| This spring in Kansas City, Mo. there isn't an event | | | | change for many longtime Knopfler fans, who |
| or a place you can't afford. With great ticket | | | | knew his voice and musical talents by way of the |
| prices at and even greater shows coming to | | | | group Dire Straits, which he formed and led for |
| town – from ACDC to Mark Knopfler - Midland | | | | nearly a decade and earned him great international |
| Theater event tickets are a must-have for all. | | | | success. The '80s brought a similar solo equation, |
| The shows traveling through Kansas City are | | | | as he released album after album throughout the |
| going to get everyone geared up for the | | | | new few decades. His latest release is 2009's Get |
| summer, as A Chorus Line performers warm up | | | | Lucky, a Nonesuch Records set from September. |
| those vocal chords while AC/DC and Mark | | | | Though he continues to find himself compared to |
| Knopfler keep those fingers limber for some | | | | his Dire Straits days, largely due to the fact that |
| serious guitar shows. These are all bound to be | | | | Knopfler was the chief writer, performer and face |
| events that you'll never forget, so don't miss it. | | | | of the outfit, he has found much success as a |
| Coming into Kansas City's Sprint Center in early | | | | solo star with a modified image. The result for |
| April following a cancelled performance from | | | | Get Lucky was a Top 20 album on Billboard, |
| October, rockers AC/DC are "gonna to wanna | | | | among other things. |
| rock and roll all night" when they see fans at the | | | | To change things up during this spring in Kansas |
| Sprint Center. The veteran group, which has been | | | | City, enjoy the music and lyrics of Marvis |
| an Australian-based outfit since the early '70s, is | | | | Hamlisch and Edward Kleban, respectively, when |
| currently promoting Black Ice, the 2008 Columbia | | | | the peppy musical A Chorus Line performs at the |
| release that earned them fame as a comeback | | | | Musical Hall this April. A Broadway staple originally |
| tour ensued. | | | | opening at Shubert Theater in 1975 and earning |
| The first album in nearly a decade from the guys | | | | seven Tony Awards, the show has seen a series |
| of AC/DC, Black Ice proves that their sound will | | | | of revival acts and tours. The title leaves little to |
| always remain the same – true rock and roll. | | | | the imagination, as the play follows several |
| Established musicians, they found that their days | | | | dancers as they try out on Broadway to become |
| of proving something to audiences was long over | | | | part of the chorus line. "We were the first |
| and instead came out with Black Ice as a tribute | | | | company that coined the phrase 'triple threat.' We |
| to their true sound, making fans scream all over | | | | had to do everything," Baayork Lee said on the |
| again to singles like "Rock N Roll Train" and "Skies | | | | company's website. Lee, a Chinese-American |
| on Fire." The album, just like before, wound up | | | | actress, played the original Connie 35 years ago. |
| topping Billboards charts. | | | | When visiting Kansas City this year make sure |
| Another rocker who found international success in | | | | that you don't miss out on all the ways to enjoy |
| the '70s is Mark Knopfler, who opens up the | | | | yourself! There are plenty of upcoming events to |
| Midland Theater this April. The show marks a | | | | choose from. |