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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

Travis Tritt Performed at Ameristar Casino in Kansas City on April 27, 2018 Country music superstar Travis Tritt performed live at Star Pavilion inside of Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City on April 27, 2018, thrilling the sold out crowd with his personal flavor of the genre featuring a perfect mix of electric and acoustic sounds. A product of the late-’80s, Tritt first made a splash with the hit tune “Country Club” and continued his star-studded career through the ’90s—today still full steam ahead. Along with his 6-man band—Wendell Cox (guitar), Mike Daly (steel guitar), Jimmy Fullbright (bass guitar), Brian Arrowood…

Steve Winwood Performed Live at Uptown Theater in Kansas City, MO on Friday March 2, 2018 Ultra-beloved blue-eyed soul sensation Steve Winwood brought his “Greatest Hits Live” tour to Uptown Theater in Kansas City, MO on March 2, 2018. It was a totally sold out performance as Winwood and is repertoire of music throughout the past five and a half decades turned out fans from their 20s to their 80s. The truly transcendent artist took the crowd on a thrill ride with hits from his time spent with The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic and Blind Faith, as well as from…

Peter Cetera Performed Live at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City on Sunday, February 18, 2018 It was a blockbuster of an announcement this past December when Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts released news of legendary solo artist and original Chicago singer, songwriter and bass player Peter Cetera to kick off the 2018 Kauffman Center Presents season. The concert itself lived up to absolutely all of the hype and much more as Cetera delivered all of his hit songs that defined his two-part career and a generation of music. He created the perfect Valentine’s Day weekend…

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