Red, White and Boom

This is probably one of the best summer concerts ive been to! it was sooo goood! cant wait to see next years Red White & Boom!

The major problem I had with the show was that it was outdoors all day in the heat. (I have MAJOR sunburn and almost passed out from it). I was in line from 12-4. and when they opened the gate there was NO organization. I was very disappointed I could not keep my ticket. ALSO people became very upset when they found themselves seated in the 'VIP' section, and were asked to move. I saw many moms yelling. I believe that in the future, if there is a VIP section. They should be seated at least 30 mins before the general admission. There also wasn't enough entertainment. After being seated, there was a good 2 hours where no performers were on, just radio music. There was a LOT of issues with microphones and feedback for the openers, which made me feel bad for them. The in-between music was also repeative and annoying. Big Time Rush did not play until 9:30, 1 1/2 hours after the assumed performance time. They only played about 45 mins, which was a little disappointing. :( However there performace was AMAZING and well worth the wait. The boys sounded incredible live and their energy was fantastic.

My friends and I went to the Big Time Rush concert, and it was the coolest concert i've ever been too! We all loved it. They are really great singers and the crowd was getting into it too!!! Definitely recommend seeing Big Time Rush!!!

It was alot of fun and my daughter really enjoyed it!

My son bought the tickets online and was not aware that you had to pay to get into worlds of fun on top of paying for the red white and boom tickets. Website was not clear, So he did not get to go to the concerte because he did not have the money to get into worlds of fun. I purchased the tickets for him and he did not get to go a waste of money

Timeline: 4pm gates open 5pm first act 9:45 Big Time Rush Starts Temp: 100 degrees Seating: If you got there early enough and didn't mind sitting in the heat for 5 hours, you could have got a bench seat. We were prepared to sit in the grass, but we weren't prepare for everyone to be standing on the benches the whole time. My kids couldn't see anything and the park staff was uneffective at making people sit down. Pay for the VIP upgrade. Music: This was a 5 1/2 hour concert with maybe 2 hours of live music and the rest was provided by the radio station. The event was scheduled to be over by 10pm so we could enjoy the fireworks, but BTR was about 45min late so we missed those too. Summary: The kids had a good time, but most of the parents were hot, tired, and broke by the end.

The concert was to start at 4. It was a million degrees outside and the first performance didn't start till close to 5:45, she sang 3 songs and was done. Had to wait another 30-45 minutes for the next performance and so on. It took way to long in between sets. We were told Big Time Rush would come on stage at 8:50. It was 9:45 before they came on and were done by 10:15ish. I'm extremely disappointed that we sat there for 6hrs and the concert was drug out and ridiculous. I don't think I will ever go to another Red White and Boom concert. I paid good money to take my son to his 1st concert and it was a horrible experience.

It was ok. Took way to long in between acts. Also we were on the lawn and with everyone standing on the bleachers we not only couldn't see the performers but we could barely see the screen as well.

We were so excited about this show being at Worlds Of Fun. We purchased GOLD Section VIP seats. We showed up in line an hour early to find out how we would be able to get our guaranteed seating to find out it was not organized nor would we be "VIP's". We did not get seats in the first 10 rows (what we specifically purchased). There were many other people at the show that had the same disappointment. Also: Sound was awful for all performers (not their fault). Lots of feedback to which even the performers were asking to turn down the mics because they could hear it. Eventually we saw most of the performers pulling their earpieces because it was so terrible.

Unorganized!!!! Was guaranteed a seat in the first 10 rows and when I got there there were no seats left. Paid for a BTR lanyard and they were out of those too!!! Thumbs down!!

Fantastic show put on by BTR! I was a little afraid that perhaps their talent was produced in the studio, but this is not the case. These four young men are incredibly talented, great singers, pretty good dancers, and very charismatic entertainers! The crowd loved them and they persevered and gave a great show in spite of the 100+ degree temperatures. My only two criticisms - the show could have been longer. I think the roadies spent more time preparing for the set than the band spent on stage. Also, I could not find any Worlds of Fun staff to help with seating. We had paid extra for VIP seating and could not obtain the special lanyard or even find someone who could direct us to one. All in all, a fantastic show! Big Time Rush is awesome and the show was definitely the highlight of my seven year-old's (and my) summer!

Gates opened at 4 pm show didn't start til almost 7. The side acts were horrible and BTR sang 4 songs and was done.

This was one of the most unorganized events I have ever been to. Worlds of Fun was not prepared to handle this amount of people for a general admission concert. I have been to a Motley Crue concert in the '80's and getting into this event was like being at their concert in the pit by the stage (by the way is NO place for little kids to be). With this band being a kid's show, they should have known small and teenage kids would be there. Kids were literally getting knocked down and ran over so other kids could get a seat due to it being general admission. When the singers finally took the stage they only sang 4 songs and then there was roughly a 45 min OR LONGER break before the next singer took stage. Big Time Rush did not even come on until 9:30pm and we had been in line since 3pm to see them, and by that time my 9 year old girl was in tears because she got hurt getting into the concert and didn't even want to stay to listen to them so we left without seeing the main band we came to see. This was my daughters first concert and she left crying. Worst experience EVER, Here I was trying to give my daughter a wonderful weekend and drove 4 hours to and from Worlds of Fun and spent hundreds of dollars for my daughter to tell me she wants to forget this weekend ever happend.

We spent more time waiting for each act than watching each act. The performers were very talented and deserved a better production. The lighting was terrible. Even on the big screen the artists looked totally up-lit. Also, the fireworks were included in part of the marketing for the production; however, the fireworks display and the headliner were simultaneously fighting for the spotlight. It seemed like the venue was not prepared for such an event. Disappointing.

Don't get me worng Big Time Rush was awesome..we love those boys! But I feel that there shoud have been an itinerary of the show. Because BTR didn't come on stage till like 9:40pm and the gates opened at 4pm.Then inbetween the opening acts there was like 45 minutes inbetween them. With it being as hot as it was, it is to much to ask of little kids to wait almost 5 hours to see the band that they were waiting to see. I hope BTR comes back to KC and has a concert in doors at the Sprint Center. I will never do an outdoor concert again...Definitely not at Worlds of Fun...

Mix 93.3's Red, White, and Boom was a night filled with stars-literally! Besides the 100+ temperature, everything else was exceptional. The singers and bands where amazing and the performances were unforgettable. Sarah McMullen opened with an incredible live performance, making her mark as a up and coming superstar. Big Time Rush was an exceptional act-exceeding the crowd's expectations.

We were very disappointed in this event. It was way to hot in K.C. to have this event outdoors. People were passing out and leaving before the concert even started. In the future Red, White, and Boom should be held indoors. Basically it was a waste of time and money.

The music from all acts was wonderful....my kids really enjoyed that part. However, the delay in starting the shows, in 100 degree plus heat and relentless sunshine, made it sort of a miserable day. Really wish the weather had been taken into consideration....maybe some shade set-up, or FREE refill of water bottles. Alot of miserable kiddo's sitting around us....which makes for miserable adults. This was supposed to be a family show...take your demographics into account. Overall a good show...and I know no one can predict the weather...but things can be done and it didn't need to run 1 1/2 hours late :).

Having the temperature being near 100, one would think there would be some consideration as to when Big Time Rush would show up on stage. Kids everywhere were misribale waiting from about 4pm till roughtly about 9:30pm for the big even to take place. NO CONSIDERATION WHAT SO EVER. NEVER AGAIN COMING TO WORLDS OF FUN....NEVER!!!!!!!!!! Why have so many people wait and wait and wait. Have a schedule to people can go our, take few rides, have a bite to eat while they wait for the big event.

RWB was fun, but WOF was greedy. $3 for water! NO!

Even though we waited through 6 hours in 110 degress it was THE most amazing concert me, my friends, AND family have been to! Big time rush rocked the house and the most magical thing was when they came out the fireworks started. The night was increadibly fun and the worth was very worth it! I loved everyminute of this even though most of the opening acts werent known we still had an awesome time!

Concert was said to start at 4PM. Local talent performed until 10PM. The temperature was 108 degrees--and the organizers kept preteens out there in that heat for six hours waiting for the groups advertised as playing at the concert. We finally had to give up and come home. What a gigantic waste of time and money. We won't be suckered again.

The gates opened at 4:00, the show did not start until 6:00, and Big Time Rush did not get on stage until after 9:00. We sat for 5 hours in 100 degree weather and no shade before we even got to see Big Time Rush. There were many small children present, which the promoter should have known. The wait time was completely ridiculous, especially considering the weather that day. The time between opening acts was at least 45 minutes, for no reason I could see (no real stage or set up for them).

Most awful event I have ever attended, artists, promotors had zero respect for audience members. Time in between performers was ridiculous. I will never attend another show promoted by mix 93.3.

I very much enjoyed the concert! The only thing I would say is that the set changes could have been conducted better. It took an hour between each set change, and after a while, the songs that the DJ played became very repetitive. Other than that, the singers themselves were AMAZING! Everyone performed so greatly.

I thought all the acts were good. But as soon as big time rush came on the stage everbody stood up on the stands, which we were told over and over we were not allowed to do. And my little sister couldn't see BTR so 3 songs in she decided she wanted to go. So it was a waste of money (for me). It was just me and her there together and people including the workers were very rude to us. The heat didn't help either.

I guess I assumed this was going to be a family event. The only chance ;you had of being able to see the stage was if you were to sit there for 4 hrs in the 100degree temps, with children who dont want to sit still. The stage was so far down you couldnt even see the tops of the performers heads from the top of a hill! There was no water available and I was a little upset to pay $9 for 2 bottles of water. The fireworks display took place behind the entire arena and in the middle of the BTR performance. So in order to see the fireworks, you had to turn your back to the stage you couldnt see and attempt to see fireworks through huge trees, so not only could you not see the stage, but you couldnt see the fireworks either. There were long periods between performers with nothing to entertain the kids and BTR started 45 min late. I will never go to another 93.3 event because they seem to care more about money than people. BTR is amazing and they deserved better than that, so did my son whose birthday present was getting to see his favorite band perform. Needless to say, he just got to hear them, not see them.

I was so excited to take my daughter to see Big Time Rush. They played in KC at Worlds of Fun, outdoor amphitheater. The tickets said "4:00" as the concert time. We lined up at 3:30 because it was general admission. They took our tickets as we walked in, thus taking away our ability to leave and come back. There were 4 opening acts...however NO ONE starting playing until almost 6:00. A DJ was playing music in the mean time, however it was 100 degrees and there were lots of excited kids looking forward to seeing Big Time Rush. Between opening acts, more DJ music. Long story short, it was almost 10:00 pm before Big Time Rush started their performance. By that time, most children, including my daughter, had lost their patience, enthusiasm, and were worn out from the heat. Of course there was food, drinks and water all being sold at outrageous prices, and what choice did parents have...let their children starve and dehydrate when it was 100 degrees out? When BTR did take the stage, even though we had repeatedly been asked by event staff not to stand on the benches, of course the older kids/young adults all jumped up onto the benches, making it impossible to see what was going on. After waiting 6 hours to see them, my daughter couldn't see the concert and we elected to go back to the amusement park to get in a couple of rides before the park closed since we had unexpectedly been trapped for 6 hours in the amphitheater. Of course we could have left at any time but would not have been able to get back in. A simple sign could have prevented this disappointment by letting parents know what time BTR was actually going to play. NO ONE expected it to be 10:00 when the tickets said 4:00. Not to mention the first 2 wasted hours where NOTHING HAPPENED. Don't get me wrong, we still love BTR...but everything about this concert was handled very poorly. We are not the only ones at the concert that could not believe how long we were made to wait.

The Red, White, and Boom concert event was a fantastic idea - enjoyable artists and venue; however, there needed to be some crowd control. One young gentleman came through the crowd twice telling observers to get off the benches and they did...until he was out of sight. For those of us who require our children to follow directives, they could see absolutely NOTHING during the entire event. Finally, we moved to the fence and stood where we could see some of the Big Time Rush concert.

The acts were okay, but the sound system was horrible!!!! Every act was getting to much feedback, the second girl that performed even asked for hers to be turned down, which did not happen! Had to plug my ears with my fingers to keep the screeching form hurting my entire head! Will never attend another Red White and Boom concert again, unless this gets fixed! Was very disappointed and I am faithful listener of Mix 93.3. I paid thinking I was getting reserved seats, this was not the case. I did not stand in line forever thinking my seats were reserved and when I got there I found out it was a free for all for the first ten rows, just as it was for the rest of the stadium. Although, the view was great, even for my eight year old daughter. More information is needed for those wishing to buy tickets for the GOLD section.

The beginning acts were un-known or very low known artists and you had to sit through about 5 hours of them in the 98degree weather if you didn't wanna loose your seat! Sooo that sucked.. but the main act (big time rush) was really good and they made it very enjoyable for kids teens and parents.. so all in all i guess im glad that i went! But the beginning was...really...really....boring.... D:

Way to hot to have to wait so long to see Big Time Rush. I would deiffently recommend getting some kind of sprinklers system.

when the tickets said show time was 4:00, we assumed that the show would start pretty soon after that. The first act didnt come on until 5:45. We were all sitting in the sun baking and they brought out all these little teen girls that could not sing. They sang 4 songs and then complained how hot it was. Really, we had been sitting there for 2 hrs already! Big Time Rush didnt get on the stage untl 9:30! They did sing and dance and didnt complain about the heat but by that time alot of people had already left. We saw alot of little kids asleep. Not what I expected at all.

The tickets said the concert started at 4, it started at 5:30, it was 105 degrees. I had two hot young children that couldn't see a thing because all the teens were standing on the bleachers. Finally at 9:30 BTR played, we had to move to the exit area to be able to see a bit. Needless to say I was unhappy.

I thought that big time rush should have been on earlier then 9:40. There are a lot of young kids that are tired by 9:00. Big time rush was the group my 5 year old was excited about and by 9:30 she was to tired to wait.

Hind sight is always 20/20. Trust me never again. This is probably the worst concert set I have ever been too. Well maybe the Doodlebops were worse, maybe. I will never go to another concert at Worlds of Fun. I definitely will never go to Red, White and Boom or possibly anything that mix 93.3 puts on. seriously it was that bad.

II think it was for more little kids then older childern i am 17 i took my 5 year old sister she had a blast but if they would want more people to come you should bring some higher names or at lest older people you know people with money! for a little girl fun i think it needed alot more sits and not be outside becuase she got sick when we got there cuz it was so hot and i didn't feel that well it something me and her will never forget but still i wouyldn't tell anyone to go to it unless there was better muisc for people that are 17 years old and it will be something she is never going to forget but big time rush are some good eye candy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We got there at 3:00 because on tix it said 4:00-in line with no shade And temp. was 106*-so melting into hot asphalt with a 6 yr old & 10 yr old....let us in the gate at 4:00-set on metal HOT bleachers For an hour and a 1/2 listening to DJ...and be sure and go buy some Water...waiting and waiting for BTR to come on stage...finally 8:00 They come on to say Hi-see u in a hour-wth.....very Angry at this point But couldn't just leave had already wasted 5 hrs of my life so my kids Could see BTR almost 9:00 they finally grace us with their presents And probly sing for a total of 20-25 min-What!!!! That was ridiculous To treat people that way!!!!!..

Not very well organized. Too long of a gap in between sets.

We took our daughters to see Big Time Rush. The doors opened at 4:00. It took about 2 hours before any performers started to sing. There were 4 opening performers who sang a couple songs each. In between each performer was radio music. The main event "Big Time Rush" didn't come on stage until 9:45. They sang about 30 minutes. We spent more time listening to radio music than actual performers. It was 106 degrees with no shade until the sun started going down. There was too much time in between each performer. Seemed like poor planning. Very disappointing day.

The show started later than was suppose to start. Most of the show consisted of the DJ playing songs off of the radio which I could do myself if I was not at a concert. The main band, Big Time Rush, was great, but it took too long to get to them and then they didn't last long enough. Luckily, my teenage daughter was still thrilled to see BTR.

While I really enjoyed Big Time Rush, I did not enjoy the other opening acts or the fact that there was not a specific time for any of the performances given. The tickets and the information online stated that the concert was to start at 4:00, but the first act did not go on stage until over an hour and a half after that. I understand that it is nearly impossible to be completely on schedule; none of the many concerts I have gone to have every been on schedule, but there was too much waiting, especially since it was extremely hot that day. There was also too much time in between acts. Since I did not go to the concert to see the other acts and was not informed that there would be very large breaks in between performances with BTR not being on stage until 5 and a half hours after the time advertised, I was not at all happy with the long wait. Even though it is supposed to be similar to a festival, an estimated time of the performances should be given. If I had known that I would be waiting that long I would have stayed in the park until much closer to the time BTR was to be on stage. Furthermore, I was sitting in the back row of the bleaches and had the event staff tell me to not stand on the benches multiple times. However, due to the fact that no one was making the crowd in the front or middle do the same we were unable to see the stage without standing on the bleaches. I might be wrong, but it did not appear that any of the staff were making a huge effort to enforce the no-standing-on-bleachers rule to anyone but people in the back. This was also an annoying frustration on top of the long wait.

It was REALLY hot on Saturday, which we knew ahead of time. In my opinion it took WAY too long between acts to set up the stage, which made it worse. My husband was ready to go up and ask if they needed help to make the stage change go quicker. I have never seen such a thing, and I will not be attending another concert at Worlds of Fun. My husband and I are still REALLY upset about the whole situation. We feel as if we let out daughter down. We went specifically to see Big Time Rush, my daughters favorite, and were so disgusted by 9:00 p.m. when Shontelle was just taking the stage that we left before getting to see Big Time Rush. The entire concert was a suprise for her as she thought we were going to see Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang sing and dance. Once she finally realized that we were there to see Big Time Rush she was SOOOO excited. After setting in the scorching heat for 5 hours, drinking water at $5.00 a bottle, or hot water out of the tap we were completely sick to our stomaches and could not stand it anymore and left with out heads hung low because it seemed that the way the evening was going so far, it was going to be another 2 hours before Big Time Rush hit the stage. I will tell everyone how poorly this entire thing was put together.

First off lets start by saying it was 104 degrees.....With an EXTREME heat advisory! Then the tickets say it started at 4:00pm. The line up sucked.....first act didn't come on until 5:45 and was done by 6:00. After sitting in the extreme heat for 2 hrs 45 min and seeing one act we left. I was told that BTR wasn't even scheduled to come on until 8:50p. This was something IMPORTANT to add to the ticket listing. I was sitting next to a lady and her 9 yr old who had diabetes and drove 6 hrs just to come to the concert (that started at 4). I think they too had left when we did since her daughter had a medical condition that prevented her from getting over heated. Oh you could buy water for $4 (20oz )to $5 (1L) to sit in the unbareable heat for 4 hrs and 50 min to see BTR. Give me a break! I bought myself and my 4 daughters tickets for nothing. They would have rather been at the hotel pool swimming and thats where we ended up., missing all but the first act( 4 songs). Waste of money!

This was our first Worlds of Fun concert experience so we didn't really know what to expect. My husband and I took our 6 year old son and my brother and his wife took their 5 and 8 year old sons. My sister in law and I went early to get good seats, we purchased tickets (to the show only) online with 93.3 and were not aware of needing a park pass to be admitted. We purchased passes and went on in. We waited in line for 45 minutes to get in to the concert area to try and get good seats. When we got in, it was so humid and we were not aware of the shows starting so late. We did not know Big Time Rush would start after 9pm. If we would have known what we know now, we would have waited to see them in concert. Since it was our boys first concert and they were very excited to see BTR we bit the bullet and stayed plus paid the park entrance fee. We had never heard of the other artists so we went and rode a few rides then came back to sit on the hill. The BTR concert was awesome, would definitely see these guys again but not at Worlds of Fun.

We were there to see the headliner, Big Time Rush. They made the children wait out in that 100+ degree heat for far too long. The kids were so tired & hot. They just wanted to see their idols, who, when they finally came out, never even thanked them for being so patient. Before they finally came on stage, I went to security & asked how much longer. I told him my kids couldn't wait much longer. They were fading fast. Security said, "They are starting now. We are pushing them on stage. We aren't waiting on them any longer." The security guy was pissed. Obviously, the divas didn't want to come out in the heat. So instead, they let their fans sit in it for longer than they had to. I was so disappointed in this band & the way they conducted themselves. I've taken kids to many concerts. Performers have to be intelligent. You aren't just performing for the kids. You had better please the parents too. We know what's right & wrong. We know how you should be behaving. And we aren't as forgiving as eight & ten year olds. And my pocketbook is much larger. So see ya' BTR. No more CDs, itunes, posters, etc in our household. You blew it. One star only because I had to give you a star.

We waited for over 6 hours for BTR to play for 45min. This event did not seem to be planned very well!! I suggest posting the times when each band is going to perform and to have food and beverages better prepared!!

This was very poorly executed! The band was really late getting started ao the fireworks were going off during the performance!! And the fireworks were going off behind the concert so we couldnt even ser them!! Plus the opening bands were unimpressive!!! 93.3 and WOF did a bad job this year!! Big Time Rush was great though!!

The concerts were overall supposed to start at 4. We had to wait until 5:30 to hear the live music. After the first performer, we had to wait 40 minutes until the next one! This went on until after Auburn, when we waited around 1 hour for shontelle. Then we waited around 1 and 15 minutes for BTR. Overall, I have said 'wait' far too many times in this review. Although Big Time Rush was awesome, they only performed 5 or 6 songs. I started out thinking that the concert would be 2 hours, whereas it ended up being a 6 hour concert. A little bit dissapointed at the end. Not saying the singers were bad, the performers were amazing, but the wait definitely lowered my mood.

We bought the tickets only to see Big Time Rush due to our four year old being a HUGE fan. We were told that BTR would start sometime in the 8:00 hour. We left at 9:35 pm without seeing Big Time Rush. After being in the heat during the day at World's of Fun, our four year old could not hang anymore. There was entirely too much time between performers. The performers did not have band equipment that needed to be dismantled and then reset. I thought the lag between sets was completely unnecessary. We left completely disappointed. We had been looking forward to seeing our son see BTR for months.