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Retro Futura Makes Final Stop in St. Charles

By Live '80s Kansas City on August 9, 2017 News, Road Trips

Retro Futura ’80s Music Concert Tour Finishes Trek in St. Charles, MO America’s premier 80’s concert tour Retro Futura brings its 2017 trek to a close at The Family Arena in the Greater St. Louis metropolitan city of St. Charles, MO on August 19. The month-long excursion launched in Los Angeles on July 18 with 26 performances around the country featuring a plethora of legendary new wave artists from the 1980s. This year’s stellar lineup includes Howard Jones, Modern English, Men Without Hats, The English Beat, Katrina of Katrina and the Waves and Bow Wow Wow’s Annabella filling in for…

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Foreigner 40th Ann. Tour Hitting Starlight

By Live '80s Kansas City on August 7, 2017 News

Foreigner Celebrates its 40th Anniversary at Starlight Theatre with Cheap Trick & Jason Bonham Our endearing and ever-beloved rock group Foreigner returns to Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, MO on August 15 as a part of its 40th anniversary tour. Joining the band are Cheap Trick, long-time friends dating back to the band’s first headlining trek, and Jason Bonham who played with the group from 2004–2008 along with his Led Zeppelin Experience. Foreigner last performed at Starlight on June 8, 2015 on “The Soundtrack of Summer” tour with Styx and Don Felder in what was the most magical night at…

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Jazz Musician Herbie Hancock Coming to Kauffman

By Live '80s Kansas City on August 6, 2017 News

Jazz Musician Hebie Hancock Performs Live Inside Muriel Kauffman Theatre Renown jazz musician Herbie Hancock is set to perform live at Muriel Kauffman Theatre inside of Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts this Saturday evening, August 12. Even after six decades, the iconic pianist and composer remains at the forefront of the music industry. He has always served as an integral part of the groundbreaking sounds in the genre from his work in the ’60s with the Miles Davis Quintet to his combination of electronic jazz, funk and rock in the ’70s to his electronic dance sounds of the ’80s…

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Air Supply Returns to Ameristar Casino

By Live '80s Kansas City on July 26, 2017 News

Australian Soft Rock Duo Air Supply Makes an Exciting Return to Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City Beloved by lovers abound, our quintessential couples band Air Supply makes an exciting return to Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City this Saturday evening, July 29. The soft rock duo last graced us with an enchanting performance at Star Pavilion on January 20 earlier this year. Russell Hitchcock (vocals) and Graham Russell (guitar/vocals) featured all of those timeless hits that made one another fall in love in the 1980s. Wielding those ever-endearing voices, they truly took the crowd back to that infallible time. It is…

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Lee Greenwood & Crystal Gayle Hitting Ameristar

By Live '80s Kansas City on July 15, 2017 News

Country Music Superstars Lee Greenwood & Crystal Gayle Headed to Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City Country music superstars Lee Greenwood and Crystal Gayle join for one stellar night only when they come to Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City, MO on Friday, July 28. The two have released a multitude of chart-topping songs among even more hits throughout the 1980s and their individual careers. Their sets are certain to feature several of those staple tunes that symbolize the decade, including Greenwood’s signature song “God Bless the USA” and Gayle’s “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue.” Tickets for the Lee…

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Belinda Carlisle Live at Prairie Band Casino

By Live '80s Kansas City on July 11, 2017 News, Road Trips

Catch Belinda Carlisle Performing Live at Prairie Band Casino This Labor Day Weekend Acclaimed solo artist and The Go-Go’s lead singer Belinda Carlisle is live in concert inside of the Great Lakes Ballroom at Prairie Band Casino & Resort in Mayetta, Kansas on Saturday, September 2. The all-female pop rock and new wave band formed in 1978 and garnered a wealth of success throughout the 1980s with hit songs like “Our Lips Are Sealed,” “We Got the Beat,” “Vacation” and “Head Over Heels.” Carlisle started her solo career in 1985 and went on to become the most commercially successful member…

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Bret Michaels Returns to Ameristar Casino

By Live '80s Kansas City on July 11, 2017 News

’80s Hard Rock and Glam Metal Icon Bret Michaels Returns to Ameristar Casino Hot on the heels of a Poison reunion, frontman Bret Michaels is set to make a thrilling return to Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City on Saturday, November 11. The hard rock and glam metal icon last graced the stage at Star Pavilion with the Bret Michaels Band on October 29 last year in front of a sold out crowd and reunited with Poison at Sprint Center this past June 21 while traveling with Def Leppard. Now the legend is making his way back to Kansas City and…

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Morris Day and The Time Live at VooDoo Lounge

By Live '80s Kansas City on July 10, 2017 News

Morris Day and The Time Bringing the Funk Back to Kansas City Get ready to dance your heart out! Iconic R&B group Morris Day and The Time is set to return for the second summer in a row as it comes to VooDoo Lounge inside Harrah’s North Kansas City Casino & Hotel on Friday, August 11. If you caught the band as a part of the Funk Fest Celebration last year, then you know that this evening will be absolutely electrifying. Now here is your chance to hear the the classics up close in an intimate setting. Groove along to…

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Corey Feldman & The Angels Tour Headed for recordBar

By Live '80s Kansas City on July 1, 2017 News

Corey Feldman & The Angels Set to Perform Live at the recordBar Former child movie star and ’80s teen sensation Corey Feldman brings his live music performance to the recordBar in downtown Kansas City this Friday evening. The iconic actor began singing at the age of three to gain exposure that would help him in the film industry. He starred in many of the classics throughout the decade, including “Gremlins,” “The Goonies,” “Stand By Me,” “The Lost Boys,” “License to Drive” and “The ‘Burbs” to name just a handful. In 1989, he recorded and released his first single—”Something In Your…

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Bruce Hornsby Returns to Knuckleheads Saloon

By Live '80s Kansas City on June 24, 2017 News

Bruce Hornsby and The Noisemakers Make a Thrilling Return to Knuckleheads Saloon in Kansas City Improvisational multi-genre artist Bruce Hornsby makes his way back to Knuckleheads Saloon in Kansas City with his band The Noisemakers this Thursday evening. The incomparable instrumentalists brought their tour to the beloved venue last May in support of the then upcoming album “Rehab Reunion” (2016), which features Hornsby performing solely on the dulcimer. It was an all-out jam session as the six-man group wowed the crowd with a 2-hour set showcasing a variety of instruments and a bit of those new tunes. Fans were even treated…

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