by Katie McCombs
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This summer, Kansas City hosted a number of concerts ranging from various genres, prices and venues. STA attendees recollected the most memorable moments and best features from a handful of these concerts.
Mumford & Sons
What: Buzz Under the Stars Tour
Date: June 3
Venue: City Market
Lineup: Cake
Popular song: The Cave
If you liked this concert, you’ll like: Death Cab for Cutie (City Market, October 3)
Best feature:
“Definitely the atmosphere and not being restricted to a seat. Everyone was involved in the songs, jumping up and down and singing. It was exciting to be a part of it.” -junior Dana Bailey
Matt & Kim
What: Sidewalks Tour
Date: June 22
Venue: The Beaumont Club
Lineup: The Thermals and Autobot of Flosstradamus
Popular song: Daylight
If you liked this concert, you’ll like: Journey (Starlight Theatre, September 28)
Best feature:
“It was at the perfect place. It was small and it felt more like an exclusive concert. On the last song, [Matt & Kim] were crowd surfing and throwing water on all of us.” -junior Grace Dominique
Kenney Chesney
What: Goin’ Coastal Tour
Date: July 30
Venue: Arrowhead Stadium
Lineup: Uncle Kraker, Billy Currington and Zac Brown Band
Popular song: Summertime
If you liked this concert, you’ll like: Taylor Swift (Arrowhead Stadium, September 24)
Memorable moment:
“The encore. Zac Brown Band came back out to sing with Kenney. It was Zac’s birthday too, so that made it pretty special.” -freshman Anne Nulton
Kanrocksas
What: Kansas City’s first annual two-day music festival
Date: August 5-6
Venue: Kansas Speedway
Lineup: Over 30 different artists including Eminem, Muse, Kid Cudi and Bassnectar
If you liked this concert, you’ll like: Lollapalooza (Chicago, Aug. 5-7)
Best feature:
“It was a great opportunity to see so many [artists] at the same venue. It was like experiencing six concerts in one. Also, being outside was nice because you could freely walk from one stage to the next and really soak in the whole atmosphere.” -senior Marianna Messerli
Katy Perry
What: The California Dreams Tour
Date: August 17
Venue: Sprint Center
Lineup: Janelle Monáe
Popular song: Firework
If you liked this concert, you’ll like: Enrique Inglesias (Sprint Center, October 3)
Memorable moment:
“I remember dancing to ‘Last Friday Night’ with my friends standing next to the stage, when a security guard pulled my friend and I over to ask if we wanted to go onstage. We ran up there and Katy started singing ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody.’ The backup dancers led us to the front of the stage where we danced with Katy till the end of the song. It was definitely the best night of my life.” -junior Lauren Goode
