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Shows coming to Kansas City area: Country star Martina McBride, comedian John Crist

Country singer Martina McBride will bring her The Joy of Christmas Tour to the Midland on Dec. 17.
Country singer Martina McBride will bring her The Joy of Christmas Tour to the Midland on Dec. 17. Invision/AP

On sale Friday, Sept. 30

Martina McBride, Dec. 17, Midland. $49.50-$99.50

Magic City Hippies, Feb. 8, RecordBar. Ticket prices TBA.

Just announced

John Crist, April 16, Midland. $29.75-$59

Comedian John Crist will appear April 16 at the Midland.
Comedian John Crist will appear April 16 at the Midland. File photo

Canceled

Canceled: David Lowery, Nov. 3, Knuckleheads. $24.50

Canceled: Two Door Cinema Club with Day Wave, Nov. 10, Uptown. $39.50

Country star Keith Urban will perform Sept. 29 at the T-Mobile Center.
Country star Keith Urban will perform Sept. 29 at the T-Mobile Center. Susan Pfannmuller Special to The Star

Also on sale

Giveon, Sept. 29, Midland. $32.50-$49.50

Kaivon, Sept. 29, RecordBar. $20-$25

Keith Urban with Ingrid Andress, Sept. 29, T-Mobile Center. $29.50-$169.50

Benny Dayal, Sept. 30, Scottish Rite Temple. $30-$250

Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors with The National Parks, Sept. 30, Knuckleheads. $30-$105

Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, “The Horn” featuring Sean Jones, Sept. 30, Kauffman Center. $13.50-$68.50

Solsoul Fest, Sept. 30, Lemonade Park. $20

VeriVery, Sept. 30, Granada. $55

October

The Black Angels, Oct. 1, Bottleneck. $26

Iceage and Earth, Oct. 1, RecordBar. $25

KC Bonzo Blowout featuring Brandon Miller, Danielle Nicole and more, Oct. 1, Knuckleheads. $25

MRG, Oct. 1, Vivo Live Events. $20

Russell Dickerson, Oct. 1, Kansas City Live! $25-$75

Tisoki with Villa, Oct. 1, Aura. $20

Winterlude: Vine Street Rumble, Oct. 2, Yardley Hall. $17-$35

Diana Krall, Oct. 3, Kauffman Center. $70.50-$110.50

La Dispute with Sweetpill and Pictoria Vark, Oct. 3, Granada. $25

Mother Mother, Oct. 3, Uptown. $35

Pusha T, Oct. 4, The Truman. $36.50-$74.50

Toadies with Reverend Horton Heat and Frankie and The Witch Fingers, Oct. 4, Knuckleheads. $25-$30

Big Wild, Oct. 5, Midland. $25

DaniLeigh, Oct. 5, Bottleneck. $25

Drew Parker, Oct. 6, MO Country. $20

Jukebox the Ghost, Oct. 6, Bottleneck. $22

Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives, Oct. 6, Kauffman Center. $39-$59

Muna, Oct. 6, The Truman. $35-$60

Black Midi, Oct. 7, Granada. $25

Danger Bob with Cher UK and The Bubble Boys, Oct. 7, Liberty Hall. $20

Glaive with Aldn, Oct. 7, The Truman. $25

Kansas City Jazz Orchestra Riff Generation, Oct. 7, Medallion Theater. $25

Karol G with Agudelo888, Oct. 7, T-Mobile Center. $35.50-$175.50

Sumthin Sumthin, Oct. 7, Encore. $20

Amanda Fish, Oct. 8, Knuckleheads. $20

Ani DiFranco, Oct. 8, Liberty Hall. $30-$60

Brincos Dieras, Oct. 8, Midland. $60-$150

Max and Iggor Cavalera, Oct. 8, Granada. $25

Postmodern Jukebox, Oct. 8, Uptown. $35-$75

Shakila, Oct. 8, White Theatre. $40-$65

Slaughter and Riley’s LA Guns, Oct. 8, Ameristar. $32-$145

Sueco, Oct. 8, RecordBar. $20

William Basinski, Oct. 8, Bottleneck. $25

Wolf Alice, Oct. 8, The Truman. $30-$50

Kelsea Ballerini, Oct. 9, Midland. $39.50-$69.50

Knocked Loose, Oct. 9, Granada. $26

Liverpool and Friends, Oct. 9, Knuckleheads. $20

Zach Williams, Oct. 9, Uptown. $24.25-$225

The Midnight with Nightly, Oct. 10, The Truman. $30-$55

Arizona, Oct. 11, Granada. $29.50

Awolnation, Oct. 11, Uptown. $35

Goose, Oct. 11, Midland. $35

Kid Bloom, Oct. 11, Bottleneck. $20

Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt, Oct. 12, Uptown. $59-$125

Phoenix, Oct. 12, Midland. $29.50-$59.50

Slift, Oct. 12, Bottleneck. $20

Tai Verdes, Oct. 12, The Truman. $25-$50

Batushka with Hate and Hideous Divinity, Oct. 13, Granada. $25

Champagne Drip, Oct. 13, Bottleneck. $25

Role Model, Oct. 13, Madrid. $25-$50

Clutch, Oct. 14, Uptown. $37-$55

Death Cab for Cutie with Low, Oct. 14, Midland. $45-$85

Deorro, Oct. 14, The Truman. $30-$50

Lizzo with Latto, Oct. 14, T-Mobile Center. $39.50-$129.50

New York Voices with KC Jazz Orchestra, Oct. 14, Folly. $25-$60

Omega X, Oct. 14, Granada. $59.50-$189.50

Paramore, Oct. 14, Azura Amphitheater. $36-$205.50

Boombox Cartel, Oct. 15, Aura. $40

Borgore, Oct. 15, Granada. $20-$28

Carbon Leaf, Oct. 15, Knuckleheads. $22.50

John McEuen, Oct. 15, Knuckleheads. $24.50-$40

Matt Maeson, Oct. 15, The Truman. $25-$50

Uptown Funk, Oct. 15, Argosy. $25

FKJ, Oct. 16, Midland. $34.50

Soweto Gospel Choir Hope, Oct. 16, Yardley Hall. $15-$45

Marcus Mumford with The A’s, Oct. 18, Midland. $29.50-$79.50

Turnstile with Jpegmafia and Snail Mail, Oct. 18, Uptown. $35-$99.50

In This Moment with Nothing More, Sleep Token and Cherry Bombs, Oct. 19, Midland. $29.50-$49.50

Kurt Vile and the Violators, Oct. 19, Liberty Hall. $36-$45

St. Lucia, Oct. 19, The Truman. $27.50-$55

Trash Taste, Oct. 19, Folly. $45-$145

Halloweed Tour featuring Jay Worthy and more, Oct. 20, BLVD Nights. $65-$75

Kansas City Jazz Orchestra and Hanover Big Band, Oct. 21, Yardley Hall. $15-$49

Miyavi, Oct. 21, Knuckleheads. $25-$100

Pecos & The Rooftops, Oct. 21, Uptown. $19-$40

Real Talk Comedy Tour featuring DeRay Davis, B. Simone, Rickey Smiley and more, Oct. 21, Cable Dahmer Arena. $63.50-$183.50

Sister Hazel and Spin Doctors, Oct. 21, Ameristar. $45-$60

Thompson Square, Oct. 21, MO Country. $20

Valentino Khan, Oct. 21, Mosaic. $20

California Honeydrops, Oct. 22, Knuckleheads. $27

Grupo Firme, Oct. 22, T-Mobile Center. $49.50-$199.50

Highly Suspect, Oct. 22, Midland. $29.50-$39.50

“A New World: Intimate music from ‘Final Fantasy,’” Oct. 22, Folly. $46-$80

Protohype and Shanghai Doom, Oct. 22, Aura. $20

The Sponges with N2N, Oct. 22, Aura. $20

Andy Stott, Oct. 23, Encore. $22

Aesthetic Perfection, Oct. 26, Vivo Live Events. $25

Celebrating Billy Joel: A World Class Tribute to America’s Piano Man, Oct. 26, Midland. $29.50-$49.50

Greyson Chance, Oct. 26, Encore. $25-$65

King Buffalo, Oct. 26, RecordBar. $20

Freakfest featuring Svdden Death, Space Laces, Lil Texas and more, Oct. 27, Uptown. $37.50-$75

Martin Sexton, Oct. 27, Knuckleheads. $30

Paula Poundstone, Oct. 27, Folly. $42-$49

“The Price is Right” Live, Oct. 27, Midland. $29.50-$65

Wheatus, Oct. 27, Bottleneck. $22

Aaron Watson, Oct. 28, Granada. $22

Here Come the Mummies, Oct. 28, Uptown. $25-$49.50

The Four Freshman, Oct. 28, Yardley Hall. $15-$49

Marshall Tucker Band, Oct. 28, Ameristar. $40-$55

Noah Cyrus, Oct. 28, The Truman. $30-$55

Todd Snider, Oct. 28, Knuckleheads. $45

Christian Nodal, Oct. 29, T-Mobile Center. $61-$191

David Cook, Oct. 29, Knuckleheads. $30

Louie Ray, Oct. 29, Corner Bar. $20-$50

Musical Blades with Clearly Guilty, Oct. 29, Cable Event Center. $25-$60

Noah Thompson, Oct. 29, Uptown. $25-$45

Teddy Swims, Oct. 29, The Truman. $22.50-$45

The Milk Carton Kids, Nov. 5, Knuckleheads. $30

The Kingston Trio, Oct. 30, Folly. $35-$55

Real Friends and With Confidence, Oct. 30, Bottleneck. $25

Sammy Rae & The Friends, Oct. 31, Granada. $25

November

Joan, Nov. 1, RecordBar. $20

Cory Wong with Sierra Hull and Robbie Wulfsohn, Nov. 2, The Truman. $30-$50

Casting Crowns, Nov. 3, Cable Dahmer Arena. $29-$129

Kevin Hart, Nov. 3, T-Mobile Center. $49.50-$159.50

Kevin Morby with Coco, Nov. 3, Knuckleheads. $26.50-$43.50

Shovels & Rope with Tré Burt, Nov. 3, Knuckleheads. $24.50

Carly Rae Jepsen, Nov. 4, Uptown. $40.50-$56.50

Kansas City Jazz Orchestra Riff Generation, Nov. 4, Medallion Theater. $25

Keiko Matsui, Nov. 4, Folly. $25-$60

Zeke Beats, Nov. 4, Encore. $20-$25

The Emo Night Tour, Nov. 5, Truman. $17-$32

Gloria Trevi, Nov. 5, T-Mobile Center. $50-$225

The Smithereens with Marshall Crenshaw, Nov. 5, Knuckleheads. $35-$55

Susan Werner, Nov. 5, Lied Center. $19-$35

I Prevail with Pierce the Veil, Fit for a King and Stand Atlantic, Nov. 6, Uptown. Sold out.

Amanda Shires, Nov. 8, Madrid. $22-$45

“The Dollop,” Nov. 8, Uptown. $35-$75

Lucius with Shamir, Nov. 8, The Truman. $30-$55

Rumours: A Fleetwood Mac Tribute, Nov. 8, Midland. $25-$59.50

The Early November, Nov. 9, Bottleneck. $25

“Clerks III”: The Convenience Tour featuring Kevin Smith, Nov. 10, Midland. $39.50-$59.50

Flor De Toloache, Nov. 10, Knuckleheads. $20

Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, “The Voice” featuring Deborah Brown, Nov. 10, Kauffman Center. $33.50-$68.50

Pokey LaFarge, Nov. 10, Knuckleheads. $29.50

SoDown, Nov. 10, RecordBar. $20

Daniel Howell, Nov. 11, Midland. $29.50-$59.50

George Winston, Nov. 11, Kauffman Center. $30.50-$63

Katt Williams, Nov. 11, T-Mobile Center. $59-$250

Crystal Gayle, Nov. 12, Ameristar. $35-$88

Liquid Stranger with Ravenscoon and Tape B, Nov. 12, The Truman. $38-$55

Thundergong with Jason Sudeikis & Friends, Nov. 12, Uptown. $69-$89

“Baby Shark Live! The Christmas Show,” Nov. 13, Cable Dahmer Arena. $29-$109

Carrie Underwood with Jimmie Allen, Nov. 13, T-Mobile Center. $35.50-$121

Lorna Shore, Nov. 13, Bottleneck. $20

Brian Culbertson with Marcus Anderson and Marqueal Jordan, Nov. 14, Midland. $49.50-$64.50

Wayne Escoffery Duo, Nov. 14-15, Lied Center. $19-$35

Mat Kearney, Nov. 15, Uptown. $35-$119

Mersiv, Nov. 15, Granada. $20-$28

Chelsea Cutler with Ayokay and Arden Jones, Nov. 16, Granada. $28.50

Slander, Nov. 16, Midland. $29.50-$59.50

Steven Page, Nov. 16, Madrid. $35-$55

Ninja Sex Party, Nov. 17, Folly. $39.50

Tauren Wells, Nov. 17, Midland. $25-$70

Turnover, Nov. 17, Madrid. $26-$36.50

Andy Frasco & The U.N. and Little Strangers, Nov. 18, The Truman. $22

Casey Donahew, Nov. 18, Granada. $30

Kai Wachi, Nov. 18, Madrid. $20-$50

Mavis Staples, Nov. 18, Lied Center. $19-$50

Puscifer with Night Club, Nov. 18, Midland. $39.50-$79.50

Reba McEntire with Terri Clark, Nov. 18, T-Mobile Center. $45.75-$222.75

LaChanze and Krystal Joy Brown, Nov. 19, Folly.$30-$150

Ron White, Nov. 19, Ameristar. $70-$169

Mannheim Steamroller, Nov. 20, Kauffman Center. $79.50-$104.50

Steve Vai, Nov. 20, Uptown. $47-$99

Danielle Nicole Band, Nov. 23 and 25, Knuckleheads. $35-$60

Eagles, Nov. 23, T-Mobile Center. $129-$499

Cirque Dreams Holidaze, Nov. 25-27, Music Hall. $31-$137

Glenn Jones and Kenny Howell, Nov. 25, ArtsTech. $50

Peekaboo with Ternion Sound, Nov. 25, The Truman. $35-$55

“Wheel of Fortune” Live! Nov. 25, Kauffman Center. $39-$69

Elton Dan and Friends, Nov. 26, Uptown. $22-$77

For King + Country, Nov. 26, T-Mobile Center. $24.99-$249.99

Jason Boland & The Stragglers, Nov. 26, Bottleneck. $25

The Rainmakers with Danny Cox, Nov. 27, Knuckleheads. $20

Five Finger Death Punch and Brantley Gilbert, Nov. 29, T-Mobile Center. $25.50-$125.50

Charley Crockett, Nov. 30, Uptown. $35-$75

Paige Hernandez’s Liner Notes, Nov. 30, Lied Center. $11-$30

December

American Aquarium, Dec. 1, Granada. $20-$100

G-Space and Smith., Dec. 1, Encore. $25

Home Free, Dec. 1, Uptown. $27.50-$62.50

TenThing Brass Ensemble, Dec. 2, Yardley Hall. $14-$42

Cannibal Corpse with Dark Funeral and more, Dec. 3, Granada. $27.50

Tim O’Brien with Jan Fabricius, Dec. 3, Lied Center. $16-$30

The Widdler with Um, Dec. 3, Aura. $20

Disney Princess: The Concert, Dec. 4, Midland. $29.50-$80

Winterlude: Doug Talley Quartet, Dec. 4, Polsky Theatre. $17-$35

The Piano Guys, Dec. 5, Midland. $44.50-$84.50

Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, “The Family” featuring Lonnie and Chloe McFadden, Dec. 6, Kauffman Center. $33.50-$68.50

Wet Leg, Dec. 6, The Truman. $25-$44

Amon Amarth with Carcass, Obituary, Cattle Decapitation, Dec. 7, Uptown. $39.50-$97.25

Lemonheads, Dec. 7, Madrid. $30-$49

The 1975, Dec. 8, Cable Dahmer Arena. $49.50-$71

Aaron Lewis, Dec. 9, Ameristar. $73-$95

David George Orchestra, Dec. 9, Madrid. $20-$40

He$h, Dec. 9, RecordBar. $20

“Jurassic World,” Dec. 9-11, T-Mobile Center. $17-$115

Switchfoot, Dec. 9, Uptown. $35-$190

Trampled by Turtles with Sumbuck, Dec. 10, Uptown. $35-$55

Travis Tritt, Dec. 10, Ameristar. $75-$95

Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Dec. 13, Midland. $39.50-$69.50

Tvboo, Dec. 15, Record Bar. $20-$30

“CoComelon” Live, Dec. 17, Music Hall. $32-$227

Figure and I.ll Gates, Dec. 17, Aura. $20

Kelley Hunt and Friends, “Winter Soulstice,” Dec. 17, Folly. $25-$55

Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Dec. 26, T-Mobile Center. $29-$109.50

2023

Winterlude: Bobby Watson Quartet, Jan. 15, Yardley Hall. $15-$49

Miguel Zenón Quartet, Jan. 20, Folly. $25-$60

Lorrie Morgan and Mark Wills, Jan. 21, Ameristar. $40-$55

Oran Etkin, “Open Arms,” Jan. 22, Polsky Theatre. $17-$35

Angel Olsen, Jan. 27, Liberty Hall. $30-$50

Dan Cummins, Jan. 27, Uptown. $37-$231.50

Eddie B. Jan. 28, Midland. $25-$65

Hairball, Feb. 3, Ameristar. $20-$30

The Small Glories, Feb. 5, Polsky Theatre. $17-$35

Bruce Cockburn, Feb. 15, Liberty Hall. $39-$59

Noah Kahan, Feb. 15, The Truman. $38-$65

“Ancient Aliens” Live, Feb. 16, Uptown. $39-$59

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Feb. 18, T-Mobile Center. $63.50-$403.50

Hermon Mehari Quartet Feb. 18, Folly. $25-$60

Winterlude: Trent Austin Quartet, Feb. 19, Polsky Theatre. $17-$35

DakhaBrakha, Feb. 24, Polsky Theatre. $17-$35

Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, “The Future” featuring Lee Langston, Feb. 24, Kauffman Center. $33.50-$68.50

Eric Johnson, March 8, Madrid. $35-$55

The High Kings and Gaelic Storm, March 9, Kauffman Center. $32.50-$59.50

Danú, March 10, Yardley Hall. $14-$42

Alter Bridge with Mammoth WVH and Pistols at Dawn, March 11, Midland. $35-$55

John McCutcheon, March 11, Polsky Theatre. $17-$35

Oleta Adams, March 11, Folly. $25-$60

War, March 11, Ameristar. $45-$60

Emmet Cohen, March 12, Lied Center. $14-$40

Blake Shelton with Carly Pearce and Jackson Dean, March 18, T-Mobile Center. $59-$249

Winterlude: KC Jazz Disciples, March 19, Polsky Theatre. $17-$35

Rage Against The Machine, March 28, T-Mobile Center. $125-$578

A Moving Sound, March 31, Polsky Theatre. $17-$35

Take 6, March 31, Lied Center. $19-$50

Floyd Nation, April 7, Kauffman Center. $57.50

Masters of Percussion featuring Zakir Hussain, April 1, Yardley Hall. $16-$55

Martha Redbone, April 7, Lied Center. $11-$30

KC Blues Festival featuring Calvin Richardson, Pokey Bear and more, April 9, Music Hall. $61-$127

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, April 15, Yardley Hall. $15-$49

John Gorka, April 16, Lied Center. $16-$30

Laurie Berkner, April 22, Lied Center. $14-$25

Los Temerarios, April 22, Midland. $49-$250

Tia Fuller Quintet, April 22, Folly. $25-$60

Marcus and Riza Printup, April 24-25, Lied Center. $19-$35

Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, “The Root,” April 29, Kauffman Center. $33.50-$68.50

Anat Cohen Quartetinho, May 5, Folly. $25-$60

Vanessa Thomas, May 5, Lied Center. $14-$25

They Might Be Giants, May 16, The Truman. $27-$30

Luke Combs, June 10, Arrowhead. $20-$124.50

Eels, June 18, Liberty Hall. $30-$55

“Madagascar – The Musical,” June 16, Music Hall. $39-$100

Matchbox Twenty, June 18, Starlight. $39.50-$129.50

Yungblud, July 25, Uptown. $39-$50

Compiled by Dan Kelly, dkelly@kcstar.com

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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.”
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