Barenaked Ladies w/ Semisonic, Del Amitri at Starlight Theatre – Kansas City, MO (2023-06-11)
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The spectacle that was the Last Summer on Earth Tour came to the beautiful confines of Starlight Theatre in Kansas City on what turned out to be a very pleasant evening after some earlier spotty showers.
Del Amitri got things started with a nicely received set from the longtime Scottish band, with hits "Always the Last to Know" and "Roll with Me" getting the most reaction.
Semisonic would follow, expanded from a Minneapolis trio, into a five-piece live version, playing their newest two singles, as well as older favorites. Many passionate fans were in the audience, whooping between songs and yelling for older classics, like the Trip Shakespeare favorite, "Toolmaster of Brainerd". They even worked in an Outkast cover and included "Basement Tapes", a song leader Dan Wilson wrote inspired by an early winter tour outing from Minneapolis to Kansas City.
Barenaked Ladies never fail to entertain, and the Toronto pop rockers played old favorites as well as a few brand-new songs. Between-song banter ranged from the official flag of Kansas City (not looking so much like fountains as much as err, woman parts), the unique connections their fans have with them, and how much fun we'd all have watching the sign language interpreters deduce all the lyrics of "The Big Bang Theory Theme" or the rapid fire vocal of "One Week".
And the show would end exactly how you would want it to– with all bands converging back on stage for a loose, but oh-so-fun cover of the Steve Miller Band classic, "Jet Airliner" (complete with a Semisonic reprise of "Closing Time" to re-affirm that "you don't have to go home, but you can't stay here"!
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Still not the actual last summer (thankfully) those fun-loving rockers are out on their 7th almost-annual Last Summer on Earth 2023 Tour.
The Toronto-based eight-time JUNO winners and two-time Grammy nominees are playing three dozen shows in venues all over. We caught the first year live back in 2015 and have enjoying seeing the changing lineups ever since.
Special guests, Minneapolis’ own Semisonic and Scottish rockers Del Amitri will play extended opening sets, so arrive early.
LAST SUMMER ON EARTH Tour Dates
Jun 14 Salt Lake City, UT Red Butte Garden
Jun 15 Nampa, ID Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
Jun 17 Troutdale, OR McMenamins Edgefield
Jun 18 Woodinville, WA Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
Jun 20 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery
Jun 22 San Diego, CA Cal Coast Credit Union Theatre
Jun 23 Los Angeles, CA The Greek Theatre
Jun 24 Indio, CA Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
Jun 26 Austin, TX Bass Concert Hall
Jun 28 Tuscaloosa, AL Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
Jun 30 Atlanta, GA Cadence Bank Amph. at Chastain Park
Jul 01 Greensboro, NC White Oak Amphitheater
Jul 02 Washington, DC The Atlantis
Jul 04 Raleigh, NC Red Hat Amphitheater
Jul 05 Washington, DC The Anthem
Jul 07 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
Jul 08 Gilford, NH Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
Jul 09 Boston, MA Leader Bank Pavilion
Jul 11 Lewiston, NY Artpark
Jul 12 New York, NY The Rooftop at Pier 17
Jul 14 Wilmington, NC Live Oak Bank Pavilion
Jul 15 Valdosta, GA Wild Adventures
Jul 16 St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Jul 18 Portsmouth, VA Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion
Jul 19 Philadelphia, PA The Met
Jul 21 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
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