Kansas City Symphony: Jason Seber - Tropical Rock For Five O'Clock Somewhere

Kansas City Symphony: Jason Seber - Tropical Rock For Five O'Clock Somewhere at Helzberg Hall - Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Forget winter for an afternoon and dive into permanent vacation mode. Jason Seber conducts the Kansas City Symphony through Tropical Rock for Five O'Clock Somewhere at Helzberg Hall, delivering a sun-soaked tribute that celebrates Jimmy Buffett, Bob Marley, Van Morrison and The Beach Boys in one breezy concert. It's a chance to hear beach-minded songs in a live orchestral tribute, blending a laid-back mood with symphonic scale.

Travis Birch on vocals and guitar, Chris Blem and Scott Coulter sharing vocal duties, and John Boswell on piano join forces to bring familiar favorites into fresh territory. The advertised program includes "Come Monday," "Fins," "Under the Boardwalk," "Kokomo," "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" and "Brown-Eyed Girl"—songs that carry listeners straight to sandy shores, sunset decks and salt air memories. With the Kansas City Symphony in the mix, the advertised favorites take on a concert identity beyond their familiar recordings.

This isn't a single-artist nostalgia trip. Spanning multiple catalogs means every section of the afternoon offers a different flavor of escape, from Buffett's carefree storytelling to Marley's soulful ease, Morrison's folk warmth and the Beach Boys' California harmonies. That range keeps the tribute focused on several kinds of carefree music rather than one artist's catalog.

Grab tickets for an afternoon at Helzberg Hall in Kansas City, Missouri, with beach-minded songs and a live orchestral tribute to several sunny catalogs.