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Northeast Kansas Weekend Concerts: Sept 10–13
Northeast Kansas weekend concerts are back for another stacked edition — welcome to your Dystopeka.com LIVE Music guide to Topeka, Lawrence, and Kansas City.
Sourced from NEKS.show plus reader tips. T marks a Topeka show. M marks a show via Mammoth Live.
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Northeast Kansas Weekend Concerts: Thursday, September 10
Topeka Sauce Special — Thursday
Envista Eats & Beats feat. The JackWagoneers T
This is it — the last concert of the season. Presented by Envista Credit Union, this 17-week summer series has turned Evergy Plaza into the closest thing downtown Topeka has to a weekly festival: live music, food trucks, and enough lawn chairs to make it feel like an occasion every single Thursday. The JackWagoneers headline this week, with Logan Sanders and F&B Experience rounding out the bill to close things out. If you’ve been meaning to check it out all summer and haven’t yet, this is your last shot until next year.
ChromeTuna’s Special Pick! — Thursday
Drag, Bingo & Buffet for the Jr. Ad Astra Roller Derby Team T
Not a music show, but we’re making an exception because we like Cosmos, drag queens, and roller derby — three of Dystopeka’s favorite things in one room. Cosmos Court and Kelly Vanderpool present a night of drag, bingo, food, and fun, hosted by the fabulous Mrs. Helena Handbasket, raising money to benefit the Jr. Ad Astra Roller Derby Team. All-you-can-eat Italian buffet starts at 6pm, bingo at 7pm. Tickets: $15 bingo only, $28 bingo + buffet for one, $100 bingo + buffet for four. Every ticket helps support the team — come hungry, bring your friends, and let’s make it a night to remember.
OOoops! We almost missed this! — Thursday
Rob Zombie // Marilyn Manson // The HU // OrgyMusic
How did a Zombie x Manson double-headliner nearly slip past us? Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson co-headline this one at Morton Amphitheater in Riverside, MO, with The HU and OrgyMusic opening. Two of shock rock’s most enduring names on one bill — this isn’t a “maybe next time” show. Doors and music start around 6pm.
Details / tickets →- 🌶️ Evening T Envista Eats & Beats feat. The JackWagoneers — Evergy Plaza, Downtown Topeka Season finale, with Logan Sanders and F&B Experience — see Topeka Sauce Special above
- ★ 6:00 PM T Drag, Bingo & Buffet for Jr. Ad Astra Roller Derby — Cosmos Court, 909 S Kansas Ave, Topeka Buffet at 6, bingo at 7. $15-$100 depending on ticket tier — see ChromeTuna’s Special Pick above
- 💀 6:00 PM Rob Zombie // Marilyn Manson // The HU // OrgyMusic — Morton Amphitheater, Riverside, MO Zombie x Manson 2026 — see “OOoops! We almost missed this!” above
- Free Concert Series: Scotch Hollow — Blind Box BBQ, KC, 5pm
- Loren Broddus // The Deep Blue Sextet // Clare Hawkins Trio — Replay Lounge, LFK, 6pm
- Macseal and Ben Quad — recordBar, KC, 7pm
- Raq Baby Presents: Robert Johnson Tour — The Bottleneck, LFK, 7pm
- Thursday Jazz w/ The Don Clore Trio (free) — The Ship, KC, 7pm
- Zac Brown Band — T-Mobile Center, KC, 7pm
- Kaw River Roots Presents: The Fretliners — Lucia, LFK, 7pm
- Damag3, Kiran the Nomad, Connor Cristi — MiniBar, KC, 7pm
- Mammoth Presents: Solya — Lemonade Park, KC, 7pm
- World Engine | Mannequins For Friends | Lazy World — The Rino, KC, 7pm
- T Three Dog Night — Prairie Band Casino & Resort, Great Lakes Ballroom, 7pm ($71.15) 21 consecutive Billboard Top 40 hits, still touring 80+ shows a year, six decades in
- Clark Paterson & Abe Partridge — Knuckleheads, KC, 7:30pm
- Of A Feather (Kelly Hunt and Sara Morgan) — Knuckleheads, KC, 7:30pm
- M Peaches — No Lube So Rude Tour, w/ Wheelchair Sports Camp — Liberty Hall, LFK, 8pm GA floor + rear balcony, reserved front balcony — via Mammoth Live
- John Elijah Jr / Colton Cox Band — Hillsiders, KC, 8pm
Northeast Kansas Weekend Concerts Continue: Friday, September 11
Topeka Sauce Special — Friday
Dustin Arbuckle Trio T
Dustin Arbuckle leans hard into old-school blues, honky tonk, and jazz — a Kansas native whose singing and harmonica playing first made a name for him in Moreland & Arbuckle, and who’s been kicking up fresh dust with The Damnations since 2017. This trio will knock your socks off. Gates, bar, and food truck (Cookin’ with Mike) open at 6, music starts around 7. Cover is $10 at the gate. Family-friendly, dogs on leashes welcome, and it’s part of the NOTO Common Consumption Area, so you can grab a drink from a licensed CCA vendor and wander the courtyard with it.
Details / tickets →- 🌶️ 6:00 PM T Dustin Arbuckle Trio — Compass Point, home of Dirty Girl Adventures $10 cover, NOTO Common Consumption Area — see Topeka Sauce Special above
- Lone Stanger — Warehouse On Broadway, KC, 5pm
- Joe Sears & The Dub Vendors — Replay Lounge, LFK, 6pm
- Grand Marquis: Dinner Matinee Show — The Ship, KC, 6pm
- M Broadway Rave — Encore at Uptown Theater, KC, 7:30pm doors / 8pm show Ages 18+, $2 minor surcharge under 21 — via Mammoth Live
- Toni Romiti — recordBar, KC, 7pm
- Stik Figa, Yung Bee, Ontario Ray, Yefta — MiniBar, KC, 7pm
- Mini Trees, Frown Line, Brian Gerald Bulger — Lemonade Park, KC, 7pm
- Southern Guns KC w/ Frank Drummond (First Responders Fundraiser) — Aztec Shawnee Theater, KC, 7pm
- Minus The Bear — Menos El Oso 20th Anniversary Tour — The Granada, LFK, 7pm
- Antonio J Farewell Show — The Rino, KC, 7pm
- Friday Night Sound Bites feat. Switch in Time — Lenexa Public Market, 5-10pm Band plays 7-10pm outdoors, free, food trucks, drumline performance, fire show
- Canaan Cox — Knuckleheads, KC, 8pm
- The Band of Heathens w/ Vincent Neil Emerson — Knuckleheads, KC, 8pm
- Nan + The One Night Stands / Honeybee — Hillsiders, KC, 8pm
- Velvet Daydream (Denver) / House of Gray / Grim Picnic — The Ship, KC, 9pm
- Serving Sounds — KBmixes w/ RiTZ and Jon Chase — The Ship, KC, 9pm
- PlayDead Returns to Lucia — Lucia, LFK, 9pm
- T Buck Creek Live (Full Band) — Kick Start Saloon, Topeka, 9pm-1am Note the time change, per the venue
- Harper K // Moonray // Oxford Remedy — Replay Lounge, LFK, 10pm
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More Northeast Kansas Weekend Concerts: Saturday, September 12
Secret Shopper’s Pick — Saturday
Kamelot // Visions of Atlantis // Frozen Crown
Kamelot, one of the biggest names in power metal, is coming to The Truman in Kansas City this Saturday, Sept. 12. Touring in support of their new album, Dark Asylum, Kamelot brings a mix of new material and classic fan favorites. Dark Asylum, which was released at the end of August, leans into the poppier side of power metal, evoking the anthemic sounds of Sabaton and the symphonic orchestrations of Powerwolf. Known for their elaborate sets, beautiful orchestrations, and soaring vocals, the band has a rich history. Thomas Youngblood, the guitarist, started Kamelot in 1987 in Tampa, FL, but it has always been an international band which currently includes members from Germany and Sweden. Tommy Karevik has been the voice of Kamelot since 2012’s Silverthorn album.
Opening the show are Visions of Atlantis, a symphonic power metal band from Austria, and Frozen Crown, a power metal outfit from Italy. Fans can likely look forward to some special onstage collaborations: Visions of Atlantis vocalist Clémentine Delauney provided guest vocals on Kamelot’s new track “Sanctuary,” making a live appearance highly probable. Additionally, Frozen Crown’s Giada Etro, who has been handling live female vocals for Kamelot on recent tour dates, will likely join them on stage for several songs throughout the night.
This all-ages show is one for the whole family. There will probably be more kids under the age of 13 than you would expect (and they will all be wearing adequate ear protection, right parents?) Doors open at 6:00 and the music should start at 7:00 p.m. The Truman is located at 601 East Truman Road, Kansas City, MO.
Details / tickets →- 🛒 Doors 6 PM Kamelot // Visions of Atlantis // Frozen Crown — The Truman Show at 7 PM, all ages — see Secret Shopper’s Pick above
- Sunday Morning Social Club (with Kirsten Paludan & Benjamin Cartel, and the Cascades) — Lucia, LFK, 5pm
- Adam Doleac — Warehouse On Broadway, KC, 6:30pm
- Strange Claws, Witch Dance, The Music of Florence + The Machine — recordBar, KC, 7pm
- Me Like Bees — The Bottleneck, LFK, 7pm
- Mitzi McKee & The Precious Cargo, Corners of The Sky, Camilla Camille and the Sexy Hexes — MiniBar, KC, 7pm
- Crossroads Music Fest — Lemonade Park, KC, 7pm
- Fastball and Spacehog, Live in the Yard — The Yard at Ranch Mart North, KC, 7pm
- Urban Spelunkers — The Rino, KC, 7pm
- Jefferson Starship — Runaway Again Tour — Uptown Theater, KC, 7:30pm
- T Holy Smokin’ Jamboree feat. THE BASH — Mother Teresa Catholic Church, Topeka, 8am-10pm Live music Saturday night — BBQ, beer garden, 5K run, car show, bingo, cake walk, crafts, raffles
- Fast Johnny Ricker — Knuckleheads, KC, 8pm
- Eldon Painter / The Whiffs / DJ Thundercutz — Hillsiders, KC, 8pm
- T Live Music with David Lowry — B&B Theatres Topeka Wheatfield 9, Marquee Bar
- Joel vs Joel // Gracie Hughes // Mason Gentry — Replay Lounge, LFK, 10pm
Northeast Kansas Weekend Concerts Wrap Up: Sunday, September 13
ChromeTuna’s Special Pick! — Sunday
The Queers with Wayne Pain & The Shitstains and The Touchdowns
Pop-punk legends The Queers roll through The Bottleneck with local support from Wayne Pain & The Shitstains and The Touchdowns. All ages, doors at 7pm, show at 8pm. Advance tickets $15, $20 day of show — available online or at the Lucia box office.
Details / tickets →
Dammit Lawrence! Two Shows, One Night
The very young meet the very, very, very old. Also Sunday, Sept 13, also in Lawrence: Cher UK and Steer Away play the Replay Lounge — $5 cover, 21+, 10PM. So now you’ve got a choice: all-ages pop-punk at The Bottleneck, or a late-night $5 show across town. Lawrence, why do you do this to us.
- ★ Doors 7 PM The Queers w/ Wayne Pain & The Shitstains and The Touchdowns — The Bottleneck Show at 8 PM, all ages, $15 advance / $20 day of show — see ChromeTuna’s Special Pick above
- Cher UK / Steer Away — Replay Lounge, LFK, 10pm, $5 cover, 21+ See “Dammit Lawrence!” above
- Tax Sales Benefit Concert — Hillsiders, KC, 4pm
- The Hot Tubtones — Replay Lounge, LFK, 6pm (early show)
- M Cole Barnhill, w/ Ryan Manuel — Encore at Uptown Theater, KC, 6:30pm doors / 7:30pm show $2 minor surcharge under 21 — via Mammoth Live
- Bear Ghost, Sarah and the Safe Word, Spaceman Bob — Recordbar, KC, 7pm
- Squid Pisser — MiniBar, KC, 7pm
- Elefante — Tour 30 Aniversario — The Granada, LFK, 7pm
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This calendar and many of the articles on here are a labor of love. I do it for free hoping that it will rekindle the sparks of a music scene.
But it gets very frustrating when I see the bands, artists, and venues not even bothering to promote their own shows. But I DO enjoy the part where they cry about no one showing up after their gig, with the hopes that maybe this time they will learn the lesson.
In the mean time, these websites do incur a certain expense, that I pay for out of my own pocket.
So would it really hurt you to throw me a few bones? Below are my donation routes.
That’s this week’s Northeast Kansas Weekend Concert Roundup – see you out there.
Event feed sourced from NEKS.show. Come for the guitars. Stay for the weird.
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