Draft:The Truman

The Truman is a concert hall and event space located in the Crossroads neighborhood in Kansas City, MO. Originally built in the 1930s, it was transformed from the site of a former auto parts facility, Sterling Bearing, into a venue for music and events. . The venue features a large main hall, a separate bar and lounge at the main entrance, an open-air patio, and a second-story VIP area with views of downtown Kansas City while overlooking the main room and stage. Notably, the venue's exterior boasts a distinctive light blue color chosen through a contest, contributing to its unique identity in Kansas City.

Notable Performances
The Truman's inaugural show on September 16, 2017, featured rapper Tech N9ne, a Kansas City native. Since then, The Truman has hosted a wide array of national touring acts and local musicians. Some of the notable performers and events that have graced the stage at The Truman include:

●Jimmy Eat World

●MUNA

●Sevendust

●Noah Cyrus

●Noah Kahan

●IDLES

●They Might Be Giants

●Blue October

●Wolf Parade

●August Burns Red

●Franz Ferdinand

●Gogol Bordello

Management
The Truman is managed by Marathon Live, a Nashville-based company which also manages other midsize venues, including The Signal in Chattanooga, TN, Marathon Music Works in Nashville, TN, The Hall in Little Rock, AR, and The Hawthorn in St. Louis, MO