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Start: 2025-03-21T20:30:00-06:00
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Location: Ameristar Casino

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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Gary Numan Live at Madrid Theatre

By Live '80s Kansas City on October 18, 2018 Concert Blog, Photo Review

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…

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Exile at Johnson County Old Settlers 2018

By Live '80s Kansas City on October 13, 2018 Concert Blog, Photo Review

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…

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Foreigner Juke Box Hero Tour at Starlight Theatre

By Live '80s Kansas City on August 8, 2018 Concert Blog, Photo Review

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…

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The Bacon Brothers Live at VooDoo Lounge

By Live '80s Kansas City on July 31, 2018 Concert Blog, Photo Review

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…

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Urban Cowboy Reunion at Ameristar Casino

By Live '80s Kansas City on July 29, 2018 Concert Blog, Photo Review

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…

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Jackson Browne Live at Music Hall

By Live '80s Kansas City on July 8, 2018 Concert Blog, Photo Review

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…

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Boyz II Men Live at Rock the Ribbon III

By Live '80s Kansas City on July 4, 2018 Concert Blog, Photo Review

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…

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YES Celebrates 50 Years at The Midland

By Live '80s Kansas City on June 13, 2018 Concert Blog, Photo Review

YES 50th Anniversary Tour Makes Stop at Midland Theatre in Kansas City London’s legendary progressive rock band YES left its eternal imprint on Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland in downtown Kansas City on June 10. Celebrating its landmark 50th anniversary, the performance was the fourth night of the 35-date tour and was exactly what the habitual fans yearned to experience. It is tough to believe with such forward-looking sounds—sounds that even today are evocative of the future—that the band has entertained for five incredible decades. The evening featured two sets with classic member Steve Howe (guitar/vocals) alongside Goeff Downes…

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Peter Noone Live at Ameristar Casino

By Live '80s Kansas City on June 5, 2018 Concert Blog, Photo Review

Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone Performed Live at Ameristar Casino in Kansas City on June 2, 2018 Iconic English beat rock band Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone performed live in concert at Star Pavilion inside of Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City on June 2, 2018. From the time Herman’s Hermits introduced Peter Noone (Herman) to the stage til the time he exited through the audience, the thoroughly enamored crowd wallowed in the sweetest sounds of the 1960s. Herman’s Hermits’ original stint was between 1963 and 1971, however, Peter Noone has toured as “Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone” since the 1980s.…

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Little River Band Live at Ameristar Casino

By Live '80s Kansas City on May 9, 2018 Concert Blog, Photo Review

LRB Performed at Ameristar Casino in Kansas City on May 4, 2018 Dearly beloved rock group Little River Band (LRB) performed live at Star Pavilion inside of Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City on May 4, 2018. Fronted by bass player and KC native Wayne Nelson, the members dazzled the crowd with their signature sound that has transcended across continents for more than 40 years. The band formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1975. While touring with Jim Messina and opening for LRB, management asked Nelson to join its band, which he officially did in 1980. Although he moved away from Kansas…

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