Photo by L.G. Patterson

What’s better than being in the middle of a buzzing crowd, watching your favorite artist light up the stage this summer? Not much! Concerts big and small are popping up all across the state. While some up-and-coming artists are coming to Columbia, there is a wide variety of performers and bands touring in Kansas City, St. Louis and the Springfield area. Luckily, these venues are a quick trip away.  

We’ve rounded up some of the biggest names hitting the road and making a stop in Missouri along the way. From classic country to iconic pop singers, see who you might add to your summer concert bucket list. 

Kansas City 

Morton Amphitheater — 6150 NW Music Blvd., Kansas City 

• Dierks Bentley | June 13 
• Machine Gun Kelly | June 23 
• Luke Bryan | July 9 
• Tyler Childers | July 14 
• Jason Aldean | July 25 
• Parker McCollum | July 31 
• Mumford & Sons | August 2 
• Rod Stewart | August 15 
• Guns N’ Roses | August 19 
• Billy Idol | September 16 
• Pitbull | September 25 

T-Mobile Center — 1407 Grand Blvd., Kansas City 

• Alex Warren | June 21 
• Megan Moroney | August 16 
• J. Cole | August 19 
• Benson Boone | August 31 
• Zac Brown Band | September 10 

Starlight Theatre — 4600 Starlight Road, Kansas City 

• The Fray | July 14 
• Rainbow Kitten Surprise | July 27 
• Darius Rucker | July 31 

Power & Light District — 50 E. 13th St., Kansas City 

• Tyler Hubbard | August 6 
• Tucker Wetmore | August 13 

St. Louis 

Hollywood Casino Amphitheater — 14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights 

• Machine Gun Kelly | June 19 
• Tyler Childers | July 9 
• 5 Seconds of Summer | July 24 
• Lil Wayne x 2 Chainz | July 30 
• Lynyrd Skynyrd x Foreigner | August 6 
• Billy Idol | September 10 
• Pitbull | September 18 

Enterprise Center — 1401 Clark Ave., St. Louis 

• Megan Moroney | June 13 
• Benson Boone | July 27 
• Zac Brown Band | September 11 

Busch Stadium — 700 Clark Ave., St. Louis 

• Noah Kahan | August 2 
• Guns N’ Roses | August 16 

The Factory — 17105 N. Outer 40 Road, Chesterfield 

• Flatland Cavalry | August 20 

Springfield/Ozarks 

Thunder Ridge Nature Arena — 1901 State Highway 86, Ridgedale 

• Jon Pardi | June 26 
• Hudson Westbrook | June 27 
• A7X x Good Charlotte | July 25 
• Guns N’ Roses | September 12 

Ozarks Amphitheater — 2629 N. Business Route 5, Camdenton 

• Alison Krauss & Union Station | June 20 
• Shinedown | July 28 
• Ty Myers | September 6 

Columbia 

Rose Music Hall — 1013 Park Ave., Columbia 

• Kameron Marlowe | June 19 
• The Kay Brothers | June 20 

The Blue Note — 17 N. 9th St., Columbia 

• The Burney Sisters | June 27 
• Tab Benoit | July 26 
• Emily Ann Roberts | August 21 
• Max McNown | September 30