POINT OF KNOW RETURN
SEXTUPLE-PLATINUM ALBUM TO BE PERFORMED IN ITS ENTIRETY
Nashville, TN – March 19, 2018 – America’s preeminent progressive rock band, KANSAS, will be touring select U.S. cities this fall celebrating the 40th Anniversary of their massive hit album Point of Know Return. To celebrate, for the first time in history, the band will be performing the album in its entirety. The tour will showcase more than two hours of classic KANSAS music including hit songs, deep cuts, and fan favorites. Billboard exclusively announced the tour here: http://bit.ly/BillboardKansasPOKR2018
Tickets and KANSAS VIP Packages for most dates go on sale to the general public Friday, March 23, 2018. Ticket information can be found at www.kansasband.com.
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 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.
“After the success of the album Leftoverture, it was hard to imagine when we released Point of Know Return that this album would be even bigger, but it was,” comments KANSAS guitarist, and original member, Richard Williams. “From the album artwork to the song ‘Dust in the Wind,’ the album Point of Know Return is really ingrained in Rock N Roll history and even in popular culture. The past two years we have done around 80 select shows performing the album Leftoverture in its entirety. We have been blown away by the positive fan response. Our hope is that fans will enjoy this Point of Know Return Tour just as much, and hopefully even more! “
Throughout the tour, live shows will not only culminate with the album Point of Know Return performed in its entirety, but KANSAS will also perform classic hits, deep cuts, and fan favorites. The band has not publicly performed some songs in the more than two-hour KANSAS musical event in decades, if ever.
KANSAS lead vocalist Ronnie Platt adds, “I often joke that I cannot be in charge of putting together a set list, because there are too many songs that I really want to perform. These shows, though, will be about as close as it gets. Of course, there will be hits like ‘Carry On Wayward Son,’ but to know we will be performing songs that KANSAS has not performed live for twenty or thirty years, or even ever, that is just really exciting. It is going to be a lot of fun.”
KANSAS POINT OF KNOW RETURN ANNIVERSARY TOUR CONFIRMED DATES:
| September 28, 2018 | Atlanta, GA | Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center |
| September 29, 2018 | Nashville, TN | Ryman Auditorium |
| October 5, 2018 | Glenside, PA | Keswick Theatre |
| October 6, 2018 | Pittsburgh, PA | Heinz Hall |
| October 12, 2018 | Milwaukee, WI | Pabst Theater |
| October 13, 2018 | Chicago, IL | Chicago Theater |
| October 19, 2018 | Kansas City, MO | Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland |
| October 20, 2018 | St. Louis, MO | Fabulous Fox Theater |
| October 26, 2018 | Kalamazoo, MI | The State Theatre |
| October 27, 2018 | Detroit, MI | Fox Theater |
| November 2, 2018 | San Antonio, TX | The Tobin Center for Performing Arts |
| November 3, 2018 | Dallas, TX | Majestic Theater |
| November 9, 2018 | Cincinnati, OH | Taft Theatre |
| November 10, 2018 | Indianapolis, IN | Murat Theatre at Old National Centre |
| November 16, 2018 | Huntington, NY | The Paramount |
| November 17, 2018 | Worcester, MA | Hanover Theatre |
| November 23, 2018 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts |
| November 24, 2018 | Baltimore, MD | Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric |
| November 30, 2018 | Asheville, NC | Thomas Wolfe Auditorium |
| December 1, 2018 | Columbia, SC | The Township Auditorium |
| December 6, 2018 | Mobile, AL | Saenger Theatre |
| December 8, 2018 | Clearwater, FL | Ruth Eckerd Hall |
| December 14, 2018 | Daytona Beach, FL | Peabody Auditorium |
| December 15, 2018 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Au-Rene Theater at Broward Center |
For more information on KANSAS and the Point of Know Return Anniversary Tour, please visit:
KansasBand.com
Kansas Facebook
Kansas Twitter
For media requests contact:
J.R. Rees | KANSAS Management Office