Dogpark and Fai Laci set a March night at Encore at The Uptown Theater

The indie rock band that spent 2025 on its Corporate Pudding headline run plays Kansas City on Wednesday, March 17, 2027 — tickets $31.40.

Kansas City's indie crowd has a St. Patrick's Day option that doesn't involve a parade. Dogpark are bringing Fai Laci to Encore at The Uptown Theater next spring.

Dogpark play Encore at The Uptown Theater on Wednesday, March 17, 2027, at 8pm, with Fai Laci opening. The show was announced Oct. 26. Tickets are $31.40 through Ticketmaster.

If you haven't caught Dogpark yet, they've spent the past couple of years building the old-fashioned way: on the road. D.C. Music Review covered them opening for KALEO at The Anthem, and by late 2025 they were headlining their own Corporate Pudding Tour — Off The Record Press caught the Austin stop and called them "the band with bite." Glide Magazine reviewed a Philadelphia headline set at Brooklyn Bowl under the headline "Dogpark Flaunt Melodic Rock Tenacity."

That phrase is a decent summary of the sound: melodic indie rock with an edge, built to work in a room rather than just on a playlist. Their recent release *Until The Tunnel Vision Melts* came out in 2025, and the band has kept putting out singles since. Before that, they closed out 2024 with a headline tour and the single "Storefront Cabana," which they discussed with The Luna Collective.

Melodic indie rock with an edge, built to work in a room rather than just on a playlist.

The opener is a familiar partner. Fai Laci, the Boston-based rock band known for high-energy, cathartic live shows, has shared bills with Dogpark before — the two played together last summer, including a July 28, 2026 show at Turntable in Indianapolis, per Visit Indy. A pairing that's already been road-tested usually makes for an opening slot worth arriving on time for.

Encore at The Uptown Theater is a step into a bigger room than a lot of club-level indie bands get in Kansas City, and it says something about where Dogpark's audience is heading. At $31.40, the ticket is also friendly for a weeknight show, especially one with a good opener on the bill.

The date is worth noting, too. March 17 is St. Patrick's Day, and in a city that takes the holiday seriously, an 8pm rock show is a fine alternative to fighting for a bar stool — or a fine place to end up afterward.

There's plenty of time before March, but this is the kind of show that's easy to forget about until the week of. Grab tickets now, put it in the calendar, and listen to *Until The Tunnel Vision Melts* a few times before the night. You'll know the words by the time Fai Laci finishes.

Sources: NYC-based Dogpark unleashes their energetic indie rock at The Anthem while opening for KALEO’s tour (D.C. Music Review) (dcmusicreview.com); Dogpark: The Band With Bite Brings The Corporate Pudding Tour to Austin (Off The Record Press) (offtherecordpress.com); Dogpark Flaunt Melodic Rock Tenacity At Philadelphia’s Brooklyn Bowl (Glide Magazine) (wpcms.glidemagazine.com); Q&A: Dogpark Wraps up 2024 with Headline Tour and New Single “Storefront Cabana” (The Luna Collective) (thelunacollective.co); Dogpark – Visit Indy (visitindy.com); Dogpark tickets – Ticketmaster (ticketmaster.evyy.net)