Stay tuned to the Live ’80s Kansas City concert tour announcements page for timely news on major concerts in Kansas City featuring live music performances of artists and bands of the 1980s set to appear at a Kansas City music venue or other live event location in the surrounding area.
Janet Jackson Rescheduled “Unbreakable” Tour—Now “State of the World” Tour—Comes to Sprint Center This Fall Multi Grammy Award-winning artist and dance sensation Janet Jackson announced an expansive North American tour spanning this fall. Now entitled “State of the World,” the tour is a continuation of the rescheduled “Unbreakable” dates that were postponed last year so she could enjoy her pregnancy and motherhood. The 56-date trek kicks off on September 7 at the Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana and is set to make a stop at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri on Thursday, October 19. All tickets purchased for the previous tour will be honored…
YES featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin & Rick Wakeman Tour to Make a Stop at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Fresh on the heels of a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, YES co-founder and vocalist Jon Anderson and classic members—previously performing together as ARW—have renamed the band as YES featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin & Rick Wakeman and announced a 30-date summer/fall tour throughout North America. “It’s very simple,” Anderson said. “The fans want it, we want it and it’s our right to use the name. YES music is in our DNA!” London’s legendary progressive rock band launches its tour on August…
Violent Femmes and Echo & the Bunnymen Set for CrossroadsKC Milwaukee folk-punk band the Violent Femmes teams up with English post-punk group Echo & the Bunnymen this summer for a co-headlining tour. It kicks off at Skyline Stage at the Man in Philadelphia on July 11 and is scheduled to hit CrossroadsKC a Grinder’s in Kansas City on July 25. Tickets go on sale on April 7 at 10am and are available online via Ticketfly and by calling Pipeline at 785-749-3434. Venue box office opens at 5pm night of the show. CrossroadsKC is located at 417 East 18th Street, Kansas City,…
Howard Jones to Headline Retro Futura Concert in St. Charles, MO British electro-legend Howard Jones is set to headline Retro Futura 2017. The ’80s new wave concert tour announced this year’s dates with a final stop at The Family Arena in the Greater St. Louis metropolitan city of St. Charles, MO. Alongside Jones are a slew of the most quintessential artists of the genre and decade, including Men With Hats, Modern English, The English Beat, Katrina of Katrina and the Waves and Bow Wow Wow’s Annabella. Relive hits like “What Is Love?,” “The Safety Dance,” “I Melt with You,” “Walking on…
80s Concerts in Kansas City | Pixies at Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland Boston-based alternative rock band Pixies announced a second leg to its North American tour with its first leg already more than halfway sold out. The 5-week extension begins at College Street Music Hall in New Haven, Connecticut on September 19 and is scheduled to come to Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland in Kansas City, Missouri on October 15. The group first formed in 1986 and had a couple of hits from its second album “Doolittle” (1989) on the Modern Rock Tracks Chart—”Monkey Gone to Heaven” (No. 5)…
80s Concerts in Kansas City | Blondie Coming to Kauffman Center Punk rock band Blondie fronted by Debbie Harry announced a 22-date summer outing in support of its new album “Pollinator” set for release on May 5. The trek is a co-headlining venture with alternative rock group Garbage, which also has an autobiography dropping just prior to launch. The “Rage and Rapture” tour kicks off at The Mountain Winery in Saratoga, California and is set to hit Muriel Kauffman Theatre at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City on July 18. Relive Blondie hits like “Heart of Glass” (1979), “Call Me” (1980), “The Tide…
80s Concerts in Kansas City | Steve Miller Band & Peter Frampton at Starlight Theatre Classic rockers Steve Miller Band and Peter Frampton announced a 32-date joint tour throughout North America this summer. The trek commences at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey on June 15 and stops at Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri on July 19. Relive Steve Miller hits like “The Joker,” “Rock’n Me,” “Fly Like an Eagle” and “Abracadabra” plus “Show Me the Way,” “Baby I Love Your Way” and “I’m in You” from Peter Frampton. Tickets for the event go on sale Friday, February 17 at 10am and are available via the venue…
80s Concerts in Kansas City | Queen + Adam Lambert at Sprint Center Iconic British rock band Queen featuring Brian May and Roger Taylor announced a 25-date North American arena tour with American Idol’s Adam Lambert. The route starts in Glendale, Arizona on June 23 and makes a stop at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri on July 9. The team will come sporting a brand new show and stage arrangement along with all of those classic hits. Hear songs like “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Somebody to Love,” “We Will Rock You,” “We Are the Champions” and “Another One Bits the Dust.”…
80s Concerts in Kansas City | Foreigner, Cheap Trick & Jason Bonham at Starlight Theatre Foreigner announced its 40th anniversary summer tour with Cheap Trick, long-time friends dating back to the band’s first headlining tour, and Jason Bonham who played with the group from 2004–2008 along with his Led Zeppelin Experience. Original members Lou Gramm, Ian McDonald and Al Greenwood are also set to reunite on select dates. With fourteen Top 20 hits, new material still being released and an incomparable reputation for its electrifying live shows, the classic rock connoisseurs are guaranteed to deliver on their landmark excursion. The trek launches in Syracuse,…
80s Concerts in Kansas City | Lionel Richie & Mariah Carey at Sprint Center UPDATE: This concert originally set for April 16, 2017 is rescheduled to August 27, 2017—all tickets are honored for the new date, refunds available at the point of purchase.** Lionel Richie announced a 35-date North American “All The Hits” tour set to launch on March 15. The soulful R&B and pop singer accumulated sixteen Top 40s throughout his solo career in the ’80s, thirteen of which were Top 10s and five that topped the pop chart. This of course after a stellar career and a plethora of…