Poll: St. Louis concerts vs Kansas City concerts
New Kids on the Block at Scottrade Center Nov. 10; photo by Sarah Conrad
Loading …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.
Kevin C. Johnson has covered the St. Louis' music and nightlife scene for the past decade. 
This reminds me of this story in the Post-Dispatch (complaining that all the cool concerts were going to Kansas City over St. Louis):
http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-blender/the-blender/2008/09/janet-jackson-skips-by-the-lou/
LOL at STL! Now which city has an inferiority complex?
I go to KC most summers for the Reggae Fest. They have reggae on the radio every day too. More diverse range of music there. The first fridays arts district is cool too, nothing like that in stl.
Be real, Saint Louis’ music scene has gone down hill ovet the years. If it weren’t for the Pagent and the Fox, we’d be no better than Omaha or Tulsa. The large venues in Saint Louis are lacking when it coems to variety. Bragging about Miley Cyrus? Give me a break.
As many have pointed out, Kansas City has far more venues than just the Sprint Center. And as another person has pointed out there was no chance in hell that a St Louis crowd was going to admit ANYTHING in Kansas City is better. Having lived in both (grew up in STL…went to school in KC) I can say without bias that this year KC had a better concert lineup, but it doesn’t mean STL won’t next year. It’s chicken little crying that the sky is falling merely because another city got some concerts that STL did not.
This is the dumbest poll ever. I have no desire to go to KC for anything let alone a concert. I can’t imagine why the Post decided to run this poll. If I wanted to see a concert not playing in St Louis, I would go to anywhere but KC…probably Chicago, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Memphis, or Nashville. KC is so boring and backward it doesn’t register on most any concert goers maps.
St. Louis had Radiohead. St. Louis wins.
Wow, George shows how ignorant and provincial he is. Kansas City is far from backward and is, in some ways, far ahead of St Louis. Its downtown is ahead of STL’s and its beautification is leaps and bounds ahead of STL’s. I love St Louis and I wish it could be everything it SHOULD be, but…for some reason the leaders of this great city are holding it back while cities that SHOULD be behind it (like KC) are springing ahead leaving STL in the dust.
I moved to KC (Plaza) a several years ago from STL. KC is definitely a more ‘new economy’ city than STL is. Most of the people I know in KC are from all over the country. In STL, it feels very inbred now that I am a visitor. STL has to deal with its self-destructive class structure.
I find KC has many strong things like the arts district, Plaza, P&L, strong theatre scene above and beyond the descent concert tours that is more comparable to a city of 3 million. But it’s the free minded and laid back people that make it worth living here. Is easier to develop meaningful friendships here - very difficult in STL.
Both list are pretty lame, however KC did get to see The Cure and Ray Lamontagne this year. Lets hope 2009 both cities get better bands, outside of the predictable touring shows.