
American Idol finalist David Cook played a short set from the Kansas City Live! stage on May 9, 2008, which aired during the television show the following week. The Kansas City Live! area of the Power & Light District was showcased before a television audience twice during May 2008. The second floor of Kansas City Live! houses the night clubs and entertainment concepts, including Mosaic Ultra Lounge, Angels Rock Bar, Howl at the Moon, PBR Big Sky, Shark Bar and No Other Pub, which is a partnership between Cordish and local MLS soccer team, Sporting Kansas City. The ground floor of the Kansas City Live! block focuses on bars and restaurants, including McFadden's Sports Saloon, Flying Saucer, Cleaver & Cork, The Dubliner, Johnny's Tavern, Pizza Bar and County Road Ice House, which is a locally owned partnership between Back Napkin and Joes BBQ. Construction of the roof began on August 17, 2007. The roof system, produced by Structurflex, is made of an Ethylene TetraFluoro Ethylene ( ETFE) single-skin membrane. The Man, Grouplove, Foster the People, The Lumineers, Flo Rida, Travis Scott, and many more. The stage in Kansas City Live! has featured acts like Dierks Bentley, Macklemore, the Commodores, Luke Bryan, Bleachers, Vance Joy, The Neighbourhood, Cole Swindell, Portugal. At the center of Kansas City Live! is a covered outdoor plaza used for dozens of concerts each year. The interior of the Kansas City Live! block of the Power & Light District, featuring the Kansas City Live! stage.Īt the heart of the Power & Light District is Kansas City Live!, a one block area devoted to live music and entertainment venues. In 2009, the Power & Light District was the recipient of the Urban Land Institute Award of Excellence for its impact on the revitalization of downtown Kansas City. The $850 million mixed use district is one of the largest development projects in the Midwestern United States, and is anchored by the renovated Midland Theatre, Alamo Drafthouse Mainstreet Cinema and the world headquarters of H&R Block. It is located between Baltimore Avenue to the west, Grand Boulevard to the east, 12th Street to the north, and Interstate 670 to the south.


The district comprises nine blocks on the south side of the downtown loop.

The Kansas City Power & Light District, or simply the Power & Light District, KCP&L or the P&L, is a dining, shopping, office and entertainment district in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, United States, developed by The Cordish Companies of Baltimore, Maryland, and designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and 360 Architecture. Mixed-use retail, entertainment, office, and residential development
