Taj Mahal Tickets

I have been a fan of Taj since childhood, when I would gather my family ‘round to sing Fishing Blues for them;) I never had the pleasure of experiencing his live performance, and I must say that his vocals and instrumentation were better than his original recordings in the 60’s/70’s, if that were possible! You truly feel you’re in the presence of a legend when you see him perform live, and I felt honored to be able to catch him. Keep on rockin Taj! We love you!

One of the best concerts I have ever seen. Both performers were magical.

The “opener” played longer than the main act, who we had come specifically to see. And the opener wasn’t even the same genre of music, so we basically paid for tickets for a show we didn’t want to see. We recognize that Taj is in his later years, and might not be up for a whole show, but it wasn’t accurate to have him headline a show then.

What a nostalgic and incredibly talented show. Every person on stage is a true artist and to have the opportunity to experience this show in person was a gift. The opener, Sona Jobarteh, was incredibly amazing and will also be an experience I will never forget.

My wife and I did our date night at the Uptown. I am a Taj Mahal fan since the days of his appearance in the movie Sounder. The last time I saw him play was 30 years ago in a small club that seated about 150 people. His plane was delayed by two hours and people were given the option for a refund, but no one took it. In spite of Tag being 81, he and his quartet were just as electrifying as those days. their opening number was dedicated to the folks in Maui and Bobby Ingano's steel guitar work was beautiful and touching. The North Mississippi Allstars are great young musicians doing a fine job carrying the Blues torch. Los Lobos also are favorites from the soundtrack of our lives. All and all we had a memorable evening. Many thanks to the folks at the Uptown.

What a character and a great singer! Put on a great show

Taj Mahal is a living legend still entertaining appreciative audiences

Taj and his quartet did not disappoint. He was jovial, story telling and good beyond expectations. His voice was still A+.

Taj Mahal is a national treasure. I’ve seen him now in every decade since the 80s and he still gives a great show.

We got tickets months before the show- 5th row center ‘cause Taj Mahal has been on my “must see live” list for more than a few decades. And Los Lobos on the same bill… well, this was a no-brainer "gotta see"show. I hadn’t been to the Uptown in Kansas City since the late ’80’s and was prepared for the seating to be a challenge but the music would more than make up for that shortcoming. Boy, we’re we surprised… From the very first song from the North Mississippi Allstars ( the “warm up"band!!) the extreme distortion coming from the bass out of the right bank of speakers made the otherwise fantastic music UNBEARABLE. It was so distorted that it totally took over the great vocals and guitar playing from Luther Dickinson. The only time we could hear him was when there was NO bass. After the 30-40 minute set we were ready to leave but, figuring maybe the house sound guys set the mix for the main acts, thought we’d stick around. What a major disappointment; same thing for Taj Mahal AND Los Lobos. We moved around to different seats to see whether the mix sounded better elsewhere in the room, but no. I won’t say that my $200 was wasted because both acts were, for me, once in a lifetime opportunity. But unless something is done AND PUBLICIZED about the sound system at the Uptown I won’t be returning; which is a shame because KC needs more venues this size to host great national acts.