bandstand
noun
band·stand
ˈban(d)-ˌstand 
1
: a usually roofed platform on which a band or orchestra performs outdoors
2
: a platform in a ballroom or nightclub on which musicians perform
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The festival started on Friday and continues Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. at the Swope Park bandstand at 4177 Pavilion Road.
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Dominick Williams
august 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
No one in rock has made a better use of orchestration in recent years, so there might’ve been a twinge of regret in seeing the stage set up now with a less elaborate bandstand.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 31 July 2025
The annual Memorial Day celebration, with music provided by the Kansas City Symphony, packed in a crowd that filled the seats in front of the bandstand at Union Station and covered the north lawn of the National WWI Museum and Memorial.
—Chris Ochsner, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2025
The event will be held at the bandstand at Swope Park, 4177 Pavilion Road, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., according to an Instagram post from Indivisible Kansas City.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025
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Dominick Williams
august 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
No one in rock has made a better use of orchestration in recent years, so there might’ve been a twinge of regret in seeing the stage set up now with a less elaborate bandstand.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 31 July 2025
The annual Memorial Day celebration, with music provided by the Kansas City Symphony, packed in a crowd that filled the seats in front of the bandstand at Union Station and covered the north lawn of the National WWI Museum and Memorial.
—Chris Ochsner, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2025
The event will be held at the bandstand at Swope Park, 4177 Pavilion Road, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., according to an Instagram post from Indivisible Kansas City.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025
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“Bandstand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandstand. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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bandstand
noun
band·stand
ˈban(d)-ˌstand
: an outdoor platform on which a band performs
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