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Name: Los Lobos
Start: 2024-05-10T20:30:00-06:00
End: 2024-05-10T22:30:00-06:00
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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The Bacon Brothers Live at Folly Theater

By Live '80s Kansas City on October 23, 2019 Concert Blog, Photo Review

Knuckleheads Presented The Bacon Brothers Live at the Folly Theater on October 8, 2019 Kevin Bacon and his brother Michael—country and folk rock duo The Bacon Brothers—performed live at Folly Theater in downtown Kansas City, MO on October 8, 2019. In presentation by Knuckleheads, the concert featured the captivating duo on “The Shaky Ground” tour supporting their newly released eponymous record and its single, “Play.” Local favorite and Knuckleheads Saloon regular The Nace Brothers opened the night with a rousing stripped down performance to liven the crowd. The Bacon Brothers have performed together almost all of their lives, though it…

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Mary Chapin Carpenter & Shawn Colvin at Kauffman Center

By Live '80s Kansas City on October 21, 2019 Concert Blog, Photo Review

Kauffman Center Presents Featured Mary Chapin Carpenter & Shawn Colvin on October 10, 2019 Acclaimed singer-songwriters Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin performed live in concert at the coveted Helzberg Hall inside of Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Kansas City, MO on October 10, 2019. Bestowing a 30-plus year friendship, the duo shared stories while treating fans to acoustic renditions of each others’ songs, as well as some of their favorites. Having played with her full band and the Kansas City symphony on separate occasions, Carpenter is certainly no stranger to the Kauffman Center. She was welcomed…

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Boyz II Men Live at Kauffman Center

By Live '80s Kansas City on October 9, 2019 Concert Blog, Photo Review

Kauffman Center Presents Featured Boyz II Men Live on October 2, 2019 The best-selling R&B group of all time returned to Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in downtown KCMO on October 2, 2019. The renown trio last appeared alongside the Kansas City symphony on October 30, 2016 inside of the acclaimed Helzberg Hall. This time, however, Kauffman Center Presents featured Boyz II Men as a part of the pop series at the equally coveted Muriel Kauffman Theatre. It was a match made in Heaven. Built with absolute precision for the most perfect acoustics, the venue seemed as if it…

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Toto “40 Trips Around the Sun” at Uptown Theater

By Live '80s Kansas City on October 4, 2019 Concert Blog, Photo Review

Uptown Theater Presented Toto Live in Concert on September 27, 2019 As the “40 Trips Around the Sun” tour took its final turn, legendary rock band Toto made one last swing through Kansas City with a live concert performance at Uptown Theater on September 27, 2019. Blessing us with back-to-back stops in town after several years away, the crew delivered the most nostalgic night imaginable. The band and the music combined with the perfect setting transported multiple generations of fans to a whole other place and time. Led by the founders Steve Lukather (guitar/vocals) and Steve Porcaro (keywords), Toto featured…

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Foreigner & Night Ranger Headline the 2019 Missouri State Fair

By Live '80s Kansas City on August 22, 2019 Concert Blog, Photo Review

The 2019 Missouri State Fair featured Foreigner & Night Ranger Live in Concert on August 16, 2019 It simply just is not truly summertime without Foreigner and Night Ranger. The ultra-beloved rock bands headlined the Missouri State Fair’s concert series at the Pepsi Grandstand in Sedalia, MO on August 16, 2019. In front of a ruckus and jam-packed crowd, the two groups performed all of those cherished and transcending hits that exemplify the genre. Under the setting sun, Night Ranger took the stage first with a load of energy featuring frontman Jack Blades (bass guitar), Kelly Keagy (drums), Brad Gillis…

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The Alarm Instills Love, Hope & Strength at Liberty Hall

By Live '80s Kansas City on August 12, 2019 Concert Blog, Photo Review

The Alarm “Sigma LXXXV” Tour with Modern English & Gene Loves Jezebel with Jay Aston Makes Stop at Liberty Hall in Lawrence A legion of eminent British alternative rock and new wave bands have made landfall in the United States. The Alarm kicked off a 40-plus date trek at the start of summer and returned to the Kansas City area for the third year in a row with a concert stop at the historic Liberty Hall in downtown Lawrence, KS on August 10. The outing is in support of its brand new album “Sigma” released just in time for commencement.…

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Mickey Gilley & Johnny Lee at Ameristar Casino

By Live '80s Kansas City on July 14, 2019 Concert Blog, Photo Review

The “Urban Cowboy” Reunion Show Returned to Ameristar Casino in Kansas City on July 12, 2019 Country and pop music crossover artists Mickey Gilley & Johnny Lee returned to Star Pavilion inside of Ameristar Casino in Kansas City with their “Urban Cowboy” reunion show on July 12, 2019. The two legends were prominently featured in the film 1980 film by the same name starring John Travolta where Gilley’s nightclub in Pasadena, TX was the main location. They kicked off the tour in early 2018 and came to Ameristar exactly one year prior with their load of hits. With backing from…

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A Flock of Seagulls Live at Sunset Music Fest 2019

By Live '80s Kansas City on July 7, 2019 Concert Blog, Photo Review

Town Center Plaza Featured A Flock of Seagulls as the Headlining Act of Sunset Music Fest 2019 Sunset Music Fest returned to Town Center Plaza in Leawood, KS again this summer for its annual Thursday night concert series in the month of June. Headlining the final evening of the festival was none other than English new wave band A Flock of Seagulls on June 27, 2019. After an energetic performance by Kansas City cover band The Zeros, the iconic group swarmed the stage with the staple sounds that define the 1980s. With its pioneering music coupled alongside a charismatic style…

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Howard Jones “Transform” Tour Stop at Ameristar Casino

By Live '80s Kansas City on June 30, 2019 Concert Blog, Photo Review

Ameristar Casino in Kansas City Hosted Howard Jones on his “Transform” Tour with Men Without Hats and All Hail the Silence on June 22, 2019 In one extremely anticipated Kansas City concert, English electro-legend Howard Jones returned with his “Transform” tour featuring Men Without Hats and All Hail the Silence at Star Pavilion inside of Ameristar Casino on June 22, 2019. The outing was in support of his brand new album by the same name—which was released in early May—as well as the 35th anniversary of his “Human’s Lib” record. Jones last came to KC in 2016 as a part…

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NKOTB “Mixtape” Tour at Sprint Center

By Live '80s Kansas City on May 15, 2019 Concert Blog, Photo Review

New Kids on the Block “Mixtape” Tour Hit Sprint Center in Kansas City on May 7, 2019 New Kids on the Block (NKOTB) brought its “Mixtape” concert tour to Sprint Center in downtown Kansas City, MO on May 7, 2019 supporting its brand new single “80’s Baby.” The most electrifying boy band of the 1980s joined forces with a slew of icons from the decade to record the new tune and set sail across North America, including Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, Salt-N-Pepa and Naughty by Nature. The setlist was every bit as the tour title implies—one giant set melded together featuring…

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