11.21.2008 7:04 am

Poll: St. Louis concerts vs Kansas City concerts

By Kevin C. Johnson

New Kids on the Block at Scottrade Center Nov. 10; photo by Sarah Conrad

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Scottrade Center 2008 Concerts
Jan. 6, R. Kelly, Keyshia Cole, J. Holiday

Jan. 15, Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus

Jan. 31, Chris Brown, Bow Wow, Soulja Boy

Feb. 15, Ladies Night Out with Bobby Brown, Boyz II Men, Johnny Gill

Feb. 16, Kid Rock

Feb. 27, Katt Williams

March 2, 3rd Annual St. Louis Blues Festival with Mel Waiters, Bobby Blue Bland, Latimore

March 5, Michael Buble

March 28, 70s Soul Jam with the Stylistics, the Emotions, the Chi-Lites

April 11, Plies, Rick Ross

April 23, Santana

April 26, Van Halen (rescheduled from earlier date)

April 27, Alicia Keys, Ne-Yo

July 18, American Idols Live

July 20, Foo Fighters

Aug. 20, Nine Inch Nails

Aug. 23, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

Sept. 13, How Sweet the Sounds with Donald Lawrence

Sept. 20, the Eagles

Oct. 3, Keith Sweat, Bell Biv Devoe, Dru Hill, (canceled)

Oct. 19, Rock Band Live with Panic at the Disco, Dashboard Confessional, Plain White T’s, the Cab

Nov. 2, Neil Diamond

Nov. 10, New Kids on the Block, Natasha Bedingfield, Lady Gaga

Nov. 11, Celine Dion (moved to Feb. 4)

Nov. 17, Metallica

Nov. 18, Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Dec. 7, Cheetah Girls

Kansas City’s Sprint Center 2008 Concerts
Jan. 11, Chris Brown

Jan. 13, “Dancing With the Stars”

Feb. 16, Reba McEntire, Kelly Clarkson

Feb. 17, Kid Rock

Feb. 25, Matchbox 20

Feb. 27, Jonas Brothers

March 5, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood

March 7, Michael Buble

March 30, Celtic Woman

April 17, Bon Jovi

April 18, Andre Rieu

April 22, Bon Jovi

April 26, Barry Manilow

May 9, Bill Gaither

May 13, the Police

June 17, Tim McGraw

July 22, Tom Petty

Aug. 1, Brad Paisley

Aug. 24, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

Aug. 29-30, “American Idols Live”

Oct. 1 and Oct. 8, Tina Turner

Oct. 15, “So You Think You Can Dance Live”

Oct. 24, Janet Jackson, LL Cool J

Oct. 25, Metallica

Nov. 13, Coldplay

Nov. 15, Celine Dion (moved to Jan. 3)

Nov. 18, Celtic Thunder

Nov. 29, Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Dec. 9, Cheetah Girls

Dec. 15, Neil Diamond

Check Sunday’s A&E section for a look comparing the two cities’ concert scene, and whether Kansas City is beginning to overshadow St. Louis.

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A lot of the same act, but KC wins with Coldplay, Police, and Matchbox 20

— kevin

8:31 am November 21st, 2008

KC wins with Matchbox 20….hahhahaa…you made my day!!

— John C. Kevinson

8:53 am November 21st, 2008

Unfair comparison. Sprint Center is the only game in town besides the Verizon Amphitheater in KC. You would have to include here

1) Family Arena
2) Pageant
3) Shafeitz Center
4) Verizon Wireless Ampetheather
5) Fox Theather

We have a lot of venues competing for acts in town. Scottrade is a very large venue that not all acts wish to play in. Some prefer smaller, more intimate venues to bring their fans closer. On the Sprint Center dockett we have seen here or will see some of these acts including Barry Manillow, Carrie Underwood, and Tim McGraw. These are a few off the top of my head.

Don’t call our concert seen poor until you cover all the facts. I don’t see Dave Matthews Band on there, or how about Sammy Hagar? Stupid question.
The other factor is the ridiculous tax St. Louis puts on these acts.

— B-Dub

8:56 am November 21st, 2008

The headline compares the cities’ concert, but this poll really only applies to those two venues. Tom Petty came to STL and Radiohead was at Verizon but not on the list (KC doesn’t have a venue like Verizon Amphitheater). Plus, the Police came through in 2007 to Scottrade.

— billy v

8:58 am November 21st, 2008

Where’s Weird Al ? He played in the St. Louis area last year too.

— drforbin

9:08 am November 21st, 2008

Uhhh……both lineups sucked - hard.

— John

9:24 am November 21st, 2008

that’s maybe the most retarded poll i’ve ever seen. both lineups were (with a TINY few exceptions) spectacularly awful. and someone crediting a win to matchbox 20? what an idiot.

— Joseph

9:29 am November 21st, 2008

I think I’m going to have to say KC because they had Janet and Mr. Lips…I mean LL Cool J.

Since Katt Williams wasn’t funny and Bobby Brown made a fool of himself I vote that they be deleted from the list!

— suite STL

9:43 am November 21st, 2008

How about the Fox and the Pageant. This poll is a joke. What about acts like STEELY DAN????????? One of the best shows of the year in St Louis was Steely Dan and they DID NOT play in KC!

— Mystic Knights

10:11 am November 21st, 2008

KC has theatres to you morons.

KC had My Morning Jacket, we did not.

— John C. Kevinson

10:18 am November 21st, 2008

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