Summer Guide: Concerts
May
Saturday, May 24
Westport Roots Festival, Westport Saloon, westportroots.com, through Sunday, May 25
Thursday, May 29
Animals as Leaders, the Granada
David George, Czar
Eric Paslay, KC Live Block
Friday, May 30
The Big Iron, RecordBar
Joe Ely, Knuckleheads Saloon
The Naked and Famous, KC Live Block
The Runaway Sons, Bummer, Riot Room
Spirit Animal, Mime Game, Czar
Saturday, May 31
Bark N’ Blues Festival, Santa Fe Trail VFW Post 846, Overland Park
Buffalo Killers, Czar
Cher, Sprint Center
Chicago Afrobeat Project, Heartfelt Anarchy, RecordBar
Andy Frasco and the U.N., CrossroadsKC
Getter, the Granada
Rockfest, featuring Korn, Five Finger Death Punch, and more, Liberty Memorial
June
Sunday, June 1
Ingrid Laubrock and Tom Rainey, RecordBar
Brad Paisley, Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
Under the Streetlamp, Gentleman’s Rule,
the Midland
Monday, June 2
Vampire Weekend, Cults, Crossroads KC (sold out)
Tuesday, June 3
The Bloody Beetroots, Jayceeoh, Crossroads KC
Electric Citizen, Bad Wheels, Expo ’70,
Riot Room
St. Paul and the Broken Bones, RecordBar
Wednesday, June 4
Alaturka, RecordBar
French Horn Rebellion, Riot Room
Holy Ghost (DJ), Riot Room patio
The Monkees, the Uptown
Thursday, June 5
Asleep at the Wheel, Knuckleheads Saloon
Chris Cagle, KC Live Block
Infected Mushroom, Crossroads KC
Tweak Bird, Riot Room
Friday, June 6
Marc Broussard, Frontier Park
Crossroads Summer Block Party, 19th St. and Wyandotte
Gladstone Summer Bluesfest, Oak Grove Park, through Saturday, June 7
Anthony Hamilton, the Midland
Outsides, the Slowdown, Riot Room
Saturday, June 7
Backstreet Boys, Avril Lavigne, Starlight Theatre
John Butler Trio, Frank Turner, Crossroads KC
Radney Foster, Darden Smith, Jay Clementi, Knuckleheads Saloon
Bilal and Eric Roberson, the Uptown
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin,
Riot Room
Sunday, June 8
Black Joe Lewis, the Bottleneck
Collective Soul, VooDoo Lounge
The People’s Liberation Big Band, RecordBar
The Red Elvises, Knuckleheads
Styx, Foreigner, Starlight Theatre
Tuesday, June 10
Against the Grain, Bottlebreakers, Old Field Victory, RecordBar
Ben Folds with the Kansas City Symphony, Kauffman Center
Vintage Trouble, Crossroads KC
Wednesday, June 11
Band of Skulls, the Granada
Cardboard Kids, Golden Youth, Czar
Centro-matic, Riot Room
Ben Folds with the Kansas City Symphony, Kauffman Center
Dar Williams, Liberty Hall
Thursday, June 12
Frankie Ballard, KC Live Block
Robert Francis and the Night Tide, Carly Ritter, RecordBar
Friday, June 13
Boulevardia featuring Chain Gang of 1974, Blondfire, and Capital Cities, West Bottoms, through Sunday, June 15
Don McLean & Judy Collins, Knuckleheads
O.A.R., Phillip Phillips, Crossroads KC
Painted Palms, Ren, Kodascope, Czar
Parkville River Jam — Jazz, Blues and Fine Arts Fest, English Landing Park, through Saturday, June 14
Nice Peter, the Granada
Saturday, June 14
Bob Weir and Ratdog, the Midland
Sunday, June 15
Rascal Flatts, Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
Logic, the Granada
Moe, Pimps of Joytime, Crossroads KC
Monday, June 16
Ms. Lauryn Hill, the Uptown
Tuesday, June 17
Allah-Las, Riot Room
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Old 97’s, Crossroads KC
Wednesday, June 18
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, the Midland
Jackie Green, RecordBar
Guided By Voices, the Granada
Aaron Neville, Knuckleheads
Thursday, June 19
Blood on the Dance Floor, the Granada
King Khan and the Shrines, RecordBar
The Lonely Biscuits, Riot Room
Nashville Pussy, Knuckleheads
Darius Rucker, the Uptown
Young Widows, White Reaper, Leering
Heathens, Czar
Friday, June 20
The Avett Brothers, Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
Civil Twilight, Czar
Enemy Planes, RecordBar
Jazz in the Woods, Corporate Woods
Through Saturday, June 21
Krayzie Bone, Riot Room
Making Movies, Ha Ha Tonka, Knuckleheads
Neon Trees, KC Live Block
Saturday, June 21
Adam Evolving, David Hasselhoff on Acid, the Granada
The Foreign Exchange, Riot Room
Missouri Chainsaw Grassacre, featuring Split Lip Rayfield, Mountain Sprout, Cowgirl’s Train Set, and more, Crossroads KC
Asher Roth, Czar
Sunday, June 22
Future with Rico Love and Que, the Midland
Peter Murphy, Riot Room
Don Williams, the Uptown
Monday, June 23
James Taylor, Starlight Theatre
Tuesday, June 24
Deafheaven, the Granada
Egypt, Hossferatu, Merlin, Riot Room
Firestarter, Czar
John Hiatt & the Combo, and the Robert Cray Band, Knuckleheads
Ray LaMontagne, Starlight Theatre
Wednesday, June 25
Los Lonely Boys, Knuckleheads
Phox, Riot Room
Widespread Panic, Starlight Theatre
Thursday, June 26
Blueprint, Riot Room
Raw: Kansas City Presents Panorama,
the Uptown
Nora Jane Struthers & the Party Line, the Old Salt Union, Knuckleheads
Friday, June 27
Junior Brown, the Forty Fours, Knuckleheads
The Fray, Starlight Theatre
The Neighborhood, KC Live Block
We Are Voices, Atlas, Akkilles, Riot Room
Yonder Mountain String Band, Railroad Earth, Crossroads KC
Saturday, June 28
Captiva, Not a Planet, the Granada
Epitaph Reunion Party, RecordBar
Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Crossroads KC
The Summit, When Particles Collide, Czar
Tech N9ne, the Midland
Troglodyte’s Summer Stench, Riot Room
Monday, June 30
Kongos with Brick + Mortar, the Midland
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July
Tuesday, July 1
Dark Star Orchestra, Crossroads KC
Wednesday, July 2
The Antlers, Yellow Ostrich, Riot Room
Listener, ’68, Homeless Gospel Choir, Czar
Conor Oberst, Dawes, Crossroads KC
Xavier Rudd, the Bottleneck
Thursday, July 3
Jackson Browne, the Uptown
Max, Czar
Sarah McLachlan, Starlight Theatre
311, the Urge, Six Percent, Crossroads KC
Friday, July 4
The Phantastics, Willy Royal, Father Figures, Riot Room
Saturday, July 5
CES Cru, Info Gates, Houston Zizza, Riot Room
Sugar Ray, Blues Traveler, Uncle Kracker, Crossroads KC
Sunday, July 6
Boy & Bear, Jared & the Mill, Riot Room
Willie Nelson and Alison Krauss, Starlight Theatre
Monday, July 7
Bad Suns, Riot Room
Tuesday, July 8
Michael Franti & Spearhead, Crossroads KC
Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas, RecordBar
Jeremy Messersmith, Czar
Wednesday, July 9
Gavin DeGraw and Matt Nathanson, Mary Lambert, Crossroads KC
Fly Golden Eagle, Czar
Zepparella, RecordBar
Thursday, July 10
Outlaws, Blackhawk, Knuckleheads
Randy Rogers Band, KC Live Block
Friday, July 11
Delbert McClinton, Joe King Carrasco, Knuckleheads
Me Like Bees, Middle Twin, Riot Room
Saturday, July 12
Glass Animals, Czar (sold out)
Trampled Under Foot, Knuckleheads
Sunday, July 13
Glass Animals, Outsides, Riot Room (sold out)
Monday, July 14
The Family, RecordBar
Journey and Steve Miller Band, Starlight Theatre
Wild Cub, Grizfolk, Czar
Tuesday, July 15
Cannibal Corpse, the Granada
Lucero, Murder By Death, the Delta Saints, Crossroads KC
Young & Sick, Riot Room
American Slim, Czar
Wednesday, July 16
Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo and Rick Springfield, Starlight Theatre
Cloud Nothings, the Granada
Paul McCartney, Sprint Center
Saintseneca, Czar
Bob Schneider, Dawn & Hawkes, Knuckleheads
Thursday, July 17
Chase Rice, KC Live Block
Man or Astro-Man?, Riot Room
Old Crow Medicine Show, with Carolina
Chocolate Drops, the Uptown
Saturday, July 19
The Pitch Music Showcase I, Riot Room
Steely Dan, Starlight Theatre
Sunday, July 20
Panic at the Disco, Walk the Moon, Magic Man, Crossroads KC
Dub Thompson, Riot Room
Monday, July 21
Attic Wolves, Papers, Akkilles, Czar
Goblin, Hate Eternal, the Granada
Tuesday, July 22
Gary Clark Jr., Crossroads KC
Keef Mountain, Wicked Inquisition, Czar
New Edition, the Midland
Wednesday, July 23
Hayes Carll, Knuckleheads
Jurassic 5, Dilated Peoples, Beat Junkies, Crossroads KC
Thursday, July 24
Red Velvet Crush, Dellacoma, Dead Man’s Hand, Riot Room
Friday, July 25
The Pitch Music Showcase II, Knuckleheads
Saturday, July 26
Chubby Carrier, Knuckleheads
Pat Metheny Unity Group, Bruce Hornsby, Crossroads KC
Slash, Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, VooDoo Lounge
Sunday, July 27
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Riot Room
Uncle Lucius, Knuckleheads
Tuesday, July 29
Ted Nugent, the Midland
Matthew Sweet, Knuckleheads
Nick Waterhouse, Riot Room
Wednesday, July 30
Justin Timberlake, Sprint Center
Thursday, July 31
Guy Forsyth, Knuckleheads
Justin Timberlake, Sprint Center
Vans Warped Tour, featuring Less Than Jake and more, Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
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August
Friday, August 1
American Idol Live, the Midland
Liverpool, Frontier Park
OneRepublic, Starlight Theatre
The Pitch Picnic, with Everclear, Soul Asylum, Eve 6, Spacehog, Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
Saturday, August 2
Tori Amos, the Midland
Play Dead, Crossroads KC
Sunday, August 3
Mötley Crüe, Alice Cooper, Sprint Center
Thursday, August 7
Chicago and REO Speedwagon, Starlight Theatre
Hundredth, the Granada
Yes, the Midland
Friday, August 8
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin, with the Guilty Ones, Knuckleheads
Saturday, August 9
Fall Out Boy, Starlight Theatre
U.S. Air Guitar National Finals, the Midland
Tuesday, August 12
Miley Cyrus, Sprint Center
Earth Wind & Fire, Starlight Theatre
Eric Johnson, Knuckleheads
OK Go, Riot Room
Wednesday, August 13
Ziggy Marley, Crossroads KC
Thursday, August 14
Boston, Kansas, Starlight Theatre
Rod Stewart and Santana, Sprint Center
Friday, August 15
Bernard Allison, Knuckleheads
Saturday, August 16
Chris Duarte, Knuckleheads
Umphrey’s McGee, Crossroads KC
Sunday, August 17
Miranda Lambert, Cricket Wireless
Amphitheater
Monday, August 18
Gipsy Kings, the Uptown
Tuesday, August 19
Nickel Creek, Sarah Jarosz, Uptown Theater
Katy Perry, Sprint Center
Thursday, August 21
Reverend Horton Heat, the Bottleneck
Friday, August 22
Strand of Oaks, Riot Room
Saturday, August 23
The Rainmakers, Crossroads KC
ZZ Top and Jeff Beck, Starlight Theatre
Sunday, August 24
Sleepy Kitty, Riot Room
Friday, August 29
Goo Goo Dolls, Daughtry, Starlight Theatre
B.J. Thomas, the Sara Morgan Trio,
Knuckleheads
Saturday, August 30
Alabama, Starlight Theatre
The Grisly Hand, Knuckleheads
Liquid Stranger, the Granada
