We♥KC! November 1-3, 2025 Upcoming concerts / shows (Kansas City, MO / Lawrence, KS metro)
losses in the mid six-figures, due to the damage and having to cancel shows. No reason for this to happen, especially in these harder times, so the venue appreciates any help here: Support – Folly Theater.(ticket hyperlinks are embedded in each show’s headline)
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Broadway touring) thru Nov 2, Music Hall, $57-$185
Last chance to see!
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the first North American touring production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years. Based on the 1991 Academy Award®-winning animated feature film, this musical version premiered on Broadway in 1994 and was nominated for nine Tony® Awards (winning for Best Costume Design), Beauty remains one of the highest-grossing Broadway shows of all time. The title was revived for new generations with the Oscar®-nominated 2017 live-action film, which grossed over $1B worldwide.
The production stars Kyra Belle Johnson as Belle and Fergie L. Philippe as the Beast. and are joined by Stephen Mark Lukas as Gaston, Danny Gardner as Lumiere, Kathy Voytko as Mrs. Potts, Wichita’s Javier Ignacio as Cogsworth, Harry Francis as Le Fou, Kevin Ligon as Maurice, and more.
Reuniting to create this new production are members of the original Tony Award®-winning artistic team, including composer Alan Menken (who wrote the film’s beloved score with the late lyricist Howard Ashman), Tim Rice, who wrote lyrics for the stage adaptation.
Stop Making Sense screening w Jerry Harrison, Nov 1, Kauffman, $55.21-$90
Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary, this 1984 film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered as perhaps the greatest concert film of all time.
Starring Talking Heads members David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth (along with Bernie Worrell and their incredible touring musicians), the live performance was shot at Hollywood’s Pantages Theater and features their most memorable songs. This live event will feature a public screening of the re-release hosted by Jerry Harrison who will deliver introductory remarks, post screening comments and audience Q&A.
Buckcherry, Nov 1, Voodoo Lounge, NKC, $55-$60
California rockers Buckcherry are back on a fall 2025 headlining tour beginning September 20 in San Juan Capistrano, CA and runs into November. Drew Cagle and The Reputation, whom Rolling Stone named “One Of The 10 Bands To Watch In 2025,” will open all shows.
Buckcherry also recently released the music video for the song “Let It Burn”, filmed at two upstate NY shows during their spring tour with Steel Panther. The song is taken from their eleventh full-length effort, “Roar Like Thunder”, which was released on June 13.
Vocalist Josh Todd spoke about the band’s knack for releasing consistent new albums, saying: “Yeah, that’s my competitive spirit. I wanna be as great as I can be, and as far as Buckcherry is concerned and what we are and what we mean. And I’m very passionate about this band to this day, and I really care about putting out a quality record.”
Parmalee, Nov 1, Madrid, CANCELED
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2
Stardew Valley, Nov 2, Kauffman, SOLD OUT
Symphony of Seasons is the new Stardew Valley concert, featuring a 35-piece orchestra performing the most memorable music from the video game and a screen above the stage playing game play footage, plus original content exclusively created for this concert.
Symphony of Seasons is a musical journey from your first day in the valley to your arrival to the summit. Watch your farm grow throughout the four seasons, and explore the most memorable locations of the valley: from Pelican Town to the Skull Cavern, from Ginger Island to Calico Desert, from the Submarine to the Wizard’s Tower and much more.
The massive hit farming sim Stardew Valley is returning to concert halls around the world on its second international concert tour following the strong response to Stardew Valley’s first concert tour, Festival of Seasons.
Pinkshift Nov 2, The Bottleneck-Lawrence, $18-$20
Maryland trio Pinkshift (vocalist Ashrita Kumar; guitarist Paul Vallejo; drummer Myron Houngbedji) recently released their new album Earthkeeper, via Hopeless Records and also shared their brand-new anti-ICE song “Authority Problem.”
Earthkeeper represents a bigger and more evolved sound, versus when they made their 2022 debut Love Me Forever. They’ve grown, matured, and been altered by experience. “The first album was influenced a lot by stuff we grew up listening to because we’d never really toured,” offers Myron. “It’d really cool that now, after all this touring, there’s bits and pieces of all these bands we wouldn’t otherwise have listened to that have weaved their way into our songwriting.”
MONDAY NOVEMBER 3
Mon Rovia, Nov 3, Madrid, $50-$150
Afro-Appalachian folk artist Mon Rovîa uses his music to shed light on the struggles faced by those displaced by violence and conflict and whose acoustic melodies inspire healing and heartfelt connection. He takes his name from the capitol city of Liberia, the African nation where he was born, drawing on his experiences as a refugee,
“I’m Mon, born in Mon Rovia, Liberia. My life can be summed up by being born into a civil war, escaping the life of a child soldier, rescued by the hands of missionaries. Spent a lot of my developmental years living in a variety of places with a number of life experiences. And then layered on top of all of this is the assimilation I felt being a trans-racially adopted refugee. My music in a nutshell is a culmination of these experiences blended with the empathy I feel for the experiences with others. The mission of my music is to heal with others – with every nation and tongue, in due time.”
Opening the night’s performance is singer-songwriter Ryman. Mon Rovîa has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 per ticket goes to supporting Hurricane Helene relief.
King 810 w Tallah, Nov 3, Bottleneck-Lawrence $25-$30
King 810 are back, and the Flint, MI metal provocateurs have dropped the title track and new album, Rustbelt Nu Metal with the tour to support the new beginning their “Blood Run & Rhythm Tour” right here in Lawrence at the Bottleneck.
Arrive early for support acts Tallah and Filth – the genre-defiant nu-core disruptors and fellow Michiganders, Tallah released their most ambitious work to date—Primeval: Obsession // Detachment, a fully live-tracked, sci-fi concept album that pulls listeners into a world of collapsing morality, split identities, and sonic chaos, out now via Earache Records.
The concept follows two characters, Ana and Sheelah, on a morally destructive journey across an alien world. Fans can dive deeper into the environment through The Primeval Game, a playable story-world that’s updated monthly with new clues, song teasers, and narrative expansions.
National / International act coming through the Midwest / Kansas City area? Please email details to johnc@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time to be considered for Show Preview and Show Coverage consideration.