'Tis the season of concert announcements. You'll notice that Kansas City has some pretty hefty names headed our way this summer, such as Janelle Monae and Arcade Fire. Other notable incomers: Bright Eyes, Sleigh Bells, Phosphorescent, the Black Lips, DeVotchKa, and more. Here are a couple of tours that we wish would stop and rock KC. Hey, we can dream, can't we?
Florence and the Machine
You've spotted Florence's flaming red hair at the Grammys and the Oscars this year, and you've heard "Dog Days Are Over" on 96.5 the Buzz 99 million times already. Florence and the Machine is definitely on Kansas City's radar and could probably sell out the Uptown in the drop of a hat. The woman with the lungs is already lending her lovely pipes to lots of festivals across the country this summer. This one's probably the most realistic to hope for.
Erykah Badu
Badu teased us early last year with a show announcement at the Midland with Janelle Monae. (Certainly beats the shit out of Bruno Mars for a co-headliner, doesn't it?) She subsequently canceled, only to move to bigger markets. Ouch. We wish that the Queen of Neo-Soul would bring her sultry weirdness back our way. She's playing Coachella -- and besides, she owes us one.
Rihanna
We'll settle for this big-time pop singer now that our dreams of hosting Robyn on Katy Perry's date at the Sprint Center were so cruelly dashed. Besides, Rihanna is touring with Cee-Lo Green, who would promise some pretty irresistible arena-wide sing-alongs. RiRi could pack the Sprint Center, and she'd offer some mind-boggling eye candy -- I'm talking stage sets here, pervs -- and a slew of radio earworms. She already has announced a date in Illinois, and there's a two-week gap between her date in Texas and her next date in New York. We're not that far away, right?
Adele
The 22 year-old British crooner is all over the news right now after the release of her latest album, 21. Her voice gives listeners the same hair-raising chill that many legendary talents have. This would be one for the ages.
Eminem
This one's a pretty big what-if. Em is playing gigantic festival dates, but hoping for the rapper to announce a date in Kansas City is almost too much to ask -- almost. In fact, you know what would be even more awesome? If he announced a double-headlining act with -- gasp -- Lil' Wayne. (Maybe Weezy can even bring Nicki Minaj along, like he did on his stop at Starlight two years ago.) My fingers are crossed.
Jeff Mangum*
*Note: I am 99.9 percent sure that this show will not happen. (But maybe it will?)
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You are absolutely right------Last weekend in St Louis-----Chuck Berry at the Pageant, Hugh Cornwell (ex Stranglers) at Off Broadway----Dexter Romweber (ex Flat Duo Jets) . The last two mentioned artist's tours skipped KC/Lawrence!!! Sorry , I know im 49 and all but I just dont get Florence and The Machine!!
I'd love to see The Black Keys come back to KC again, they are touring with Cage The Elephant this summer, but as of now the closest they are coming to KC is Council Bluffs, IA.
How about Company of Thieves?!?!? Any news about their upcoming tour to support the new album? They gotta come back to KC soon. Right?
Kansas City has the worst music scene for a city of its size. Lawrence routinely has a better line up of shows for indie rock fans. Grinders/Crossroads does its best but that's only a few months out of the year.
A plea to Record Bar. When you have 3 bands playing on a weeknight please don't have the "headliner" start at 12:30. Half of the crowd is gone by then.
Well, Monae has had a tenuous relationship with KC in the past. (She usually claims Atlanta as her hometown.) It is nice to see her showing some KC pride.
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