Stay tuned to the Live ’80s Kansas City concert tour announcements page for timely news on major concerts in Kansas City featuring live music performances of artists and bands of the 1980s set to appear at a Kansas City music venue or other live event location in the surrounding area.
“Weird Al” Yankovic 2018 Tour Making a Stop at The Folly Theater Comedic entertainer “Weird Al” Yankovic announced 2018 North American dates for his “The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour” with special guest Emo Philips. The trek kicks off on February 27 at Bardavon 1869 Opera House in Poughkeepsie, NY and comes to The Folly Theater in Kansas City, MO on Sunday, April 29. This is a stripped down tour hitting more intimate venues with limited production and featuring almost all original, non-parody songs. Tickets for the performance go on sale at noon on Friday, October 20 and are available…
U2 Set to Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of “The Joshua Tree” Album at Arrowhead Stadium Irish rock band and preeminent international sensation U2 announced additional North American dates for “The Joshua Tree” tour, including a stop at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO on Tuesday, September 12. The trek celebrates the 30th anniversary of that landmark album—the band’s chart-topping fifth studio release—which features “Where the Streets Have No Name” and the No. 1 hit singles “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” and “With or Without You.” “The Joshua Tree” (1987) went on to win Grammy Awards for “Album…
Mr. Big Announced Summer Concert Tour Dates and is Set to Perform Live at Knuckleheads Saloon Hard rock supergroup Mr. Big announced concert tour dates scheduled through June in support of its upcoming album, “Defying Gravity” (2017). The summer outing kicks off on May 31 at Potowatami Casino in Milwaukee, WI and is scheduled to roll through Knuckleheads Saloon in the East Bottoms of North Kansas City, MO on Monday, June 19. Mr. Big came together in 1988 when bass player Billy Sheehan left the backing band of David Lee Roth and formed his own group with lead vocalist Eric Martin, guitarist Paul Gilbert and…
Janet Jackson Rescheduled “Unbreakable” Tour—Now “State of the World” Tour—Comes to Sprint Center This Fall Multi Grammy Award-winning artist and dance sensation Janet Jackson announced an expansive North American tour spanning this fall. Now entitled “State of the World,” the tour is a continuation of the rescheduled “Unbreakable” dates that were postponed last year so she could enjoy her pregnancy and motherhood. The 56-date trek kicks off on September 7 at the Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana and is set to make a stop at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri on Thursday, October 19. All tickets purchased for the previous tour will be honored…
YES featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin & Rick Wakeman Tour to Make a Stop at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Fresh on the heels of a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, YES co-founder and vocalist Jon Anderson and classic members—previously performing together as ARW—have renamed the band as YES featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin & Rick Wakeman and announced a 30-date summer/fall tour throughout North America. “It’s very simple,” Anderson said. “The fans want it, we want it and it’s our right to use the name. YES music is in our DNA!” London’s legendary progressive rock band launches its tour on August…
Violent Femmes and Echo & the Bunnymen Set for CrossroadsKC Milwaukee folk-punk band the Violent Femmes teams up with English post-punk group Echo & the Bunnymen this summer for a co-headlining tour. It kicks off at Skyline Stage at the Man in Philadelphia on July 11 and is scheduled to hit CrossroadsKC a Grinder’s in Kansas City on July 25. Tickets go on sale on April 7 at 10am and are available online via Ticketfly and by calling Pipeline at 785-749-3434. Venue box office opens at 5pm night of the show. CrossroadsKC is located at 417 East 18th Street, Kansas City,…
Howard Jones to Headline Retro Futura Concert in St. Charles, MO British electro-legend Howard Jones is set to headline Retro Futura 2017. The ’80s new wave concert tour announced this year’s dates with a final stop at The Family Arena in the Greater St. Louis metropolitan city of St. Charles, MO. Alongside Jones are a slew of the most quintessential artists of the genre and decade, including Men With Hats, Modern English, The English Beat, Katrina of Katrina and the Waves and Bow Wow Wow’s Annabella. Relive hits like “What Is Love?,” “The Safety Dance,” “I Melt with You,” “Walking on…
80s Concerts in Kansas City | Pixies at Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland Boston-based alternative rock band Pixies announced a second leg to its North American tour with its first leg already more than halfway sold out. The 5-week extension begins at College Street Music Hall in New Haven, Connecticut on September 19 and is scheduled to come to Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland in Kansas City, Missouri on October 15. The group first formed in 1986 and had a couple of hits from its second album “Doolittle” (1989) on the Modern Rock Tracks Chart—”Monkey Gone to Heaven” (No. 5)…
80s Concerts in Kansas City | Blondie Coming to Kauffman Center Punk rock band Blondie fronted by Debbie Harry announced a 22-date summer outing in support of its new album “Pollinator” set for release on May 5. The trek is a co-headlining venture with alternative rock group Garbage, which also has an autobiography dropping just prior to launch. The “Rage and Rapture” tour kicks off at The Mountain Winery in Saratoga, California and is set to hit Muriel Kauffman Theatre at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City on July 18. Relive Blondie hits like “Heart of Glass” (1979), “Call Me” (1980), “The Tide…
80s Concerts in Kansas City | Steve Miller Band & Peter Frampton at Starlight Theatre Classic rockers Steve Miller Band and Peter Frampton announced a 32-date joint tour throughout North America this summer. The trek commences at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey on June 15 and stops at Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri on July 19. Relive Steve Miller hits like “The Joker,” “Rock’n Me,” “Fly Like an Eagle” and “Abracadabra” plus “Show Me the Way,” “Baby I Love Your Way” and “I’m in You” from Peter Frampton. Tickets for the event go on sale Friday, February 17 at 10am and are available via the venue…