Downtown Kansas City Midland Theater Sponsorship Dumped

Of course our post title is a bit pessimistic . . . But local performers have told us that live music is still a tough sell as the threat of the pandemic lingers.

And so . . . A historic venue might be seeking another sugar daddy . . . Check-it . . .

Originally built in 1927, The Midland underwent a $28 million overhaul in the mid-2000s as part of a joint venture between then-Kansas City-based AMC Entertainment Inc. and The Cordish Cos., the Baltimore-based developer of the Power & Light District.

When it reopened in 2008, the venue was known as The Midland by AMC. By September 2013, Fayetteville, Arkansas-based Arvest Bank acquired the naming rights for the historic theater.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Arvest Bank ends sponsorship of Midland Theatre in Downtown - Kansas City Business Journal

One of the Kansas City area's best-known live performance venues is back to operating under its own name . . .