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Memorial Hall turns 100

Posted September 18, 2025 by Rick - Leave a Comment

Front of Memorial Hall

KC Star's Randy Mason gave the KC Rock History Project a look inside venerable Memorial Hall for this story, pegged to its 100th anniversary. In return, we shared some images he used in the accompanying video and some stories we'd heard, including the one about John Bonham passing out during Led Zeppelin's infamous second show at their first KC concert in 1969 at Memorial. I've tried to use The Star's new "gift link" function to get you around the paywall. Let's see how that works. And … [Read more...] about Memorial Hall turns 100

Filed Under: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Memorial Hall

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