Partly. The reserved seats at Morton Amphitheater sit under the pavilion canopy and are largely protected, while the lawn is open sky and stays in direct sun until close to sunset. For a July 7:00 PM show, about 85% of the seating is effectively shaded on average across the evening.
Check YOUR seat for YOUR event →A pavilion canopy covers the reserved seats; the lawn is uncovered.
Morton Amphitheater (Kansas City, MO) is oriented 86° from true north. We compute the sun's exact position for your date and start time and run it against the seating geometry, plus live schedules and an hour-by-hour forecast on the interactive site.
Interactive shade map for Morton Amphitheater · Satellite shadow view
Doors to encore, a typical 7 PM show at Morton Amphitheater in Kansas City runs about 73 percent shaded, and the balance tips further your way as the evening goes on. Coverage sits near 48 percent in the 6 PM hour and improves from there as the sun drops toward the west-northwest. Knowing which seats shade first makes the difference between a warm first hour and a cool one.
The front is the surest bet. Pit 2 and Pit 3 both read around 94 percent shaded, with Pit 1 and the low pavilion sections 105, 106 and 107 close behind near 81 percent. Any of those keeps the sun off you from the first song, so they are the seats to hold if you would rather not think about the light at all.
The exposure lands higher and on the grass. Upper pavilion 201 and lower 101 both sit around 57 percent shaded, and Lawn 1 and 2 come in near 50 percent. Before 6 PM those seats take direct sun.
The evening is long here, which helps. At showtime the sun is about 18 degrees up on a bearing of 283, and it does not set until 8:43 PM in high summer. A lawn seat that feels sunny at 7 will be noticeably kinder by 8 and comfortable by dark, so the second half of a show is the cooler half wherever you land.
Morton Amphitheater's seating is mapped, so these figures are computed rather than estimated. For your exact seat and date, the interactive shade map shows how the shadow moves through the show.
Upcoming events at Morton Amphitheater are ticketed on TixBit. Check the shade map first, then grab a seat on the shady side.