Concert History
Starlight's concert history dates back to the early 1980s. Starlight’s first popular music concerts – Heart and The Little River Band – proved highly popular. The events signified that Starlight was an appropriate venue for concerts after 30 years of exclusively offering Broadway-style shows.
Concert History - 2020s
2022 concert lineup
- H.E.R. with Mars - May 3
- Ben Rector with Jake Scott & Jordy Stephen Show - May 7
- Charlie Hickey - 5/31
- AJR 6/1
- HAIM with More & Sasami- 6/4
- Lord Huron with Erin Rae - 6/5
- Rex Orange County - 6/13
- Loverboy with REO Speedwagon and Styx - 6/14
- Bon Iver with Bonny Light Horseman - 6/15
- Chicago with Brian Wilson - 6/20
- Barenaked Ladies with Gin Blossoms and Toad the Wet Sprocket - 6/29
- Third Eye Blind with Hockey Dad & Taking Back Sunday - 6/30
- Brandi Carlile with Katie Pruitt & Tanya Tucker - 7/6
- Chris Isaak & Lyle Lovett - 7/7
- Halestorm with Lilith Czar & The Warning - 7/10
- Maren Morris with Brent Cobb - 7/21
- Josh Groban with Eleri Ward & Preservation Hall Jazz Band - 7/22
- John Mulaney - 7/23
- Goo Goo Dolls with Blue October - 8/1
- One Republic with Need to Breathe & Amy Ellen - 8/5
- Bonnie Raitt with Mavis Staples - 8/6
- David Gray - 8/7
- Earth, Wind & Fire - 8/30
2021 concert lineup
- Lindsey Stirling with Kiesza - July 3
- Jason Mraz with Southern Avenue - August 3
- Joan Jett and the Blackhearts with Cheap Trick - August 29
- The Doobie Brothers - August 14
- Bill Burr - September 15
- Pitbull with Iggy Azalea - October 6
2020 concert lineup
- Canceled due to COVID-19
Concert History - 2010s
2019 concert lineup
- RBRM - May 9
- Chicago with Tim Stock - May 19
- Coheed and Cambria with Mastadon and Every Time I Die - June 18
- Train and Goo Goo Dolls with Allen Stone - June 21
- Third Eye Blind and Jimmy Eat World with Ra Ra Riot - June 23
- The Head and The Heart with Hippo Campus - July 6
- Earth, Wind & Fire - July 20
- Why Don't We with EBEN - July 25
- Alice Cooper with Halestorm and Motionless in White - July 26
- Tenacious D with Wynchester - July 27
- Bush and LIVE with Our Lady Peace - July 28
- Peter Frampton with Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening - August 5
- Mary J. Blige and NAS - August 6
- Judah & The Lion with Flora Cash - August 10
- Pentatonix with Rachel Platten - August 13
- Ben Folds and Violent Femmes with Savannah Conley - August 16
- Dierks Bentley with Jon Pardi, Tenille Townes and Hot Country Knights - August 22
- Kidz Bop - August 23
- “Weird Al” Yankovic - August 31
- ZZ Top and Cheap Trick with Marquise Knox - September 1
- Kacey Musgraves with YOLA - September 4
- Greta Van Fleet with Shannon and the Clams - September 21
- Heart and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts with Lucie Silvas - October 8
2018 concert lineup
- Modest Mouse with Mass Gothic - May 10
- Trevor Noah - May 12
- Impractical Jokers - May 19
- The Head and The Heart with Grouplove - May 29
- #IMOMSOHARD - May 31
- Barenaked Ladies with Better Than Ezra and KT Tunstall - June 2
- Steely Dan & The Doobie Brothers - June 18
- Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle and Dwight Yoakam - June 21
- Chicago and REO Speedwagon with Michael Tolcher - June 27
- Lindsey Stirling and Evanescence - July 6
- Paramore and Foster the People with Jay Som - July 7
- Styx and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts with Tesla - July 10
- The Comedy Get Down with Cedric 'The Entertainer', Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley and George Lopez - July 13
- Foreigner with Whitesnake and Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening - July 17
- Kidz Bop - July 20
- Charlie Puth with Hailee Steinfeld - August 9
- Joe Rogan - August 10
- Niall Horan with Maren Morris - August 22
- Jason Mraz and Brett Dennen - August 31
- Ian Anderson Presents Jethro Tull - September 1
- Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band - September 3
- feat. Ringo Starr, Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Gregg Rolie, Graham Gouldman, Warren Ham and Gregg Bissonette
- Boy George & Culture Club and The B-52s with Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey - September 7
- O.A.R. with Matt Nathanson with New Respects - September 8
- NEEDTOBREATHE with Johnny Swim and Forest Blakk - September 9
- Counting Crows with LIVE with Boom Forest - September 11
- Beck with The Voidz - September 17
- Deep Purple with Judas Priest and Temperance Movement - September 18
- The National with Alvvays - October 7
- Open Spaces
- The Roots with The Soul Rebels and Red Barat - October 12
- Janelle Monáe with Marcus Lewis Big Band, The McFadden Brothers and Sankofa Danzafro - October 13
2017 concert lineup
- A Perfect Circle with Prayer - April 19
- Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo and Rick Springfield - May 5
- The 1975 with Pale Waves and Colouring - May 9
- Soundgarden with Dillinger Escape Plan - May 14
- MUSE and Thirty Seconds to Mars with PRVIS - June 12
- John Legend with Gallant - June 13
- Willie Nelson and Family* with Dwight Yoakam and Robert Earl Keen - June 17
- Chicago and The Doobie Brothers - June 20
- Train with Natasha Bedingfield - July 3
- Steve Miller Band with Peter Frampton - July 19
- Jim Gaffigan with Ted Alexandro - July 20
- Steve Martin and Martin Short - July 21
- Journey** with ASIA - July 22
- Nickelback with Daughtry and Shaman's Harvest - July 23
- alt-J with SOHN - August 3
- Young the Giant with Cold War Kids and Joywave*** - August 5
- Foreigner with Cheap Trick and Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience - August 15
- Idina Menzel - August 16
- Matchbox Twenty and Counting Crows with Rivers and Rust - September 27
- The xx with Perfume Genius - October 3
- Alison Krauss and David Gray - October 8
*Due to weather Willie Nelson and Family was postpond to Oct. 4. All other acts performed.
**Due to weather Journey was unable to perform. ASIA performed as scheduled.
*** Due to weather Cold War Kids performed on Aug. 5 and Young the Giant and Joywave performed on Aug. 6
2016 concert lineup
- The 1975 with Wolf Alice and Japanese House - May 3
- Barenaked Ladies with Howard Jones and OMD - June 4
- Boston with Night Ranger and Foghat - June 5
- The Cure with The Twilight Sad - June 8
- Fantasia and Anthony Hamilton - June 10
- Paul Simon - June 11
- Bad Company and Joe Walsh - June 20
- Bob Dylan - June 21
- Widespread Panic - June 22
- Steely Dan and Steve Winwood - June 23
- Flight of the Conchords - July 7
- Weezer and Panic! at the Disco with Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness - July 20
- Shinedown with Black Stone Cherry and Halestorm - July 22
- Goo Goo Dolls with Collective Soul and Tribe Society - July 23
- Duran Duran with Chic - July 24
- Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy - August 5
- Kool and the Gang with Morris Day & The Time, Bootsy’s Rubber Band - August 6
- "Weird Al" Yankovic - August 7
- HEART with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and Cheap Trick - August 15
- Josh Groban with Sarah Mclachlan and Foy Vance - August 16
- Brian Regan - August 20
- Fifth Harmony with JoJo and Victoria Monet - September 1
- Bryan Adams - September 16
- NEEDTOBREATHE with Mat Kearney, John Mark McMillan and Welshly Arms - September 17
- Ray LaMontagne - September 19
- ZZ Top with Gov't Mule - September 20
- Counting Crows and Rob Thomas - September 27
- Alabama with Home Free - September 29
2015 concert lineup
- Beck and Willie Nelson & Friends - May 15
- Alabama Shakes and Father John Misty - May 29
- Steve Miller Band and Buddy Guy - May 30
- The Avett Brothers with Old Crow Medicine Show - June 4
- Peter Frampton & Cheap Trick - June 18
- Widespread Panic with Yonder Mountain String Band - June 24
- Train with The Fray & Matt Nathanson - July 17
- New Jack Swing Tour feat. Keith Sweat, Blackstreet, and SWV - July 18
- Jim Gaffigan - August 3
- Phish - August 5
- Def Leppard with STYX & Tesla - August 11
- Idina Menzel - August 12
- My Morning Jacket with Hippo Campus - August 13
- Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire - August 21
- A Prairie Home Companion - August 22
- Incubus, Deftones, Death from Above 1979, and The Bots - August 23
- Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival feat. Aziz Ansari and Amy Schumer - August 28
- Little Big Town and David Nail with Travis Marvin & Ashley Monroe - August 29
- Boston and Blue Oyster Cult - August 30
- Hozier with Nate Ruess - September 14
- Twenty One Pilots and Echosmith - September 22
2014 concert lineup
- Arcade Fire with tUnE-yArDs - April 26
- Queens of the Stone Age and Primus with Chelsea Wolfe - May 13
- Backstreet Boys with Avril Lavigne - June 07
- STYX and Foreigner with Don Felder - June 8
- James Taylor - June 23
- Ray LaMontagne with The Belle Brigade and Hamilton Leithauser - June 24
- Widespread Panic with Galactic - June 25
- The Fray with Barcelona and Oh Honey - June 27
- Sarah McLachlan - July 3
- Alison Krauss and Willie Nelson - July 6
- Journey and Steve Miller Band - July 14
- Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo with Rick Springfield - July 16
- Steely Dan with Bobby Broom - July 19
- OneRepublic and The Script with American Authors - August 1
- Mike Epps - August 2
- Chicago and REO Speedwagon - August 7
- Mix 93.3's Red, White & Boom feat. Fall Out Boy and New Politics, The Strive, Meghan Trainor, New Hollow and Timeflies - August 9
- Boston and Kansas - August 14
- Earth, Wind & Fire – August 18
- ZZ Top and Jeff Beck with Tyler Bryant - August 23
- The Goo Goo Dolls and Daughtry - August 29
- Alabama - August 30
- Jake Owen and Eli Young Band with The Cadillac Three and The Swon Brothers - September 19
- Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band - October 4
2013 concert lineup
- Sigur Ros with Oneohtrix Point Never - April 4
- REO Speedwagon, STYX, and Ted Nugent - May 10
- Widespread Panic - June 22
- Imagine Dragons with Capital Cities, Twenty One Pilots, and Family of the Year - June 28
- 311 and Cypress Hill with G. Love & Special Sauce - July 2
- Mix 93.3's Red, White & Boom feat. Carly Rae Jepsen with Emblem3, Stefano Langone, MKTO, Hot Chelle Rae, Tech N9ne and Ariana Grande - July 5
- A Prairie Home Companion - July 19
- Train with Michael Franti & Spearhead - July 20
- Yallapalooza feat. Tate Stevens with Aaron Lewis and The Henningsens - August 17
- HEART with Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience - August 18
- Lynyrd Skynyrd with Kansas - August 30
- Sail Rock feat. Christopher Cross with Orleans, Gary Wright, and Firefall - September 20
- The National with Tame Impala - October 11
2012 concert lineup
- Barry Manilow - June 17
- Chelsea Handler - June 19
- REO Speedwagon, STYX, and Ted Nugent - June 21
- Mix 93.3's Red, White & Boom feat. Gavin DeGraw and Colbie Caillat with Chris Rene, Karmin, Andy Grammer, Neon Hitch and Havana Brown - June 23
- Dream Theater with Crimson Projekct - June 28
- Chicago and The Doobie Brothers - July 20
- James Taylor - July 21
- The Counting Crows with Augustines, Field Report, and Kasey Anderson & the Honkies - July 31
- My Morning Jacket with Band of Horses and Blind Pilot - August 6
- Crosby, Stills & Nash - August 9
- Train with Mat Kearney - August 10
- Il Divo - August 16
- B.B. King and Robert Cray - August 17
- Phish - August 22
- Boston with Night Ranger and Starship - September 7
- Hall & Oates - September 8
- Jason Mraz with Christina Perri - September 12
- Ben Folds Five - September 28
- Florence and the Machine with The Maccabees - October 1
2011 concert lineup
- Arcade Fire with The National - April 20
- Martin Lawrence - April 29
- Ray LaMontagne & the Pariah Dogs with Brandi Carlile and The Secret Sisters - June 15
- Huey Lewis and The News with Hearts of Darkness - June 16
- Earth, Wind & Fire - June 17
- Peter Gabriel - June 18
- Chelsea Handler - June 19
- STYX & YES - July 18
- Janet Jackson - August 22
- Steely Dan - August 25
- Prairie Home Companion - August 31
- Selena Gomez & The Scene with Allstar Weekend - September 1
- Ke$ha with LMFAO and Spank Rock - September 2
- Maroon 5 and Train with Matt Nathanson, and Gavin DeGraw - September 4
- Journey, Foreigner and Night Ranger - September 28
- Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs - October 7
2010 concert lineup
- Hillsong United - April 22
- Jeff Beck with Gary Hoey - April 28
- Chelsea Handler - May 7
- Lynyrd Skynyrd with The Outlaws, Williams Riley and Molly Hatchet - May 28
- Earth, Wind & Fire - May 29
- MAXWELL and Jill Scott with Guy Torry - May 30
- Foreigner & STYX with Kansas - June 3
- Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - June 5
- RUSH - July 1
- Santana & Steve Winwood - July 4
- Mix 93.3's Red, White & Boom feat. Counting Crows, Barenaked Ladies, and Augustana with Kris Allen and Angel Taylor - July 6
- REO Speedwagon & Pat Benatar with Keaton Simons - July 11
- O.A.R. with Citizen Cope - July 16
- Chicago & The Doobie Brothers - July 18
- Bob Dylan - August 7
- Jackson Browne with David Lindley - August 8
- Dukes of September: Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald, and Boz Scaggs - September 18
- Vampire Weekend with Beach House and The Very Best - October 2
Concert History - 2000s
2009 concert lineup
- Jason Mraz and Plain White T's with Anya Marina - May 6
- Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction with Street Sweeper Social Club - May 27
- REO Speedwagon and Styx with .38 Special - June 4
- Stevie Wonder - June 26
- No Doubt with Paramore, Bedouin Soundclash, and Have Heart - July 6
- The Fray with Jack's Mannequin and Meese - July 22
- Tori Amos and One eskimO - July 23
- Lyle Lovett - July 24
- Kathy Griffin - August 23
- Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy and Young Jeezy - August 24
- Crosby, Stills, and Nash - August 30
- Rock the Light X
- Friday, September 4
- Casting Crowns
- Brandon Heath
- The Afters
- Downhere Stars Go Dim
- Saturday, September 5
- Newsboys
- Kutless
- Stellar Kart
- Disciple
- Hearts of Saints
- Friday, September 4
- Brian Howe, Foghat, and Shooting Star - September 25
- Gary Allen, Eric Church and Justin Moore - September 30
2008 concert lineup
- The Cure with 65daysofstatic - May 19
- Sheryl Crow with Brandi Carlile - June 5
- RUSH - June 7
- James Taylor - June 9
- Chicago and The Doobie Brothers - June 12
- Katt Williams - June 13
- Steve Miller Band and Joe Cocker - July 2
- Chris Rock - July 5
- Poison with Dokken and Sebastian Bach - July 9
- Feist with Juana Molina - July 13
- Jill Scott with Bilal - August 7
- Kathy Griffin - August 22
- Rock the Light IX
- Friday, August 29
- Casting Crowns
- DecembeRadio
- Sanctus Real
- 33 Miles
- Saturday, August 30
- Jeremy Camp
- Pillar
- Group 1 Crew
- This Beautiful Republic
- Remedy Drive
- Friday, August 29
- Earth Wind & Fire with Michael McDonald - September 20
- Robert Plant & Alison Krauss with T-Bone Burnett - September 23
- Maroon 5 and Counting Crows with Augustana - September 26
- Temptations and The Four Tops - September 27
- Music Builds Tour: Third Day, Switchfoot, Jars of Clay, Robert Randolph & The Family Band - October 11
2007 concert lineup
- Bow Wow - May 25
- Alison Krauss & Union Station feat. Jerry Douglas - June 19
- A Prairie Home Companion - June 22
- Jim Brickman - June 23
- The Goo Goo Dolls with Lifehouse and Plain White T's - July 2
- Lyle Lovett and k.d. lang - July 6
- Bob Dylan - July 16
- Willie Nelson - August 1
- The Fray - August 2
- Earth, Wind & Fire - August 17
- Rock the Light VIII
- Friday, August 31
- Chris Tomlin
- BarlowGirl
- Leeland
- DecembeRadio
- Robert Pierre
- Derek Webb
- Roads to Rome
- Saturday, September 1
- TobyMac
- Hawk Nelson
- Special D
- Superchic[k]
- Family Force 5
- Starfield
- Nate Huss
- Jackson Waters
- After Edmund
- Echoing Angels
- Starlit Platoon
- Friday, August 31
- Linda Ronstadt with The Kansas City Symphony - September 7
- Arcade Fire with LCD Soundsystem - September 28
- RBD - September 29
2006 concert lineup
- Depeche Mode with She Wants Revenge - May 10
- May Day Beach Party feat. Juvenile and Lil Flip with E-40 and Youngbloodz - June 3
- New Jack Swing Tour - June 17
- Widespread Panic - June 21
- String Cheese Incident with Bob Weir and RatDog - July 7
- Phil Lesh and Friends - July 19
- Mary J. Blige with Letoya and Jaheim - August 13
- John Fogerty and Willie Nelson - August 23
- Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals with Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley - August 25
- Rock the Light VII
- Friday, September 1
- Casting Crowns
- BarlowGirl
- Shawn McDonald
- Pocket Full of Rocks
- Krystal Meyers
- Saturday, September 2
- Audio Adrenaline
- Kutless
- Monday Morning
- Day of Fire
- Thousand Foot Krutch
- Red
- Friday, September 1
2005 concert lineup
- Widespread Panic - May 3
- Avril Lavigne with Butch Walker - July 22
- Celtic Woman - August 4
- The White Stripes with The Greenhornes - August 23
- Brian Wilson - August 25
- Jack Johnson with Matt Costa - August 26
- Rock the Light VI
- Friday, September 2
- Mercy Me
- Monday Morning
- The Afters
- Circleslide
- Charity Von
- Sarah Kelly
- Daystar Band
- Deerbrook Worship Team
- Sunday, September 3
- Third Day
- Jeremy Camp
- Bethany Dillion
- Shawn McDonald
- Kainos
- Krystal Meyers
- The House Band
- The Philosophy
- Friday, September 2
- Lyle Lovett - September 13
2004 concert lineup
- David Bowie with Stereophonics - May 10
- Mary J. Blige with Musiq Soulchild - May 14
- Moody Blues - May 27
- Old School Funk Fest feat. Keith Sweat - July 24
- Chris Isaak - July 29
- "Weird Al" Yankovic - August 13
- Josh Groban - August 16
- Rock the Light V
- Friday, September 3
- Steven Curtis Chapman
- Plus One
- Chris Tomlin
- Marilyn Laslow
- Mission Road
- John Ruben
- Saturday, September 4
- Relient K
- R.J. Helton
- Pillar
- Kutless
- Ryan Dobson
- Mission Road
- Casting Crowns
- KJ-52
- Building 429
- Friday, September 3
2003 concert lineup
- Bill Cosby - May 31
- Ben Harper with Jack Johnson and Kid Koala - June 9
- Chris King's Funk Fest: The Gap Band with Whisper, ConFunkShun feat. Michael Cooper & Felton Pilate, Miki Howard and Rome - June 14
- Anita Baker with Frankie Beverly and Maze - July 2
- B2K with Marcus Houston, Mario, Nick Cannon Jhene, Nazcar and DJ Jus - July 27
- "Weird Al" Yankovic - August 5
- Dave Sanborn and The Crusaders (feat. Randy Crawford, Joe Sample, Wilton Felder, Ray Parker Jr.) - August 7
- Neil Young and Crazy Horse with Lucinda Williams - August 9
- Wayne Newton - August 20
- Rock the Light IV - August 30
- Audio Adrenaline
- SONICFLOOd
- Relient K
- Superchic[k]
- Rachael Lampa
- Souljahz
- R.E.M. with Ed Harcourt - September 17
- Blue Man Group: The Complex Tour - October 11
2002 concert lineup
- Lord of the Dance - May 10 - 11
- Alanis Morissette with Ryan Adams - May 13
- Jars of Clay - May 26
- A Prairie Home Companion - June 15
- Barry Manilow and Curtis Stigers - June 16
- Mannheim Steamroller - June 23
- Dan Fodelberg - June 25
- String Cheese Incident - June 29
- Mary J. Blige with Tweet - July 2
- Wide Spread Panic - July 5
- Old School Funk Fest feat. Cameo, One-Way, Confunshun and Whodini - August 11
- Down From the Mountain: Alison Krauss and Union Station feat. Jerry Douglas and Emmylou Harris - August 13
- E-40 and Click - August 15
- Alicia Keys - August 18
- Ladies Night Out: The S.O.S. Band and Lakeside with Blue Magic and Midnight - August 30
- Rock the Light III - August 31
- Third Day
- TobyMac
- True Vibe
- By The Tree
- Superchic[k]
- Beanbag
- Bow Wow with IMX and B2K - September 6
- Jam Grass: Dark Star Orchestra (Tribute to the Grateful Dead) - September 7
- Luther Vandross with Gerald Levert, Angie Stone and Michelle Williams - September 15
- Steven Curtis Chapman with Nichole Nordman - September 28
2001 concert lineup
- Betty Buckley - May 20
- KPRS Summer Jam feat. K-Ci & JoJo, Juvenile, Jon B, Cappadonna and Eightball & MJG - May 23
- Queens of Comedy feat. Sommore, Mo'nique, Adele Givens with host Laura Hayes - June 2
- Donny Osmond - June 7
- Franklin the Turtle in "Franklin's Magic Fiddle" - June 21
- White Hat Mike's Blues Revue feat. Tyrone Davis, Little Milton, Marvin Sease and Shirley Brown - June 23
- The Beach Boys and America - June 24
- Wildflower Festival feat. Judy Collins, Richie Havens, Janis Ian and Roger McGuinn - August 3
- Chris King's '70s Soul Jam feat. The Stylistics, The Dramatics, The Chi-Lites, The Manhattans and The Impressions - August 4
- B.B. King - August 15
- Hot Summer Nights with Al Jarreau, Rachelle Ferrell and George Duke - August 17
- Jim Brickman - August 18
- Pat Benetar with Night Ranger - August 28
- Kenny Rogers with the Kansas City Symphony - August 31
- Rock the Light II - September 1
- Newsboys
- SONICFLOOd
- Waterdeep
- Katina
- Rachael Lampa
- Stacie Orrico
- Michael Bolton - September 5
- Lorrie Morgan with Sammy Kershaw - September 7
- Air Supply with Ambrosia - September 8
- Tony Bennett with k.d. lang - September 9
- KC & The Sunshine Band with the Village People - September 15
- Dwight Yoakam and Terry Clark - September 28
- Bugs Bunny on Broadway with the Kansas City Symphony - September 29
- Trisha Yearwood and Carolyn Johnson - October 7
- Wynonna - October 12
- Dave Koz - October 28
- KCIY Jazz Trax - December 15
2000 concert lineup
- O-Jays and Isley Brothers - June 10
- Boney James - June 11
- Peter Frampton with Gary Wright - July 13
- Gerald Levert with Chico Debarge and Methrone - July 29
- B.B. King's Blues Festival feat. B.B. King, Buddy Guy and Susan Tedeschi - August 16
- Rock the Light - September 2
- Jars of Clay
- Out of Eden
- Plus One
- Jennifer Knapp
- Tony Bennett and Diana Krall - September 8
- Don Henley - September 9
- Bernadette Peters with the Kansas City Symphony - September 15
- "Weird Al" Yankovic - September 22
Concert History - 1990s
1999 concert lineup
- Cake and Ben Folds Five with Jude - June 2
- Blues Revue feat. Bobby "Blue" Bland, Tyrone Davis and Johnnie Taylor - June 26
- The Rippingtons - July 15
- Sarah Brightman with John Bayless - July 16
- George Brett Hall of Fame concert with Sawyer Brown - July 29
- Chris King Soul Jam feat. The Stylistics, The Dramatics, The Chi-Lites, Cuba Gooding & the Main Ingredient and Bloodstone - July 31
- Lyle Lovett and His Large Band - August 8
- Classic Rock Summer Jam with Blue Oyster Cult, Nazareth and Foghat - August 21
- Boney James with David Benolt and Norman Brown - August 22
1998 concert lineup
- Bad Company and Little River Band - May 31
- Guitars & Saxes feat. Jonathan Butler, Richard Elliot, Marc Antoine and Kirk Whalum - June 6
- Michael Crawford - June 16
- A Prairie Home Companion - July 4
- Jethro Tull - July 18
- 70’s Soul Jam - August 14
- Gospel Music Festival - August 15
- Kansas with the Kansas City Symphony - August 16
- Art Garfunkel - August 21
- Tori Amos - August 28
- Bonnie Raitt - September 3
- Gordon Lightfoot - September 11
- Earth, Wind & Fire - September 18
- The Pointer Sisters - September 25
1997 concert lineup
- John Tesh - June 11
- America with The Guess Who and Brewer & Shipley - June 13
- Blue Magic - June 14
- Magic School Bus - June 18 - 19
- Patti La Belle - June 20
- U Pick Nick! - July 2 - 3
- Weinerville Live! - July 30 - 31
- Bread with David Gates - August 12
- Peter, Paul & Mary - August 21
- Boney James with Earl Klugh and David Benoit - August 22
- Poco - August 23*
- Southern Christian Gospel Music Festival - August 24
- Sheryl Crow with Wilco and Michael Penn - August 26
- John Fogerty - September 7
- KFKF Country Fair - September 14
- Lilith Fair*
1996 concert lineup
- The Rippingtons with David Benoit and Norman Brown - May 4
- America and Poco with Little River Band - May 31
- Bad Finger and Beatlemania - June 8
- k.d. lang - August 2
- Oleta Adams with Michael Franks, Boney James and Norman Brown - August 3
- The Beach Boys - August 13
- Ray Charles, The Raeletts, & the Ray Charles Band - August 18
- Jack Johnson with A L O and Matt Costa - August 30*
- John Tesh - September 7
- George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars - September 19
- Wheel of Fortune hosted by Bob Eubanks - September 20
- Grover Washington, Jr. and Ramsey Lewis - September 28
- First Annual Kansas City International Jazz Fest at Liberty Memorial - September 21*
- Kansas City Blues Festival*
1995 concert lineup
- John Tesh - June 29
- Mary J. Blige with Blackstreet - July 14
- Barry White with Chante Moore - July 26
- Earth, Wind & Fire with D-Knowledge - August 17
- B.B. King - August 17
- Jeff Lynne’s ELO with Kansas City Symphony - September 9
- Battle of the Bands*
1994 concert lineup
- Salt-N-Pepa and R. Kelly - May 12
- Yanni - June 9
- Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme - July 9
- Indigo Girls with DeDe Vogt - July 20
- Natalie Cole - August 20
- Frankie Beverly and Maze - August 21
- Melissa Etheridge - August 23
- Kenny G - August 24
- Mannheim Steamroller with Chip Davis - August 26
- Peter, Paul & Mary - August 27
- Barry Manilow - September 18
1993 concert lineup
- Def Comedy Jam feat. Martin Lawrence - May 29
- Mannheim Steamroller - June 16
- Summer Jam III feat. Levert - July 1
- Gordon Lightfoot - July 13
- Smothers Brothers and Righteous Brothers - July 14
- Peter, Paul & Mary - August 19
- Tony Bennett and The Count Basie Orchestra - September 12
- Tommy Tune - September 24
1992 concert lineup
- Allman Brothers Band and Blues Traveler - June 30
- Harry Connick, Jr. - July 14
- Levert/Sunset Summer Jam - July 17
- Natalie Cole - July 18
- Crosby, Stills & Nash with Michael Hedges - July 19
- Tesla with Firehouse - July 28
- James Taylor - July 29
- Dan Fogelberg - July 31
- REO Speedwagon and Foghat with Head East - August 13
- Reba McEntire with Vince Gill - August 23
1991 concert lineup
- Freddie Jackson - May 26
- The Robert Cray Band and Steve Winwood - June 11
- Mannheim Steamroller - June 13
- Indigo Girls - June 19
- Tom Jones - July 20
- Whitney Houston - June 23
- Gordon Lightfoot - July 1*
- Music Of Andrew Lloyd Webber - July 19
- Whisper and KC Summer Fun - July 31
- Sting with Special Beat and Vinx - August 23
- Chicago - August 24
- James Taylor*
1990 concert lineup
- B.B. King with Bobby Blue Bland - May 20
- Tracy Chapman - June 2
- Little River Band - June 8
- Reggae Sunsplash feat. Burning Spear, Marcia Griffiths, U-roy, and Freddie McGregor with Shinehead - June 13
- Air Supply - June 28
- Sinbad with The Calloways - July 6
- Stevie Ray Vaughan - July 16
- Milli Vanilli and Young MC with Seduction - July 18
- Chet Atkins and Garrison Keillor - July 19
- REO Speedwagon - July 20
- Debbie Harry and The Ramones with Tom Tom Club and Jerry Harrison - July 21
- Steve Miller Band with Lou Gramm - July 22
- Michael Bolton and Kenny G - July 31 & August 1
- Bad Company and Damn Yankees with Jerry Harrison - September 9
Concert History - 1980s
1989 concert lineup
- Bonnie Raitt - May 6
- Ramsey Lewis - May 29
- Hiroshima with David Lanz - June 12
- Three Dog Night with Edgar Winter and Leon Russel - June 16
- Black Sabbath with Kingdom Come - June 22
- Steppenwolf - July 7
- Steve Miller - July 8
- Stevie Ray Vaughn with Stray Cats - August 1
- L. L. Cool J, Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane, and De La Sou - August 3 (Kemper)*
- B.B. King with Albert King and Bobby “Blue” Bland - August 6
- David Sanborn with Brenda Russel - August 7
- Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons with The Four Tops - August 11
- Al Jarreau with Take 6 - August 18
- Beatlemania - August 25 - 26
- Bad English - September 26
- Arlo Guthrie with Dave Mason*
1988 concert lineup
- Bruce Hornsby and The Range with Pat McLaughlin - July 3
- George Throughgood and The Destroyers with Brian Setzer - July 21
- The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Little Feat and Treat Her Right - July 22
- Living Legends of Comedy - Milton Berie, Sid Caesar and Danny Thomas - July 23
- Sting - August 6
- Debbie Gibson - August 17
- Kenny G with Stanley Jordan - August 20
- REO Speedwagon - August 28
- James Taylor - September 3
- Barry Manilow - September 2
- KCFX Birthday Party - September 8
- George Benson - September 14
- Anita Baker - September 16
- Steppenwolf with The Blasters*
1987 concert lineup
- Freddie Jackson - May 31
- Gordon Lightfoot - June 4
- The Fabulous Thunderbirds - June 19
- Superfest feat. Turtles, Grass Roots, The Byrds, Mark Lindsay, and Herman’s Hermits - July 2
- REO Speedwagon - July 19
- Robin Trower, Johnny Winter and Bell Street Blasters - July 27
- Bryan Adams and The Hooters - July 29
- John Kay and Steppenwolf - July 31
- Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble with Greg Allman - August 22 (Sandstone)*
- Bonnie Raitt and John Prine - August 26
1986 concert lineup
- Simple Minds - May 9
- Robert Palmer with Belinda Carisle - June 1
- Julian Lennon - July 5
- Shooting Star with Honeymoon Suite - June 7
- Temptations and The Four Tops - June 13
- Dionne Warwick and Friends - June 20
- Eddie Murphy and The Weather Girls - June 21
- John Kay and Steppenwolf with Guess Who and Rare Earth - July 6
- James Taylor - August 1
1985 concert lineup
- B.B. King - May 26
- Kenny Loggins - June 1
- Santana - June 6
- Maze - June 12
- The Pointer Sisters - June 13
- The Temptations and The Four Tops - June 21
- Liza Minnelli - July 5
- Ratt with Bon Jovi - July 22*
- Air Supply - July 23
- Al Jarreau and David Sanborn - August 6
- Golden Boys of the Bandstand: Frankie Avalon, Fabian and Bobby Rydell - August 9
- The Beach Boys with John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band - August 10
- George Thorogood and The Destroyers - August 20
- The Manhattan Transfer - September 1
- Grateful Dead - September 3
- Johnny Mathis - September 7
- Red Skelton - September 14
1984 concert lineup
- Huey Lewis and the News with Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble and Cyndi Lauper – May 19
- Merle Haggard – May 20
- The Clash – May 22
- Ted Nugent – May 27
- Joe Jackson – June 8
- David Gilmour – June 11
- Blue Oyster Cult with .38 Special – June 13
- Grateful Dead - July 3
- Asia - July 4
- Aerosmith and Orion the Hunter – July 30
- Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – August 15
- Eurythmics and Howard Jones – August 18
- Jefferson Starship – August 19
- Everly Brothers – August 22
- Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders with Simple Minds - August 23
- Ray Charles and Sarah Vaughan – August 25
- Billy Squier with Ratt - August 27
- Al Green, Mighty Clouds of Joy and the Winans – September 1
- The Thompson Twins and the Go-Go’s – September 15
- David Sanborn*
- Kenny Loggins*
- Motown Revue*
1983 concert lineup
- The Kinks with Scandal – May 15
- Kool and the Gang - June 2
- The Beach Boys – June 8
- Merle Haggard and Don Williams – June 18
- Harry Belafonte – July 1
- Melissa Manchester – July 2
- Kenny Loggins – July 23
- Barry Manilow – July 20 and 21
- Flock of Seagulls – June 29
- Joni Mitchell – June 30
- Bette Midler – August 3
- Jefferson Starship – August 15
- Chicago – August 16
- Rick Springfield with Sparks and Quarterflash – August 19
- Hank Williams Jr. – August 29
- Elvis Costello with Attractions – August 30
- Sheena Easton – September 2
- George Benson – September 3
- Men at Work with Ella Fitzgerald with Oscar Peterson – September 5
- Anne Murray – September 7
- James Taylor – September 9
- Air Supply – September 16
- Little River Band - September 17
- Peter, Paul & Mary*
- Wayne Newton*
1982 concert lineup
- Smokey Robinson with Angela Bofill – June 6
- (Spirit of Freedom Fountain benefit concert)
- Robin Williams with John Sebastian – June 13
- Grover Washington, Jr. and Pieces of a Dream – June 16
- (Spirit of Freedom Fountain benefit concert)
- Tony Bennett with the Kansas City Philharmonic – June 21
- The Temptations with the Kansas City Philharmonic – June 23
- Mason Williams with the Kansas City Philharmonic – June 24
- Jimmy Buffet and the Coral Reefer Band with Bonnie Raitt – June 25
- The Imperials – June 26
- Dionne Warwick with the Kansas City Philharmonic – June 28
- Victor Borge with the Kansas City Philharmonic – June 29
- Joel Grey with the Kansas City Philharmonic – June 30
- Chicago – July 1
- Charlie Daniels Band – July 3
- Asia - July 4
- Wayne Newton with the Kansas City Philharmonic – July 5
- Elton John with Quarterflash – July 6 & 7
- Emmylou Harris with Michael Murphy – July 10
- Judy Collins with the Kansas City Philharmonic – July 14
- The Commodores – July 15
- (Spirit of Freedom Fountain benefit concert)
- Peter, Paul and Mary – July 17
- Waylon Jennings – July 18
- Ben Vereen with the Kansas City Philharmonic – July 19
- Gordon MacRae with the Kansas City Philharmonic – July 27
- Roger Williams with the Kansas City Philharmonic – July 29
- Robert Flack with the Kansas City Philharmonic – July 30
- Elvis Costello with Attractions – August 1
- Blondie with Duran Duran – August 2
- Grateful Dead – August 3
- Andy Williams with the Kansas City Philharmonic – August 5
- Andrae Crouch with B.J. Thomas – August 6
- Rocky Mountain Opry Country - August 8
- John Mceuen, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, The Dirt Band, Pure Prairie League, New Riders of the Purple Sage
- Rick Springfield and the Fabulous Eels – August 16 & 17
- James Taylor and Karla Bonoff - August 18
- Al Jarreau – August 19
- (Spirit of Freedom Fountain benefit concert)
- Bobby Goldsboro with the Kansas City Philharmonic – August 20
- Family Night at the Kansas City Philharmonic - August 21
- with conductors Gary Sheldon and Ronald McDonald
- The Doobie Brothers – August 22
- Rickie Lee Jones and John Prine – August 23
- Air Supply – September 1
- Liberace – September 2
- The Manhattan Transfer – September 3
- B.B. King, Millie Jackson and Bobby “Blue” Bland – September 5
- (Spirit of Freedom Fountain benefit concert)
- Steve Miller Band - September 17
1981 concert lineup
- An All-Tchaikovsky Concert: Thomas Michalak and Eugene Fodor with Kansas City Philharmonic – June 25 & 27
- B.J. Thomas and Reba Rambo with Kansas City Philharmonic – July 2 – 4
- Roberta Flack with Kansas City Philharmonic – July 16 - 18
- Leon Russell with Ozark Mountain Daredevils and Commander Cody – July 27
- Henry Mancini with Kansas City Philharmonic – July 30 - August 1
- Lou Rawls with Kansas City Philharmonic – August 13 – 15
- Music: Expressions of Art with Jimmie Spheeris and Kansas City Philharmonic - August 17
- Victor Borge with Kansas City Philharmonic – August 20 – 22
- Starlight Summer Classics: A Beethoven Tribute with Kansas City Philharmonic - September 1
- Mitch Miller and Judy Collins with Kansas City Philharmonic – September 3 – 5
- The O'Jays and Maze - September 13
- Roy Ayers - October 2
1980 concert lineup
- Heart with Robert Palmer - September 6
- Little River Band with The Dirt Band - October 4