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Next AWESOME concert announcement is KANSAS - coming May 18th! Tickets go on sale to the rest of the world on Friday (4/13), but because you are our email friend, you can buy them at 10am on Thursday, April 12th presale (avoid that Friday the 13th stuff) using the password TOPEKA. Be sure and come by the Box office in person that day and you won't have to pay any convenience fees!

Kansas

Friday, May 18, 2012; 8:00 PM

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Auditorium

On Sale Friday, April 13, 2012
Tickets: $36.50 (reserved floor and balcony seats)

Fusing the complexity of British prog-rock with an American heartland sound representative of their name, Kansas were among the most popular bands of the late '70s; though typically dismissed by critics, many of the group's hits remain staples of AOR radio play lists to this day.  

Kansas appeared on the Billboard charts for over 200 weeks throughout the 70's and 80's with such hits as "Dust in the Wind", "Point of Know Return", "Play the Game Tonight", "Fight Fire With Fire", "All I Wanted", and the timeless classic "Carry On Wayward Son" which was the #2 most Played Track on classic rock radio in 1995 and went to #1 in 1997.  

The band has produced eight gold albums, two triple Platinum albums (Leftoverture, Point of Know Return), one platinum live album (Two for the Show) and a million-selling gold single, "Dust in the Wind." Kansas has played to sold-out arenas and stadiums throughout North America, Europe and Japan.

Instrumentally, the music of Kansas is noted for the ubiquitous presence of violin as a lead instrument, dual lead guitars, extensive orchestration and melodic interplay, and tight playing.

From the beginning, Kansas achieved success by playing only their original music. This "garage band" from Topeka was discovered by Wally Gold who worked for Don Kirshner and released their first album in 1974. Original member and keyboard wizard Steve Walsh said of the band "We considered ourselves and our music different and we hope we will always remain so." Little did this legendary rock group realize that back in the early 70's, what "seemed to be different," was actually ahead of its time.

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