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It was 1976; my first year out of college & teaching school in Waco, TX. My landlords living next door had taken in their grandson who was a bit of rebel. They asked if he could come over and visit us because he had heard the music we were playing (loud) & had some albums he wanted to share with us. That's how I found out about KANSAS & I was blown away! Soon we heard on the super rock station KZEW "The Zoo" that Jethro Tull was coming to Dallas Memorial with the "new" band Kansas opening for them. We got tickets & with the rockin'grandson in tow, we had an eye & ear opening experience. I had been a music major for 2 yrs in college & knew great musicianship. I couldn't believe the sounds & the syncopations so precise and hammering a beat that had us wanting Kansas to never stop playing. Jethro Tull was wonderful too as I was a flute player but the sounds of Kansas never left me. I plan on making this 50th anniversary show in Dallas! (Wonder what happened to that lil rebel grandson? Maybe I'll see him there!)

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I worked at Grandmother’s in Topeka, Ks. and Kansas played there quite often. Those were the good old days when everyone packed in to hear them play. They always put on such incredible concerts and we Kansans enjoyed them so very much. I live in Florida now and when I tell people I worked where they played sometimes I don’t think they believe me. The building is now a restaurant called Blind Tiger and they have some memories of Kansas behind glass. Great memories.....

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Kansas put out some energy, the crowd received it and Kansas responded by playing progressive. The fans were rewarded and well feelings were mutual.

Saw them just about 2 years ago and they were very impressive too at the State Theatre in Kalamazoo. They were on point and sounded like studio versions

but at the same venue here the hard working gents put forth extra effort.

Kansas is a good band. In 1978 I saw them for the first time and I hope to see them again. Good job.

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Kansas Announces Massive 2023-24 Tour

by Jacob Uitti January 24, 2023, 9:40 am

As the old saying goes: when you see a fork in the road, take it.

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Well, the legendary prog rock band, Kansas, is doing just that. As the band approaches the 50th anniversary of their formation, they’ve decided to hit the road for a massive tour—Another Fork in the Road Tour.

The upcoming dates kick off this summer on June 2 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. However, the band is also set to play previously announced Kansas Classics gigs ahead of that start date. The 50th anniversary tour concludes on January 28, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

“Our entire career has been a winding journey,” said Kansas guitarist and founding member Richard Williams in a statement. “Whether it’s been the ‘original’ lineup signing with Don Kirshner, years on the bus, touring with Queen, worldwide success peaking with  Leftoverture and  Point of Know Return , the valleys of the ’90s and ‘dinosaur bands’ losing steam, various lineup changes, to our most recent ‘rebirth’ and success of our latest new music over the last eight years; there have been several forks in the road of that journey.”

The band recently released a new triple-disc collection, Another Fork in the Road—50 Years of Kansas , available  HERE .

“I’m incredibly excited about the 50th anniversary,” said lead vocalist Ronnie Platt. “I tell people I’m not allowed to create a setlist, because it would be five hours long. There are so many songs I want to perform live. I think fans will be excited not only to hear our hits and fan favorites spanning 50 years of Kansas but also some songs that haven’t been performed live in decades.”

Pre-sale for the tour begins Wednesday (January 25) via Ticketmaster at 10 a.m. local time using the code SOUND. General ticket sales begin on Friday (January 27). Tickets are also available via StubHub .

Kansas’ 2023-2024 North American Tour Dates:

03/11 – Tampa, FL @ Busch Gardens * 03/17 – Shawnee, OK @ Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center * 03/23 – Winterhaven, CA @ Quechan Casino * 03/24 – Pala, CA @ Pala Casino * 03/25 – Queen Creek, AZ @ The Good Life Festival * 04/01 – Lincoln, CA @ Thunder Valley Casino Resort * # 04/20 – Marion, IL @ Marion Cultural & Civic Center * 04/22 – Forrest City, AR @ EACC Fine Arts Center * 05/19 – Decatur, IL @ The Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater * 05/21 – Louisville, KY @ Iroquois Amphitheater * 06/02 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Benedum Center for the Performing Arts 06/03 – Baltimore, MD @ The Lyric Baltimore 06/09 – Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre 06/10 – Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre 06/16 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Embassy Theatre 06/17 – Detroit, MI @ Fisher Theatre 06/29 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall 07/01 – Rochester, NY @ Kodak Center 07/07 – Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre 07/08 – Indianapolis, IN @ Clowes Memorial Hall 07/14 – Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre 07/15 – Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre 07/21 – Wausau, WI @ The Grand Theater 07/22 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Riverside Theater 07/27 – Kansas City, MO @ The Midland Theatre 07/29 – St. Louis, MO @ The Fabulous Fox Theatre 08/04 – Des Moines, IA @ Hoyt Sherman Place 08/05 – Omaha, NE @ Orpheum Theater 08/18 – Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre 08/19 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium 08/25 – Denver, CO @ The Paramount Theatre 08/26 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Eccles Theater 09/06 – Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre 09/08 – Seattle, WA @ The Paramount Theater 09/09 – Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 09/12 – Boise, ID @ Morrison Center for the Performing Arts 09/14 – San Francisco, CA @ Golden Gate Theatre 09/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Orpheum Theatre 09/17 – San Diego, CA @ Balboa Theatre 09/20 – TBA 09/22 – Albuquerque, NM @ Kiva Auditorium 09/24 – El Paso, TX @ The Plaza Theatre 10/12 – Worcester, MA @ The Hanover Theatre 10/13 – Brookville, NY @ Tilles Center for the Performing Arts 10/20 – San Antonio, TX @ Tobin Center for the Performing Arts 10/21 – Sugar Land, TX @ Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land 10/26 – Huntsville, AL @ Von Braun Center/23 – Mark C. Smith Concert Hall 10/27 – Memphis, TN @ Orpheum Theatre 11/03 – Charlotte, NC @ Ovens Auditorium 11/04 – Durham, NC @ Durham Performing Arts Center 12/01 – Savannah, GA @ Johnny Mercer Theatre 12/02 – Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre 01/12 – Jacksonville, FL @ Florida Theatre 01/13 – North Charleston, SC @ North Charleston Performing Arts Center 01/19 – Fort Myers, FL @ Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall 01/20 – Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall 01/27 – Melbourne, FL @ Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts 01/28 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Broward Center for the Performing Arts

* = “Kansas Classics” set # = with Blue Oyster Cult

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KANSAS Extends 50th-Anniversary Tour With 20 New Dates

As a result of brisk ticket sales and numerous sellouts, America's preeminent progressive rock band KANSAS is extending its 50th-anniversary tour. The "Another Fork In The Road" tour celebrates 50 years of the band's illustrious music history with concerts featuring two full hours of memorable hits, fan favorites and deep cuts rarely performed live. The tour has been hallmarked by energetic and spellbinding performances at some of the foremost theaters and performing arts centers across the United States and into Canada.

Most newly announced concert dates go on sale this Friday, September 15 at 10 a.m. local venue time. KANSAS fan club, American Express card holders and other presales begin today, September 12, at 11 a.m. local venue time.

Previously announced concert dates and KANSAS VIP Packages are on sale now and selling fast.

Ticket information can be found at kansasband.com/tour-dates.

"The way audiences have received the 50th-anniversary tour has been spectacular," offers KANSAS drummer and original member Phil Ehart . "It only made sense to extend the tour into 2024. We look forward to fans in more locations being able to see the tour — and for people who loved it the first time to see it again!" Ehart adds, "Heck, the first 50 dates didn't even include the state of Kansas. You know we must perform there!"

In a recent tribute to the band's five decades of success, Billboard magazine describes the basis for their longstanding appeal: "Blending blues-based hard rock and intricate progressive constructions, KANSAS staked out its own musical territory, at once original and accessible."

"Our entire career has been a winding journey," comments KANSAS guitarist and original member Richard Williams . "Whether it's been the 'original' lineup signing with Don Kirshner , years on the bus, touring with QUEEN , and finally worldwide success peaking with 'Leftoverture' and 'Point of Know Return' ." Williams goes on to remember, "That was followed by various lineup changes, the valleys of the '90s and 'dinosaur bands' losing steam, to our most recent 'rebirth' and success of our latest new music over the last eight years." He concludes, "There have been several forks in the road of that journey. This 50th-anniversary tour and release represent that journey and the forks along that road."

To further celebrate KANSAS 's 50th anniversary, InsideOut Music has released "Another Fork In The Road - 50 Years Of Kansas" . The three-CD career-spanning collection features carefully selected tracks from across KANSAS 's sizable discography. It also includes a new version of the song "Can I Tell You". Originally released on their 1974 debut album, the song is updated by the current lineup.

KANSAS boasts a current lineup including original drummer Phil Ehart , bassist and vocalist Billy Greer , lead vocalist and keyboardist Ronnie Platt , keyboardist and vocalist Tom Brislin , violinist and guitarist Joe Deninzon , and original guitarist Richard Williams . Additionally, Eric Holmquist fills in on drums for the first part of each concert while Phil Ehart continues to recover from an arm injury.

New KANSAS "50th Anniversary Tour - Another Fork In The Road" dates:

Feb. 02 - Pensacola, FL - Saenger Theatre Feb. 03 - Birmingham, AL - BJCC Concert Hall Mar. 01 - Richmond, VA - Dominion Energy Center Mar. 02 - Tysons, VA - Capital One Hall Mar. 08 - Springfield, MO - Gillioz Theatre Mar. 09 - St. Joseph, MO - Missouri Theater Mar. 22 - Salina, KS - The Stiefel Theatre Mar. 23 - Salina, KS - The Stiefel Theatre Apr. 05 - Toledo, OH - Stranahan Theater Apr. 06 - Elkhart, IN - Lerner Theatre Apr. 12 - Champaign, IL - Virginia Theatre Apr. 13 - Waukegan, IN - Genesee Theatre Apr. 19 - Marietta, OH - Peoples Bank Theatre Apr. 20 - Newark, OH - Midland Theatre Apr. 26 - Morristown, NJ - Mayo Performing Arts Center Apr. 27 - Lancaster, PA - American Music Theatre May 02 - Rochester, NY - Kodak Center* May 04 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall* May 10 - Concord, NH - Capitol Center for the Arts May 11 - Albany, NY - Palace Theatre May 17 - Providence, RI - Providence Performing Arts Center May 18 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall

* Rescheduled dates from 2023 already on sale. Tickets for original date will be honored for these concerts.

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Kansas Announce 2023-2024 North American 50th Anniversary Tour

The post Kansas Announce 2023-2024 North American 50th Anniversary Tour appeared first on Consequence .

Progressive rock legends Kansas have announced a massive North American tour celebrating their 50th anniversary as a band.

The “Another Fork in the Road” 50th anniversary tour begins in June (though the band will play select previously announced “Kansas Classics” shows in the months prior). The newly revealed dates kick off June 2nd in Pittsburgh and wrap up January 28th, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

A Ticketmaster pre-sale begins Wednesday (January 25th) at 10 a.m. local time, using the code SOUND , while tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday (January 27th). Alternatively, you can also pick up tickets via StubHub .

“Our entire career has been a winding journey,” said Kansas guitarist and founding member Richard Williams. “Whether it’s been the ‘original’ lineup signing with Don Kirshner, years on the bus, touring with Queen, worldwide success peaking with Leftoverture and Point of Know Return , the valleys of the ’90s and ‘dinosaur bands’ losing steam, various lineup changes, to our most recent ‘rebirth’ and success of our latest new music over the last eight years; there have been several forks in the road of that journey.”

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Kansas have also released a new triple-disc compilation titled Another Fork in the Road – 50 Years of Kansas . The career-spanning collection includes a new version of “Can I Tell You,” which was originally released in 1974. This new recording features the band’s current lineup, serving as a preview of what fans can expect to hear on the upcoming tour. You can buy it here .

“I’m incredibly excited about the 50th anniversary,” added lead vocalist Ronnie Platt. “I tell people I’m not allowed to create a setlist, because it would be five hours long. There are so many songs I want to perform live. I think fans will be excited not only to hear our hits and fan favorites spanning 50 years of Kansas, but also some songs that haven’t been performed live in decades.”

Below you can see the full list of Kansas’ upcoming North American tour dates. Get tickets here , and for sold out shows, here .

Kansas’ 2023-2024 North American Tour Dates: 03/11 – Tampa, FL @ Busch Gardens * 03/17 – Shawnee, OK @ Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center * 03/23 – Winterhaven, CA @ Quechan Casino * 03/24 – Pala, CA @ Pala Casino * 03/25 – Queen Creek, AZ @ The Good Life Festival * 04/01 – Lincoln, CA @ Thunder Valley Casino Resort * # 04/20 – Marion, IL @ Marion Cultural & Civic Center * 04/22 – Forrest City, AR @ EACC Fine Arts Center * 05/19 – Decatur, IL @ The Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater * 05/21 – Louisville, KY @ Iroquois Amphitheater * 06/02 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Benedum Center for the Performing Arts 06/03 – Baltimore, MD @ The Lyric Baltimore 06/09 – Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre 06/10 – Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre 06/16 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Embassy Theatre 06/17 – Detroit, MI @ Fisher Theatre 06/29 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall 07/01 – Rochester, NY @ Kodak Center 07/07 – Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre 07/08 – Indianapolis, IN @ Clowes Memorial Hall 07/14 – Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre 07/15 – Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre 07/21 – Wausau, WI @ The Grand Theater 07/22 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Riverside Theater 07/27 – Kansas City, MO @ The Midland Theatre 07/29 – St. Louis, MO @ The Fabulous Fox Theatre 08/04 – Des Moines, IA @ Hoyt Sherman Place 08/05 – Omaha, NE @ Orpheum Theater 08/18 – Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre 08/19 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium 08/25 – Denver, CO @ The Paramount Theatre 08/26 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Eccles Theater 09/06 – Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre 09/08 – Seattle, WA @ The Paramount Theater 09/09 – Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 09/12 – Boise, ID @ Morrison Center for the Performing Arts 09/14 – San Francisco, CA @ Golden Gate Theatre 09/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Orpheum Theatre 09/17 – San Diego, CA @ Balboa Theatre 09/20 – TBA 09/22 – Albuquerque, NM @ Kiva Auditorium 09/24 – El Paso, TX @ The Plaza Theatre 10/12 – Worcester, MA @ The Hanover Theatre 10/13 – Brookville, NY @ Tilles Center for the Performing Arts 10/20 – San Antonio, TX @ Tobin Center for the Performing Arts 10/21 – Sugar Land, TX @ Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land 10/26 – Huntsville, AL @ Von Braun Center/23 – Mark C. Smith Concert Hall 10/27 – Memphis, TN @ Orpheum Theatre 11/03 – Charlotte, NC @ Ovens Auditorium 11/04 – Durham, NC @ Durham Performing Arts Center 12/01 – Savannah, GA @ Johnny Mercer Theatre 12/02 – Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre 01/12 – Jacksonville, FL @ Florida Theatre 01/13 – North Charleston, SC @ North Charleston Performing Arts Center 01/19 – Fort Myers, FL @ Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall 01/20 – Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall 01/27 – Melbourne, FL @ Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts 01/28 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Broward Center for the Performing Arts

* = “Kansas Classics” set # = with Blue Oyster Cult

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Kansas Announce 2023-2024 North American 50th Anniversary Tour

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Progressive rock legends Kansas have announced a massive North American tour celebrating their 50th anniversary as a band.

The “Another Fork in the Road” 50th anniversary tour begins in June (though the band will play select previously announced “Kansas Classics” shows in the months prior). The newly revealed dates kick off June 2nd in Pittsburgh and wrap up January 28th, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

A Ticketmaster pre-sale begins Wednesday (January 25th) at 10 a.m. local time, using the code SOUND , while tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday (January 27th). Alternatively, you can also pick up tickets via StubHub .

“Our entire career has been a winding journey,” said Kansas guitarist and founding member Richard Williams. “Whether it’s been the ‘original’ lineup signing with Don Kirshner, years on the bus, touring with Queen, worldwide success peaking with Leftoverture and Point of Know Return , the valleys of the ’90s and ‘dinosaur bands’ losing steam, various lineup changes, to our most recent ‘rebirth’ and success of our latest new music over the last eight years; there have been several forks in the road of that journey.”

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Kansas have also released a new triple-disc compilation titled Another Fork in the Road – 50 Years of Kansas . The career-spanning collection includes a new version of “Can I Tell You,” which was originally released in 1974. This new recording features the band’s current lineup, serving as a preview of what fans can expect to hear on the upcoming tour. You can buy it here .

“I’m incredibly excited about the 50th anniversary,” added lead vocalist Ronnie Platt. “I tell people I’m not allowed to create a setlist, because it would be five hours long. There are so many songs I want to perform live. I think fans will be excited not only to hear our hits and fan favorites spanning 50 years of Kansas, but also some songs that haven’t been performed live in decades.”

Below you can see the full list of Kansas’ upcoming North American tour dates. Get tickets here , and for sold out shows, here .

Kansas’ 2023-2024 North American Tour Dates: 03/11 – Tampa, FL @ Busch Gardens * 03/17 – Shawnee, OK @ Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center * 03/23 – Winterhaven, CA @ Quechan Casino * 03/24 – Pala, CA @ Pala Casino * 03/25 – Queen Creek, AZ @ The Good Life Festival * 04/01 – Lincoln, CA @ Thunder Valley Casino Resort * # 04/20 – Marion, IL @ Marion Cultural & Civic Center * 04/22 – Forrest City, AR @ EACC Fine Arts Center * 05/19 – Decatur, IL @ The Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater * 05/21 – Louisville, KY @ Iroquois Amphitheater * 06/02 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Benedum Center for the Performing Arts 06/03 – Baltimore, MD @ The Lyric Baltimore 06/09 – Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre 06/10 – Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre 06/16 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Embassy Theatre 06/17 – Detroit, MI @ Fisher Theatre 06/29 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall 07/01 – Rochester, NY @ Kodak Center 07/07 – Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre 07/08 – Indianapolis, IN @ Clowes Memorial Hall 07/14 – Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre 07/15 – Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre 07/21 – Wausau, WI @ The Grand Theater 07/22 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Riverside Theater 07/27 – Kansas City, MO @ The Midland Theatre 07/29 – St. Louis, MO @ The Fabulous Fox Theatre 08/04 – Des Moines, IA @ Hoyt Sherman Place 08/05 – Omaha, NE @ Orpheum Theater 08/18 – Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre 08/19 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium 08/25 – Denver, CO @ The Paramount Theatre 08/26 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Eccles Theater 09/06 – Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre 09/08 – Seattle, WA @ The Paramount Theater 09/09 – Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 09/12 – Boise, ID @ Morrison Center for the Performing Arts 09/14 – San Francisco, CA @ Golden Gate Theatre 09/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Orpheum Theatre 09/17 – San Diego, CA @ Balboa Theatre 09/20 – TBA 09/22 – Albuquerque, NM @ Kiva Auditorium 09/24 – El Paso, TX @ The Plaza Theatre 10/12 – Worcester, MA @ The Hanover Theatre 10/13 – Brookville, NY @ Tilles Center for the Performing Arts 10/20 – San Antonio, TX @ Tobin Center for the Performing Arts 10/21 – Sugar Land, TX @ Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land 10/26 – Huntsville, AL @ Von Braun Center/23 – Mark C. Smith Concert Hall 10/27 – Memphis, TN @ Orpheum Theatre 11/03 – Charlotte, NC @ Ovens Auditorium 11/04 – Durham, NC @ Durham Performing Arts Center 12/01 – Savannah, GA @ Johnny Mercer Theatre 12/02 – Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre 01/12 – Jacksonville, FL @ Florida Theatre 01/13 – North Charleston, SC @ North Charleston Performing Arts Center 01/19 – Fort Myers, FL @ Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall 01/20 – Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall 01/27 – Melbourne, FL @ Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts 01/28 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Broward Center for the Performing Arts

* = “Kansas Classics” set # = with Blue Oyster Cult

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Kansas Announce 50th-anniversary Tour “Another Fork in the Road”

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Kansas ‘ 50th-anniversary tour, Another Fork in the Road has been recently announced.

In a press release, the original member of the band, guitarist Richard Williams stated:

“Our entire career has been a winding journey. Whether it’s been the ‘original’ lineup signing with Don Kirshner, years on the bus, touring with Queen, worldwide success peaking with Leftoverture and Point of Know Return, the valleys of the ’90s and ‘dinosaur bands’ losing steam, various lineup changes, to our most recent ‘rebirth’ and success of our latest new music over the last eight years – there have been several forks in the road of that journey. This 50th Anniversary Tour and release will represent that journey and the forks along that road.”

Another Fork in the Road shares its name with a new career-spanning compilation, Another Fork in the Road – 50 Years of Kansas, that’s already out in the market.

The band’s trek begins on June 2 in Pittsburgh. They will be hitting the roads across America until wrapping up on January 28 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The prog-rock band will perform songs from their five-decade history. Singer Ronnie Platt, who joined the band’s lineup in 2014 said:

“I’m incredibly excited about the 50th Anniversary Tour. “I tell people I’m not allowed to create a set list, because it would be five hours long. There are so many songs I want to perform live. I think fans will be excited not only to hear our hits and fan favorites spanning 50 years of Kansas but also some songs that haven’t been performed live in decades.”

Kansas, Another Fork in the Road 50th Anniversary Tour June 2 – Pittsburgh @ Benedum Center for the Performing Arts June 3 – Baltimore @ The Lyric Baltimore June 9 – Glenside, Pa. @ Keswick Theatre June 10 – Glenside, Pa. @ Keswick Theatre June 16 – Fort Wayne, Ind. @ Embassy Theatre June 17 – Detroit @ Fisher Theatre June 29 – Toronto @ Massey Hall July 1 – Rochester, N.Y. @ Kodak Center July 7 – Cincinnati @ Taft Theatre July 8 – Indianapolis @ Clowes Memorial Hall July 14 – Minneapolis @ State Theatre July 15 – Chicago @ The Chicago Theatre July 21 – Wausau, Wis. @ The Grand Theater July 22 – Milwaukee @ The Riverside Theater July 27 – Kansas City @ The Midland Theatre July 29 – St. Louis @ The Fabulous Fox Theatre Aug. 4 – Des Moines @ Hoyt Sherman Place Aug. 5 – Omaha @ Orpheum Theater Aug. 18 – Knoxville @ Tennessee Theatre Aug. 19 – Nashville @ Ryman Auditorium Aug. 25 – Denver @ The Paramount Theatre Aug. 26 – Salt Lake City @ Eccles Theater Sept. 6 – Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre Sept. 8 – Seattle @ The Paramount Theater Sept. 9 – Portland, Ore. @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Sept. 12 – Boise @ Morrison Center for the Performing Arts Sept. 14 – San Francisco @ Golden Gate Theatre Sept. 16 – Los Angeles @ The Orpheum Theatre Sept. 17 – San Diego @ Balboa Theatre Sept. 22 – Albuquerque @ Kiva Auditorium Sept. 24 – El Paso, Texas @ The Plaza Theatre Oct. 12 – Worcester, Mass. @ The Hanover Theatre Oct. 13 – Brookville, N.Y. @ Tilles Center for the Performing Arts Oct. 20 – San Antonio @ Tobin Center for the Performing Arts Oct. 21 – Sugar Land, Texas @ Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land Oct. 26 – Huntsville, Ala. @ Von Braun Center – Mark C. Smith Concert Hall Oct. 27 – Memphis @ Orpheum Theatre Nov. 3 – Charlotte @ Ovens Auditorium Nov. 4 – Durham, N.C. @ Durham Performing Arts Center Dec. 1 – Savannah @ Johnny Mercer Theatre Dec. 2 – Atlanta @ Fox Theatre Jan. 12, 2024 – Jacksonville @ Florida Theatre Jan. 13, 2024 – North Charleston, S.C. @ North Charleston Performing Arts Center Jan. 19, 2024 – Fort Myers, Fla. @ Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall Jan. 20, 2024 – Clearwater, Fla. @ Ruth Eckerd Hall Jan. 27, 2024 – Melbourne, Fla. @ Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts Jan. 28, 2024 – Fort Lauderdale @ Broward Center for the Performing Arts

You can find our tour dates and follow us on @Bandsintown here: https://t.co/Ke5rKFLMky — KANSAS (@KansasBand) July 9, 2022

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We’ve got the windy city covered., kansas at 50 face and embrace “another fork in the road” while eying the chicago theatre.

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“Carry On Wayward Son,” “Dust In The Wind,” “Point Of Know Return,” “Play The Game Tonight” and “Fight Fire With Fire” are just a few of the anthems or ballads that propelled the classic/symphonic/progressive rock band Kansas to maintain a global presence for precisely half a century.

In fact, the group currently comprised of co-founders Rich Williams (guitar) and Phil Ehart (drums), alongside Illinois’ own singer Ronnie Platt, bassist Billy Greer, keyboardist Tom Brislin and violin player Joe Deninzon is about to face and embrace “Another Fork In The Road,” thanks to a compilation and complimenting tour that stops by the Chicago Theatre on Saturday, July 15 on a run of 50 total cities to represent as many years.

Chicago Concert Reviews dialed Williams to hear about as many twists and turns as a half-hour would allow, from the early recording sessions with breaks spent shooting hoops with hookers, to headlining Madison Square Garden during an unstoppable stretch of selling over 30 million albums, to falling out of fashion for a season and finally watching it all come back around for this much-deserved milestone.

What was it like at the very beginning just as the group was getting off the ground?

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Our first gig, I think, was in Lincoln, Nebraska with The J. Geils Band. We had no idea what to do, so we’re kind of circling the building and we thought, “Well, I guess we’ll go around back.” So we’re talking to people, “Yeah, just load your gear here.” We didn’t know where to go or what to do and somebody directed us to a dressing room backstage. We went back there, and on one of the counters was a tray with like bread, bologna and cheese, and we froze. We just thought, “This has got to be J. Geils’ room. We’re in the wrong room!” So we walked out of there. “Oh no, that’s for you guys” (laughs). I mean we devoured the bologna tray and it was such a celebration. “We have finally made the big time. We’ve got our own dressing room and they gave us bread and bologna.” That’s how green and distant we were from success.

If that felt like the big time, what was it like when you guys actually started selling tickets and albums by the millions?

Williams: Well, it creeped in. We played a lot of shows where people had no idea who we were. We learned quickly. We got put on a show with Mott The Hoople and it was supposed to be Queen, but someone in Queen got hepatitis and they had to cancel at the last minute. We had just done a brief tour with Fleetwood Mac and a few other things, so they got us on this show with Mott The Hoople. There was no [social] media back then per se, and so nobody knew that Queen wasn’t [performing]. People were there to see Queen equally as much as Mott The Hoople. Kansas was nobody that they heard of. So the lights go out and, “Ladies and gentlemen, Kansas!” You could just hear this gasp and moan. “Where’s Queen?” So we come on stage and I will hear this on my deathbed, “Queen” (yells and laughs).

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When did it feel like you finally arrived and how did you react?

Williams: The first album went okay. Now [record label founder Don] Kirshner wants a second album, [“Song For America”], so we went out to California and that was so much fun. I remember getting out of the studio at [midnight], one o’clock and getting back to the hotel. That’s about the time the hookers were starting to get off the streets, and they’re hanging around the hotel on the strip. Out behind the [hotel], they had a basketball goal. To unwind, we’d go back there and shoot hoops. We got to know some of the hookers and they started playing basketball with us (laughs). We’re from Kansas recording our second album for Don Kirshner and we just got off work. The hookers just got off work and they’re in their stiletto heels, sparkly clothes, short skirts and all their make-up, shooting hoops with us! It wasn’t a sexual thing. They were just unwinding too (laughs). I wish I had a movie of that or photos of us. I’m being guarded by some six-foot African American hooker as I’m trying to do a hook shot, but everything just seemed normal. We kind of understood, “We’re all getting off work and time to relax a bit.”

We did the first album in New York and the second album in Los Angeles. There was a lot of distractions, so we decided for the third album, [“Masque”], we needed to get somewhere where we can’t be bothered by the bright lights and the big city, and we found out about a studio back in Louisiana…We were still an opening act, but we’re building a following and we’ve got a good [response] with the college crowd and stuff. Then we did “Leftoverture” at the same place. “Leftoverture” exploded and that changed everything, but again, this had been like a three or four-year gradual process and you tend to take some things for granted after a while. The first one did pretty well, the next one did better, the next did much better. Then we’re gold and now we’re headlining, so I guess we’re too young and dumb to appreciate it at the moment, but all of a sudden, we’re playing Madison Square Garden, sold out, and our manager was so excited. We’re in the limo heading over from the hotel [and he said], “Oh, I can’t believe that we sold out Madison Square Garden” and we’re just kinda talking…

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So many songs have since become classics. What do you account for the longevity of some from the 1970s in particular?

Williams: “Carry On Wayward Son” was the right time, the right place. It was not like any song. It had a lot of instrumental passages. It went from half time, to double time, to a lot of instrumental solos, just a lot of different things, but it was a really cool rock song. It wasn’t following the fad and fashion of the time so much, so it was unique, starting with a cappella. We weren’t the first ones to do it, but it was still a bit unique. It was a great lyric. Same with “Dust In The Wind.” There was nothing like that on the radio, except on an oldies station if you were listening to Peter, Paul & Mary or something. That definitely wasn’t following the fads of the moment, but it was just a solid song for every man. Lyrically, it was ambiguous, as was “Wayward Son,” so the common man, woman, could listen to that and relate to it from their own perspective. To me, that’s what makes a song timeless. It doesn’t date itself time-wise lyrically and it doesn’t date itself in a political sense or in a religious sense. It just is the common man’s struggles, or observations, or wondering. “What is this all about?” And to me, that creates the most interesting lyric. I struggle with any song that is instructing you on how it is. It leaves no room for interpretation, like that’s the problem I always had with music videos and MTV. Previous to that, you’d listen to an album, look at the cover, read the lyric sheets, look at the back. It was a whole experience that involved your imagination. Then with videos, it’s like, “No, no, watch this. This is what it is.” It kind of took all that away, so I’ve always gone for what makes you think, not so much as what makes you observe.

That brings up an interesting point because Kansas actually wound up having quite a run on MTV. Any thoughts?

Williams: I’m going to speak just for myself, for no one else in the band or anything, but in my opinion, I felt like a whore (laughs) and it was just done at gunpoint. We weren’t comfortable with it. We weren’t actors. It was humiliating. I didn’t enjoy it at all. [The television show] “Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert,” that was different cause that was bands performing live on stage. It was all shot at the Santa Monica Civic [Auditorium]. They brought in an audience and you played, and you better play it right because it’s not like you got to do it ten times in a row, so it was intimidating. [They] never stood there with a movie camera three feet from my face. It was terrifying, but we were a tight, well-rehearsed band, so what that fear created was tension and we kind of perform best [that way]. We’re not a soft jazz band. We play with a lot of tension and fear (laughs) and it creates an energy, like I’m just trying to keep up, as is everybody else, and the stuff we play is not that easy. I can’t go out, have a couple of beers and jump on the stage to do it. I’ve got to have all my wits about me, and so “Kirshner’s” was great because it really captured us trying to be calm. It looks calm while we’re playing it, but underneath we were all scared to death.

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Williams: Glad they happened because they are a stepping stone [in] the millions of steps that have gotten us to where we are today. Today we’re having a blast after 50 years. We’ve got our foot in the door. It looks like I have a career, so now we can kind of relax with that aspect, like the record companies would want us to change. “We need another song because we don’t hear a hit” or whatever it was with whatever record company. Those were just things you did at gunpoint to stay with the company. But we always had our own personal integrity. Sometimes an outside song would come in. “You need to do this.” Well, we would twist it and turn it until we could make something palatable, something that had our stamp on it. Those weren’t my favorite things, but on the other hand, I understood the necessity of them. “We need to keep you on the radio. We need to keep you relative to the times,” all of that nonsense. I completely get it, but somewhere along the way, you feel a little dishonest in kind of bending to the business side of the music business.

How did you manage to navigate the many changes of the ‘90s?

Williams: The ‘90s was a weird time because classic rock was dead. It hadn’t made its return yet, but we still were a band. Now we’re riding around the country in a bus and buses are expensive. We’re not making much money. You’re playing five nights a week just to pay for the bus habit and I refer to it as the “dark ages.” I don’t remember much about it. I was probably drinking a bit too much. You would get off the bus, walk in the back door of a bar, walk in, play, get back on the bus, drive all night, wake up, walk in the backstage, or the back door of another bar, or small club, and that was ‘90s. There’s just not a lot about it, but I did learn a lot about us and about myself. We’re going to do this whether we’re playing Madison Square Garden or we’re playing in Thermopolis, Wyoming on a Tuesday for the grand opening of a bowling alley because we’re musicians. This is what we do and [we’re] always hopeful that things will get better, the next album something will happen, or the times will change, and we just rode it out.

Then classic rock started making a comeback. In 50 years, there’s going to be ups and downs, and more than once, probably more than ten times, but we’ve been riding a seven, eight, nine-year high. Things have just been going fantastic. I’m trying to think, “How do we follow this?” We’ve selected 50 cities, 50 dates, 50th anniversary, but it will continue beyond that next year. We’ll probably add, hopefully, another 30 shows to that. Then what? Give up? No, after that, probably start working on our new record and continue touring. I don’t know how to quit and I don’t know why I would. This is the best job in the world. I love being with the guys, the travel, the good times, the bad times, all of that is something I signed up for, something I was built to do. I’m a natural at being in a band.

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Williams: This was the first time that we ever let a record company make a decision. Inside Out and Thomas Waber are, foremost, big time Kansas fans and know our whole career, and they approached us. “Let us put this complication together from the fans’ perspective. It might not be something that you do” and honestly it wouldn’t have been. We would’ve kind of made another greatest hits album and it would’ve been similar to other things we had done, so we did kind of a hands off [approach]. Of course, with final approval we changed a couple of things, same with the album cover, so we had some to do with it, but pretty much the record company did.

Well, then the tour. We want to represent something off each album, each era, so that’s how we put the set list together. We’re playing a few songs that haven’t been touched in 45 years. It’s just really fun for me. I had to completely re-learn songs that I hadn’t played in that long, put on the headphones and try to find my part in it. That part was very reminiscent of being in a bar band before this band when you’re trying to learn cover songs (laughs) and you’re listening in the middle of the night with your headphones on to pick out guitar parts, to suddenly the new band is now performing them. Some of these were songs that we were working on when this band first got together and it’s reminding me of those moments. It’s very special when we start a song and the crowd has been screaming for it for 30, 40 years and now we’re playing it.

What comes to mind about coming to the Chicago Theatre and performing here in the past?

Williams: We’ve been to Chicago Theatre once, which is kind of like playing the Fox Theatre in Atlanta or playing the Fox in St. Louis. They’re iconic places to play. Finally, we got to play the Chicago Theatre [in 2018] and it was all that we hoped it would be. Now we get to go back, so that’s great, but we have such a history in this whole Chicago metro area. When we first went there, we were playing The Corporation, a little club out west of Chicago, and it was fantastic. [I have] just great memories of those times, playing the Aragon Ballroom with Hawkwind. We probably headlined there a few times or more and played there as an opening act three or four times. I remember it being a pretty rough area and we had security guards just to get into the building the first time. It was a great rock crowd. Playing Ravinia with the orchestra. I do remember some enormodome that we didn’t like to play cause it was just an echo dome. I don’t think that building exists anymore. Gosh, countless memories of playing Chicago. We have a lot of friends there. It’s always a lot of fun to come back and for Ronnie Platt being a hometown boy, I can’t imagine how excited he is to be going back to the Chicago Theatre cause that was a dream for him to play there one day…I’m very much looking forward to it. Chicago’s a great music town for us, always has been, always will be [and we] always will look forward to a Chicago show.

Kansas performs at the Chicago Theatre on Saturday, July 15. For additional details, visit KansasBand.com , TheChicagoTheatre.com and LiveNation.com .

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Concert Review: Kansas Carries On 50 years Later

That was damn good.

A sentiment a fan said in the elevator after the show and one I wholly concur.

Actually, Kansas rocked.

Kansas – the band from Topeka, Kansas – played to a near sold-out crowd of 1,500 on Sunday at ilani Casino in Ridgefield, WA and proved old(er) musicians can learn new tricks and age is just a number. The 90 minute, 17-song setlist encompassed the past and present in a slick concert these veterans of rock mastered in the 1970s.

Kansas officially formed in 1973 and though their original lineup or any type of classic lineup dissolved decades ago the current members hardly embody a band of spring chickens. Founding guitarist Rich Williams and drummer Phil Ehart remain along with bassist Billy Greer, who started thumping for the band in 1985, David Ragsdale on violin and guitar first started in 1991 for six years but returned in 2006 while Ronnie Platt took over vocal duties in 2014 and the youngster (born the year Kansas formed) Tom Brislin on keyboards joined in 2018.

Kansas touched nine albums on this 2022 Classics Tour including their 16 th release The Absence of Presence in 2020 delivering fan favorites and deep dives that showed the band’s breadth and progression as the decades of rock passed. Of course, their smash albums The Point of Know Return and Leftoverture contributed to almost half the evening’s selections.

Side note: Kansas is also touring The Point of Know Return , I believe in its entirety, for which I had tickets in March 2020 and got a refund after the date was postponed twice because of the pandemic. They finally fulfilled that show last week in Salem, OR but thankfully they added this extra date.

As such, “The Point of Know Return” opened the evening followed by “What’s On My Mind” off Leftoverture but perhaps some forgotten gems ensued in “Two Cents Worth” and “Icarus – Borne on Wings of Steel” both off 1975’s Masque . Kansas also did not forget their beginnings playing “Can I Tell You” the first track from their 1974 self-title debut, a song Greer said got the band a record contract.

Kansas took a quasi-unplugged approach midway through the set as Williams replaced his electric with an acoustic guitar for “People of the South Wind,” a stirring “Hold On,” the moving “Memories Down the Line” from the new album and the always tear-jerking “Dust in the Wind” which got much of the audience off their feet upon its finish. Greer shared that “Dust in the Wind” started as a finger picking exercise for founding member and guitarist Kerry Livgren until his wife said he should turn what he was playing into a song, ultimately resulting in the band’s highest charting single.

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Though Kansas enjoyed their fame in the 1970s they remain relatively active in the studio and the band’s evolution sounds quite evident throughout the decades. The 70s fully embraced on songs like “Two Cents Worth” and “Sparks of the Tempest” as the 80s come alive for “Play the Game Tonight” and “Fight Fire With Fire.” Kansas didn’t stray too far from their first 10 years of work on the setlist either offering just two off the new album which got denied a full tour because of the pandemic. However, “Moving Mountains” the other track played off The Absence of Presence which features righteous Williams’ guitar work belongs on a Top 10 Best Kansas Songs list so does “Memories Down the Line,” both songs Brislin helped pen.

Kansas finished the main set with “Paradox” the fourth selection from Point of Know Return and “Miracles Out of Nowhere” off Leftoverture before encoring with one of their biggest fan and radio hits in “Carry On Wayward Son” which no doubt propelled Leftoverture to five times platinum and Kansas’ highest selling album.

Drumming has kept Ehart youthful and at 72 doesn’t miss a beat but Williams, also 72, with his eye patch and hunched over guitar-playing posture would fit right in with your local old timers breakfast club. However , his fingerwork on the fretboard rivals that of those half his age. Though Ragsdale plays guitar, his primary instrument in the violin was on full display much of the evening often delightfully tag teaming with Williams’ solos and Platt fully fills the shoes of longtime singer Steve Walsh who retired from the band in 2014 with a dominating vocal presence.

Kansas 2022 Classics Tour Setlist:

  • Point of Know Return
  • What’s On My Mind
  • Two cents Worth
  • Icarus – Borne of Wings of Steel
  • Can I Tell You
  • People of the South Wind
  • Memories Down the Line
  • Dust in the Wind
  • Play The Game Tonight
  • Throwing Mountains
  • Sparks of the Tempest
  • Fight Fire With Fire
  • Miracles Out of Nowhere
  • Carry On Wayward Son

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7 thoughts on “ concert review: kansas carries on 50 years later ”.

Nice to see a band in a 1500 seater. Does this Platt guy sound like Walsh vocally? Sounds like a great night of classic rock.

he sounds like Kansas. it was a great night. wish that Salem show was this Tuesday. I’d go again.

Man, my brother would’ve loved that show. He’s a big Kansas fan. I am a casual one. Looks like a good one. And I like the smaller venues as it seems more intimate.

they on tour! check them out. you for sure will have a good time too!

I heard “Carry On Wayward Son” on ‘American Idol’ when I was a kid and had no idea it was a Kansas song until I discovered ‘Sea of Tranquility’ years later. So Kansas is literally a band from Kansas? That makes sense.

yes! lol. great song isn’t it? thanks for reading Lana

Of course! Thanks for sharing your experience at the Kansas concert! Sounds like it was a great show.

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CONCERT REVIEW: After 5 Decades, KANSAS Leave No Doubt They Are Performing As Good As Ever (The Paramount Theater, Denver – August 8th, 2023)

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I could save us all a lot of time and keep this review down to two words… “Still Great.”

But if you’re wanting to know more about Kansas on its 50 th anniversary tour stop in Denver Friday night, let’s start with some facts. I generally don’t like tribute bands, because they always seem to be a subpar version of the original. So when you look at the lineup on the stage at the beginning of the show, a case could be made that you’re going to be disappointed. But that would be listening with your eyes, not your ears.

Fact: Kerry Livgren was a musical genius who wrote many of the masterpieces that would be performed that night. Also fact, Kerry suffered a stroke and is no longer able or interested in playing a nationwide tour with Kansas . So it makes no sense to hold that against the lineup on stage.

Fact: Robbie Steinhardt made Kansas unlike any other rock band out there with his frenzied violin playing that refused to make the rock band soft. Also fact, Robbie passed away two years ago, so it makes no sense to hold that against the line up on stage.

Fact: Steve Walsh was an outrageously gifted singer with a voice like no other in rock music. Also fact, Steve stepped down from the band when the combination of aging and some hard living took its toll on his voice and he no longer was able or interested in playing on a nationwide tour with Kansas . Once again, it makes no sense to hold that against the lineup on stage.

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Fact: Rich Williams and Phil Ehart are the only two remaining original members. Rich was confined to playing on a chair, and when the show opened, Phil was not at the drum kit. So arguably we’re down to one original member who is physically fighting to represent the long-lasting legacy of America’s premiere prog rock band.

But if you just closed your eyes and listened to the music coming off the stage, you’d realize that the music of Kansas is big enough to hold center stage on its own. That is, if the people playing it can manage to present it in all its original epic, grandiose goodness. And to the credit of lead singer Ronnie Platt , keyboardist Tom Brislin , violin and guitar player Joe Deninzon , veteran bass player Billy Greer , and drum-tech-turned-live-performer Eric Holmquist , that’s exactly what they did. They presented the complex arrangements of Kansas ’ diverse catalog with urgency, precision, fire and finesse. And they did with an incredible amount of class and reverence to the former members of the band. So I do not consider this to be a tribute band. I consider that this new cast has become Kansas .

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This show was a full circle experience for me. My very first concert was seeing Kansas on the “Monolith” tour in 1979. My father took me, and though he was no fan of the band, he imagined that I would be awe-struck at the sight of Livgren , Hope , Walsh , Steinhardt , Williams and Ehart blazing through their rich catalog. And he was right.

So it was particularly rewarding to hear three tracks from the often overlooked “Monolith” record played passionately again some 44 years later. While the world mostly knows “Point of Know Return” and “Leftoverture,” I was a rabid fan by the age of 8 who relished the symphonic aspects of the more obscure “Song for America” and “Masque” records. This lengthy setlist did each of those records justice, along with many others spanning from the original Kansas record released in 1974, to the most recent one released in 2020. And despite the decades of distance between them, they flowed together remarkably well. It’s a tribute to just how good both the songs and the performances are on this tour.

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“Welcome to Kansas.” It’s like the green flag being dropped at a raceway, and the opener “Belexes” comes roaring out on the track blowing dust and kicking up stones. Taken from the debut record featuring the iconic illustration of John Brown , who holds a gun in one hand, a Bible in the other, it’s a barnstorming opener. Brown is the perfect “mascot” for a band whose music is a fusion of fury and peace that casts a spell summoning the spirit of freedom and adventure with a crazy look in its eye. The Bible shows the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. All quite fitting for a band now celebrating 50 years. Even the long, grey beard seems about right.

I’ve seen a good number of “classic rock” bands trot out the hits that left me feeling sad about how Father Time shows no mercy. Some of these artists have stayed too long at the party. Kansas , on the other hand, brought some new blood to the party and it appears the parents where the party’s taking place won’t be coming home anytime soon.

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For seven solid studio albums, Kansas kept its original line up together. But when lead singer Steve Walsh departed after “Audio Visions,” John Elefante moved in and the band came up with a pair or radio friendly hits in the era of MTV. The “new” singer, Ronnie Platt , proved every bit as capable of covering either previous singer’s territory, ranging from Walsh ’s “Point of Know Return” and “Icarus—Borne on Wings of Steel” to Elefante ’s “Play the Game Tonight” and “Fight Fire With Fire.” Somehow, Phil Ehart found a guy in Ronnie whose pipes don’t sound weathered or strained, and are still capable of soaring. That ain’t easy. And it makes a tremendous difference in the live experience.

Hearing “A Glimpse of Home” and “The Pinnacle” was unexpected and wonderfully welcome. These are some deep cuts the band dusted off to keep the setlist fresh and the tour something special. Mission accomplished.

Midway through the set, the band downshifted to an acoustic set that predictably included “Dust in the Wind” and unexpectedly included “Reason to Be,” another song I doubt fans have heard live in a really long time.

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Up until this point in the evening, the drums were handled by Phil Ehart’s decades-long drum tech, Eric Holmquist . And I have to say, he was phenomenal. Precision pounding that clearly sought to emulate the sound and style of Phil , sweatbands and arm-crossed cymbal crashes included. But to the crowd’s surprise, Phil himself took over the kit at this point to finish out the show, which throttled back into high gear with what one band member described as the most difficult song they play— “Song for America.” This song really showcased Tom Brislin ’s talent on the keys. It also demonstrated his love for performing it, as he smiled a mile wide while nailing every nuance of the piano and synth wash parts. Phil , who was recovering from an injury, played possibly with a little less force than Holmquist , but demonstrated that he’s the glue that has held the band together both on and off stage for five decades.

There were no weak points in the lengthy set, with Platt earning the spotlight in his performances of “Hold On” and “The Wall” and Joe Deninzon nearly catching fire in the smoldering rendition of “Down the Road.” It should be noted that Joe just recently joined the lineup following years of David Ragsdale handling the rock violin. With the way he played, however, you’d never know it. Joe might have brought a different look with his Mark Woods Viper strapped to his chest, but he sounded like he’s right where he belongs, even when providing background vocals and second guitar support.

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That’s really what it comes down to. The guys on the stage played with great intensity and care of the music. All throughout the show, Billy Greer made references to the former members, honoring their contributions. The current lineup’s sound was precise, polished and vibrant. There was nothing stale about it, which just goes to show that 50 is just a number. And Kansas is still a band…that kicks ass. The “wheatheads” in attendance might have mostly been on the older side, but they too defied their age with standing ovations and rousing applause. It was well deserved.

Don’t take my word for it. Go see for yourself.

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Rock band Kansas to carry on after its drummer, Phil Ehart, suffers a major heart attack

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Topeka native Phil Ehart, the drummer and manager for the progressive rock band Kansas, recently survived a major heart attack, the group announced Friday on its Facebook page.

Ehart, 73, is taking time away from the band's 50th anniversary tour , titled "Another Fork in the Road," as he recovers, that page said.

"There is no timetable for his return to the road," it said.

"While not on the road, Phil is remaining in a prominent role with Kansas during his recovery, serving as band manager, as he has done for 40 years," the band's Facebook page added.

The ongoing tour includes performances scheduled for March 9 in St. Joseph, Mo., and March 22 and March 23 in Salina.

"The band KANSAS carries on, adding more tour dates in 2024 and beyond," its Facebook page says.

Who will fill in?

Eric Holmquist will serve as the band's drummer starting with its March 1 concert in Richmond, Virginia, the band's Facebook page said.

It said Holmquist filled in for Ehart when he was ill in 2016 and during his rehabilitation from an arm injury in 2022-23, and has been performing during the first half of concerts on the current tour.

"Previously, Eric was Phil's drum tech and protegé for more than 20 years," the site said.

Ehart graduated from Topeka West High School

The band in its original form included 1967 Topeka West High School graduate Kerry Livgren and 1968 Topeka West grads Ehart, Rich Williams and Dave Hope.

The four teamed up to form Kansas in 1973 with Robby Steinhardt, who grew up in Lawrence, and Steve Walsh, who grew up in St. Joseph, Mo.

The members of Kansas went on to become rock stars, selling more than 15 million records.

The band reached the Billboard Magazine American Top 40 seven times , reaching No. 6 in 1978 with "Dust in the Wind," No. 11 in 1977 with "Carry on Wayward Son," No. 17 in 1982 with "Play the Game Tonight," No. 19 in 1987 with "All I Wanted," No. 23 in 1979 with "People of the South Wind," No. 28 in 1977 with "Point of Know Return" and No. 40 in 1980 with "Hold On."

The band has seen various lineup changes over the years. Williams and Ehart are the only original members who remain. Kansas now makes its home in Atlanta.

Steinhardt died in 2021.

Contact Tim Hrenchir at [email protected] or 785-213-5934.

Legendary rock band member has major heart attack, will miss tour

  • Updated: Feb. 27, 2024, 4:18 p.m. |
  • Published: Feb. 26, 2024, 9:30 a.m.

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FILE - From left, manager Budd Carr, drummer Phil Ehart and vocalist and violinist Robert E. “Robby” Steinhardt, of Kansas, with director Charley Randazzo arrive at the 30th Santa Barbara International Film Festival Montecito Award ceremony on Jan. 30, 2015, in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

A founding member of the legendary rock band Kansas is missing part of the band’s tour after suffering a heart attack.

Phil Ehart, 73, who is the original drummer and band manager of Kansas, is taking time away from touring to recover, the band wrote on X last Friday .

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“While not on the road, Phil is remaining in a prominent role with Kansas during his recovery, serving as band manager, as he has done for 40 years,” the band added. “There is no timetable for his return to the road.”

Eric Holmquist, who has previously filled in for Ehart, has been performing the first half of the Kansas 50th Anniversary Tour . Holmquist will continue to take Ehart’s place when the tour resumes on March 1.

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Founded in Topeka, Kansas in 1974, Kansas has established itself as one of the most iconic classic rock bands in the country.

The band has produced the multi-platinum hits “Carry On Wayward Son” and “Dust in the Wind”in addition to eight gold albums, three sextuple-platinum albums and one platinum live album.

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The band’s 50th Anniversary Tour will continue in Richmond, Virginia on Friday, March 1 and end in New Haven, Connecticut on Saturday, May 18. Tickets for the tour can be found on Vivid Seats and Stubhub .

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Classic rock band’s founding member exits tour after heart attack; more: Buzz

  • Updated: Mar. 01, 2024, 3:05 a.m. |
  • Published: Feb. 29, 2024, 2:30 p.m.

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(L-R) Musicians Rich Williams, Tom Brislin, Billy Greer, Phil Ehart, David Ragsdale and Ronnie Platt of the classic rock band Kansas perform onstage at Bank of America Performing Arts Center on September 15, 2022 in Thousand Oaks, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) Getty Images

Classic rock band’s founding member exits tour after heart attack

A founding member of classic rock band Kansas has been forced to leave the group’s 50th anniversary tour after suffering a heart attack.

Kansas said Phil Ehart, the original drummer and manager for the band, is taking a break from performing live to focus on his health recovery.

“While not on the road, Phil is remaining in a prominent role with Kansas during his recovery, serving as band manager, as he has done for 40 years,” a statement said. “There is no timetable for his return to the road.”

Ehart, 73, will be replaced by drummer Eric Holmquist on Kansas’ tour when it resumes March 1. Upcoming concerts include Upstate New York stops in Rochester (May 2 at Kodak Center) and Albany (May 11 at Palace Theatre); fans can check VividSeats , StubHub , TicketNetwork or SeatGeek for tickets.

Kansas, named after their home state, released its first album in 1974 and became one of the most popular rock bands of the ‘70s and ‘80s with songs like “Carry On Wayward Son,” “Dust in the Wind” and “Point of Know Return.” Ehart and guitarist Rich Williams are the only two original members still with the band.

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Brit Turner of the country rock band Blackberry Smoke dies at 57 after glioblastoma diagnosis

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Brit Turner , a drummer and founding member of the country rock band Blackberry Smoke , has died. He was 57.

Turner was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a cancer of the brain, in the fall of 2022. His band, who announced his death in a Sunday Instagram post, said he "fought every day" following the diagnosis.

"If you had the privilege of knowing Brit on any level, you know he was the most caring, empathetic, driven and endearing person one could ever hope to meet," the band captioned a graphic featuring a photo of Turner in a blue hat and sunglasses. "Brit was Blackberry Smoke 's True North, the compass that instituted the ideology that will continue to guide this band."

USA TODAY has reached out to Blackberry Smoke and the band's label Rounder Records.

Glioblastoma is an aggressive and fast-growing brain tumor, according to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons . The cancer often occurs more in older adults and men.

Turner founded the Atlanta-based country rock band with bandmates Charlie Starr, Paul Jackson, Brandon Still and Turner's brother, Richard Turner, in 2000.

The band has topped Billboard U.S. and U.K. country album charts with 2015's "Holding All The Roses" and 2016's "Like An Arrow" and charted in the top 10 on rock album charts. The band appeared on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and "Conan."

Fellow musicians shared their condolences after Brit Turner's death in the comments on Instagram, including rock musician Nick Perri, frontman of The Underground Thieves, who said it was the "saddest news in the world" and said the drummer was "so kind and supportive of me and us."

Former SouthGang guitarist and singer-songwriter Butch Walker called Brit Turner his "longtime brother" and said he had been "crying all night" following his death.

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After the opening shows, the tour continues on at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., July 23-24; Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy, Wis., July 26-28; Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, July 30-31; Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Ind., Aug. 2-4; Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich., Aug. 6-7; Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y., Aug. 9-11; Mondegreen, The Woodlands in Dover, Del., Aug. 15-18; and Dicks Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo., Aug. 29-Sept. 1.

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Tickets will be mobile delivery only, and the system doesn't guarantee that fans will be able to buy tickets. If buyers are granted tickets, they will receive a separate ticket confirmation email, and each show will be charged in separate transactions from March 11 through March 13.

Buyers will receive a ticket request summary email with the status of all ticket requests when the process is complete. Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 15 at 10 a.m. Eastern time. Specific ticketing information for each show  is available at phish.com/tours.

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