Kansas City

The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its fourteen counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (nine counties) and Kansas (five counties). The 8,472 square miles (21,940 km2) 2024 estimated census calculated a population of more than 2.2 million people, it is the second-largest metropolitan area centered in Missouri (after Greater St. Louis) and is the largest metropolitan area in Kansas, though Wichita is the largest metropolitan area centered in Kansas. Alongside Kansas City, Missouri, these are the suburbs with populations above 100,000: Overland Park, Kansas; Kansas City, Kansas; Olathe, Kansas; Independence, Missouri; and Lee’s Summit, Missouri.

The Darkness at The Truman, Kansas City MO (2023-10-11)

The Darkness, the bombastic, longtime East Suffolk, UK band had returned to downtown Kansas City at The Truman to help commemorate the 20th Anniversary of their globally successful debut album, Permission to Land, and had as usual, amazed the crowd with a solid set and were about to play their biggest hit, “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” as a high point, when singer Justin Hawkins made the plea.

We♥KC! October 9-12, 2023, Upcoming concerts / shows (Kansas City / Lawrence, KS)

Prost! October, Rocktober, and Oktoberfest celebrations seem to be in full swing, and while it’s been unseasonably warm, things are soon to change and jacket weather is coming. Plenty to keep you busy on the first full weekend of the month, in terms of live music. Let’s take look at the Kansas City / Lawrence KS/ Topeka KS metro musical happenings for the upcoming week, from October 9th-12th.

We♥KC! October 6-8, 2023, Upcoming concerts / shows (Kansas City / Lawrence, KS / Topeka KS)

Read more Kansas City Music Guide. Prost! October, Rocktober, and Oktoberfest celebrations seem to be...

We♥KC! September 27-October 2, 2023, Upcoming concerts / shows (Kansas City / Lawrence, KS)

  Read more Kansas City Music Guide. Still a busy calendar as we say ‘goodbye’...

We♥KC! September 19-26, 2023 Upcoming concerts / shows (Kansas City / Lawrence, KS / Topeka, KS)

Read more Kansas City Music Guide. Whew! Late September remains busy with shows and performances,...