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Dive into a weeklong sonic explosion across Kansas City and Lawrence from September 22–29, 2025, where every night pulses with genre-bending energy. From the chaotic charm of Plastic Mystic and Nasty Vommit at Farewell KCMO to the avant-garde allure of Model/Actriz at Recordbar, Monday sets the tone. Tuesday escalates with Marilyn Manson’s provocative “One Assassination Under God” tour and Poppy’s genre-defying spectacle at Uptown Theater. Midweek brings pirate metal from Alestorm, synth-fueled nostalgia via Anamanaguchi, and goth birthday revelry at Replay Lounge.
Thursday blends legacy acts like Three Dog Night with indie upstarts and farewell shows, while Friday unleashes Noah Cyrus, Dirty Red’s soulful return, and a disco-fueled late-night Ship takeover. Saturday’s lineup spans yacht rock tributes, hardcore reunions, and DJ collectives, with Charles Wesley Godwin anchoring Grinders KC. Sunday slows the tempo with folk, doom metal, and School of Rock’s midday showcase. The week closes with Panda Bear’s experimental set, Cannibal Corpse’s brutal tour stop, and A.J. Croce’s nostalgic tribute to his father’s legacy.
Whether you’re chasing mosh pits, synth waves, or acoustic serenity, this week offers a kaleidoscope of sound across iconic venues like The Granada, Knuckleheads, The Truman, and Replay Lounge. Your soundtrack to early fall starts here.
Bookmark and refer to NE KS Showlist for a constantly updated Live Music Calendar.
Monday, Sep 22, 2025
Plastic Mystic (CO) / Puddle Noir / Nasty Vommit / Salad Gaze at Farewell KCMO[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Model/Actriz at Recordbar[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
Tuesday, Sep 23, 2025
VENUE CHANGE: 10 Years – The Autumn Effect – 20th Anniversary Tour at The Granada at The Bottleneck[Lawrence] [6:30 PM]
Diggy Graves – Crash My Funeral Tour at The Bottleneck at The Bottleneck[Lawrence] [7:00 PM]
Poppy at Uptown Theater[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
An Esperluette, Monster Planet, e_rglr at MiniBar[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Marilyn Manson: One Assassination Under God Tour at The Midland Theatre at The Midland Theatre[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
Colony House – The 77 Tour at The Madrid Theatre[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
Wednesday, Sep 24, 2025
Alestorm Fall 2025 Tour at The Granada at The Granada[Lawrence] [6:00 PM]
Anamanaguchi at The Bottleneck at The Bottleneck[Lawrence] [7:00 PM]
Intercourse (CT) / Nerver / Horseboy at Howdy[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Courtney Patton at Knuckleheads Kansas City[Kansas City] [7:30 PM]
Nittty Gritty Dirt Band’s John McEuen & co-founder Les Thompson and friends The Life I’ve Picked! at Knuckleheads Kansas City[Kansas City] [7:30 PM]
The Brian Jonestown Massacre at Recordbar[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
Devin Gray (NYC) & EMAS at The Ship[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
Western Wednesday: Cryin’ Out Loud with A.M. Merker & the Last Call at Northside Social[Lawrence] [8:00 PM]
Big Wild w/ Shallou at The Truman[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
Nox Obscura’s Goth Nite: HAPPY BIRTHDAY FREYJA! at Replay Lounge[Lawrence] [10:00 PM]
Thursday, Sep 25, 2025
Samantha Henson // Gracie Hughes // Aud Whitson ~ 6pm Early Show at Replay Lounge[Lawrence] [6:00 PM]
Sleep Theory – The Afterglow Tour at The Granada at The Granada[Lawrence] [6:00 PM]
Three Dog Night & Little River Band at Azura Amphitheater[Kansas City] [6:30 PM]
Play Loud Pre-Party: Post Sex Nachos at Recordbar[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
20th Anniversary / Farewell Ernest James Zydeco Show at The Ship[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Academy Order (PA) / Young Mvchetes / Flatline / Night Tennis at Howdy[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Small Birds of Sound at Northside Social[Lawrence] [7:00 PM]
MICHAEL BEACH/DAY SLEEPER/2W33DY at Hillsiders[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
North By North, Car Microwave, Mitzi McKee at MiniBar[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
The Steel Wheels at Knuckleheads Kansas City[Kansas City] [7:30 PM]
Hailey Whitters with special guest Emily Nenni at Knuckleheads Kansas City[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
Last Generation // Barefootcult at Replay Lounge[Lawrence] [10:00 PM]
Friday, Sep 26, 2025
Night Shop // Blanky // discotek mama ~ 6pm Early Show at Replay Lounge[Lawrence] [6:00 PM]
Dinner Matinee: Groove Jazz with KC GREEN at The Ship[Kansas City] [6:00 PM]
LIVE MUSIC – Dirty Red and the Soul Shakers are coming BACK!! at Compass Point home of Dirty Girl Adventures[Topeka] [6:00 PM]
Anella: The Crashing This Party Tour at The Bottleneck at The Bottleneck[Lawrence] [7:00 PM]
NOAH CYRUS – I WANT MY LOVED ONES TO GO WITH ME at Uptown Theater[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Nick Loux, Winder, Mason Gentry at MiniBar[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Night of ROCK with Miller/Cougar/CCR KC Tributes at Aztec Shawnee Theater at Aztec Shawnee Theater[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
George Scheckel – Live at the Tap Room at Happy Basset Brewing Company[Topeka] [7:30 PM]
Cannon Tounge at Artismo Gallery and Bistro[Topeka] [8:00 PM]
🥵POWERPOP🥷GIRLS💚 at The Granada[Lawrence] [8:00 PM]
The M80’s at Knuckleheads Kansas City[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
More Than Friends at Warehouse On Broadway[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
Jarrod Turner Live at Guitars & Cadillacs Friday and Saturday Night! at Guitars and Cadillacs KC[Kansas City] [8:30 PM]
Platinum Disco w/ Bill Pile Skeem K-Flex at The Ship[Kansas City] [9:00 PM]
Marcey Yates // Approach // Marz222 at Replay Lounge[Lawrence] [10:00 PM]
Saturday, Sep 27, 2025
EMERY ‘The Question’ w/ As Cities Burn, TheClassicCrime, Good Terms at Warehouse On Broadway[Kansas City] [5:30 PM]
Paper Anchor Media presents: Horned Wolf, Mannequins For Friends, T-Booty, and more! at The Bottleneck[Lawrence] [6:00 PM]
Dinner Matinee with Chalis O’Neal at The Ship[Kansas City] [6:00 PM]
Ashley Davis at Liberty Hall[Lawrence] [7:00 PM]
Core Cares KC ft. God Talk / Cauterized / Honey / Rist at Howdy[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Charles Wesley Godwin – Kansas City, MO – Grinders KC at Grinders[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Four Fried Chickens & A Coke Welcome Back to the historic Aztec Shawnee Theater at Aztec Shawnee Theater[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
The Fur & the Fang with Party Helmet at Northside Social[Lawrence] [8:00 PM]
Summer Breeze : A Tribute To Yacht Rock at Knuckleheads Kansas City[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
NAPE NECK / BLANKY / RX GHOST at Hillsiders[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
Jarrod Turner Live at Guitars & Cadillacs Friday and Saturday Night! at Guitars and Cadillacs KC[Kansas City] [8:30 PM]
Inner Sanctum~404 Dj Crew with Les Izmore, Sammy Sheets and Vertigon at The Ship[Kansas City] [9:00 PM]
DJ LUIS presents TROPICAL NIGHT with Salsa Con Flow at The Ship[Kansas City] [9:00 PM]
Kansas Campbell Presents: The Dollhaus at Lucia at Lucia[Lawrence] [9:00 PM]
Infinite Cousins // Cat Fight // Corners of The Sky at Replay Lounge[Lawrence] [10:00 PM]
Sunday, Sep 28, 2025
The Sunday Round Up with Cat Rodeo at Lucia[Lawrence] [3:00 PM]
Mike West // Sky Smeed ~ 6pm Early Show at Replay Lounge[Lawrence] [6:00 PM]
Dying Remains (AB) / Gored Embrace (IL) / Tombseeker / Sarkatha at Howdy[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Christian Dixon with Gage Fields at Northside Social[Lawrence] [7:00 PM]
House of Harm, Sculpture Club, Re:vis:eR, Loum at MiniBar[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Nape Neck // Tokeback Mountain // Mannequins for Friends at Replay Lounge[Lawrence] [10:00 PM]
School of Rock at Knuckleheads Kansas City[Kansas City] [12:00 PM]
Monday, Sep 29, 2025
Panda Bear at Warehouse On Broadway[Kansas City] [6:30 PM]
Slow Crush at Recordbar[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
The Sword at The Granada at The Granada[Lawrence] [7:00 PM]
Cannibal Corpse – “NORTH AMERICA 2025” TOUR at The Truman[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Jaden Schumacher Live at Guitars & Cadillacs with Special guest Emily Raff! at Guitars and Cadillacs KC[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
A.J. Croce Presents CROCE PLAYS CROCE at Uptown Theater[Kansas City] [7:30 PM]
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025
Honky Tonk Tuesday: Cowtown Country Club at The Ship[Kansas City] [6:00 PM]
Victim Of Fire (CO) / Hockey Smile / Fujita Scale at Howdy[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Low Cut Connie at Warehouse On Broadway[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Jadewick, Still Ill, Granule at MiniBar[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Ballyhoo! with Special Guests Keep Flying & Joint Operation at Knuckleheads Kansas City[Kansas City] [7:30 PM]
Stormy Tuesday Blues Jam at Lucia at Lucia[Lawrence] [7:30 PM]
Nation of Language at The Truman[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
Ballyhoo! with Special Guests Keep Flying & Joint Operation at Knuckleheads Kansas City[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
Jesus Christ Taxi Driver // Corners of The Sky // Stroppers at Replay Lounge[Lawrence] [10:00 PM]
Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025
Cougar Coven at The Ship[Kansas City] [6:30 PM]
That Mexican OT – Recess Tour at Grinders[Kansas City] [6:30 PM]
The Oxys, The Unfinished, Crash at Sk8bar at Sk8Bar[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Bob Mould Solo Electric: Here We Go Crazy, David Barbe at Recordbar[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Modern Life Is War at The Bottleneck at The Bottleneck[Lawrence] [7:00 PM]
Thyroids (TX) / Nesting Doll (TX) / Total Sham / Cheese Man at Howdy[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Big Richard Girl Dinner Tour at Lucia at Lucia[Lawrence] [7:00 PM]
Jesus Christ Taxi Driver, The Stroppers, Joshua James and the First Aid Kit at MiniBar[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Cartel – Chroma 20 Year Anniversary Tour at The Truman[Kansas City] [7:30 PM]
Phillip-Michael Scales at The Ship[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
Thursday, Oct 2, 2025
Southwind // Megafauna // Lovely Late Bloomer ~ 6pm Early Show at Replay Lounge[Lawrence] [6:00 PM]
jadu heart – us tour 2025 – Lawrence at The Bottleneck[Lawrence] [7:00 PM]
BabyTron at The Granada at The Granada[Lawrence] [7:00 PM]
KOTM (IN) / Pact Of Violence / Rist / Night Tennis at Howdy[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Josh Hoyer at Northside Social[Lawrence] [7:00 PM]
Willi Carlisle at Knuckleheads Kansas City[Kansas City] [7:30 PM]
Sidewise at Warehouse On Broadway[Kansas City] [7:30 PM]
High Fade at Recordbar[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
Caleb Hearon & Waxahatchee: Yeehaw! A Benefit for KC Tenants at Uptown Theater[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
Walter Trout at Knuckleheads Kansas City[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
SPARKLE CARCASS at Hillsiders[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
Atemporal // Catsitter // Altoscliff // Night Mode at Replay Lounge[Lawrence] [10:00 PM]
Friday, Oct 3, 2025
Arthur Dodge & The Horsefeathers // Pendergast ~ 6pm Early Show at Replay Lounge[Lawrence] [6:00 PM]
For Natasha: A Benefit Concert at The Granada at The Granada[Lawrence] [6:00 PM]
Grand Marquis: Dinner Matinee Show at The Ship[Kansas City] [6:00 PM]
Live Music – Big Rick Soul Band at Compass Point home of Dirty Girl Adventures[Topeka] [6:00 PM]
Carnival of Souls at Liberty Hall at Liberty Hall[Lawrence] [6:30 PM]
High Vis at The Bottleneck at The Bottleneck[Lawrence] [7:00 PM]
Fool House – The Ultimate 90’s Party The Millennium Tour at Warehouse On Broadway[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Begin the Begin with Love Snack ~ Tributes to R.E.M & The B-52’s at Aztec Shawnee Theater at Aztec Shawnee Theater[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Oddisee – The Good Fight 10 Year Anniversary Tour at Recordbar[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
Royel Otis – meet me in the car tour at Uptown Theater[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
Roma Ransom with Patchwork Jack at Northside Social[Lawrence] [8:00 PM]
Stephen Lynch at The Truman[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
The Outtakes – 80’s & 90’s Dance Band at Knuckleheads Kansas City[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
Zager in The Gospel Lounge at Knuckleheads Kansas City[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
Moaning Lisa – Wonderful 25th Anniversary/Reunion Show w/ Dan Jones and The Squids at MiniBar[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
Michael Shaun Brown Live at Guitars & Cadillacs! at Guitars and Cadillacs KC[Kansas City] [8:30 PM]
Come As You Are at Warehouse On Broadway[Kansas City] [9:00 PM]
Wild Love Tigress // Barefootcult // Carlo’s Homebrew Victory at Replay Lounge[Lawrence] [10:00 PM]
Saturday, Oct 4, 2025
Oktoberfest ft. The Satchel Green Band at Northside Social[Lawrence] [4:00 PM]
Blessthefall at The Granada at The Granada[Lawrence] [6:00 PM]
Michael Tipton & The Scoundrels ~ Dinner Matinee – Sat. Oct. 4th at The Ship[Kansas City] [6:00 PM]
Blues in the Bottoms featuring DH Harrell, Kevin Burt & Selwyn Birchwood at Knuckleheads Kansas City[Kansas City] [6:00 PM]
Jennifer Knapp at Knuckleheads Kansas City[Kansas City] [6:00 PM]
Ziggy Marley & Burning Spear at Grinders[Kansas City] [6:30 PM]
Still Ill, Violenteer, Neva Dinova’s Jake Bellows, The Sun-less Trio, Ashley Rayne Bowe, Custom Catacombs at Recordbar[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Benefit Show ft. God Talk, Legalize Homicide, Cauterized, As We Were Before, Ten Times Fast at Howdy[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Martin Farrell Jr. & The Station Drifters with Jenna Rae live at Lucia at Lucia[Lawrence] [7:00 PM]
Xoth, Inoculation, Candlelit Apocalypse at MiniBar[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
34 // Orphans Of Doom // Gurney // Drifter at Warehouse On Broadway[Kansas City] [7:30 PM]
Noah Reid: Live Again at Liberty Hall[Lawrence] [8:00 PM]
Niko Moon: American Palm Tour at Uptown Theater[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
JOHNNYSWIM – When The War Is Over Tour at The Truman[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
JAM: A Michael Jackson and Bruno Mars Tribute at Knuckleheads Kansas City[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
Michael Shaun Brown Live at Guitars & Cadillacs! at Guitars and Cadillacs KC[Kansas City] [8:30 PM]
My Posse In Effect ~ Beastie Boys Tribute! at The Ship[Kansas City] [9:00 PM]
D6A6Y6Dream Collective at The Ship[Kansas City] [9:00 PM]
OXYTOXIN, EMERALD EYE AND PIT HAG at Replay Lounge[Lawrence] [10:00 PM]
Pert Near Sandstone at Knuckleheads Kansas City[Kansas City] [10:00 PM]
The Spooklights ft. Ben Miller & Pat Kay at Knuckleheads KC at Knuckleheads Kansas City[Kansas City] [10:00 PM]
Sunday, Oct 5, 2025
Bodo // Jackson Graham trio // Nasty Vommit ~ 6pm Early Show at Replay Lounge[Lawrence] [6:00 PM]
Caroline Kingsbury & Maris at The Bottleneck at The Bottleneck[Lawrence] [6:00 PM]
From Ashes To New – New Disease Tour at The Granada at The Granada[Lawrence] [6:00 PM]
Tricky Youth (CA) / Lil Heavn / Bam & Z / Shallow Pulse at Farewell KCMO[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Peach Blush (AR) / Perfume USA / Admin Reveal at Howdy[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
The Gothic Cowboy Review hosted by Melvin Litton at Northside Social[Lawrence] [7:00 PM]
Aly & AJ at The Truman[Kansas City] [7:00 PM]
Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners at Warehouse On Broadway[Kansas City] [7:30 PM]
Young the Giant: In The Open Tour at Uptown Theater[Kansas City] [8:00 PM]
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