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Looking for Kansas concerts this weekend? From Built to Spill at the Madrid on Thursday to Beck at the Uptown on Sunday, here are 61 shows across Kansas City, Lawrence and Topeka, Oct. 1–4, plus our first picks with 785 Magazine.
Northeast Kansas Concerts This Weekend
October’s here, the nights are getting longer, and there are 63 Kansas concerts this weekend across Topeka, Lawrence and KC. Our Secret Shopper is still sitting in a cell (nobody’s posted bail, and we’re not asking about the lard), so we called in reinforcements.
New this week: we’re zipping our calendar together with 785 Magazine. Shows in a bright yellow frame are 785 picks, and the little yellow 785 tag takes you to their full write-up. They’ll cover more of the mainstream Topeka stuff, and we’ll keep digging up the weird, the loud, the punk and the dark.
Thursday, Built to Spill hits the Madrid and West Ridge Mall kicks off free Thursday music in the food court. Friday is First Friday in NOTO, with blues at Compass Point, while Bob Log III tears up MiniBar and Kontravoid & Buzz Kull bring the darkwave to Encore. Saturday, Foul Play Fest runs hardcore from before lunch at Idle Free, and Sunday, Beck closes it out at the Uptown.
We’re doing our part. Now you do yours: put down the controller and go occupy a live venue.
ThursdayOct 114 shows
- 5:00PMBlind Box BBQShawnee
- 6:00PMSk8BarKC
- 6:30PMWest Ridge MallTopeka
- 7:00PMrecordBarKC
- 7:00PMThe BottleneckLawrence
- 7:00PMThe GranadaLawrence
- 7:00PMThe ShipKC
- 7:00PMFarewellKC
- 7:00PMLuciaLawrence
- 7:00PMMiniBarKC
- 7:30PMKnuckleheadsKC
- 7:30PMKnuckleheadsKC
- 8:00PMThe Madrid TheatreKC
- 10:00PMReplay LoungeLawrence
Quiet as a graveyard here on Thursday. Try another city.
FridayOct 219 shows
- 5:00PMTGarden Grooves: Santa Fe Band & Topeka Symphony Orchestra String QuartetFreeFounders FestTill 7 PMReinisch Rose GardenTopeka
- 6:00PMReplay LoungeLawrence
- 6:00PMTonix & TunesTopeka
- 6:30PMWarehouse on BroadwayKC
- 7:00PMThe BottleneckLawrence
- 7:00PMThe ShipKC
- 7:00PMLuciaLawrence
- 7:00PMMiniBarKC
- 7:00PMLemonade ParkKC
- 7:00PMAztec Shawnee TheaterShawnee
- 7:00PMThe RinoKC
- 7:00PMMorton AmphitheaterKC
- 7:00PMCompass Point @ Dirty Girl AdventuresTopeka
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- 8:00PMKnuckleheadsKC
- 8:00PMKnuckleheadsKC
- 8:00PMThe Madrid TheatreKC
- 9:00PMEncore at the UptownKC
- 10:00PMReplay LoungeLawrence
- TBAHowdyKC
Quiet as a graveyard here on Friday. Try another city.
SaturdayOct 321 shows
- 11:00AMWarehouse on BroadwayKC
- 11:30AMFoul Play Fest 2026: Final Resting Place, Fatal Realm, xSeraphx, Destiny Bond, Discontent, Spine + 11 moreAll ages$50 advIdle FreeKCK
- 12:00PMTFounders Fest: Unchained, Nico, Schwem, Haunts N Hearts Party BandFreePet paradeTill 4 PMGage ParkTopeka
- 5:00PMThe BottleneckLawrence
- 6:00PMReplay LoungeLawrence
- 6:00PMEast of AbileneMatineeThe ShipKC
- 6:45PMMorton AmphitheaterKC
- 7:00PMrecordBarKC
- 7:00PMLuciaLawrence
- 7:00PMMiniBarKC
- 7:00PMLemonade ParkKC
- 7:00PMAztec Shawnee TheaterShawnee
- 7:00PMThe RinoKC
- 7:00PMCompass Point @ Dirty Girl AdventuresTopeka
- 8:00PMKnuckleheadsKC
- 8:00PMKnuckleheadsKC
- 8:00PMKnuckleheads Gospel LoungeKC
- 8:00PMHillsidersKCK
- 8:00PMHappy Basset Barrel HouseTopeka
- 8:30PMAmeristar CasinoKC
- 9:00PMWarehouse on BroadwayKC
Quiet as a graveyard here on Saturday. Try another city.
SundayOct 49 shows
- 2:00PMPretty YendeRescheduled from 9/27Lied Center of KansasLawrence
- 6:00PMReplay LoungeLawrence
- 6:00PMThe BottleneckLawrence
- 6:00PMThe RinoKC
- 6:30PMWarehouse on BroadwayKC
- 7:00PMLiberty Hall Spacement LoungeLawrence
- 7:00PMThe Midland TheatreKC
- 7:30PMMorton AmphitheaterKC
- 8:00PMUptown TheaterKC
Quiet as a graveyard here on Sunday. Try another city.
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