- LIVE Collective Soul Summer Unity Tour with Our Lady Peace + Greylin James Rue
- Starlight Theatre Kansas City, MO
- August 12, 2025
Originally scheduled for June 16th, Mother Nature did not cooperate that night and after Special Guests Greylin James Rue and Our Lady Peace performed, the skies opened with a long steady rain and after an hour or so, the show was cancelled.
Rescheduled for August 12th, we all tried it again, and this time the hot August night was a success and very entertaining for the crowd, although it seemed that there were not quite as many attendees, probably due to the change of date of course.
Greylin James Rue – from Los Angeles, this Model, Actor, Musician opened with a short set of tunes, best of them being Steve’s House. Hints of Morissette for me…..
Our Lady Peace – Canadian Alt Rockers – Multi Platinum award winners now for over 30 years. Cool moment, the re-do of the song Whatever…originally used by WWE Wrestler Chris Beniot, proceeds from the songs play are now donated to suicide prevention initiatives.
Collective Soul – For me, the highlight of the evening was this bands performance. It seemed many attendees agreed with me as there was a noticeable exodus after their set, which consisted of a couple of newer songs and the hits like “Shine”, “The World I Know”, “December”, “Where The River Flows” and “Run”. Formed in 1992 by brothers Ed and Dean Roland in Georgia, on this night, the band was spot on with the music and the overall show performance.
LIVE – While I have always enjoyed the “hits” of LIVE, I really wasn’t aware of some of the other songs from their playlist but did enjoy everything that they played. Formed in 1984 as LIVE, the band has gone through some changes to get to their current lineup. Front man, Ed Kowalczyk, the last of the original members, is a great showman, and keeps the repertoire moving thru their set. Throwing Copper remains their biggest selling album with hits such as “I Alone”, “All Over You”, “Selling the Drama” and “Lightning Crashes”.
Overall, a great night of music. (Starlight, as always, is a top notch venue)
Rating; 4 out of 5