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Huey Lewis and the News coming to Kansas casino

Huey Lewis, of Huey Lewis and the News, performs at Cessna Stadium in 2001. The band is returning, almost 16 years later, to the Kansas Star Arena.
Huey Lewis, of Huey Lewis and the News, performs at Cessna Stadium in 2001. The band is returning, almost 16 years later, to the Kansas Star Arena. File photo

Huey Lewis and the News, the pop/rock group who soared to popularity in the early 1980s, is coming to the Kansas Star Arena in May, according to a news release.

The band, known for its hits “The Power of Love,” “I Want a New Drug,” and “Hip to be Square,” will come to the Mulvane casino at 7:30 p.m. May 19.

Tickets go on sale Jan. 21.

They start at $35 and can be purchased at www.kansasstarcasino.com/entertain/arena.

Guests must be 21 or older to attend.

Huey Lewis and the News has played in Wichita before, once playing at a Riverfest event at Cessna Stadium on May 18, 2001.

Matt Riedl: 316-268-6660, @RiedlMatt

This story was originally published January 16, 2017 at 9:35 AM with the headline "Huey Lewis and the News coming to Kansas casino."

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