Alicia Keys’ Kansas City concert postponed a second summer in a row because of COVID

For the second summer in a row, Alicia Keys’ concert scheduled for Starlight Theatre will be postponed a year.

Last year, Keys postponed her entire 2020 world tour, including an August concert at Starlight, because of the pandemic. Now that rescheduled show, set for Aug. 25, is pushed back to Aug. 24, 2022.

In addition, the Goo Goo Dolls’ Aug. 2 concert at Starlight also has been postponed, with no new date announced. With these postponements, Starlight’s remaining 2021 concert slate consists only of Lindsey Sterling (July 3) and the Doobie Brothers (Sept. 14), along with comedian Bill Burr (Sept. 15).

“As COVID-19 puts concerts on pause, we’ve created a plan to give you refund options if you have tickets to a show that is cancelled or rescheduled,” Starlight says on its website. Go to kcstarlight.com for details.

Over the weekend, organizers of an August show at Kauffman Stadium featuring Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison, and Joan Jett and The Blackhearts announced it is rescheduled for July 19, 2022.

Dan Kelly

The Kansas City Star

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.”