Live ’80s Kansas City Concert Blog
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.
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.
JBLZE Performed Live in Concert at Uptown Theater in Kansas City on November 13, 2018 Legendary drummer Jason Bonham brought his Led Zeppelin Evening tour to Uptown Theater in Kansas City, MO on November 13, 2018. In celebration of the band and his late father John Bonham, he continues to honor that hallowed catalog of music now reaching into an eight year long stint. “We will play this music as long as you allow use,” Jason told the crowd. The project started in 2010, but was never intended to leave his garage. JBLZE had come to Starlight Theatre earlier in…
Mike Peters and The Alarm Performed Live at recordBar in Kansas City on November 7, 2018 Welsh alternative rock and new wave band The Alarm performed live in concert at the recordBar in Kansas City’s Crossroads District on November 7, 2018. The stop was part of an extensive 70-date world tour in support of the new album “Equals” (2018), its first release of brand new music in eight years and an emotional reflection of frontman Mike Peters and his wife’s struggles with leukemia and breast cancer. The set featured some of those fresh tracks alongside the heralded classics. Backed by…
Billy Idol Performed Live in Concert at Uptown Theater in Kansas City on September 21, 2018 Ever-emblematic music superstar, the absolute legend that is the one and only Billy Idol performed live in concert at Uptown Theater in Kansas City, MO on September 21, 2018. The 2018 Live! tour was a short, but extraordinaire 11-date excursion that left an eternal mark on the Midwest, and Kansas City with fortuitous to land a show of such magnitude. If there is any artist who quintessentially symbolizes the MTV era, it is Billy Idol. It was a night jam packed with events in…
Gary Numan Performed Live at Madrid Theatre in Kansas City, MO on September 11, 2018 British new wave musician Gary Numan performed live in concert at Madrid Theatre in Kansas City, MO on September 11, 2018 in support of his new album, “Savage (Songs from a Broken World)” (2017). The electronic music pioneer started his career as the lead singer of Tubeway Army before embarking on a solo career in 1979. His hit singles “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” (Tubeway Army) and “Cars” (solo) topped the UK chart with the latter bringing him the greatest success in the US. This new record…
Exile Performed Live at Johnson County Old Settlers in Olathe, Kansas on September 8, 2018 Johnson County Old Settlers returned to downtown Olathe, KS on September 6–8 for its annual 3-day not-for-profit event seeking to keep alive the old settler tradition. Capping off the entertainment with a headlining performance that Saturday night was rock and country crossover group Exile. The band was out on its “No Limits” trek in celebration of its 55th anniversary. The Exile band lineup featured all original members of the country version of the group formulated between 1978 and 1980, including founding member J.P. Pennington (lead…
Foreigner Brought its Juke Box Hero Tour to Starlight Theatre in Kansas City on July 17, 2018 Our beloved boys of summer on the music scene were back at the coveted Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, MO on July 17, 2018. Out on the “Juke Box Hero” tour, Foreigner returned once again with English drummer and former bandmate Jason Bonham along with his Led Zeppelin Experience plus David Coverdale and his band Whitesnake. A rainstorm would delay the start time, but would hardly hold the legends of rock back from delivering a rapturous night of classics. Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin…
The Bacon Brothers Performed Live at VooDoo Lounge in Kansas City, MO on July 14, 2018 Captivating country and folk rock duo The Bacon Brothers—Michael and Kevin Bacon—performed live in concert at VooDoo Lounge inside of Harrah’s North Kansas City Hotel & Casino on July 14, 2018. Both are notable men in Hollywood, Michael an Emmy Award-winning composer and Kevin an award-winning actor, but you would hardly know of their fame in concert. Once they hit the stage, they are all about the music and all about delivering and entertaining with their unprecedented flavor of rock. The Bacon Brothers have…
Mickey Gilley & Johnny Lee Performed Live at Ameristar Casino in Kansas City, MO on July 13, 2018 Legendary country and pop music crossover artists Mickey Gilley & Johnny Lee brought their Urban Cowboy reunion show to Star Pavilion inside of Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City on July 13, 2018. The two hitmakers were prominently featured in the film “Urban Cowboy” (1980) starring John Travolta with Gilley’s nightclub in Pasadena, TX as the central locale. They kicked off the reunion tour earlier in the year with a multitude of shows scheduled at Mickey Gilley Theatre in Branson, MO. Backed by…
Jackson Browne Performed Live at Kansas City Music Hall on June 24, 2018 Quintessential folk rock icon Jackson Browne performed live in concert at Music Hall in downtown Kansas City, MO on June 24, 2018. Among a clamoring sold out crowd, he along with his 7-person backing band unleashed a phenomenal 2-part, 26-song set that included classic hits from the ’70s and ’80s plus even some newer tunes as well. Jackson mentioned how the band gets use to certain things being the same each time they play. However, “the one thing that doesn’t have to be just so is the…
Rock the Ribbon III feat. Boyz II Men Live at The Midland in Kansas City on June 21, 2018 Susan G. Komen Greater Kansas City returned to Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland for its Rock the Ribbon event in support of its mission to save lives and end breast cancer forever on June 21, 2018. As presented by The University of Kansas Cancer Center, the annual gala, which includes dinner and a live auction for sponsors plus a music concert open to the public, celebrated its third monumental anniversary. Rock bands Heart and Barenaked Ladies performed in the past…