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ATLANTA, GA: America’s preeminent progressive rock band, KANSAS, will extend their hit Point of Know Return Anniversary Tour during the winter of 2021. Originally launched as a celebration of the 40th Anniversary of massive hit album Point of Know Return, Kansas will be performing the album in its entirety. The tour showcases classic KANSAS music including hit songs, deep cuts, fan favorites, and will include selections from the band’s latest studio album The Absence of Presence. Tickets and KANSAS VIP Packages for newly announced Point of Know Return tour dates go on sale to the general public Friday, June 11, 2021. Point of Know Return dates recheduled from 2020 are already on sale. Ticket information can be found at www.kansasband.com.
The KANSAS: Point of Know Return Anniversary Tour premiered September 28, 2018 in Atlanta, GA. The tour has already performed to near capacity and enthusiastic audiences in cities including Atlanta, GA; Nashville, TN; Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WA; Chicago, IL; San Diego, CA; Denver, CO; St. Louis, MO; Kansas City, MO; Pittsburgh, PA; San Antonio, TX; Dallas, TX; Indianapolis, IN; Worcester, MA; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Baltimore, MD; Clearwater, FL; and more.
Earlier legs of the Point of Know Return Anniversary Tour have been commemorated in the live album release Point of Know Return Live & Beyond, released May 28, 2021 on Inside Out Music. Point of Know Return Live & Beyond is available here: https://kansas.lnk.to/PointofKnowReturn-LiveBeyond
In 1977, KANSAS followed up the success of Leftoverture by releasing the album Point of Know Return. Containing the smash hit and million-selling single “Dust in the Wind,” along with fan favorites such as “Portrait (He Knew),” “Closet Chronicles,” and “Paradox,” Point of Know Return became the band’s greatest selling studio album. The album peaked at #4 on Billboard’s Album charts, reached sextuple-platinum status with more than six million copies sold, and had three Billboard Hot 100 singles.
“We were in the final legs of the latest Point of Know Return Tour in the United States and then on to Europe when touring stopped around the world,” comment KANSAS drummer and original member Phil Ehart. “With so many Point of Know Return dates needing to be rescheduled from 2020 into 2021 and 2022, it just made sense to extend the tour into more cities in the United States during that time period.”
Throughout the tour, live shows not only culminate with the album Point of Know Return performed in its entirety, but KANSAS also performs classic hits, deep cuts, and fan favorites. In some cases the band even puts a new spin on a KANSAS classic. The tour will also include select songs from the band’s critically acclaimed 2020 studio album The Absence of Presence. The KANSAS musical event has songs for every type of KANSAS fan.
KANSAS is currently comprised of original drummer Phil Ehart, bassist/vocalist Billy Greer, vocalist/keyboardist Ronnie Platt, violinist/guitarist David Ragsdale, keyboardist/vocalist Tom Brislin, and original guitarist Richard Williams. Originally formed in 1973 in Topeka, KS, the band’s documentary film KANSAS: Miracles Out of Nowhere is currently being broadcast on AXSTV. KANSAS has released 16 studio albums, including its most recent releases The Prelude Implicit (2016) and The Absence of Presence (2020). With no signs of slowing down, KANSAS continues to ‘carry on;’ performing in front of large and enthusiastic audiences around the world.
KANSAS POINT OF KNOW RETURN ANNIVERSARY TOUR DATES
DATE CITY/STATE VENUE
November 13, 2021 Cedar Rapids, IA Paramount Theatre
November 18, 2021 Newark, OH Midland Theatre
November 19, 2021 Marietta, OH Peoples Bank Theatre
November 20, 2021 Marietta, OH Peoples Bank Theatre
December 3, 2021 Elkhart, IN Lerner Theater
December 4, 2021 Joliet, IL Rialto Square Theatre
December 10, 2021 New Bedford, MA Zeiterion Theater
December 11, 2021 Lowell, MA Lowell Memorial Auditorium
December 16, 2021 Salem, VA Salem Civic Center
December 18, 2021 Richmond, VA Altria Theater
December 19, 2021 Tyson’s Corner, VA Capital One Hall
March 12, 2022 New Haven, CT College Street Music Hall
April 2, 2022 Appleton, WI Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
April 30, 2022 Las Vegas, NV The Smith Center
May 1, 2022 Thousand Oaks, CA Bank of America Performing Arts Center
May 8, 2022 Salem, OR Elsinore Theatre
KANSAS CLASSICS TOUR DATES
DATE CITY/STATEVENUE
July 30, 2021 Maumee, OH Lucas County Fairgrounds
July 31, 2021 Orkney Springs, VA Shenandoah Valley Music Festival
August 7, 2021 Woodstock, IL McHenry Country Fair
August 13, 2021 Atlanta, GA Cellairis Amphitheater
August 19, 2021 Canandaigua, NY Constellation Brands Marvin Sands PAC
August 20, 2021 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Cty for the Arts
September 17, 2021 Lawton, OK Apache Casino Hotel
September 18, 2021 Durant, OK Choctaw Grand Casino
September 22, 2021 Wichita, KS WAVE
September 24, 2021 Effingham, IL Effingham Performance Center
September 26, 2021 Deadwood, SD Deadwood Mountain Grand
October 2, 2021 Atlantic City, NJ Ocean Casino Resort
November 5, 2021 Ivins, UT Tuacahn Amphitheatre
For more information on KANSAS and the Point of Know Return Anniversary Tour, please visit: www.kansasband.com www.facebook.com/kansasband www.twitter.com/kansasband |
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