Chappell Roan stopped in Kansas City, Mo., over the weekend as a part of her Visions of Damsels and Other Dangerous Things tour. The pop-up tour had dates in only three cities: — New York, Los Angeles and Kansas City. The Midwestern stop was meaningful to Kansas Citians, as it's located in the singer's home state of Missouri.
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The city went all out for her arrival, lighting up many of its downtown buildings in pink, à la "Pink Pony Club," painting a mural of the "Midwest Princess" across from the city's Hamburger Mary's, where she saw her first drag show, creating special menu items at local bars and restaurants, and even covering its streetcar in a special "Pink Pony Express" wrap to mark the occasion.
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Roan performed to a sold-out crowd o