Live This Week: May 3 - 9, 2026
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On this week's calendar: we hope you like Japanese punk rock. On Sunday evening, enjoy Tokyo's Wipes at Farewell with Iowa's Bootcamp and locals Total Sham and Young Mvchetes. Then on Monday at Howdy, enjoy our gig with Hiroshima's Gudon at Howdy with Failure Drill, Ironbar, and Ritual Armado. So do me a favor and attend one or both of these so Kansas City remains a pit stop for international touring punk and hardcore bands, yeah?
Other acts worth catching this week include Jason Isbell, Benjamin Tod, Black Marble, David Byrne, Bullseye, Bush, The Slackers, Reggie & The Full Effect, The Whips, and Shay Lyriq.
Find ticket links, show details, and more gigs below. See beyond this week on our full calendar here.
Sunday
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
May 3 @ Uptown Theater (KC)
Wipes w/ Bootcamp, Total Sham, and Young Mvchetes
May 3 @ Farewell (KC)
8pm - 21+ - $15 (PWYC)
Monday
Shuttlecock & KCHC present: Gudon w/ Failure Drill, Ironbar, and Ritual Armado
May 4 @ Howdy (KC)
Music at 8pm - $15-20 (PWYC) - All Ages
Benjamin Tod & The Inline Six
May 4 @ Madrid Theatre (KC)
Black Marble w/ Pimp Magic Guts
May 4 @ recordBar (KC)
Lords Of Acid w/ Dead On A Sunday, Princess Superstar, Tony & The Kiki, and MZ Neon
May 4 @ Warehouse On Broadway (KC)
Tuesday
David Byrne
May 5 @ Starlight (KC)
Violent Testimony w/ Confined In Flesh and Funeral Flowers
May 5 @ Sk8bar (KC)
21+ - 8pm - $10
Rex Hobart & The Honky Tonk Standards
May 5 @ The Ship (KC)
Bullseye w/ Donna Allen and 2w33dy
May 5 @ Howdy (KC)
8pm - All Ages - $10 (PWYC)
Wednesday
Little Feat
May 6 @ Uptown Theater (KC)
Brian Haas
May 6 @ Charlotte Street (KC)
John Andrews & The Yawns w/ Fullbloods and Eggs On Mars
May 6 @ Hillsiders (KCK)
21+ - 8pm - $10
Thursday
A Flock Of Seagulls w/ Strangelove
May 7 @ Knuckleheads (KC)
Michael Martin Murphy w/ Mark Mackay
May 7 @ Knuckleheads (KC)
I've Never Been Here Before w/ Flesh Produce, Warrior Princess Starlight XLNT, and Rothko
May 7 @ Howdy (KC)
8pm - All Ages - $10-15 (PWYC)
Bad Actor
May 7 @ Sk8bar (KC)
21+ - 7pm - $15-20
Friday
The Slackers w/ The Bishops, The Operators, and Top Ranx Soundsystem
May 8 @ recordBar (KC)
Bush w/ Mammoth and James & The Cold Gun
May 8 @ Azura Amphitheater (Bonner Springs)
Reggie & The Full Effect w/ An Espurluette
May 8 @ Warehouse On Broadway (KC)
Latter w/ Night Tennis, Bags Bags Bags, and Smash & Grab
May 8 @ Howdy (KC)
8pm - All Ages - $15 (PWYC)
Hang Your Hate w/ The Perilous Ones, Figure 8s, and Perfume USA
May 8 @ The Rino (North KC)
$10-15 - 8pm
Nathan Dixey w/ Corners Of The Sky
May 8 @ Hillsiders (KCK)
21+ - 8pm
The Whips w/ Barefoot Cult and Limestone
May 8 @ The Bottleneck (Lawrence)
Saturday
The Moss w/ Gatlin
May 9 @ Madrid Theatre (KC)
Lorna Kay w/ A.M. Merker & The Last Call
May 9 @ Mike Kelly's Westsider (KC)
8pm - 21+
The Royal Chief w/ NoLimit TC, Shay Lyriq, and ScorpioSZN
May 9 @ recordBar (KC)
Dead Internet w/ Wounded Crane and Shift
May 9 @ The Rino (North KC)
