From Cardi B to Guns N’ Roses, these are 14 concerts coming to KC in 2026
2025’s concert season in Kansas City was busy, seeing hundreds of recording artists play at the many venues throughout the metro — even one that hadn’t been used in years.
Missouri-born pop superstar Chappell Roan played two nights at Museum & Memorial Park on the National World War I Museum grounds, turning the city glittery and pink. She wasn’t the only homecoming concert, as a KC-area dancer for another pop star, Tate McRae, got to perform in the city for the first time ever.
Rock band Linkin Park toured for the first time with new singer Emily Armstrong, and hip-hop icon Lil Wayne treated thousands of fans to his greatest hits. The Jonas Brothers celebrated 20 years together, and Katy Perry took to the skies in shows enjoyed by fans of all ages.
It was a packed year for live music, and 2026 is heading in the same direction. Quite a few concerts have been announced, and more are certainly on the way.
Artists will have one more venue to pick from with the construction of the 16,000-seat Morton Amphitheater in Riverside finishing before the summer concert season begins.
So who will be up next? Here’s a look at who’s coming into town.
New Edition, Boyz II Men and Toni Braxton
The New Edition Way Tour brings together 90s R&B icons New Edition, Boyz II Men and Toni Braxton to T-Mobile Center on Thursday, Feb. 5. Together, they’ve sold over 100 million albums and earned dozens of major music awards throughout their careers.
Tickets prices start at $101.67 on AXS.
Eric Church
Country music superstar Eric Church filled in last-minute for Country Stampede at Azura Amphitheater in summer 2025, and now he’s coming back to Kansas City on an extension of his Free the Machine tour Friday, Feb. 20, at T-Mobile Center. He’s a 10-time Grammy-nominated artist and a seven-time Academy of Country Music Award winner since his debut album “Sinners Like Me” released in 2006.
The cheapest tickets remaining on AXS are $71.66.
Cardi B
Grammy winning rapper Cardi B will make her return to KC this winter. Cardi will be bringing her Little Miss Drama Tour to T-Mobile Center on Tuesday, March 17. The tour is supporting her 2025 project, “Am I The Drama?” which was her first album in seven years.
Tickets for the show are available on Ticketmaster.com, with the lowest marked at $73. Cardi B last performed in the Kansas City area during Flyover, a one-day hip-hop music festival that took place at Azura Amphitheater in Bonner Springs in 2019.
In 2023, Cardi was in town to watch the last show of Beyoncé’s “Renaissance World Tour” at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. This made room for her to stop by Kansas City’s famous all-night burger joint, Town Topic.
Journey
Famous ‘70s rock band Journey is heading on their Final Frontier tour to mark the end of their touring careers, coming Thursday, March 26, to T-Mobile Center. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers from San Francisco have a catalog of global chart-topping hits including “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “Any Way You Want It,” “Separate Ways,” “Lights” and “Wheel in the Sky.”
The cheapest tickets available are $68.43 on AXS.
Keith Sweat, Joe, Dru Hill and Ginuwine
It’ll be an R&B affair in Kansas City when multiple icons make their way to the T-Mobile Center on Friday, April 3. Keith Sweat, Joe, Dru Hill and Ginuwine will take the stage.
Each artist was dominant in the late 1990s through the early 2000s. They’re responsible for many old school R&B hits, including Ginuwine’s “Pony,” Dru Hill’s “In My Bed” and many more classic records.
Tickets are starting at $85 for the Kansas City show, according to AXS.
David Byrne
The frontman of 1970s rock band Talking Heads, David Byrne, embarks on his Who Is The Sky? Tour in 2026, visiting Starlight Theatre in Kansas City on Tuesday, May 5. Hits from his near five decades of work include “Psycho Killer,” “Once in a Lifetime,” “This Must Be the Place” and “Road to Nowhere.”
The cheapest ticket prices for the Grammy and Academy Award-winning artist’s concert are $63.75 in the terrace section of the venue. Limited tickets remain in the plaza section ranging from $75.75 to $141.
“Weird” Al Yankovic
As of Monday, Dec. 29, the first concert at Morton Amphitheater in Riverside is “Weird” Al Yankovic, a comedy-pop music icon known for parodying popular songs. The 66-year-old has five Grammy Awards and returns to the Kansas City area Friday, June 19, on his Bigger & Weirder 2026 Tour.
Tickets start at $47.50 in the general admission lawn area and $67.20 for a seat inside the venue on Ticketmaster.
Meghan Trainor
Pop star Meghan Trainor makes her return to the Kansas City area, performing Monday, June 22, at Morton Amphitheater as a part of The Get In Girl Tour. She has one Grammy Award and hit songs like “All About That Bass,” “Me Too” and “Made You Look.”
General admission lawn tickets start at $40, and seats inside the venue start at $54.50 on Ticketmaster.
Louis Tomlinson
Former One Direction bandmate Louis Tomlinson is back in the Kansas City area Thursday, July 2, at Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence on his How Did We Get Here? Tour in support of the album of the same name, releasing Friday, Jan. 23. Fan favorites from his solo work include “Back to You,” “Just Hold On” and “Miss You.”
General admission pit tickets are $166.40, and the cheapest seat in the building is $73.05 on Ticketmaster.
Train
Train, the San Francisco-based pop rock band that debuted in 1993, celebrate 25 years of “Drops of Jupiter” in Riverside on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at Morton Amphitheater. They’re known for hits like “Hey, Soul Sister,” “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)” and “Drive By.”
Tickets for the general admission lawn area start at $40.50, and prices for seats start at $54.50 on Ticketmaster.
Rod Stewart
For one last time, fans of British pop-rock icon Rod Stewart can see him near Kansas City. The 80-year-old star will perform at the Morton Amphitheater on Saturday, Aug. 15.
He’s topped the Billboard charts numerous times with songs like “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?” and “Maggie May,” and has one Grammy Award to his name, along with being inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, once as a solo artist and with the band Faces. Tickets are available on Ticketmaster.com, with prices starting at $42.
Megan Moroney
Country star Megan Moroney’s new album “Cloud 9” releases in February, and she’ll be going on tour in support of it in 2026, visiting T-Mobile Center on Sunday, Aug. 16. It’s her first arena tour, where she’ll play songs from the new album like “6 Months Later” and “Beautiful Things,” along with fan favorites “Tennessee Orange,” “Am I Okay?” and “I’m Not Pretty.”
Limited tickets are available on AXS for $233.36, and the general admission pit costs $351.27.
Guns N’ Roses
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members Guns N’ Roses are on a world tour in 2026, and make a stop at Morton Amphitheater on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Their four-decade-long career has produced timeless hits like “Welcome To The Jungle,” “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” “November Rain” and “Paradise City.”
Tickets in the general admission lawn area and seated area start at $100.45 each on Ticketmaster.
Doja Cat
Announced a year in advance, Grammy winning rapper Doja Cat will be bringing her Tour Ma Vie World Tour to Kansas City in 2026. The tour is coming off her 2025 studio album, Vie.
Doja Cat rose to prominence in 2019 with her 2019 hit single “Say So,” before following up with her highly acclaimed album, Planet Her. She’s also done collaborations with SZA, The Weeknd, Post Malone and more.
The show is slated for Tuesday, Oct. 6, with tickets selling for as low as $73 on Ticketmaster.
This story was originally published December 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM.
