Billy Joel brings Storm Front to KC
Location: Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO, November 21, 1990 Support act(s): ? In the company of: Chris My humble opinion in review form to follow…
INXS Kicks it in KC
Location: Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO, June 14, 1988 Support act(s): Steel Pulse In the company of: Chris, Russ, Sheila My humble opinion in review form to follow…
U2 unveil ‘The Joshua Tree’
Location: Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO, October 26, 1987 Support act(s): ? In the company of: ? My humble opinion in review form to follow…
THE CARS bring Heartbeat City to KC
The Cars with Wang Chung at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, MO, August 16, 1984 Supporting their debut release Points on the Curve, Wang Chung dropped some notable singles including “Dance Hall Days,” “Wait,” and “To Live and Die in L.A.” They wouldn’t see worldwide acknowledgement for two […]
GENESIS in Kansas City
Genesis at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, MO, January 29, 1984 Still trying to remember who opened. Maybe no one. Anyway, this was a great show. Genesis was enjoying some of their greatest success in support of the new self-titled album, which is one of my faves, as […]
THE POLICE continue to dominate
The Police with UB40 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, MO, November 24, 1983 After having seen the Synchronicity concert this past summer in St. Louis, I knew what to expect. This was a band at the pinnacle of success…God, they knocked Thriller out of the number one […]
JOURNEY tour through KC with ‘Frontiers’
Journey with Bryan Adams at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, MO, July 12, 1983 So, some girl – a friend of a friend I think – needed a date for her extra Journey ticket. I reluctantly (yeah right) agreed. It was a sob fest, with her boo-hooing throughout […]
THE POLICE Ghost Kansas City
The Police with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, MO, March 25, 1982 Having recently become a Police fan, this was my first Police show. In support of their fourth studio album Ghost In The Machine, they created an energy that Kemper Arena had […]
ROD STEWART brings Young Turks to KC
Rod Stewart at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, MO, January 30, 1982 Upon arriving for a visit a few months earlier, my buddy Gregg informed me we’d be camping out at Caper’s Corner that Friday night. Caper’s was a record store/ticket outlet. Way before internet ticketing. So, we […]
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA illuminate KC
ELO with Hall & Oates at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, MO, October 28, 1981 After loving ELO throughout high school, I finally got the opportunity to see them live after starting college. This was the Time tour and it was awesome. They played all the hits and […]
