🔥 YOUR COUCH IS NOT A CONCERT VENUE! 🎸 Oct 15–18: Dozens of shows across Topeka, Lawrence & KC. Punk, metal, blues, jazz & more! FREE calendar. Filter by city or date. 🤘 dystopeka.com/kansas-conce...
Kansas Concerts This Weekend: Oct 15–18, 2026
Live music in Topeka, Lawrence, Kansas City and beyond, October 15–18. Browse concerts, showtimes, venues and ticket links.
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The Outhouse Flyer Archive is live: 700+ punk and hardcore show flyers from Lawrence, KC, Topeka and Wichita, 1981–2003. Searchable and free. Got flyers? Send them in. chrometuna.com/index.php/20...
The Outhouse Flyer Archive Is Open
D.O.A., Hüsker Dü, Nirvana and hundreds of Kansas punk shows from 1981–2003. Search 700+ flyers free, and send us yours.
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Kansas voter registration deadline is Tuesday, Oct. 13. Check your registration tonight. Know what to do if you’re turned away at the polls. And stop saying “both sides.” dystopeka.com/kansas-voter...
Kansas Voter Registration Deadline Is Tuesday, Oct. 13
Check your registration tonight. Here’s how to register, what to do if you’re turned away at the polls, and why “both sides” is a trap.
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The weekend starts tonight: Weedeater at the Bottleneck, Hamilton Loomis in Topeka, plus free shows at West Ridge Mall, Washburn and The Ship. 58 Kansas concerts through Sunday. 🤘 dystopeka.com/kansas-conce...
Your Full Guide to Kansas Live Music on the Town: 58 Shows, Oct 8–11
Secret Shopper is free, and the weekend is stacked: Weedeater, Fabio Frizzi's The Beyond, Chris Stapleton, Bill Murray and free BBQ by Lake Shawnee. 58 shows across Topeka, Lawrence and KC.
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58 Kansas concerts this weekend, Oct. 8–11. Weedeater, Delta Haze at the Lake Shawnee BBQ cook-off, jazz under Liberty Hall, Jack Wagoneers' last street dance, and Secret Shopper is out of jail. 🧟♂️🎸 dystopeka.com/kansas-conce...
Your Full Guide to Kansas Live Music on the Town: 58 Shows, Oct 8–11
Secret Shopper is free, and the weekend is stacked: Weedeater, Fabio Frizzi's The Beyond, Chris Stapleton, Bill Murray and free BBQ by Lake Shawnee. 58 shows across Topeka, Lawrence and KC.
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The backbone of our weekend calendar is NEKS.show: Josh tracks live music across KC, Lawrence and Topeka every night of the week, filterable by city and venue. Playing a show? submitshow@neks.show neks.show
NE KS Showlist
Northeast Kansas Show List serving Kansas City, Lawrence, Topeka, and surrounding areas. Find local concerts happening near you.
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A Topeka man died Sunday after an exchange of gunfire with police in the 3100 block of SW Chelsea Drive. The KBI is investigating; two officers are on leave. What we know so far: topekapolicescanner.com/topeka-polic...
What We Know About the Deadly Topeka Police Shooting
Michael Wayne Schmidt, 47, died Sunday after an exchange of gunfire with Topeka police in the 3100 block of SW Chelsea Drive. The KBI is investigating, and two officers are on administrative leave.
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Added to the weekend calendar: Founders Fest at Gage Park. Garden Grooves tonight 5–7, then free zoo, free Mini Train, a pet parade and live music Saturday. 63 shows now. dystopeka.com/kansas-conce...
63 Shows, One Zipper: Kansas Concerts This Weekend, Oct 1–4
Dystopeka and 785 Magazine zip their calendars together: Bob Log III, Foul Play Fest, Kontravoid, blues in NOTO and free music at the mall. Topeka, Lawrence and KC.
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Topeka's airport authority has been in talks about a data center near Forbes Field. The city manager says his team first heard about it from residents asking. Oct. 6: cameras on the council agenda. Oct. 13: the data center presentation. dystopeka.com/topeka-data-...
The Full Story on the Hidden Topeka Data Center Talks
The MTAA has been talking about a data center near Forbes Field, despite the moratorium. Here's what to ask at the Oct. 6 and Oct. 13 Topeka City Council meetings, and how to speak up.
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Friday in Kansas: Bob Log III at MiniBar, Kontravoid & Buzz Kull at Encore, Quintron & Miss Pussycat at The Ship, First Friday blues in NOTO. Foul Play Fest and Beck still to come. 61 shows: dystopeka.com/kansas-conce...
61 Shows, One Zipper: Kansas Concerts This Weekend, Oct 1–4
Dystopeka and 785 Magazine zip their calendars together: Bob Log III, Foul Play Fest, Kontravoid, blues in NOTO and free music at the mall. Topeka, Lawrence and KC.
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61 Kansas concerts this weekend, Oct 1–4: Built to Spill, Bob Log III, Kontravoid, Foul Play Fest, Beck, blues in NOTO and free music at the mall. Now with 785 Magazine picks. Put down the controller. dystopeka.com/kansas-conce...
61 Shows, One Zipper: Kansas Concerts This Weekend, Oct 1–4
Dystopeka and 785 Magazine zip their calendars together: Bob Log III, Foul Play Fest, Kontravoid, blues in NOTO and free music at the mall. Topeka, Lawrence and KC.
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Our weekend concert calendar leans hard on NEKS.show. Josh tracks live music across KC, Lawrence and Topeka every day of the week, filterable by city and venue. Playing a show? submitshow@neks.show neks.show
NE KS Showlist
Northeast Kansas Show List serving Kansas City, Lawrence, Topeka, and surrounding areas. Find local concerts happening near you.
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Shawnee County's data center opponents now have a newsletter. Protect Kansas takes on GoTopeka's 40 taxpayer-funded acres, property taxes, and Compass Datacenters' 606-acre plan. "We paid for the land. We deserve a say." dystopeka.com/shawnee-coun...
We Paid for the Land. We Deserve a Say.
The group fighting the Shawnee County data center proposal takes on GoTopeka's 40 acres, property taxes, and how Compass's plan compares to the data center Topeka already has.
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A man was critically hurt Wednesday in an apparent fall from the US-24 bridge onto NW Topeka Blvd in North Topeka, Topeka police say. Tips: telltpd@topeka.org or 785-368-9400. topekapolicescanner.com/man-critical...
US-24 Bridge Over NW Topeka Boulevard, North Topeka
A man was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after an apparent fall from the US-24 bridge onto NW Topeka Boulevard Wednesday morning, Topeka police say.
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76 shows in KC, Lawrence & Topeka under a full moon 🌕 Gogol Bordello, Chelsea Wolfe, Digable Planets, a Swingin' NOTO double-header and a punk art show on Mass St. dystopeka.com/northeast-ka...
Equinox Full Moon Lunacy: 76 Concerts in KC, Lawrence & Topeka This Weekend
Full moon Saturday, cool fall nights, and 76 shows Sept 24–27. Gogol Bordello, Chelsea Wolfe, Digable Planets, a Swingin' NOTO double-header and a punk art show on Mass Street.
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NEW TECHNOLOGY: the TunaTronic tells you what year that old show flyer is from. Type the day + date it prints, get every year that fits. Free, no ads. Go dig out the shoebox. 📼 chrometuna.com/index.php/20...
What Year Was This Flyer? The TunaTronic Flyer Date Year Finder
Got an old flyer, poster or ticket stub with a day and date but no year? Plug them in and the TunaTronic finds every year they line up, from the '70s to today.
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Full moon Saturday, 76 shows in KC, Lawrence & Topeka 🌕 Gogol Bordello, Chelsea Wolfe, a punk art show on Mass St, and a calendar that finally fits in the palm of your hand. Our Secret Shopper is in jail. Don't ask about the lard. dystopeka.com/northeast-ka...
Equinox Full Moon Lunacy: 76 Concerts in KC, Lawrence & Topeka This Weekend
Full moon Saturday, cool fall nights, and 76 shows Sept 24–27. Gogol Bordello, Chelsea Wolfe, Digable Planets, a Swingin' NOTO double-header and a punk art show on Mass Street.
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Alcohol's at a 90-year low. Weed's at a record high. Bar sales fund ~60% of a music venue's revenue — and weed can't be sold at the bar. Do the math. dystopeka.com/music-venue-bar-sales-decline-alcohol-trends/
Music Venue Bar Sales Are Declining. Here's What That Means.
Music venue bar sales are declining as alcohol use hits a 90-year low. Here's why cannabis can't fill that revenue gap the same way.
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A father, a gardener, the heart of his family — taken by ICE while eating lunch and deported without warning. Episode 4 of Fractured, a new docuseries exposing the human consequences of ICE enforcement, tells his story. Watch the full episode here: act.link/gi-pRVKo6
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Blues, rock royalty, punk legends, death metal, and a charity fest — this weekend's Northeast Kansas calendar has range. Plus a tribute to Cheetah Chrome. dystopeka.com/northeast-kansas-weekend-concerts-sept-17-20/
A cancelled Sex Pistols show somehow made this weekend fuller. Black Flag, Clapton + Crockett same night, Violent Femmes at 45, a charity fest at Sk8bar, and pop-ups filling the gap. dystopeka.com/northeast-kansas-weekend-concerts-sept-17-20/
Northeast Kansas Weekend Concerts: A Devastating Week for Punk
Northeast Kansas weekend concerts for Sept 17-20, 2026: our picks for Topeka, Lawrence, and Kansas City live music, plus every show on the NEKS.show calendar.
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“WE HAVE TO SHOVE ACCOUNTABILITY DOWN THEIR F***ING THROATS.” 🔥🔥 Katie Phang delivers a fiery sign-off on today’s episode of Sidebar with Katie Phang: “I don’t want any of you to ever think that we can’t get through this. But I want us to thrive, not just survive.”
Northeast Kansas Weekend Concerts, Sept 17-20: Black Flag at recordBar, Sex Pistols' KC show canceled (people are popping up on other bills instead), Charley Crockett + Clapton same night, Violent Femmes at 45, charity fest at Sk8bar. dystopeka.com/northeast-kansas-weekend-concerts-sept-17-20/
Northeast Kansas Weekend Concerts: A Devastating Week for Punk
Northeast Kansas weekend concerts for Sept 17-20, 2026: our picks for Topeka, Lawrence, and Kansas City live music, plus every show on the NEKS.show calendar.
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Correction: Bartlett & West's CEO Joe Caldwell IS GO Topeka's current board chair — confirmed by state filings, not the outdated site we cited before. Same firm engineering the Compass Datacenters project. dystopeka.com/go-topeka-owns-data-center-land-conflict-of-interest/
GO Topeka Data Center Land: What We Could Verify
A breakdown of the GO Topeka data center land at the center of the Compass Datacenters fight in Shawnee County — what checks out and what doesn't.
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Sex Pistols canceled Kansas City (and Nashville) — Frank Carter has laryngitis. Riot Fest is 3 days later, where they share a bill with Johnny Rotten's PiL. Suspicious timing? We think so. dystopeka.com/sex-pistols-cancel-kansas-city-uptown-theater/
Are the Sex Pistols Saving Frank Carter's Voice for Riot Fest?
Opinion: why the Nashville and Kansas City cancellations might be about more than laryngitis — with Riot Fest, and John Lydon's PiL, just three days away.
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GO Topeka owns land inside the proposed Compass Datacenters site. We found a documented conflict of interest — plus an email showing a city official connecting a resident to the company's PR team. dystopeka.com/go-topeka-owns-data-center-land-conflict-of-interest/
GO Topeka Data Center Land: What We Could Verify
A breakdown of the GO Topeka data center land at the center of the Compass Datacenters fight in Shawnee County — what checks out and what doesn't.
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Built a full original tarot deck reimagined for the internet age — The Fool is now "The New Tab," The Devil is "The Doomscroll." First reading's live, go pull a card and report back. chrometuna.com/index.php/20...
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Static Arcana — a modern tarot chrometuna.com presents Static Arcana All 78 cards, the old astrology and elements intact — translated for a life lived mostly through a screen. Hold your hand to the gl...
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Dead Boys guitarist Cheetah Chrome — co-writer of "Sonic Reducer" — has died at 71. One of punk's actual architects. chrometuna.com/index.php/2026/09/13/cheetah-chrome-dead-boys-obituary
Cheetah Chrome Dead Boys Obituary: Punk Icon Dead at 71
Cheetah Chrome, Dead Boys guitarist and co-writer of "Sonic Reducer," has died at 71. A look back at his life and legacy.
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Oh that thunder rolling in. 5:00 am thunderstorms are the best.
