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Name: Night Ranger
Start: 2025-02-27T20:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-02-27T23:00:00-06:00
Location: Uptown Theater

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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Little River Band Live in Jefferson City

By Live '80s Kansas City on June 11, 2021 Concert Blog, Photo Review

New Riverside Park Amphitheater featured LRB on June 4, 2021 Live music is back and fervently prospering in Jefferson City, MO thanks to the newly renovated Capital Region MU Health Care Amphitheater at Riverside Park. Breaking ground amid the pandemic, the city decided to give the community exactly what it wanted, and right on time too. Upon reopening, legendary rock group Little River Band performed live in its second ever concert on June 4, 2021—now officially “Little River Band Day” in the River City as declared by Mayor Tergin. A staple on the Kansas City music scene, Little River Band…

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The Quireboys Live at Aftershock

By Live '80s Kansas City on March 20, 2020 Concert Blog, Photo Review

Aftershock Featured The Quireboys Live in Concert on March 8, 2020 A modest crowd of approximately 35 people got the show of a lifetime when iconic English rock band The Quireboys performed at the Aftershock live music venue in Merriam, KS on March 8, 2020. Fronted by founder Spike, the blues rockers tore the house down in celebration of the their 35th anniversary with everything from the late-’80s classics to tunes off the brand new album, “Amazing Disgrace” (2019). Just like three and a half decades ago, Spike was a ball of energy thrashing across the stage. Even with limited…

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Shooting Star Live at Star Pavilion

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

Ameristar Featured Shooting Star at Star Pavilion on November 23, 2019 Kansas City’s very own legendary rock band Shooting Star performed live in concert for the second time this year at Ameristar Casino’s Star Pavilion on November 23, 2019. The band previously played the venue on January 19, its first show in three and a half years and the first since the passing Van McLain. Featuring founding member Steve Thomas (drums), classic member Dennis Laffoon (keyboards), frontman Todd Pettygrove, violin player Janet Jameson and guitarist Chet Galloway, the band continues to carry on the legacy of the late great singer-songwriter,…

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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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