Every room worth knowing in Kansas City — capacity, character, and what's coming up at each. From recordBar's tastemaker stage to Knuckleheads' four. Tap any venue for its upcoming shows, or see the full ticket calendar.
A nearly 8,000-seat outdoor amphitheater in Swope Park. Summer concert series and touring Broadway under the open sky.
46 upcomingThe big outdoor shed west of the city (formerly Sandstone / Providence). Arena-level acts and summer tours with a lawn that holds thousands.
12 upcomingKansas City's newest major venue — a 16,000-capacity Live Nation amphitheater in Riverside that opened June 2026 with 12,000 covered seats and a 4,000-person lawn.
79 upcomingThe premiere indie/alternative room, opened 2017 in a converted 1930s engine-parts building. Great sightlines and a second-story VIP overlooking the stage.
17 upcomingA restored 1928 movie palace on Broadway. Ornate, mid-size, and a regular stop for national touring acts that have outgrown the clubs.
83 upcomingA historic 1927 movie palace, gilded and enormous. Bigger touring acts, comedy, and special events under a famously opulent ceiling.
18 upcomingA world-class Moshe Safdie-designed hall housing Helzberg Hall (1,600) and the Muriel Kauffman Theatre (1,800). Classical, jazz, and marquee performances.
8 upcomingThe tastemaker room. Where Kansas City saw them before everyone else did — Mumford & Sons and Billie Eilish both played here before the arenas. The standard for KC's rock and indie bookings.
29 upcomingA KC institution — a multi-stage indoor/outdoor complex with four stages, so multiple shows in a single night are the norm. The epicenter of blues, roots, and Americana in Kansas City.
11 upcomingThe mosh-pit room. Rock and alternative focus, high energy, younger crowd, with an indoor stage and a patio stage out back.
A restored 1926 Spanish-revival theatre in Westport — mid-size, ornate, and a frequent stop for touring indie and rock.
13 upcomingThe Crossroads' dedicated electronic and dance room — DJ sets, club nights, and touring electronic acts.
5 upcomingThe most eclectic booking in town — local bands, experimental acts, DIY energy. A platform for emerging talent, with a neon glow and an art-deco bar.
Close enough to see the sweat on the performer's forehead. Intimate shows, acoustic sets, jazz, and singer-songwriters.
Red-lit, velvet, and open late — live jazz every night across two floors. No cover, no pretense, just the music KC built its name on.
A National Historic Landmark hosting late-night jam sessions since 1917 — the after-hours heart of 18th & Vine, open to anyone who can play.