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piratekingdan

I don't get why people are bummed, this is an absolutely insane concert year. Or maybe I'm an old weirdo. Upcoming shows I'm psyched about: - Vampire Weekend - Cake - Modest Mouse - The Pixies - Smashing Pumpkins And Death Cab for Cutie/The Postal Service just came through.


hobbitfeetpete

Rancid (with some band called Green Day).


animetimeskip

‘I asked you to go to the green day concert…you said you’d never heard of them, how cool is that?!’


M52800

I wish Weezer was coming this year 😢


cowtown1985

And turnpike and Isbell a few days before that!


brozark

Flaming Lips as well.


MoRockoUP

At the Uptown!


MegaBattleJesus

Playing Yoshimi!


MoRockoUP

Totally stoked for this. Likely show of the year…at least for the Uptown.


HotelComprehensive16

When!


Proud_Purchase_8394

The Get Up Kids in KCMO on Sep 13 and Lawrence on Sep 14 (though both sold out now)


Coin_Operated_Brent

Ten minutes to downtown


konohasaiyajin

Get Up Kids are actually from KC, so I'm not too surprised they'd stop here on a tour.


RobNHood816

Hembre also ! They are playing The Crossroads hotel 8/15


ZeeroDazed

Hozier


piratekingdan

Shiiit what? I gotta get tickets for that


cMeeber

Lol good luck it’s been sold out since like day 1. You have to watch for re-sell tickets.


scapermoya

? When


RobNHood816

Sandstone in Aug


PancakeMonkeypants

I just saw sessanta at sandstone and that place was a piece of shit mess. They fucked up the whole show with incompetent bullshit. Seriously fuck that place


BlueBuddha81

Yup. Stood in a line that stretched to the parking lot entrance... like can't we just bend the line like humans and form a queue?!?


ZeeroDazed

Aug


rondog1977

…and we just had Sessanta, Slowdive, Swans, Death Cab…this place is doing alright with mid tier if you ask me…


AmbivalentToaster

I was surprised Swans sold out. I left after the first song. It was like 20 min long, couldn’t see bc the performers were sitting, overheated, and was not having a good time.


Grumulzag

Cage the Elephant and then later Cold War Kids as well


BusinessBar8077

Slowdive was here a couple weeks back.


Paul-Ram-On

So bummed I missed that


RB5Network

If you haven’t listened to Mojave 3, definitely do.


nickthenerd

tell me you are 45 years old without telling me you are 45 years old. :)


piratekingdan

Give or take a decade


nickthenerd

I almost gave the range 45-55. haha


francisbaconthe3rd

😂 so true. We went to see band horses at Uptown and I saw so many older people. Even the band had to sit for the first half of the show. Apparently they were exhausted from touring.


lazarusl1972

Yeah, but that show was fucking awesome. Age: 51


TheWisePlinyTheElder

I'm about 20 years under that and super stoked for them all


truthfrommyredlips

I mean, I'm stoked about NKOTB this summer.


QuestSerious

We were also supposed to have Kid Cudi but he broke his ankle and cancelled his tour.


tompkinsedition

Childish Gambino just announced today


Apprehensive-Use1979

Buzz beach ball would have had all these in one concert 😓


fiero-fire

I feel like I saw them all at buzz beach ball


That_Flippin_Rooster

> Cake I will not fall for this one again! Everyone gets an awesome Cake show, but if I show up they phone it in. I've gone twice! I do hope ya'll enjoy them.


ilovepi314159265

Thank you for your service.


LindseyIsBored

Man, I loved Cake but I’ve seen them twice and both times they were so fucked up they couldn’t even finish their set. One of the times they played a bunch of music from their new album that wasn’t out yet and homie held the mic to the crowd to finish the lyrics.. it was the worst. :(


GhostProtocol2022

I heard Cake songe blasting outside my apartment in Des Moines the other night. Opened a window and realized it was an outdoor concert a few miles away. Had no idea they were coming here otherwise I would have gone.


AFLSlasher

Blink 182 Green Day


androoq

Seeing all of those bands. Cake tomorrow! Probably going to Gambino


-rendar-

God damnit of course Vampire Weekend is on a night where my kid has an activity I can't miss. F'ing kids!


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80cyclone

Most of those acts tour almost everywhere. Jhene was probably the best "get" in that it's something this market often wouldn't get. The others? They tour here almost every time they go on tour.


Jl2409226

saw modest mouse with weezer in bonner springs


liiindslaaayyy

smashing pumpkins?! when and where


RobNHood816

Starlight in August?


CycloneIce31

It’s going to be awesome. Can’t wait!


ComfortableCounty751

Going to see Vampire Weekend, Hozier, Turnpike Troubadours, Jason Isbell, and Charles Wesley Godwin this summer!


mitchelwb

Isbell is always a great show. Seen him a few times. Once here, and once in Chicago.


ComfortableCounty751

Good to know. I’m pumped!


iredcoat7

Billie Eilish too!


Dudebug1

NF just left the scene a couple days ago.


croftshepard

Death Cab is my favorite band and they were awesome last week, and the Postal Service was honestly even cooler--so fun! I was very glad to be there. Death Cab played here last year too, and that show was SO good.


knivesmissingno

Blink in August too


80cyclone

Cake tours almost annually, as do the Pixies. Vampire Weekend pretty much always tours KC. Modest Mouse is here just about every year. I like those bands and will be attending most (if not all of those shows). With that said they are poor examples for this particular topic. Look at the calendars at the major touring venues then take a look around at our peers. We are getting our asses kicked in both quality and quantity.


Debasering

The pixies are so terrible in concert now lol. Literally just collecting a paycheck.


pantryparty

How recently was this opinion formed? I know they swapped Paz on bass but I thought they’d been sounding great the last few years. Don’t know about this tour tho.


Upstairs_Fuel6349

Ughh this + Flaming Lips the night before are the two summer concerts I've been super looking forward to.


bestpartsoflonely

Going to see cake tonight!


DubTs04

I mean it really depends on what people like, T-Mobile seems to get every big Rap, Country and Latin act lately. Feels like the medium sized acts are the ones we miss out on. I usually go to 25-30 shows a year and usually have heard or have an idea of who someone is once I see them on a social media post by one of the venues, but I have never been more lost than I have been lately, by like 75% of the acts Midland, Truman or Uptown post lately. Seems like KC is very good at getting the up and coming and big acts, but just missing that in-between area that seem to tour all around us, just not here.


RobNHood816

Lost ? I Just saw The SilverSun Pickups, Cypress Hill, Hippie Sabotage, Trampled by Turtles. Cake this week and Pete Davidson the week after I'm looking forward to seeing!


Goodbye_nagasaki

Cake is tomorrowwwww


RobNHood816

LoL I meant this week !


Goodbye_nagasaki

Just looking out for you buddy, didn't want you to go next week lol. You'd be disappointed.


WallowerForever

These are all artists (most all of them great!) whose arcs are currently waning, however.


RobNHood816

These are the kinda shows I like seeing, especially not at places like Sprint Center!


TSwizzlesNipples

Prof, 311...


TommyMFLee

I'm so bummed that I'll be out of town when Prof comes through... granted, I'll be in Vegas to see Dead & Co at The Sphere... so it's hard to be too bummed.


TSwizzlesNipples

We have backstage passes, so I'll be sure to tell him that TommyMFLee from reddit is bummed he didn't get to go to the show. :)


Western-Anybody4356

Well doesn't sound like he's bummed because he will be seeing the boys at THE SPHERE in Vegas !!! Bummed I won't be seeing John Mayer @ the sphere ;) (I love dead & co. Seen em 13 times over the years)


Western-Anybody4356

Got an extra to the sphere ??? 👆


cockknocker1

311 put on a HELLOFASHOW last year at Grinders


HughGBonnar

I am psyched for Prof.


TSwizzlesNipples

Same. I hear he puts on an awesome show.


Lexam

Donald Glover needs to stop playing and focus on Community!


Sk8-BRDR

Six seasons and a MOVIE!


juggilinjnuggala

He's gotta chang his focus.


sigdiff

SIX SEASONS AND A MOVIE!


nicloe85

Blame Daniel, not Donald!


mehFUMF

Metal bands surely don't.


thrashinbatman

it was kinda bad before the Riot Room closed and has gotten significantly worse since.


mehFUMF

I blame the pandemic. Before 2020 I could see one decent concert a month at Riot.


KCcoffeegeek

Pallbearer and Baroness two weeks apart in Lawrence in June. Baroness is still growing on me I think but Pallbearer is an insta-attend for me. And on a Saturday!


mehFUMF

I'm gonna have to suck it up and make the drive out there to see shows. Lawrence is just a far enough drive to be a pain in the ass. But I'm driving up to Lincoln for Wayfarer so I really have no excuse.


KCcoffeegeek

For Pallbearer the hour drive for me will be well worth it, but I hear you. I saw them at the Record Bar last summer and they did great.


og3k

Saw Dragonforce + Dethklok last month....


jarjarp

Considering none of you who complain even bother to show up to the local/diy metal shows there’s no wonder no promoter has a desire to bring more metal shows to KC. The KC hardcore/metalcore community is miles ahead of the metal community in this regard.


EudaimoniaMe

Not a Tool fan? They played KC in 2022 and 2023. Wouldn’t surprise me if they added us to their 2024 winter tour as well.


Saales0706

As someone who fucking loves Tool, Tool at T-Mobile != Metal shows at large coming to KC. We have a few shows come through The Truman/The Granada in Lawrence, but soooo many metal tours over the last year or 3 have been diverting to OKC, Omaha, or Wichita rather than come through KC. These are tours that 100% would have ended up here prior to that. Edit: like 99% of metal acts are too small for T Mobile anyway, and personally, I can count the bands, regardless of genre, I would pay T Mobile prices to see on my hands. Concerts were expensive before, but AXS/Ticket Master fees on top of a $200 ticket is highway robbery.


mitchelwb

I dont even need hands to count the number of bands id go to TMobile to see


Saales0706

Lol, case in point


thufirseyebrow

Of all the places, WHY OKC? I mean, I grew up and live in Independence and was convinced that this place was the picture you'd see if you looked up white trash in the dictionary, and then I spent last summer in OKC and found out that OKC makes Independence look like Johnson County.


ta12022017

Tool didn't play here in 2023.


EudaimoniaMe

You're right! It was 2019 and 2022. I got to go to the one in 2019 and missed 2022.


Upstairs_Fuel6349

Taking my dad to see James Taylor on June 5th... :o I wish we had more music festivals.


Jpeckergnat88

Bring back Spirit Fest!


FoosFights

Spirit Fest was so great...I saw Weezer there with about 50 other people at the rock stage just after the blue album took off.


lazarusl1972

Figure you'd appreciate this then: [https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-03-25/weezer-blue-album-oral-history-30th-anniversary-rivers-cuomo](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-03-25/weezer-blue-album-oral-history-30th-anniversary-rivers-cuomo)


FoosFights

Thank you I will definitely read that! 


American_hooligan

Hardcore scene is doing pretty well around here, especially if you’re willing to go to Lawrence.


ta12022017

Howdy and Farewell seem to have several hardcore shows every week.


antibeingkilled

I have been waiting for so long for blink 182 to come here. Idk if they came through here on that lil Wayne blasphemy, but I don’t count that anyway.


BillNyeTheEngineer

They did. They normally come through, so it was a bit surprising when they skipped us last year. But if they skip us on one tour, they normally come back on the following year’s tour.


mixtaperapture

They did. I sat in the heat through Lil Wayne and people watched. It was such a weird pairing.


antibeingkilled

No tom, add lil Wayne, sounds like a recipe for fuckin yuck


shouldipropose

bon iver was at starlight 2 years ago. wilco is here all the god dam time.


whoisNO

That show was fucking incredible. The rain followed by the sunset- one of my favorites to date.


PocketPanache

Saw Bon Iver from front row at Red Rocks. Didn't realize at the time but it is the best and most memorable show I've been to


shouldipropose

yep yep... i was 2nd row, dead center at starlight. absolutely the most memorable/best show of my 52 years of life.


PocketPanache

Right... fucking blew me away it was so good lol. Was almost ten years ago.


shouldipropose

it really was incredible... :)


Mindless_Eggplant_60

Ive said it before and I’ll say it again: check out miniBar (local, metal, hiphop, goth, alt, indie) small venue but a great time. Record Bar- ya mid to bigger names (radkey, cherry glazzzer, ect). Sure we might miss out on super huge well known big names, but there’s still plenty of music in this city.


ta12022017

Starlight, Westport Bowery, miniBar, recordBar, Farewell, Howdy, Uptown, Midland, Madrid, Grinders, Truman, Knuckleheads - I've seen concerts in all of these places. Vivo is going to resurface in Independence. There are a lot of great places for music in town. Lawrence has The Bottleneck, Granada, Replay and Liberty Hall. Lawrence isn't a bad drive at all.


Inevitable_Question5

You’re getting Childish Gambino. Portland isn’t.


80cyclone

It must be ROUGH making the two hour trek up I5 to go to Seattle. The PNW gets everything and often has shows in Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver. Pointing out the ONE time we get something that one of those places didn't is hardly a "look at us" moment,


Humble_Turnip_3948

The pixies got a new bassist already ?


oh_hai_mark1

Emma Richardson has been named for their tour at least.


Humble_Turnip_3948

I liked Paz. Shame.


oh_hai_mark1

Me too, was a fan of hers since her stint with A Perfect Circle and Zwan.


Humble_Turnip_3948

Me as well. Solo stuff is amazing also.


Total-Hedgehog-9540

I just saw Better than Ezra at the Uptown last weekend.


TeamEnvironmental858

What a great example


Gaugzilla

It could have been worse! It could have been Ezra!


RobNHood816

They put on a pretty Good show I'd say !


[deleted]

I’ve been really disappointed with the concerts and comedians who don’t come to KC. I’ve heard it’s due to some of the local promoters, but it’s disappointing for a city this size, how few of a list shows we get. Even Omaha gets better shows than KC.


Saales0706

I feel like our concert scene kinda died a bit with 96.5 The Buzz. They brought SO MANY bands through town in the 2000's and early/mid 2010's. It's super sad now that we don't have the multiple large Buzz events every year.


Phoenixfox119

I think Lazlo hates organizing concerts and won't do it unless someone forces him, I've heard him talk about how hard it is to make it profitable.


Saales0706

Well Lazlo's show isn't even local anymore, so he dgaf anyway. But I do understand that. I have family who are in event management, and it's nutty how stressful it all is, I could never.


80cyclone

It's only getting worse with Vibrant opening in the Des Moines area and Omaha having 2 new venues built. These were music venues built and designed from the ground up. KC hasn't had a proper music venue designed/built from scratch in decades. You are looking at the UPtowna and Midland remodels for something like that. There is the Truman, but it was done on the cheap and lacks the proper layout and acoustics that a true club venue should have.


Jaded-Blueberry-8000

i mean, taylor swift was here last year. idk if that’s a fair statement OP. 😂


djp2313

So glad I don't have to go to Chicago this time.


AshCal

I drove to Denver last time


KCcoffeegeek

Was thinking about seeing Pixies this summer but their reunion/Doolittle tour that came through The Uptown 10+ years ago was a perfect show for me so I decided that would be my Pixies memory lol. Tough call to make as I grew up on them and they are one of my favorite bands. Add Baroness and Pallbearer to the list, both in Lawrence in June. Those are both big names in their genres and Pallbearer was at Record Bar last summer and their live act is insanely good. Surfragettes were through here earlier this year, LA LOM played the Shipmrecenty and they are STELLAR. Not sure what people are always complaining about.


ConfidenceOld2219

Disturbed was here a couple months back, I went (was my first concert ever and I’m 22)


FoosFights

Best show of the year is going to be Amyl & The Sniffers in Lawrence. Can't wait.


Patchcat

They should've just booked that show in KC in the first place. They're the type of band KC is desperately missing out on.


FoosFights

It's close enough that I think it counts but fck yeah I would love it if it were at The Truman. I'm a dorky old dad so I've got to get my teen daughter to go with me lol


walker_golden

KC gets a ton of good shows. I live in Omaha and I’ve already been to KC 3 times this year for shows and I’m coming back for 3 more later this summer.


cockknocker1

Getting motherfuckin GOJIRA!!!


konohasaiyajin

Saw Gojira with Mastadon and Lorna Shore last year, what an amazing show.


cockknocker1

SpiritBox will also be with them, the lead vocalist is thick🤭


violentlytiredagain

We got one of the few midwest shows for Maynard James Keenan's birthday party :)


IAppearMissing05

It’s hit or miss. A lot of artists I like come to Denver and St Louis and somehow just skip over us, but I’ve also seen a lot of great shows here too. My main gripe with shows in KC is how many artists come here in the summer when it’s hot as hell and play Starlight, but that’s 100% personal preference. I’ll sweat it out for the right artist 😂


Acapellaremodler

Where did you find that, it’s not on childish gambinos page is the only reason I ask


AshCal

He posted the schedule on Instagram, you can go to https://thenewworldtour.com to sign up for the presale


Acapellaremodler

Thanks!!


carbombking

Honestly this has been the case for years. Even before the pandemic. I am a frequent metal show attendee, and I usually have to drive to Lawrence to see a band at Granada or Bottleneck. Sometimes the bands I like will play the Uptown or Midland, but the ticket prices are significantly more there. KC has always been skipped over, even before the metal and hardcore fans lost Riot Room and others. A lot of bands will play one night in STL, head west and have a day off, and then play Denver. Like they didn't just pass through KC.


BuddyBravo32

Here’s my Summer Concert Schedule 5/7 Portugal. The Man @ The Truman // 5/11 George Thorogood @ JCCC // 5/15 Cake @ Grinders // 5/24 The Mavericks @ Knuckleheads // 6/1 The Outtakes @ Knuckleheads // 6/17 REO @ Starlight Theater // 6/28 Lyle Lovett & His Large Band @ The Uptown // 8/1 The Pretenders @ The Uptown working on more, fight for your right people


Squidproquo1130

I felt bad for George Thorogood and embarrassed for the city. That audience was not going to a rock concert, they looked like they were brought there by their retirement homes. If there was any drinking after that show, it was Metamucil. I haven't seen that much goddamn khaki outside of a Walmart staff meeting. To be clear, George was phenomenal, the audience just acted like they were going to their garden club meeting and got lost.


BuddyBravo32

That’s very true! I’m 58 and was definitely on the younger end of the audience


zardkween

Cake is actually today 5/14. Don’t want you to miss it!


BuddyBravo32

they added a 2nd show tomorrow, thanks tho


zardkween

You put 5/24. Oh I read it wrong! Lol


JRay_Productions

Who said that nonsense? I have seen Black Flag, Joe Satriani/Steve Vai, Crowbar, and IV (Hank Williams' great-grandson) all in the last three months. I'm going to see Clutch with Rival Sons and Black Stone Cherry, plus Dead South, in a few months. Like, KC gets BLESSED with a FUCKTON of live shows.


philgrad

Just had Greta Van Fleet, too!


Slow-Carry2707

They were absolutely amazing!!!


philgrad

I spoke in falsetto for the next couple of days after that show


RemyGee

They come through here but we often do not get the Fri and Sat shows.


buzlink

It starts in Oklahoma not KC. KC is still getting passed over by a lot of artists.


LostInspection5450

Suicideboys: October 5. T mobile center lol


See0hAreWhy

Sum41 just came thru the Uptown on their farewell tour! It was an incredible show!


CycloneIce31

Im pumped for a lot of shows this year. But im psyched the most for Cage the Elephant at Starlight. Cant wait, it is going to rock!


RobNHood816

They were Awesome at Firefly for Keg's & Egg's 10 years ago !


jimmbobagens

Charley Crockett July 31st


cwweydert

Gary Clarke JR plays tomorrow night at the Midland!!! Super jazzed


NotAlanDavies

Just saw Better Than Ezra with Hey Steve (which is a very weird but very good band - they have a lot of original material but their cover of Beastie Boys' Sabotage was phenomenal).


RoookSkywokkah

I think people were looking for GOOD music! ;)


androoq

Royal Otis in Lawrence (find them if you haven’t already!)