{"id":83687,"date":"2025-10-22T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=83687"},"modified":"2025-10-20T12:12:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T17:12:15","slug":"young-the-giant-at-the-uptown-theater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2025\/10\/22\/young-the-giant-at-the-uptown-theater\/","title":{"rendered":"Young the Giant at the Uptown Theater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Article and photos by Lillian Hammer<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Young the Giant wrapped up their \u201cIn The Open\u201d tour with a show at Uptown Theater in Kansas City on October 5th. The performance was presented in an intimate, seated format, offering a more stripped-down version of their music. The band maintained a relaxed atmosphere throughout the night. I talked with a few fans who had seen them multiple times in the past, me having seen them open for Cage The Elephant around a year prior as well. We all agreed that it was drastically different but just as good, giving fans a different perspective on their sound.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-83688\" src=\"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Young-the-Giant-1-221x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Young-the-Giant-1-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Young-the-Giant-1-755x1024.jpg 755w, https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Young-the-Giant-1-768x1041.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Young-the-Giant-1-770x1044.jpg 770w, https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Young-the-Giant-1-360x490.jpg 360w, https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Young-the-Giant-1-720x980.jpg 720w, https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Young-the-Giant-1.jpg 885w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 221px) 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