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Kansas City things to do: Chesney at Arrowhead, huge bounce house, Jazz Walk of Fame

Country music star Kenny Chesney entertained the crowd at Arrowhead Stadium in 2016 and will return July 2.
Country music star Kenny Chesney entertained the crowd at Arrowhead Stadium in 2016 and will return July 2. File photo

Country star Kenny Chesney will bring his No Shoes Nation tour, which is stopping at NFL stadiums from coast to coast, to Arrowhead this weekend.

Joining Chesney for the concert at 4:45 p.m. July 2 will be Dan & Shay, Old Dominion and Carly Pearce. As of June 28, plenty of tickets ($50-$135) remained. They are available at chiefs.com.

More music

Third Eye Blind with Taking Back Sunday and Hockey Dad, 7 p.m. June 30, Starlight ($29.50-$99.95). kcstarlight.com.

Classic R&B Concert featuring Howard Hewett, Miki Howard and more, 7 p.m. July 1, Music Hall ($61-$162). ticketmaster.com.

Bright Eyes, 8 p.m. July 1, Uptown ($42-$75). uptowntheater.com.

Tab Benoit, 8:30 p.m. July 2, Knuckleheads ($35-$50). knuckleheadskc.com.

Dirty Heads with Soja, 5 p.m. July 3, GrindersKC ($49.50-$90). grinderskc.com.

Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls, 7 p.m. July 3, Liberty Hall ($35-$50). libertyhall.net.

Rod Wave with Moneybagg Yo, Big Latto and Sleazy & Friends, 7:30 p.m. July 3, T-Mobile Center ($47.99-$115). t-mobilecenter.com.

Todd Rundgren, 8 p.m. July 3, Uptown ($39-$79). uptowntheater.com.

Brandi Carlile, 7 p.m. July 6, Starlight ($29.50-$175). kcstarlight.com.

More entertainment

Big Bounce America will bring a 13,000-square-foot bounce house to Wallace Park in Belton, three-hour sessions July 1-3 ($19-$39). thebigbounceamerica.com.

Theatre in the Park in Shawnee Mission Park will present “School of Rock,” 8:30 p.m. July 1-3 and 6-9 p.m. ($6-$20). theatreinthepark.org.

The American Jazz Walk of Fame Induction and Concert (featuring Peabo Bryson and the McFadden Brothers) will take place on 18th Street and at the Gem, 6 p.m. July 2 (induction free; concert $50). americanjazzwalkoffame.org.

“Matilda The Musical” will play at the Lewis and Shirley White Theatre, opens 7:30 p.m. July 2; runs through July 24 ($18-$37). thejkc.org.

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Dan Kelly
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Dan Kelly has been covering entertainment and arts news at The Star since 2009. He previously worked at the Columbia Daily Tribune, The Miami Herald and The Louisville Courier-Journal. He also was on the University of Missouri School of Journalism faculty for six years, and he has written two books, most recently “The Girl with the Agate Eyes: The Untold Story of Mattie Howard, Kansas City’s Queen of the Underworld.”
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