21 to Enter. Probably have to be white too. ZING!

KC Live promotes the event as follows:

HOT COUNTRY NIGHTS SERIES: DIERKS BENTLEY

Dierks Bentley takes the stage as Bud Light brings some of the hottest country acts to Kansas City in the Hot Country Nights summer concert series. Enjoy FREE concerts every Thursday through September 3 at KC Live!

Show starts at 7 PM. All attendees must be 21 and older to attend.

—UPDATE—
Well, they had to stop letting people in. Too many citizens of KC like free and Dierks.

Dierks Bentley - KC Live

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This putz is crying racism because he has an incompetent production staff. You know if he was any good anyway, he wouldn’t still be doing “free” venues and clubs. Hell, I can call myself a DJ. I have a mixer on my computer and have done a couple weddings and proms, and even I know what a redline is and what distortion can do to a speaker…anyway, Cordish, the company that runs P&L is finding themselves on the bad end of racial cries once again. I am only guessing because everyone likes to call Cordish racist. Someone probably whispered into Jazzy’s ear, “Hey, we just blew 9 of the 12 speakers, yell RACIST and run!”

Cordish released this Press Release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 8, 2009

Media Contact: Jon Stephens 816-547-7904 jstephens@cordish.com

STATEMENT REGARDING DJ JAZZY JEFF PERFORMANCE

On Saturday night Kansas City Live! was proud to feature a DJ performance by Jazzy Jeff. Jazzy Jeff is a tremendous artist with a long and successful history in the hip-hop/rap music genre and KC Live! was honored to have Jazzy Jeff play the venue. The event played by Jazzy Jeff was the second year of a similar promotion, last years featuring Mix Master Mike. We were delighted to feature the music that Jazzy Jeff is famous for. That is why he was scheduled to perform and his performance was excellent and exactly what we expected when he was scheduled.

The problem that occurred was solely technical in nature. KC Live! is not a traditional concert venue and thus the sound amplification and the type of sound waves compatible with the overall sound system are an issue with some production companies accustomed to concert venue shows. Whenever possible KC Live! handles the production of the shows however this artist supplied his own production staff. Thirty minutes into his performance the venue production engineers repeatedly informed the artists production staff that the system was being red-lined and that volume needed to be lowered to prevent damage to the system. The artists personnel ultimately refused and the artist terminated the concert for that reason. To characterize this incident in racial terms is absurd and illogical. We scheduled Jazzy Jeff proudly, knowing exactly his repertoire of music.

There was in fact extensive damage done to the system due to the performance. There are twelve high end drivers in the main cabinets of the sound system. Nine of the twelve high end drivers of the sound system were permanently damaged by the “square” sound wave being sent from the artists production which put the overall system is distress. Had the levels been adjusted in a quick manner the system would not have been damaged. Problems in aligning artist and venue production have occurred with other performers, for example the rock and roll band Lights and Siren stopped in mid concert to prevent damage to the sound system.

We would happily have Jazzy Jeff return as often as his schedule would accommodate and he is booked at another facility which is affiliated with Kansas City Live!

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