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Violent Femmes
Sep 18 • 8:00PM
GrindersKC
Kansas City, MO
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311 & Dirty Heads
Aug 4 • 5:30PM
Morton Amphitheater
Riverside, MO
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Beck
Oct 4 • 8:00PM
Uptown Theater - KC
Kansas City, MO
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Claypool Gold: Primus, Les Claypool's Frog Brigade & The Claypool Lennon Delirium
May 28 • 8:00PM
Starlight Theatre - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle & Starset
Sep 24 • 6:00PM
Morton Amphitheater
Riverside, MO
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Singer Amy Lee of Evanescence performs on a stage with red lighting.
Evanescence, Spiritbox & Nova Twins
Jul 12 • 6:30PM
Morton Amphitheater
Riverside, MO
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Palace - Band
Oct 23 • 8:00PM
The Truman - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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Toadies & Local H
Sep 23 • 8:00PM
The Truman - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Jul 27 • 8:00PM
Starlight Theatre - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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Kansas City Alternative Schedule

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May 21
Thu • 8:00 PM
Thu
May 21
8:00 PM
Ben Rector With The Kansas City Symphony
Helzberg Hall - Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Kansas City, MO
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May 22
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
May 22
8:00 PM
Ben Rector With The Kansas City Symphony
Helzberg Hall - Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Kansas City, MO
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May 23
Sat • 7:00 PM
Sat
May 23
7:00 PM
Belle and The Vertigo Waves
Lemonade Park
Kansas City, MO
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May 26
Tue • 7:30 PM
Tue
May 26
7:30 PM
Joshua Ray Walker
Saloon Stage At Knuckleheads Saloon
Kansas City, MO
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May 27
Wed • 8:00 PM
Wed
May 27
8:00 PM
Rilo Kiley
Uptown Theater - KC
Kansas City, MO
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2-22-25
May 28
Thu • 7:30 PM
Thu
May 28
7:30 PM
Unmerciful
Warehouse On Broadway
Kansas City, MO
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2-22-25
May 28
Thu • 8:00 PM
Thu
May 28
8:00 PM
Claypool Gold: Primus, Les Claypool's Frog Brigade & The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Starlight Theatre - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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May 29
Fri • 9:00 PM
Fri
May 29
9:00 PM
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Mosaic Ultra Lounge
Kansas City, MO
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May 30
Sat • 8:00 PM
Sat
May 30
8:00 PM
Big Slick
T-Mobile Center
Kansas City, MO
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2-22-25
May 31
Sun • 8:00 PM
Sun
May 31
8:00 PM
Cheerleader Roadkill
Encore at The Uptown Theater - KC
Kansas City, MO
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2-22-25
Jun 10
Wed • 7:30 PM
Wed
Jun 10
7:30 PM
Son Little
Saloon Stage At Knuckleheads Saloon
Kansas City, MO
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Jun 10
Wed • 8:00 PM
Wed
Jun 10
8:00 PM
Solya
Encore at The Uptown Theater - KC
Kansas City, MO
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Jun 10
Wed • 8:00 PM
Wed
Jun 10
8:00 PM
Trey Anastasio & The Kansas City Symphony
Helzberg Hall - Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Kansas City, MO
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Jun 15
Mon • 8:00 PM
Mon
Jun 15
8:00 PM
Matt Maeson
Uptown Theater - KC
Kansas City, MO
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Jun 19
Fri • 7:30 PM
Fri
Jun 19
7:30 PM
COLD
Warehouse On Broadway
Kansas City, MO
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Jun 19
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
Jun 19
8:00 PM
Amble
Madrid Theatre
Kansas City, MO
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Jun 19
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
Jun 19
8:00 PM
Himalayas
Bottleneck
Lawrence, KS
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2-22-25
Jun 20
Sat • 8:00 PM
Sat
Jun 20
8:00 PM
Passion Pit
The Truman - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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2-22-25
Jun 24
Wed • 7:30 PM
Wed
Jun 24
7:30 PM
Dave Matthews Band
Morton Amphitheater
Riverside, MO
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2-22-25
Jun 26
Fri • 7:00 PM
Fri
Jun 26
7:00 PM
Chuck Mead
Bottleneck
Lawrence, KS
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2-22-25
Jun 27
Sat • 8:00 PM
Sat
Jun 27
8:00 PM
Julie Doiron
Bottleneck
Lawrence, KS
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Jul 2
Thu • 7:00 PM
Thu
Jul 2
7:00 PM
Sparta
Bottleneck
Lawrence, KS
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Jul 8
Wed • 8:00 PM
Wed
Jul 8
8:00 PM
Futurebirds
The Record Bar
Kansas City, MO
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Jul 10
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
Jul 10
8:00 PM
The Church
Garage Stage At Knuckleheads Saloon
Kansas City, MO
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Jul 12
Sun • 6:30 PM
Sun
Jul 12
6:30 PM
Evanescence, Spiritbox & Nova Twins
Morton Amphitheater
Riverside, MO
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2-22-25
Jul 12
Sun • 7:00 PM
Sun
Jul 12
7:00 PM
The Word Alive
Warehouse On Broadway
Kansas City, MO
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2-22-25
Jul 16
Thu • 8:00 PM
Thu
Jul 16
8:00 PM
The Melvins
The Record Bar
Kansas City, MO
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Jul 18
Sat • 7:30 PM
Sat
Jul 18
7:30 PM
Kaleo
GrindersKC
Kansas City, MO
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2-22-25
Jul 18
Sat • 8:00 PM
Sat
Jul 18
8:00 PM
The Head and The Heart & Houndmouth
Kansas City Live! at the Power & Light District
Kansas City, MO
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Jul 19
Sun • 8:00 PM
Sun
Jul 19
8:00 PM
Silverstein & Story Of The Year
VooDoo Lounge At Harrah's Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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2-22-25
Jul 20
Mon • 7:00 PM
Mon
Jul 20
7:00 PM
Upon a Burning Body
Warehouse On Broadway
Kansas City, MO
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2-22-25
Jul 21
Tue • 8:00 PM
Tue
Jul 21
8:00 PM
The Pretty Reckless
The Midland Theatre - MO
Kansas City, MO
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Jul 26
Sun • 7:30 PM
Sun
Jul 26
7:30 PM
Bit Brigade
Bottleneck
Lawrence, KS
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2-22-25
Jul 27
Mon • 8:00 PM
Mon
Jul 27
8:00 PM
Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Starlight Theatre - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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2-22-25
Jul 27
Mon • 8:00 PM
Mon
Jul 27
8:00 PM
Vacation Manor
Encore at The Uptown Theater - KC
Kansas City, MO
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2-22-25
Jul 30
Thu • 8:00 PM
Thu
Jul 30
8:00 PM
The Format - Unplugged
Bottleneck
Lawrence, KS
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2-22-25
Aug 1
Sat • 8:00 PM
Sat
Aug 1
8:00 PM
The Budos Band
The Truman - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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2-22-25
Aug 2
Sun • 6:30 PM
Sun
Aug 2
6:30 PM
Young The Giant, Cold War Kids & KennyHoopla
Starlight Theatre - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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Aug 4
Tue • 5:30 PM
Tue
Aug 4
5:30 PM
311 & Dirty Heads
Morton Amphitheater
Riverside, MO
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Aug 5
Wed • 7:00 PM
Wed
Aug 5
7:00 PM
Jesse Welles
GrindersKC
Kansas City, MO
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Aug 6
Thu • 8:00 PM
Thu
Aug 6
8:00 PM
Andy Grammer & Walk Off The Earth
VooDoo Lounge At Harrah's Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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Aug 15
Sat • 8:00 PM
Sat
Aug 15
8:00 PM
Courtney Barnett
The Truman - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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Aug 18
Tue • 8:00 PM
Tue
Aug 18
8:00 PM
Willis
The Record Bar
Kansas City, MO
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Aug 21
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
Aug 21
8:00 PM
Paul Thorn
Garage Stage At Knuckleheads Saloon
Kansas City, MO
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Aug 21
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
Aug 21
8:00 PM
Rehash
Bottleneck
Lawrence, KS
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Aug 30
Sun • 6:30 PM
Sun
Aug 30
6:30 PM
O.A.R., Gavin DeGraw & KT Tunstall
Starlight Theatre - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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Sep 1
Tue • 7:30 PM
Tue
Sep 1
7:30 PM
Faetooth
The Record Bar
Kansas City, MO
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Sep 6
Sun • 8:00 PM
Sun
Sep 6
8:00 PM
Jet & The Glorious Sons
The Truman - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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Sep 9
Wed • 7:30 PM
Wed
Sep 9
7:30 PM
Black Label Society
VooDoo Lounge At Harrah's Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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Sep 11
Fri • 7:00 PM
Fri
Sep 11
7:00 PM
Mini Trees
Lemonade Park
Kansas City, MO
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Sep 11
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
Sep 11
8:00 PM
Minus The Bear
Granada - Lawrence
Lawrence, KS
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Sep 12
Sat • 7:00 PM
Sat
Sep 12
7:00 PM
Kamelot
The Truman - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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2-22-25
Sep 15
Tue • 8:00 PM
Tue
Sep 15
8:00 PM
Buffalo Traffic Jam
Liberty Hall - KS
Lawrence, KS
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2-22-25
Sep 17
Thu • 8:30 PM
Thu
Sep 17
8:30 PM
Sex Pistols (Steve Jones, Paul Cook & Glen Matlock)
Uptown Theater - KC
Kansas City, MO
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Sep 18
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
Sep 18
8:00 PM
Violent Femmes
GrindersKC
Kansas City, MO
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Sep 22
Tue • 8:00 PM
Tue
Sep 22
8:00 PM
The New Pornographers
The Truman - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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Sep 23
Wed • 8:00 PM
Wed
Sep 23
8:00 PM
Modest Mouse
GrindersKC
Kansas City, MO
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Sep 23
Wed • 8:00 PM
Wed
Sep 23
8:00 PM
Toadies & Local H
The Truman - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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Sep 24
Thu • 6:00 PM
Thu
Sep 24
6:00 PM
Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle & Starset
Morton Amphitheater
Riverside, MO
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Sep 24
Thu • 8:00 PM
Thu
Sep 24
8:00 PM
Artemas
Uptown Theater - KC
Kansas City, MO
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Sep 25
Fri • 7:00 PM
Fri
Sep 25
7:00 PM
President - Band
Warehouse On Broadway
Kansas City, MO
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Sep 25
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
Sep 25
8:00 PM
Deer Tick
The Record Bar
Kansas City, MO
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Sep 28
Mon • 8:00 PM
Mon
Sep 28
8:00 PM
Bayonne
The Record Bar
Kansas City, MO
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Sep 29
Tue • 8:00 PM
Tue
Sep 29
8:00 PM
They Might Be Giants
The Truman - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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2-22-25
Oct 3
Sat • 6:45 PM
Sat
Oct 3
6:45 PM
Five Finger Death Punch, Cody Jinks & Eva Under Fire
Morton Amphitheater
Riverside, MO
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Oct 4
Sun • 7:00 PM
Sun
Oct 4
7:00 PM
Taking Back Sunday, Thrice & Saves The Day
The Midland Theatre - MO
Kansas City, MO
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Oct 4
Sun • 8:00 PM
Sun
Oct 4
8:00 PM
Beck
Uptown Theater - KC
Kansas City, MO
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2-22-25
Oct 9
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
Oct 9
8:00 PM
Cheekface
The Record Bar
Kansas City, MO
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Oct 9
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
Oct 9
8:00 PM
Hovvdy
Bottleneck
Lawrence, KS
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2-22-25
Oct 17
Sat • 8:00 PM
Sat
Oct 17
8:00 PM
Black Country, New Road
Granada - Lawrence
Lawrence, KS
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2-22-25
Oct 20
Tue • 8:00 PM
Tue
Oct 20
8:00 PM
Sammy Rae and The Friends & Melt
The Truman - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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Oct 22
Thu • 8:00 PM
Thu
Oct 22
8:00 PM
Failure
Bottleneck
Lawrence, KS
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Oct 23
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
Oct 23
8:00 PM
Palace - Band
The Truman - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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Oct 24
Sat • 7:00 PM
Sat
Oct 24
7:00 PM
Squirrel Flower
White Schoolhouse
Lawrence, KS
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Oct 27
Tue • 7:00 PM
Tue
Oct 27
7:00 PM
Icon for Hire
The Record Bar
Kansas City, MO
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2-22-25
Oct 30
Fri • 7:30 PM
Fri
Oct 30
7:30 PM
Post Sex Nachos
Warehouse On Broadway
Kansas City, MO
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2-22-25
Oct 30
Fri • 8:00 PM
Fri
Oct 30
8:00 PM
REZN
Encore at The Uptown Theater - KC
Kansas City, MO
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Nov 1
Sun • 7:30 PM
Sun
Nov 1
7:30 PM
The Story So Far
The Midland Theatre - MO
Kansas City, MO
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2-22-25
Nov 4
Wed • 7:00 PM
Wed
Nov 4
7:00 PM
The Damned
The Truman - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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Nov 16
Mon • 7:30 PM
Mon
Nov 16
7:30 PM
The Neighbourhood
T-Mobile Center
Kansas City, MO
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Nov 23
Mon • 7:00 PM
Mon
Nov 23
7:00 PM
Hawthorne Heights
Warehouse On Broadway
Kansas City, MO
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Find the Best Alternative Concerts in Kansas City for 2026

Kansas City is a hub for exciting live entertainment. We've analyzed our sales data to bring you the most popular alternative concerts so you can easily plan your next outing.

Top Alternative Concerts in Kansas City This Weekend

Planning your weekend? There are 3 alternative concerts happening around Kansas City this weekend! Here are the most popular alternative concerts happening in Kansas City from Thursday to Sunday. Don't miss out on the action!

Event Name Date Venue Lowest Price
Ben Rector With The Kansas City Symphony May 21 Helzberg Hall - Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts $131
Ben Rector With The Kansas City Symphony May 22 Helzberg Hall - Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts $122
Belle and The Vertigo Waves May 23 Lemonade Park $75

Top 2026 Summer Alternative Concerts in Kansas City

Summer is the perfect time for live events in Kansas City! Check out this list of the top alternative concerts happening from May through September.

Event Name Date Venue Lowest Price
Claypool Gold: Primus, Les Claypool's Frog Brigade & The Claypool Lennon Delirium May 28 Starlight Theatre - Kansas City $62
Passion Pit Jun 20 The Truman - Kansas City $42
Dave Matthews Band Jun 24 Morton Amphitheater $136
Evanescence, Spiritbox & Nova Twins Jul 12 Morton Amphitheater $48
Rainbow Kitten Surprise Jul 27 Starlight Theatre - Kansas City $66
311 & Dirty Heads Aug 4 Morton Amphitheater $46
Violent Femmes Sep 18 GrindersKC $105
Toadies & Local H Sep 23 The Truman - Kansas City $90
Modest Mouse Sep 23 GrindersKC $108
Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle & Starset Sep 24 Morton Amphitheater $58

Cheap Things to Do in Kansas City This Weekend (Under $100)

Looking for fun in Kansas City that won't break the bank? You've come to the right place. This list features the best-selling alternative concerts this weekend with tickets under $100.

Event Name Date Venue Lowest Price
Belle and The Vertigo Waves May 23 Lemonade Park $75

Top Venues in Kansas City, KS

Morton Amphitheater
Morton Amphitheater
Riverside, MO
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T-Mobile Center
Kansas City, MO
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Starlight Theatre - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, MO
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Cable Dahmer Arena
Independence, MO
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The Midland Theatre - MO
Kansas City, MO
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Uptown Theater - KC
Kansas City, MO
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Muriel Kauffman Theatre - Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Kansas City, MO
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Music Hall Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
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Kansas City Live! at the Power & Light District
Kansas City, MO
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