wanted, and right on time too. Upon reopening, legendary rock group Little River Band performed live in its second ever concert on June 4, 2021—now officially “Little River Band Day” in the River City as declared by Mayor Tergin. A staple on the Kansas City music scene, Little River Band…

Aftershock Featured The Quireboys Live in Concert on March 8, 2020 A modest crowd of approximately 35 people got the show of a lifetime when iconic English rock band The Quireboys performed at the Aftershock live music venue in Merriam, KS on March 8, 2020. Fronted by founder Spike, the blues rockers tore the house down in celebration of the their 35th anniversary with everything from the late-’80s classics to tunes off the brand new album, “Amazing Disgrace” (2019). Just like three and a half decades ago, Spike was a ball of energy thrashing across the stage. Even with limited…

Ameristar Featured Shooting Star at Star Pavilion on November 23, 2019 Kansas City’s very own legendary rock band Shooting Star performed live in concert for the second time this year at Ameristar Casino’s Star Pavilion on November 23, 2019. The band previously played the venue on January 19, its first show in three and a half years and the first since the passing Van McLain. Featuring founding member Steve Thomas (drums), classic member Dennis Laffoon (keyboards), frontman Todd Pettygrove, violin player Janet Jameson and guitarist Chet Galloway, the band continues to carry on the legacy of the late great singer-songwriter,…

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