Friday night brought Buckcherry, Seether, Shinedown, Theory of A Deadman, Saving Abel, Red Line Chemistry out to Cap Fed Park @ Sandstone for SUMMER SLAM. The show celebrated the end of a great concert season at the venue. All the bands did an awesome job of rocking out for the all the die hard fans!

Local KC band Red Line Chemistry kicked off the night and got the crowd ready to rock. Check out their new EP on their myspace!

Mississippi’s Saving Abel got things going Friday night.

Theory of a Dead Man perform Friday night at Cap Fed Park. The Canadian band released their 3rd album last April.

Florida’s own Shinedown had plenty of fan’s in attendance. The crowd was so excited for their set that they kept chanting Shinedown!

Grammy Nominated Buckcherry closed the show to a roaring crowd who sang along to every song.

Cap Fed Park @ Sandstone’s final show of the season went off without a hitch. Everyone had a great time and there was a record number of fans who drove hybrid cars to the show! Thanks for such a great season!

All Photos By Paul Chokota

Fans get ready for the Strange Noize Tour

Last Saturday Cap Fed Park @ Sandstone hosted the Strange Noize Tour. It was clear that everyone was more than ready to rock out with Kottonmouth Kings, Tech N9ne, hed p.e., X Clan, Prozak, and The Dirtball.

Such a diverse group of bands playing one show made for a really fun atmosphere. The crowd just wanted to have fun, listen to their favorite bands and leave after having an awesome time, and they sure did.

Kottonmouth Kings got the crowd going.

Kottonmouth Kings got the already excited crowd more pummped up. They played right before Tech N9ne took the stage.

Fans welcome local Tech N9ne.

Tech N9ne closed the show Saturday night to a roaring crowd. Fans left excited and everyone had a great time!

Don’t miss Avenged Sevenfold and Buckcherry at Cap Fed Park Friday September 19th!

All Photos by Paul Chokota.

It was a beautiful Friday night for the Jack Johnson, Rogue Wave, and Neil Halstead show at Capitol Federal Park @ Sandstone. Neil Halstead opened the show with songs from his record Oh! Mighty Engine. Rogue Wave, label mates of Halstead and Jack Johnson, performed next.

All the way from the UK, Neil Halstead

Rogue Wave, the California Quintuplet played next.

Jack Johnson performs to a sold out crowd at Capitol Federal Park

Johnson also brought along his Green Village which consisted of a series of tents with information about green living, organizations and ways to get involved. Cap Fed Park couldn’t have been happier with the turn out of green supporters and volunteers.

Volunteers gather to help sort recyclables at Capitol Federal Park @ Sandstone

Good vibes on the lawn at Capitol Federal Park on Friday August 15th.

As expected, the Jack Johnson show had a great and positive atmosphere paired with beautiful weather. It was a fantastic way to wind down summer.

All Photos By Paul Chokota

California’s own Linkin Park came to town last Wednesday and made a stop at Capitol Federal Park. They brought along their friends Atreyu and Ashes Divide who both got the crowd pumped up and ready for LP.

The lovely August weather created a great atmosphere for the show and for the first time in a long time, it didn’t rain one drop all night.

The Kansas City area crowd were clearly all die hard fans and had an awesome time rocking out at Capitol Federal Park @ Sandstone!

All Photos by Paul Chokota

With a lineup that included tributes to The Doors, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd, not even the might of Mother Nature could rip fans away from their Rock and Roll Dreams on Saturday, July 26.

The evening began unassumingly enough with mere ominous cloud cover, but the weather, and the rock, escalated rapidly.

Mojo Risin’, Houses of the Holy and Satisfaction managed to fight through downpours, thunder and lightning with the kind of bravery that kept fans walking into the venue despite what most might consider unpleasant conditions.

By the time Think Floyd USA took the stage, fans were soaking but eager to continue a night of their favorite songs.

A stage covered in plastic met the heavy rains head-on and Think Floyd ended the night strong.

Fans left soaked by rain, but at least it wasn’t sweat like at a normal show, right?

Slipknot, Missouri’s neighbor’s to the north (is there another band from Iowa?) finalized a day of metal for a crowd of thousands on Tuesday, July 22.

The Mayhem Tour starred Slipknot, Disturbed, Dragonforce, and a multitude of other acts on three separate stages.

Fans were privy to several flavors of heavy music, including black metal, death metal, metalcore, nu metal, melodic metal as well as original recipe.

Though a few rain drops fell throughout the end of the show, it wasn’t enough to effect Slipknot’s mighty pyrotechnic display or the spirits of fans. After all, it had been more than two years since the ‘Knot had paid the metro a visit.

The Kansas City Star’s review of Mayhem can be read here.

Read the Pitch review of the Mayhem Festival to see what they thought.

Check out pics from throughout the day:

For a fan Video from YouTube see:

On Sunday, July 20’s mild temperatures set the stage for a mellow night of melodic music with Steel Train and headliners O.A.R.

O.A.R. brought its signature brand of upbeat alt rock complete with jam sessions and acoustic guitar serenades.

Openers Steel Train gave listeners a harmonious musical meal to chew on, with a sound evoking Simon and Garfunkel, but retaining a modern edge.

Fans left full of happiness…and probably some of the venue’s $5 beverages.

Check out shots from the show below:

The Strange Noize Tour featuring Tech N9ne, the Kottonmouth Kings , and (hed)p.e. comes to Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone on Saturday, August 30th.  Openers include X Clan, Dirtball, and Prozak. Tickets to the concert are $35, and are on sale Saturday July 18th through all Ticketmaster Outlets and www.ticketmaster.com. 

Omaha’s 311, hip hop icon and fellow “green” advocate Snoop Dogg and opener Fiction Plane came, saw and musically conquered Capitol Federal Park’s largest and most excited crowd of the summer.

Despite a potential disparity between which fans would stay for which performers, the massive fan assembly seemed poised for equal portions of Snoop and 311 (with Fiction Plane added for good measure).

Not only did the night house top-notch performers and a bevy of attendants, it was also the first concert in recent memory not plagued by pre-show or post-show downpours.

Read a review by the Star’s Bill Brownlee here.

Click here to read a review from The Pitch’s Wayward Blog.

All photos by Paul Chokota

Opening acts Jet Black Stare and Alterbridge got the crowd warmed up while visitors took a look at the venue’s new seating arrangements and sipped (or chugged) Capitol Federal Park’s $5 beers.

Among the tents of vendors, many attendees were surprised and excited to receive free concert tickets to upcoming Cap Fed Park shows, including The Rock and Roll Dream Concert and the Benefit for Greensburg.

The mild night of heavy rock ended with dry fans and and smooth traffic.

Read a review of the show here.

All photos by Paul Chokota