From pop icons to country stars, these 14 concerts come to KC this summer
Venues around Kansas City will be busy and loud this spring and summer as performing artists make their trips around the nation and worldwide.
While GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium will be empty this summer, T-Mobile Center, Azura Amphitheater, Starlight Theatre, The Midland Theatre, The Uptown Theater, Grinders and other venues will welcome artists of all genres, from pop stars to rock icons.
Here’s what singers and festivals are coming to Kansas City during the warm months of 2025.
Who’s performing Kansas City this summer?
Artists from the past 50 years in music line up to entertain crowds in Kansas City for the rest of spring into summer. Here’s a glimpse at who you can see perform in the next few months:
Lucy Dacus: May 7, Midland Theatre
Katy Perry: May 10, T-Mobile Center
Leon Bridges: May 20, Midland Theatre
Modest Mouse: June 24, Grinders
Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton: July 1, Uptown Theater
Styx: July 2, Starlight Theatre
Earth, Wind & Fire: July 18, T-Mobile Center
The Lumineers: July 26, T-Mobile Center
Melissa Etheridge & Indigo Girls: Aug. 21, Starlight Theatre
Teddy Swims: Aug. 23, T-Mobile Center
Linkin Park: Aug. 31, T-Mobile Center
What festivals are in Kansas City in 2025?
Kansas City will also host three festivals in June this year, one of which is celebrating a historic milestone.
Boulevardia, the Kansas City music festival highlighted with local artists, a makers market with local vendors, a silent disco and the Taps & Tastes event, returns for 2025. This year’s event at Crown Center will mark its 10th anniversary, bringing over 40 performers from the region for one day on Saturday, June 14, including headlining act Tech N9ne.
The week after brings the Tacos & Tequila Festival to Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas. The 2025 lineup features throwback hip-hop acts from the 1990s and 2000s, including headliner Nelly, Timbaland, Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony, Too $hort, Trina and B.O.B on Saturday, June 21.
The last weekend of June features another festival just seven minutes west of Legends Field, as Country Stampede takes over Azura Amphitheater from June 26-28. Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert and Cole Swindell are the headliners.
