Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone (formerly Sandstone Amphitheater)

The Bonner Springs Police Department and Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone, in cooperation with metropolitan area law enforcement agencies, are pleased to present the 10th Annual Kansas City Metropolitan area DARE Festival. Sandstone donated the use of their facility for a celebration of area student’s decision to be drug and violence free. This is the 10th anniversary of the festival and it’s the longest running bi-state DARE Festival. The festival was held Thursday May 8, 2008 from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm. The event was open to all DARE students who have completed the DARE instruction during the 2007-2008 school year. Acts on the stage at the event consisted of Retro Bill serving as Master of Ceremonies, DARE student choirs from Kansas and Missouri schools, a host of dignitaries as well as local talent.
“DARE has become an annual event that the staff looks forward to hosting. The enthusiasm shown by the kids and the pride shown by their teachers and local officers confirmed the benefit of this valuable program,” Kevin Pew, General Manager, Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone.

EARTH DAY ~ APRIL 22, 2008, Kansas City, Ks – “It will be CAPITOL FEDERAL PARK at SANDSTONE. Capitol Federal is the new Title sponsor of Sandstone. Their financial commitment provides the opportunity to enhance Sandstone in creating an all new concert experience to meet the social conscious awareness and philosophy of the world today” remarked Chris Fritz, President, New West Presentations, who is running the revitalization of the former Sandstone, located in Bonner Springs, Kansas.

“Capitol Federal is proud to partner with Sandstone to provide not only a venue for entertainment for our community, but also an opportunity to foster awareness and education about Green Initiatives that will impact the local and global environment for years to come.” remarked John Dicus, President and CEO of Capitol Federal.
The Unified Government ratified a two-year contract agreement in January and the Sandstone staff have been diligently making changes to create a space that offers “Green” opportunities that will improve the walkways, seating, stage plazas, Sandstone Club, concession areas and enhance the layout of the outdoor venue.
Sandstone’s partners include businesses and organizations that actively support their Green Initiatives and include Bridging the Gap, Greenability Magazine, Budweiser, and Music Matters.
The outdoor entertainment venue opened in 1984 as the Sandstone Center for the Performing Arts and will kick off Sandstone Concerts in June. and will include: Mix 93’s 13th Annual Red, White, & Boom, (6/28), Vans Warped Tour (7/2), 311 & Snoop Dog (7/10). Yallapalooza (7/11), O.A.R. (7/20), Mayhem Tour featuring Slipknot & Disturbed (7/22), Jack Johnson (8/15).

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Welcome to the new website for Sandstone Amphitheater! We hope you find it fun, informative, and easy to use. There are a lot of big changes coming to Sandstone in 2008, and we’ll use our website to help you keep track of them all. There is a lot here to explore, so go ahead and take a look around. Keep in mind that some portions of the site are still under construction. In the coming days, we’ll post short virtual tours of each section of the new site, so be sure to check back often.