Live Entertainment in Kansas City

Azura Amphitheater in the Kansas City metro is a 18,000-capacity outdoor venue presenting major touring concerts for the region.

Kansas City Ballet is the Midwest's most important professional ballet company — presenting outstanding classical and contemporary dance at the Kauffman Center. Kansas City's remarkable arts investment and the Ballet's consistent presentation of world-class dance create a performing arts experience that reflects Kansas City's extraordinary transformation into one of America's most artistically ambitious mid-size cities.

Kansas City's extraordinary music heritage extends across both sides of the state line — a metro area where Charlie Parker, Count Basie, and the Kansas City jazz tradition created one of the most important music cities in 20th-century America. The KC jazz tradition's extraordinary influence on American music culture and the metro's consistent production of world-class musical talent create a concert market of genuine national musical significance.

Kansas City Symphony is one of the finest American orchestras — presenting world-class concerts at Helzberg Hall in the extraordinary Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Moshe Safdie. The KC Symphony's remarkable artistic quality and the Kauffman Center's extraordinary architectural significance (widely considered one of the most beautiful concert halls built in America this century) create a classical music experience of genuine national performing arts significance.

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is Kansas City's most extraordinary performing arts venue — Moshe Safdie's magnificent building presenting the Kansas City Symphony, Kansas City Ballet, and Lyric Opera of Kansas City. The Kauffman Center's remarkable architectural quality (considered one of the finest performing arts facilities built in America this century) creates a concert experience of genuine national performing arts significance.

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is Kansas City's most architecturally remarkable cultural institution — a 2011 Moshe Safdie-designed building with two extraordinary halls (Muriel Kauffman Theatre and Helzberg Hall) presenting the Kansas City Symphony and Lyric Opera in one of the most celebrated performing arts buildings constructed in the 21st century. Its daring architectural form, resembling two glass and metal shells rising from the Kansas City skyline, has become the defining symbol of Kansas City's cultural ambitions.

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts serves both sides of the Kansas City metro — Moshe Safdie's extraordinary architectural masterpiece presents the Kansas City Symphony, Kansas City Ballet, and Lyric Opera of Kansas City. The Kauffman Center's remarkable architectural quality (it has been called the finest performing arts facility built in America this century) and its consistent presentation of world-class performing arts create a venue of genuine national cultural significance.

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is an architecturally striking concert hall presenting the Kansas City Symphony, Ballet, and Lyric Opera in downtown Kansas City.

Knuckleheads Saloon in the East Bottoms presents touring blues, roots, and rock acts across multiple stages including an outdoor railcar stage.

Lyric Opera of Kansas City is the Midwest's most important regional opera company — presenting world-class opera at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. The Kauffman Center's extraordinary architectural magnificence and the Lyric Opera's consistent presentation of outstanding vocal performances create an opera experience of genuine Midwest performing arts significance.

Memorial Hall is Kansas City Kansas's most important historic entertainment venue — a beautifully preserved 1920s hall presenting concerts, community events, and cultural programs. KCK's extraordinary transformation as one of the most diverse communities in the Midwest creates an entertainment market of remarkable multicultural vitality and genuine Kansas community significance.

Midland Theater is Kansas City's most beautifully preserved historic music venue — a 1927 theater presenting major concerts and touring events in a magnificent atmospheric interior. Kansas City's extraordinary jazz heritage (the city created one of the most important jazz styles in 20th-century American music) and Midland's outstanding concert programming create a venue of genuine Missouri music historical significance.

RecordBar in the Crossroads presents touring indie and hip-hop acts in an intimate club central to Kansas City's independent music scene.

Kansas City's arena entertainment serves both Missouri and Kansas sides of the metro — an extraordinary market where the Kansas City Chiefs (four Super Bowl championships), the Kansas City Royals, and the remarkable KC Sporting soccer legacy create a sports entertainment ecosystem of unusual Midwest sporting significance. The KC metro's deep passion for its sports teams and its remarkable growth as a tech and financial hub create a concert and events market of considerable regional importance.

Starlight Theatre is Kansas City's beloved outdoor performing arts venue — an 8,000-capacity open-air amphitheater in Swope Park presenting Broadway touring productions and major concerts in one of the most atmospheric outdoor settings in American performing arts. The theater's 65-year tradition of presenting Broadway under the stars, the natural beauty of Swope Park, and Kansas City's summer weather create a performing arts experience uniquely suited to Missouri's generous outdoors.

Kansas City Starlight Theatre is America's oldest outdoor musical theater facility — a Swope Park amphitheater presenting major Broadway touring shows and concerts under the Kansas City stars since 1950. Starlight's remarkable 70+ year history of outdoor Broadway productions and its extraordinary natural park setting create a performing arts experience of genuine Kansas City cultural tradition significance.

Starlight Theatre is Kansas City's most beloved performing arts venue — a beautiful outdoor amphitheater in Swope Park presenting Broadway touring shows and major concerts under the Kansas City stars. Starlight's extraordinary combination of outstanding theatrical productions, the beautiful natural setting of Swope Park (America's second-largest urban park), and the warm Kansas City summer nights create a performing arts experience of genuine heartland American character.

The Comedy Club of Kansas City presents national touring stand-up comedians serving the greater Kansas City metro market.

The Midland Theatre is Kansas City's most magnificent historic concert hall — a 3,200-seat 1927 Spanish Baroque landmark in the Power & Light District that presents major touring artists in one of the most ornately preserved movie palaces in the American Midwest. The theater's gilded interior, exceptional acoustics, and prime location adjacent to T-Mobile Center create a concert ecosystem in Kansas City's downtown where audiences can choose between intimate theater shows and arena-scale events within two blocks of each other.

Unicorn Theatre is Kansas City's most adventurous professional theater company — a Midtown KC institution presenting challenging new works and important American plays that have established KC as a nationally recognized theater city. Unicorn's extraordinary commitment to producing relevant, challenging theater and its remarkable development of new American playwriting create a theater company of genuine national significance.