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.
Stevie Nicks announced North American dates in support of her Top 10 album “24 Karat Gold – Songs From the Vault” (2014), which features new cuts of demos that she recorded between 1969 and 1995. The tour begins on October 25 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix. Although no show is currently scheduled for the Kansas City area, she will makes stops in a handful of Midwest cities, including Denver, Dallas, Chicago and Lincoln. English-American rock band The Pretenders fronted by Chrissie Hynde will hit the road alongside and open for her on each night. The group remembered for hits such as…
Elvis Costello announced additional US dates for his solo “Detour” tour following a set of international shows in support of his best-selling memoir, “Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink” (2015). The extension begins on October 3 at Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids, IA and is scheduled to hit Yardley Hall at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park on October 7. Costello’s appearance will feature a mixture of his best-known and favorite tunes as he performs solely with a piano and guitar plus a television set displaying revealing and hilarious bits of imagery from his life. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 17 at 10am and are available through the…
ZZ Top added select dates to its “Hell Raiser” tour with special guest Gov’t Mule. The extension begins on September 9 at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, NY and is scheduled to hit Starlight Theatre in Kansas City on September 20. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 20 at 10am and are available online and by phone through the venue box office. ZZ TOP “HELL RAISER” TOUR SETLIST (Subject to Change) | “Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers,” “Got Me Under Pressure,” “Waitin’ for the Bus,” “Jesus Just Left Chicago,” “Gimme All Your Lovin’,” “Pincushion,” “I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide,” “I Gotsta Get Paid,” “Flyin’ High,”…
Alabama announced its North American “Southern Drawl” tour in support of the band’s new album by the same name, which was released on September 18, 2015 by BMG Chrysalis. The tour opens with a handful of performances with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra in Tennessee on May 12–14 and is scheduled to hit Starlight Theatre in Kansas City on September 29. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 29 at 9am and are available online and by phone through the venue box office. “SOUTHERN DRAWL” TRACK LISTING | “Southern Drawl,” “Wasn’t Through Lovin’ You Yet,” “This Ain’t Just a Song,” “As Long as There’s Love,” “Back…
Cyndi Lauper announced the second leg to her “Detour” tour in support of her new album by the same name, which covers country classics from the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s and is available May 6 on Sire Records. It kicks off September 10 at ACL Live at Moody Theater in Austin, TX and is scheduled to hit Uptown Theater in Kansas City on September 15. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 29 at 10am and are available through www.ticketmaster.com. “DETOUR” TRACK LISTING | “Funnel of Love,” “Detour” (feat. Emmylou Harris), “Misty Blue,” “Walkin’ After Midnight,” “Heartaches by the Number,” “The…
Bonnie Raitt extended her “Dig In Deep” tour in support of her new album by the same name, which was released on February 26 on Redwing Records. It kicks off September 14 at Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, AZ and is scheduled to hit Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland in Kansas City on September 19. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 29 at 10am and are available through the venue box office and AXS. “DIG IN DEEP” TRACK LISTING | “Unintended Consequences of Love,” “Need You Tonight,” “I Knew,” “All Alone With Something to Say,” “What You’re Doin’ to Me,” “Shakin’ Shakin’ Shakes,” “Undone,”…
Bryan Adams lengthened his North American “Get Up” tour in support of his new album by the same name, which features all original music and was released on October 16, 2015 by Universal Music. The extension kicks off September 7 at The Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn, NY and is scheduled to hit Starlight Theatre in Kansas City on September 16. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 15 at 10am and are available online and by phone through the venue box office. “GET UP” TRACK LISTING | “You Belong to Me,” “Go Down Rockin’,” “We Did It All,” “That’s Rock and Roll,”…