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Tommy James Shines His Light at Kauffman Center

By Live '80s Kansas City on April 6, 2023 Concert Blog, Photo Review

Kauffman Center Hosted Tommy James & The Shondells Live in Concert It felt as though we were living in the opening montage sequence of an early-’70s film when Tommy James and The Shondells took to the Muriel Kauffman Theatre stage at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Kansas City, MO on April 1, 2023. The lights dropped, the band emerged and fans were instantly electrified by that oh so recognizable rift of “Draggin’ the Line,” Tommy’s biggest solo hit as heard on his “Christian of the World” album. That set the tone for the entire night as the…

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Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros. Live at The Midland

By Live '80s Kansas City on March 8, 2023 Concert Blog, Photo Review

Midland Theatre Hosted Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros. Live on Tour Fans packed out Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland to catch Bob Weir—legendary singer-songwriter, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead—perform live in concert on March 5, 2023. The line stretched clear around the building on Main, past the local street vendors with their tie-dye shirts and up 13th Street to where last-minute buyers were trying to snag the final remaining tickets. Dubbed Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros., the band consists of Don Was (double bass), Jay Lane (drums), Jeff Chimenti (keyboards) and Barry Sless (pedal steel). It…

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Benatar & Giraldo Rock Hearts Out at Uptown Theater

By Live '80s Kansas City on August 4, 2022 Concert Blog, Photo Review

Mammoth Presented Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo Tour at Uptown Theater With a name and voice synonymous with the ’80s, Pat Benatar and her husband and career-long guitarist Neil Giraldo packed Uptown Theater along Broadway in Kansas City, MO for an absolute indelible performance for the era on August 2, 2022. Paired with the nostalgic grit of the city’s cherished venue, fans seemingly transported four decades into the past the moment they passed by security and stepped through the front doors. Benatar’s ever-endearing mezza-soprano voice—still every bit that of her early-30s self—exploded through the building out into the streets and…

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Frankie Valli Out of This World at Kauffman Center

By Live '80s Kansas City on June 8, 2022 Concert Blog, Photo Review

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,…

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Tori Amos Dazzles at Kansas City Music Hall

By Live '80s Kansas City on June 2, 2022 Concert Blog, Photo Review

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…

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OMD Electrifies in Truman Takeover

By Live '80s Kansas City on May 18, 2022 Concert Blog, Photo Review

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…

“Urban Cowboys Ride Again” at Ameristar Casino 2021

By Live '80s Kansas City on December 15, 2021 Concert Blog, Photo Review

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…

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Foreigner “Greatest Hits” Concert in Park City

By Live '80s Kansas City on August 12, 2021 Concert Blog, Photo Review

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…

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Steve Earle Live at Knuckleheads Saloon

By Live '80s Kansas City on July 10, 2021 Concert Blog, Photo Review

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…

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Styx & Collective Soul Live at Azura Amp

By Live '80s Kansas City on July 2, 2021 Concert Blog, Photo Review

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…

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