Sheryl Crow joins KC’s World Cup fan festival
Kansas City’s FIFA Fan Festival will take over the National WWI Museum and Memorial lawn in just over two weeks. The free festival is open to the public and will host fans for music, food and football watching over 18 days from June 11-July 11.
KC2026, the city’s World Cup planning committee, announced Sheryl Crow as its latest headliner Tuesday. Crow, a Missouri native and graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, will headline the festival July 10, during a quarterfinal match.
The committee said people from 125 different countries have registered for the festival. Others are coming from cities within driving distance, like Chicago and St. Louis. Pam Kramer, CEO of KC2026, said those visitors will get a chance to experience Kansas City’s food, culture and love of sports at the festival.
“I’m guessing many of those registrants have never heard of Kansas City before, and now they know where Kansas City is because of the FIFA World Cup, and they will experience what Kansas City is because of fan festival,” Kramer said. “That’s the goal of all of this: not only that short-term visitor impact but the way that we change the way the world thinks about Kansas City, and how we tell our story.”
With the addition of Sheryl Crow, here’s a look at Kansas City’s FIFA Fan Festival lineup:
The Chainsmokers, June 13
Flo Rida, June 19
Cimafunk, June 20
Gabby Barrett, July 3
Sheryl Crow, July 10
The All-American Rejects, July 11
Tech N9ne, June 12 and July 11




