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With a legendary career spanning more than four decades, KANSAS has firmly established itself as one of America's iconic classic rock bands. This "garage band" from Topeka released their debut album in 1974 after being discovered by Wally Gold, who worked for Don Kirshner, and have gone on to sell more than 30 million albums worldwide.
Composing a catalogue that includes fifteen studio albums and five live albums, KANSAS has produced eight gold albums, three sextuple-Platinum albums (Leftoverture, Point of Know Return, Best of KANSAS), one platinum live album (Two for the Show), and two one million-selling gold singles, 'Carry On Wayward Son' and 'Dust in the Wind.' KANSAS appeared on the Billboard charts for over 200 weeks throughout the '70's and '80's and played to sold-out arenas and stadiums throughout North America, Europe and Japan. 'Carry On Wayward Son' continues to be one of the top five most played songs on classic rock radio, and 'Dust In the Wind' has been played on the radio more than three million times!
2016 marked the release of "The Prelude Implicit," KANSAS's fifteenth studio album. The wide-ranging progressive rock album was released on InsideOut Music, and marked the band's first studio album release in 16 years.
In 2020 KANSAS followed up "The Prelude Implicit" with the album "The Absence of Presence."
The band, which is currently comprised of vocalist/keyboardist Ronnie Platt, keyboardist/vocalist Tom Brislin, guitarist Zak Rizvi, guitarist Scott Bernard, violinist/guitarist Joe Deninzon, bassist/vocalist Dan McGowan, original guitarist Richard Williams, and original drummer Phil Ehart. Eric Holmquist performs on drums while Phil Ehart continues to recover from a major heart attack. KANSAS continues to energize audiences with their powerful live performances.
Along with constant touring, KANSAS continues to remain a fixture of Classic Rock radio and popular culture. The band continues to reach a whole new audience through their unmistakable presence in various commercials, live sports broadcasts, popular video games Rock Band, Guitar Hero, and Grand Theft Auto; the band's documentary film "KANSAS: Miracles Out of Nowhere," and a guest appearance on The CW's television show 'Walker.' The band's songs have also been included in various television shows such as 'Supernatural,' 'Reacher,' 'All Elite Wrestling,' 'South Park,' 'The Office,' and 'The Simpsons;' as well as blockbuster films including 'Old School,' 'The Suicide Squad,' 'Anchorman,' 'Pitch Perfect,' 'Happy Gilmore,' and 'Happy Gilmore 2.'
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The performance was excellent but the volume was painfully loud which made it very difficult to listen to. 5 stars to the band, 1 star to whoever handled the sound.
When I was just 16 years old, I made a "bucket list"of all of the great songs that I wanted to see performed by the bands that recorded them. This last week in Vancouver, I crossed off the last song on the list . . . it only took 43 years . . . and Kansas played that last song, "Carry On My Wayward Son"! What an amazing show by Kansas at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver. Simply Outstanding! We travelled from Vancouver Island for the show and it was well worth the effort, made even more special by having my wife and son with me for the show. As I've always said, there is no substitute for live music. Kansas certainly showed us why. Bravo!
The QE Theatre is a great venue for Kansas. Had a great view of the stage. Kansas is a classic band from my time as a teenager. I even learned how to play Carry On My Wayward Son back in the day. The breadth of the music played by the members of Kansas was phenomenal. My partner, who isn't a big fan of rock music, was very impressed by the show. We really enjoyed the concert. The sound was occasionally a tad too hot in the higher frequencies. The higher notes of the vocals, violin and keys didn't sit as well in the mix as I would have hoped. The overall sound wasn't awful but not as good as 5 star show. The previous concert I saw that the QE was Joe Bonamassa. The sound at the Joe Bonamassa show was excellent, well balanced with great definition of each sound source (vocal, guitars, keys, drums..).
I had an amazing time at this concert. It was truly special and they played very well.
Fantastic musicians playing all out, what a great band!š
They were all great musicians. A lot more Prog Rock than I remember. After awhile it started to sound all very similar, and it got a little theatrical. All in all it was a good experience.
An amazing concert - bucket list tick for sure. Production, sound quality, and the band was perfect
Terrific show and only Kansas played which was nice! Pretty much started on time and played longer than expected but the best part was the fact that because it wasnāt sold out they gave people the opportunity to move closer to the front. Balcony to the third row from the stage. Not too shabby and thanks Kansas for treating us like that. It was an awesome surprise and a great way of saying thanks to your fans!
Kansas was and is a great band. It was great to see a couple of members of the original band and the violinist was fantastic. Loved the musicality of all members. It was a great night.
Iāve been to hundreds of live concerts and seen great musicianship. However these guys were on another level. I was a little disappointed that Kerry wasnāt with them but they made me forget pretty quickly. Iāve never seen anything like the violinist beforeā¦. Blew me away! Wow!
there are concerts and there are concerts, some you like to interact with and dance n party up, Kansas you just want to sit there listen to everything they do, because they are such masterful musicians. The cords the runs the vocals the backend, all so tight it was like they turned on a CD player. Great clean sound i would see they again and again. i took a friend for his birthday and he's a sound engineer for many bands he said the entire night was brilliant clean sound you could hear everything. THANK YOU KANSAS GROUP FOR FINALY COMMING BACK TO VANCOUVER.
Saw them in Vancouver Wednesday unfortunately the attendance was horrible due to a lack of promotion. Sounded fantastic from the 2nd row. Vocals were a bit drowned out by instrumental. Definitely a must see group
The best Kansas concert I went to. The new lead singer is an amazing vocalist and showman. The new additions to the band Zak R. and David M. are simply awesome. The 40th anniversary tour of POKR is a concert to be added to any bucket list.
After not seeing this band for forty years, I was in awe how great this classic band with class had sounded still but even more refined. I did know there had been some lineup changes but it did not feel imitated because the blend of artistic and talented musicians that had joined this group! Class 'A' sound & perfect selection of well known songs - even the ones not everyone was familiar with were done beautifully, hats off to you guys!
My wife & I flew to San Antonio, Texas from Canada to see one of our favorite bands (as a special gift to ourselves in our 10th wedding anniversary), and it was worth every single mile we traveled and every single cent we spent... even got lucky and said hi to all of the band members afterwards and got pictures with Steve Walsh (my favorite singer ever) and Billy Greer.... The band sounds absolutely amazing and you can feel they are giving it all for their fans. Great crowd at the Aztec Theater as well. Every single fan was there to celebrate this band and their music. Fantastic show. We wish it would've kept on going on forever. Don't miss a chance to see this band live. They are an incredible progressive rock band with a great emphasis in "rock".
I rode about 800 miles to see Kansas and they only played for 1 hour and 10 minutes. A little disipointed with the length of the show but we are all getting older. I loved the show, the band was tight and the sound was good. The mix could have used a bit more guitar. Thanks for the show
It's unbelievably - they are same!!! Incredible-virtuozo-skilful band. Amazing, very impressive, high-professional in ALL. Drumer and violinist - simply fantastic, energy-drivers. Full satisfaction!!! Many THANKS and All the BEST for KANSAS, Alex & Olga
I've wanted to see these guys live for years and they did not disappoint ! My friend was equally enthralled. Practice does make perfect, I hope the boys don't wait so long to come back to play Canada again !! Thank you for a night of unforgettable music.
Kansas was amazing, instumentals were right on, and fantastic, vocals fabulous. Song selection was awesome, loved it.
It has been a very long time since I have seen a band play this type of complex music and be so tight! These guys are all excellent musicians. The music was amazing, the sound was great and the venue was first class. We drove down from up north and would do again to see these guys. This had to be one of the best concerts I have seen and at 54 years old, I have seen quite a few including Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. I would go again without hesitation.
