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Northeast Kansas Weekend Concerts: Sept 3–7, 2026
Northeast Kansas Weekend Concerts — Topeka, Lawrence, Kansas City, Ozawkie & Burlingame — 54 shows this week
Northeast Kansas Weekend Concerts is back for another week — welcome to your Dystopeka.com LIVE Music guide to Topeka, Lawrence, and Kansas City.
The spine and bloodline of this calendar is supplied by NEKS.show — a handy, simple, quick, and easy concert calendar. Go bookmark it.
Topeka shows get a big letter T in front of them. Got a show you want on here? Email the link to submitshow@neks.show.
We are still stinging from the closure of several beloved music venues, but when one door closes, another one opens up. Artismo Bistro has morphed into a mobile roving gang of promoter/producers who will be using different local spaces and places to produce events. The 6th and Polk guys are hinting at different options and a return to Black Chamber, and being wisely cagey about it. For more info on all of this check out the Politics Verses The Music Scene articles on Dystopeka.com.
We did our part, now you do yours: Support your local indy venues!
Northeast Kansas Weekend Concerts: Thursday, September 3
Hatebreed // Terror // Incantation // Gates to Hell // Torture // Creeping Death
Heavy-music fans will have one more chance to close out the summer with a high-energy concert when Hatebreed brings the Summer Slaughter tour to Warehouse on Broadway in Kansas City. The veteran Connecticut hardcore and metalcore band, previously featured on the Warped Tour and Ozzfest, is touring in support of its new album, Fatal Paradox . Known for forceful live performances and famously intense mosh pits, Hatebreed headlines a six-band lineup that spans hardcore, crossover thrash and multiple styles of death metal.
Terror, the crossover band from L.A., plays a fantastic show that is welcoming to everyone except fascists and haters. Incantation, the legendary death metal band, is a personal favorite. I see them every chance I get because they are one of the best death metal acts performing today. There’s a good chance that you could get a picture with Incantation’s singer/guitarist, John McEntee. Gates to Hell and Creeping Death play a new style of death metal that even attracts hardcore fans. Torture is hard to describe, but they have a lot of slam and brutal death metal influences.
With six bands scheduled to perform, doors will open at 4 p.m., and the first act will take the stage at 4:45 p.m. Given the strength of the lineup and Hatebreed’s following, remaining tickets are expected to sell quickly.
- 4:45 PM
Hatebreed // Terror // Incantation // Gates to Hell // Torture // Creeping Death
at Warehouse on Broadway [Kansas City] 🛒 Secret Shopper’s Pick
Doors 4 PM, all ages - 5:00 PM Free Concert Series: Drew Six at Blind Box BBQ [Kansas City]
- 6:00 PM Compati // East of Abilene // James Rose at Replay Lounge [Lawrence]
- 7:00 PM Destiny Bond & MEO44 at The Bottleneck [Lawrence]
- 7:00 PM Jazz Thursday: Two Tenor Tussle (Free Show) at The Ship [Kansas City]
- 7:00 PM Half Ivory | Colton Cox | Katt Holiday at The Rino [Kansas City]
- 7:00 PM T
Envista Eats & Beats
at Evergy Plaza [Topeka]
Come rock out with a weekly downtown concert. It feels like a festival every week with the great music and food options. Come on down with your lawn chair and enjoy some of the best bands around. - 7:00 PM T The BoDells at Kickstart Saloon Bike Night! at Kickstart Saloon [Topeka]
- 7:30 PM Jonathon “Boogie” Long at Knuckleheads [Kansas City]
- 7:30 PM Found a Job: A Tribute to Talking Heads at The Yard at Ranch Mart North [Kansas City]
- 8:00 PM Elnuh / Mensa / Flesh Tape / Nightosphere at Howdy [Kansas City]
- 8:00 PM Courtney Patton at Knuckleheads [Kansas City]
- 8:00 PM Rude Cousin / Ingalls at Hillsiders [Kansas City]
- 10:00 PM Foxlin // Golf On Television // C. S. Luxem at Replay Lounge [Lawrence]
- Evening
ABATE of Kansas 51st Annual Labor Day Rally — Big Rick Soul Band
at Paradise Point Lake Perry [Ozawkie]
18+ only. Early bird entry 2 PM; card-carrying work weekend volunteers 9 AM; electric RV entry 11 AM
Friday Night Live Music, September 4
Original rock music by The Michael Powers Project. No cover — come out and support local musicians.
- TIME TBD
The Michael Powers Project
at Eighth Street Taproom [Lawrence] ★ ChromeTuna’s Special Pick!
No cover — #SUPPORT LOCAL MUSICIANS - 4:00 PM–8:00 PM T
First Friday Food Truck Night Lite
at Helping Hands Humane Society [Topeka]
No live band this month (Paradize Band unable to play) — food trucks include Poppin Squeeze, It’s a Sweet Treat Day Bakery, Honey Creek Catering, and Emma’s Pupusas & Mexican Food. 20% of food truck sales benefit HHHS. - Evening
ABATE of Kansas 51st Annual Labor Day Rally — Velvet Blues Review, Crosswind, Anthony Gomes
at Paradise Point Lake Perry [Ozawkie]
18+ only. Preregistered entry 9 AM; general admission at the gate, noon - 6:00 PM Windler // Ryan Wise at Replay Lounge [Lawrence]
- 6:00 PM Beth Bombara (Matinee Show) at The Ship [Kansas City]
- 7:00 PM 12 Stones at The Bottleneck [Lawrence]
- 7:00 PM Anthony Orange, Sundayyy, Davey at Lemonade Park [Kansas City]
- 7:00 PM Modern Day Fitzgerald | The Way Way Back | Death By Haiku Wave at The Rino [Kansas City]
- 8:00 PM Edith Márquez: Eterna e Inolvidable at Uptown Theater [Kansas City]
- 8:00 PM Jacque & Howard’s Birthday Bash at Knuckleheads [Kansas City]
- 8:00 PM Jon Langston at Knuckleheads [Kansas City]
- 9:00 PM EyeQ’s Rhythm Room at The Ship [Kansas City]
- 10:00 PM American Muscle // Wayne Pain & the Shit Stains // Arc Flash at Replay Lounge [Lawrence]
Saturday Shows Around Topeka, Lawrence & KC, September 5
Five bands, one night, all in on the fuzz and reverb: Levitation Room, Corners of the Sky, Pale Tongue, Teri Quinn & The Coyotes, and Megafauna. If you want a night that leans heavier into texture and haze than your standard bar-band Saturday, this is the one to build the evening around.
All ages, doors at 5, first band at 6. Advance tickets are the move at $15 before day-of jumps to $20.
- Evening
ABATE of Kansas 51st Annual Labor Day Rally — Untitled, Waking Up the Neighbors, The Band Feel
at Paradise Point Lake Perry [Ozawkie]
18+ only. Plus the 37th Annual Bike Games, tattoo contest, and Beer Garden sets from Up From the Coop & Beyond Vengeance - Doors 7:00 PM T
Live Music with Willie Keys
at B&B Theatres Topeka Wheatfield 9 [Topeka]
Free event — please support by purchasing food/drinks - 7:00 PM T
Better Than Roadkill Band: Swerve Mode Mobilize
at VFW Post 1650 [Topeka]
$10 cover. 6-piece country, blues & rock cover band. 3110 SW Huntoon St - 7:00 PM–10:00 PM T
George Scheckel
at Mike’s Place [Topeka]
Live music, fun, and fine drinks for Labor Day weekend. 6044 SW 29th St - 8:00 PM T
Nucklehead Jones
at Happy Basset Brewing Co. [Topeka]
$10 cover - 11:00 AM Elwood & The Blues Masters Day Show + Harp BBQ at Warehouse On Broadway [Kansas City]
- Doors 5 PM
Lawrence Psych Fest
at The Bottleneck [Lawrence] ★ ChromeTuna’s Special Pick!
Show at 6 PM. All ages. $15 advance / $20 day of show - 7:00 PM Chernobyl Dogs, Hipshot Killer, White Line Nightmares & Neurotic Lover’s at Sk8Bar [Kansas City]
- 7:00 PM (the) Medicine Theory, Through Channels, Guilt Club at MiniBar [Kansas City]
- 7:00 PM El Sabor de Salsa & SoulLuna at The Rino [Kansas City]
- 8:00 PM TD Duo at Sunset Grill ft Candice Lynn at Sunset Grill Restaurant [Kansas City]
- 8:00 PM The Outtakes — 80’s & 90’s Dance Band at Knuckleheads [Kansas City]
- 8:00 PM The Yachties at Knuckleheads [Kansas City]
- 8:00 PM Forrest McCurren at Knuckleheads [Kansas City]
- 8:00 PM Sounds of Many / Fiel Daze / Washington Avenue at Hillsiders [Kansas City]
- 8:00 PM Christian Eliah at Warehouse On Broadway [Kansas City]
- 10:00 PM Cherry Laurel // mudskipper // Park KS at Replay Lounge [Lawrence]
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Sunday Wind-Down, September 6
- Evening
ABATE of Kansas 51st Annual Labor Day Rally — Sunset Sinners, Steven Bankey & the Flatland Band, Eastern Heights
at Paradise Point Lake Perry [Ozawkie]
18+ only. Plus bike show, dirt drags, arm wrestling, and Beer Garden sets from Roxx Off & Atomic Cowboyz - 3:00 PM Loretta Jean’s Backyard BBQ Pop Up at Hillsiders [Kansas City]
- 5:00 PM–9:00 PM
Rollin’, Grillin’ & Summer Send Off ft. Delta Haze
at Burlingame Chamber of Commerce, Santa Fe Ave [Burlingame]
Free food & free music. Downhill Derby at 2 PM, free community BBQ 5–6 PM, Delta Haze plays 5–9 PM. 118 S Topeka Ave, Burlingame - 6:00 PM Kirstie Lynn // Primrose Junction at Replay Lounge [Lawrence]
- 6:35 PM Black Veil Brides: Vindicatour US 2026 at Uptown Theater [Kansas City]
- 7:00 PM Orchid Mantis / Fraydee Cat / Spiral Hymn at Farewell KCMO [Kansas City]
- 8:00 PM JET — Down The Moonlit Mile Revue at The Truman [Kansas City]
Northeast Kansas Weekend Concerts: Monday, September 7
- 7:00 PM Indifferent / Muzzleflash / Domesticatrix / Warrior Princess Starlight XLNT / Guilt Of A Traitor at Howdy [Kansas City]
- 7:00 PM Armed for Apocalypse at MiniBar [Kansas City]
About This Northeast Kansas Weekend Concerts Roundup
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