Thursday,  February 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM

With a legendary career spanning fivedecades, 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.

Composinga catalogue that includes sixteenstudio 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), one quadruple-Platinumsingle ‘Carry On Wayward Son,’ andanother triple-Platinum single‘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 thetopfive most played songs on classic rock radio, and ‘Dust In the Wind’ has been played on the radio more than three million times!

The summer of 2020markedthe release of “The Absence of Presence,” KANSAS’s sixteenthstudio album, which debuted at #10 on Billboard’s Top Current Albums chart. The wide-ranging progressive rock album,released byInsideOut Music,follows-up 2016’s “The Prelude Implicit,” which debuted at #14 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart

Throughout 2016-2022, the band celebrated the anniversariesof multi-Platinum breakout albums “Leftoverture” and “Point of Know Return” with anniversary tours for both albums. Bothtours were commemorated with live album releases “Leftoverture Live & Beyond” (2017) & “Point of Know Return Live & Beyond” (2021).

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 theirpowerful live performances.

Along withconstanttouring, KANSAS continues to remain a fixture of Classic Rock radioand popular culture. The bandcontinues to reacha whole new audience through their unmistakable presence invarious commercials,live sports broadcasts,popular video games Rock Band,Guitar Hero,and Grand Theft Auto;theband’sdocumentary film “KANSAS: Miracles Out of Nowhere,” and a guest appearance on The CW’s television show ‘Walker.’The band’ssongshave also beenincludedin various television shows such as ‘Supernatural,’‘Reacher,’‘All Elite Wrestling,’‘South Park,’‘The Office,’and‘The Simpsons;’as well asblockbuster filmsincluding‘Old School,’‘The Suicide Squad,’‘Anchorman,’‘Pitch Perfect,’‘Happy Gilmore,’and ‘Happy Gilmore 2.