PREORDER AUGUST 23 AT KANSASBAND.COM
LEFTOVERTURE 40th ANNIVERSARY TOUR RESUMES AUGUST 25

KANSAS, America’s legendary progressive rock band, will release their new live album “Leftoverture Live & Beyond” on November 3, 2017. This is the first live album since 2009 for the band that has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, and is famous for classic hits such as ‘Carry On Wayward Son’ and ‘Dust in the Wind,’ to progressive epics like ‘Miracles Out of Nowhere.’

Fans can pre-order starting August 23, by visiting www.kansasband.com.

“Leftoverture Live & Beyond,” produced by Jeff Glixman, features nineteen songs selected from twelve shows recorded during KANSAS’s Spring 2017 Leftoverture 40th Anniversary Tour. The set list includes classic hits, deep cuts, new songs from 2016’s studio album “The Prelude Implicit,” and culminates with the band’s sextuple-platinum breakthrough album, “Leftoverture,” performed in its entirety.

Coinciding with the 40th Anniversary of the sextuple-platinum breakthrough album, “Leftoverture,” and the release of the new studio album “The Prelude Implicit,” KANSAS embarked on their biggest headlining tour in decades. The overwhelming success of that tour led the band, along with Inside Out Music, to release selected songs from the tour as a live album.

“When we saw how much our fans enjoyed the Leftoverture 40th Anniversary Tour shows, we knew we had to record a live album,” said KANSAS drummer, Phil Ehart. “When it came to finding someone to produce it, we thought the best possible person would be the guy that produced ‘Leftoverture’ forty years ago. So, we called Jeff Glixman!”

“I’m really excited with how this live album sounds,” adds producer, Jeff Glixman. “This band is on fire. Producing this live album was truly an undertaking, but I am confident that KANSAS fans will enjoy the end result.”

“Leftoverture Live & Beyond,” will be released on November 3, 2017, on Inside Out Music and is distributed by The Orchard. The album will be available as a double CD digipak, four 180 Gram Vinyl boxed set, and digitally on iTunes and Google Play.

Leftoverture Live & Beyond Track Listing:

1. Icarus II
2. Icarus
3. Point of Know Return
4. Paradox
5. Journey from Mariabronn
6. Lamplight Symphony
7. Dust in the Wind
8. Rhythm in the Spirit
9. The Voyage of Eight Eighteen
10. Section 60
11. Carry On Wayward Son
12. The Wall
13. What’s on My Mind
14. Miracles out of Nowhere
15. Opus Insert
16. Questions of My Childhood
17. Cheyenne Anthem
18. Magnum Opus
19. Portrait (He Knew)

KANSAS will resume the Leftoverture 40th Anniversary Tour this fall. More information on the tour, including specific Leftoverture 40th Anniversary Tour dates, can be found at www.kansasband.com.

For more information on KANSAS, Leftoverture Live & Beyond, and the Leftoverture 40th Anniversary Tour, please visit:
KansasBand.com
Kansas Facebook
Kansas Twitter

Press Contact:

Natalie Schaffer | Big Picture Media
40 W. 29th Street, Suite 401 | New York, NY 10001
Office: 212-675-3103 | [email protected]

Dayna Ghiraldi | Big Picture Media
40 W. 29th Street, Suite 401 | New York, NY 10001
Office: 212-675-3103 | [email protected]

THE BAND PERFORMING THEIR TIMELESS HIT “CARRY ON WAYWARD SON” AT SUPERNATURAL’S PANEL IN HALL H

“Carry on my wayward son. There’ll be peace when you are done. Lay your weary head to rest. Don’t you cry no more…” Legendary classic rock band KANSAS made a surprise appearance at Comic-Con: International San Diego introducing Supernatural’s packed Hall H panel on Sunday with an epic performance of their legendary single “Carry On Wayward Son,” which serves as the de facto theme song for the Winchester Brothers and Supernatural fans worldwide. Read Warner Bros.’ full release here: Comic Con Press Release

Entertainment Weekly premiered an exclusive video of the entire performance here: EW Kansas Comic Con Performance

“The Hollywood Reporter describes how Supernatural & KANSAS pulled off the surprise: Hollywood Reporter – How Kansas Did It!

Press Contact:

J.R. Rees | KANSAS Management Office
[email protected]

SEXTUPLE-PLATINUM ALBUM TO BE PERFORMED IN ITS ENTIRETY
FINAL U.S. DATES FOR LEFTOVERTURE 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR
NEW STUDIO ALBUM THE PRELUDE IMPLICIT OUT NOW

KANSAS will be expanding their highly successful Leftoverture 40th Anniversary Tour to more parts of the United States in the fall of 2017!  Billboard announced the expansion of the tour in an exclusive article and interview here:

For the first time in its 43-year history, the band is performing the hit album in its entirety.  The tour showcases more than two hours of classic KANSAS music including hit songs, deep cuts, and new songs from their new album, The Prelude Implicit.

Based on incredible demand, dates have been confirmed for a final U.S. leg of the Leftoverture 40th Anniversary Tour across cities such as San Francisco, CA; San Diego, CA; Houston, TX; Minneapolis, MN; Topeka, KS; Champaign, IL; Wichita, KS; Knoxville, TN; Toledo, OH; Jacksonville, FL; and many more.

“We are having so much fun doing these Leftoverture 40th Anniversary shows, we just want to keep doing them,” comments KANSAS guitarist and original member Richard Williams. “We had no idea when we started doing these, last fall, that they would be so popular. When we first started discussing this concept, we were just hoping to be able to do ten of these type shows.  We would not have predicted we would end up doing nearly 70 of them.  I can’t think of a better way to wrap up 2017, before taking a break from the road at the beginning of 2018, to record a new studio album.”

KANSAS pre-sale tickets, Wheat & Greet VIP Packages, and Premium Seat Packages for most new Leftoverture 40th Anniversary Tour dates will be available at 10 AM local time on Friday, March 24, using passcode KANSASBAND. More information, including pre-sale ticket & VIP Package links will be available at www.kansasband.com or at the band’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/kansasband.  Tickets for most shows go on sale to the general public at 10AM local time on March 31.

In 1976, KANSAS released the album Leftoverture. Containing the smash hit and million-selling single “Carry On Wayward Son,” along with fan favorites such as “The Wall,” “Miracles Out Of Nowhere,” and “What’s On My Mind,” Leftoverture became the band’s breakthrough album. The album peaked at #5 on Billboard’s Album charts and reached sextuple-platinum status with more than six million copies sold. They are performing the album in its entirety on this tour.

The Prelude Implicit, the band’s most recent album, which was released on September 23rd, marked KANSAS’ biggest selling week in the Soundscan era, and the highest charting release since Power (1986). The album reached #14 on the Top 200 album chart, #41 on the Billboard 200, #5 for Rock Albums, #6 for Physical Albums, #17 on the Vinyl Albums chart and more. The Prelude Implicit is now available for purchase in stores and online at Best Buy, Amazon, Apple Music, FYE, Barnes & Noble, Wal-Mart, Spotify and Independent Record Shops. Links to select retailers can be found below:

Amazon – http://amzn.to/2cWwNRp
Best Buy – http://bit.ly/2da7bBI
iTunes/Apple Music – http://apple.co/2aSjBQc
Wal-Mart – http://bit.ly/2d2Fgog
Independent Record Shops – http://recordstoreday.com/Stores
Spotify – http://spoti.fi/2b0Oi3j
Google Play  http://bit.ly/2asRFhn

2017 LEFTOVERTURE 40th ANNIVERSARY TOUR DATES:

March 24, 2017	Salina, KS	The Stiefel Theatre – SOLD OUT
March 25, 2017	Tulsa, OK	The Brady Theater
March 31, 2017	Des Moines, IA	Hoyt Sherman Place – SOLD OUT
April 1, 2017	Peoria, IL	Peoria Civic Center Theater
April 7, 2017	Louisville, KY	Louisville Palace
April 9, 2017	Charleston, WV	The Clay Center
April 18, 2017	Denver, CO	The Paramount
April 20, 2017	Salt Lake City, UT	Delta Hall at Eccles Theatre
April 22, 2017	Las Vegas, NV	The Smith Center – Reynolds Hall
April 23, 2017	Chandler, AZ	Chandler Center for the Arts
April 26, 2017	Los Angeles, CA	The Wiltern
April 28, 2017	Portland, OR	Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
April 29, 2017	Seattle, WA	Moore Theater
July 16, 2017	Loreley, Germany	Night of the Prog Festival

NEWLY ADDED 2017 LEFTOVERTURE 40th ANNIVERSARY TOUR DATES:

August 25, 2017	Shreveport, LA	Shreveport Municipal Auditorium
August 26, 2017	Baton Rouge, LA	Baton Rouge River Center Theatre
September 8, 2017	Santa Rosa, CA	Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
September 9, 2017	Stockton, CA	Bob Hope Theatre
September 12, 2017	San Francisco, CA	Warfield Theatre
September 13, 2017	Thousand Oaks, CA	Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
September 15, 2017	Bakersfield, CA	Fox Theater
September 19, 2017	San Diego, CA	Poway Center for the Arts
September 21, 2017	Wichita Falls, TX	Memorial Auditorium Wichita Falls
September 22, 2017	Amarillo, TX	Amarillo Civic Center
September 29, 2017	Corpus Christi, TX	Selena Auditorium
September 30, 2017	Houston, TX	Cullen Performance Hall
October 6, 2017	Topeka, KS	Topeka Performing Arts Center
October 7, 2017	Sioux City, IA	Orpheum Theatre
October 13, 2017	Champaign, IL	The Virginia Theatre
October 14, 2017	Evansville, IN	Victory Theatre
October 20, 2017	Dodge City, KS	United Wireless Center
October 21, 2017	Wichita, KS	Hartman Arena
October 27, 2017	Knoxville, TN	Knoxville Civic Auditorium
October 28, 2017	Huntsville, AL	Mark C. Smith Concert Hall
November 3, 2017	Saginaw, MI	Dow Events Center Theater
November 4, 2017	Toledo, OH	Stranahan Theater
November 10, 2017	Waukegan, IL	Genesee Theatre
November 11, 2017	Appleton, WI	Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
November 17, 2017	Madison, WI	Capitol Theater
November 18, 2017	Minneapolis, MN	State Theatre
November 24, 2017	Buffalo, NY	The Riviera Theater
November 25, 2017	Akron, OH	The Goodyear Theater
December 1, 2017	North Charleston, SC	North Charleston Performing Arts Center
December 2, 2017	Jacksonville, FL	Florida Theatre
December 8, 2017	Pembroke Pines, FL	Pembroke Pines City Center
December 9, 2017	The Villages, FL	Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center

For more information on KANSAS and the Leftoverture 40th Anniversary Tour, please visit:
www.kansasband.com
www.facebook.com/kansasband
www.twitter.com/kansasband

Press Contact:

J.R. Rees | KANSAS Management Office
[email protected]

LEFTOVERTURE 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR EXPANDS TO SELECT U.S. CITIES IN 2017 DUE TO HIGH DEMAND
SEXTUPLE-PLATINUM ALBUM TO BE PERFORMED IN ITS ENTIRETY
NEW ALBUM THE PRELUDE IMPLICIT OUT NOW

January 10th, 2017 – KANSAS teamed up with Ultimate Classic Rock to exclusively premiere a brand new concert video for “Rhythm In The Spirit” today! The song is taken from the band’s new studio album The Prelude Implicit, which was released on September 23rd, 2016. Fans can watch the video now at this link: http://bit.ly/UCR_RITS

In a joint statement, the band says, “It’s been a long time since we’ve made a one song concert video and we had a great time doing it! ‘Rhythm in the Spirit’ was our unanimous first choice and we are very happy with how it turned out.”

The band recently announced that they will be bringing their highly successful Leftoverture tour to more parts of the United States in the spring! For the first time in its 43-year history, the band is performing the hit album in its entirety. The tour showcases two hours of classic KANSAS music including hit songs, deep cuts, and new songs from their new album, The Prelude Implicit.

Due to very popular demand, dates have been confirmed across cities such as Los Angeles, Portland, Denver, Seattle, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, and more.

Tickets for the tour dates can be purchased now. More information is available at www.kansasband.com

In 1976, KANSAS released the album Leftoverture. Containing the smash hit and million-selling single “Carry On Wayward Son,” along with fan favorites such as “The Wall,” “Miracles Out Of Nowhere,” and “What’s On My Mind,” Leftoverture became the band’s breakthrough album. The album peaked at #5 on Billboard’s Album charts and reached sextuple-platinum status with more than six million copies sold. They are performing the album in its entirety on this tour.

The Prelude Implicit, the band’s most recent album, which was released on September 23rd, marked KANSAS’ biggest selling week in the Soundscan era, and the highest charting release since Power (1986). The album reached #14 on the Top 200 album chart, #41 on the Billboard 200, #5 for Rock Albums, #6 for Physical Albums, #17 on the Vinyl Albums chart and more. The Prelude Implicit is now available for purchase in stores and online at Best Buy, Amazon, Apple Music, FYE, Barnes & Noble, Wal-Mart, Spotify and Independent Record Shops. Links to select retailers can be found below:

Amazon – http://amzn.to/2cWwNRp
Best Buy – http://bit.ly/2da7bBI
iTunes/Apple Music – http://apple.co/2aSjBQc
Wal-Mart – http://bit.ly/2d2Fgog
Independent Record Shops – http://recordstoreday.com/Stores
Spotify – http://spoti.fi/2b0Oi3j
Google Play  http://bit.ly/2asRFhn

NEW 2017 LEFTOVERTURE 40th ANNIVERSARY TOUR DATES:

March 24, 2017	Salina, KS	The Stiefel Theatre
March 25, 2017	Tulsa, OK	The Brady Theater
March 31, 2017	Des Moines, IA	Shoyt Herman Place
April 1, 2017	Peoria, IL	Peoria Civic Center Theater
April 7, 2017	Louisville, KY	Louisville Palace
April 9, 2017	Charleston, WV	The Clay Center
April 18, 2017	Denver, CO	The Paramount
April 20, 2017	Salt Lake City, UT	Delta Hall at Eccles Theatre
April 22, 2017	Las Vegas, NV	The Smith Center – Reynolds Hall
April 23, 2017	Chandler, AZ	Chandler Center for the Arts
April 26, 2017	Los Angeles, CA	The Wiltern
April 28, 2017	Portland, OR	Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
April 29, 2017	Seattle, WA	Moore Theater

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For more information on KANSAS and the Leftoverture 40th Anniversary Tour, please visit:
www.kansasband.com
www.facebook.com/kansasband
www.twitter.com/kansasband

Press Contact:

Natalie Schaffer | Big Picture Media
40 W. 29th Street, Suite 401 | New York, NY 10001
Office: 212-675-3103 | [email protected]

Dayna Ghiraldi | Big Picture Media
40 W. 29th Street, Suite 401 | New York, NY 10001
Office: 212-675-3103 | [email protected]

NEW ALBUM THE PRELUDE IMPLICIT OUT NOW

November 28th, 2016 – KANSAS will be bringing their highly successful Leftoverture tour to more parts of the United States in the spring of 2017! For the first time in its 43-year history, the band is performing the hit album in its entirety. The tour showcases two hours of classic KANSAS music including hit songs, deep cuts, and new songs from their new album, The Prelude Implicit.

Due to very popular demand, dates have been confirmed across cities such as Los Angeles, Portland, Denver, Seattle, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, and more.

“The band has been pretty overwhelmed by the popularity of both this tour and the new album,” commented KANSAS drummer, and original member, Phil Ehart.“Never having performed an album in its entirety, we didn’t know what to expect. Due to the enthusiasm from our fans, we are excited to expand this tour to select cities next year. Who knows, maybe it can grow even more!”

Tickets for the tour dates can be purchased starting on Friday, December 2.

In 1976, KANSAS released the album Leftoverture. Containing the smash hit and million-selling single “Carry On Wayward Son,” along with fan favorites such as “The Wall,” “Miracles Out Of Nowhere,” and “What’s On My Mind,” Leftoverture became the band’s breakthrough album. The album peaked at #5 on Billboard’s Album charts and reached sextuple-platinum status with more than six million copies sold. They are performing the album in its entirety on this tour.

The Prelude Implicit, the band’s most recent album, which was released on September 23rd, marked KANSAS’ biggest selling week in the Soundscan era, and the highest charting release since Power (1986). The album reached #14 on the Top 200 album chart, #41 on the Billboard 200, #5 for Rock Albums, #6 for Physical Albums, #17 on the Vinyl Albums chart and more. The Prelude Implicit is now available for purchase in stores and online at Best Buy, Amazon, Apple Music, FYE, Barnes & Noble, Wal-Mart, Spotify and Independent Record Shops. Links to select retailers can be found below:

Amazon – http://amzn.to/2cWwNRp
Best Buy – http://bit.ly/2da7bBI
iTunes/Apple Music – http://apple.co/2aSjBQc
Wal-Mart – http://bit.ly/2d2Fgog
Independent Record Shops – http://recordstoreday.com/Stores
Spotify – http://spoti.fi/2b0Oi3j
Google Play  http://bit.ly/2asRFhn

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KANSAS LEFTOVERTURE 40th ANNIVERSARY TOUR CONFIRMED DATES:

December 1	Daytona Beach, FL	The Peabody Auditorium
December 2	Lancaster, SC	The Bundy Auditorium
December 3	Fayetteville, NC	Crown Theater

NEW 2017 LEFTOVERTURE 40th ANNIVERSARY TOUR DATES:

March 24	Salina, KS	The Stiefel Theatre
March 25	Tulsa, OK	The Brady Theater
April 18	Denver, CO	The Paramount
April 20	Salt Lake City, UT	Delta Hall at Eccles Theatre
April 22	Las Vegas, NV	The Smith Center – Reynolds Hall
April 23	Chandler, AZ	Chandler Center for the Arts
April 26	Los Angeles, CA	The Wiltern
April 28	Portland, OR	Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
April 29	Seattle, WA	Moore Theater

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For more information on KANSAS and the Leftoverture 40th Anniversary Tour, please visit:
www.kansasband.com
www.facebook.com/kansasband
www.twitter.com/kansasband

Press Contact:

Natalie Schaffer | Big Picture Media
40 W. 29th Street, Suite 401 | New York, NY 10001
Office: 212-675-3103 | [email protected]

Dayna Ghiraldi | Big Picture Media
40 W. 29th Street, Suite 401 | New York, NY 10001
Office: 212-675-3103 | [email protected]

THE ALBUM LANDS THE #5 SPOT ON THE ROCK CHARTS, #6 FOR PHYSICAL ALBUMS, #14 ON THE TOP 200 AND MORE

NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE THROUGH KANSASBAND.COM

ON TOUR NOW CELEBRATING
THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM LEFTOVERTURE

SEXTUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM TO BE PERFORMED
IN IT’S ENTIRETY

“The sound of The Prelude Implicit is vintage Kansas, flaunting intricate, orchestrated arrangements, tricky time signatures, sweeping melodies and rich harmonics”.
– Billboard

“Listening to The Prelude Implicit, you hear echoes of everything that Kansas has been – the heartland prog-rock group, the rowdy bar band, the group with the chart hits, the hard-edged version from the late Eighties”
 – Rolling Stone

“There is not a clunker, or any filler anywhere…A band that has been without new tunes for over a decade and a half is now changing things up and rediscovering themselves… and they are a force to be reckoned with.”
– Classic Rock Revisited

“The Prelude Implicit is a grand statement, perhaps the grandest Kansas has made in the last thirty five years. It is the sound of a band comfortable with all the facets of it’s past, yet excited about the new possibilities of the future;
But above all, it is a triumph.”
– Sentinel Daily

OCTOBER 3rd, 2016 – The Prelude Implicit, the new album from legendary rock band, Kansas, which was released on September 23rd, 2016, marks the band’s biggest selling week in the Soundscan era, and the highest charting release since Power (1986). The Prelude Implicit landed at #14 on the Top 200 album chart, #41 on the Billboard 200, #5 for Rock Albums, #6 for Physical Albums, #17 on the Vinyl Albums chart and more.

The Prelude Implicit is now available for purchase in stores and online at Best Buy, Amazon, Apple Music, Wal-Mart, Spotify and Independent Record Shops. Links to retailers can be found below:

Amazon – http://amzn.to/2cWwNRp
Best Buy – http://bit.ly/2da7bBI
iTunes/Apple Music – http://apple.co/2aSjBQc
Wal-Mart – http://bit.ly/2d2Fgog
Independent Record Shops – http://recordstoreday.com/Stores
Spotify – http://spoti.fi/2b0Oi3j
Google Play  http://bit.ly/2asRFhn

They have released two new songs from the album, both of which are being regarded as “essential Kansas”. Fans can stream “With This Heart” with Billboard, here: http://goo.gl/9uYSkM and “Visibility Zero” with Rolling Stone, here: http://goo.gl/Z1E7Cq

Both songs are also now available for purchase and streaming through iTunes, AmazonMP3, Spotify, and Google Play.

The Prelude Implicit is the first new album release in 16 years for the band that has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, and is famous for classic hits such as ‘Carry On Wayward Son’ and ‘Dust In the Wind,’ to progressive epics like ‘Song for America’ and ‘Miracles Out of Nowhere.’ The album will be available on CD, double 180 Gram Vinyl and digitally on iTunes and Google Play.

Fans can order now by visiting Kansasband.com and on Amazon.com.

The Prelude Implicit features 10 all new tracks written by the band and co-produced by Zak Rizvi, Phil Ehart, and Richard Williams.  KANSAS’s signature sound is evident throughout the album.  It showcases Ronnie Platt’s soaring lead vocals, David Ragsdale’s blistering violin, Williams and Rizvi’s rocking guitar riffs, the unmistakable sound of David Manion’s B3 organ and keyboards, Ehart’s thundering drums, and Billy Greer’s driving bass and vocals. 

KANSAS returned to the studio in January 2016 after signing with Inside Out Music.  Says Inside Out founder and president Thomas Waber, “KANSAS is the biggest and most important Prog band to come out of the United States. I grew up listening to them, and their music is part of my DNA.  ‘The Prelude Implicit’ undoubtedly adds to their already impressive musical legacy.  I can’t stop listening to it, and we are proud to be releasing the album.”

The result of the time in the studio was even more than the band imagined.  “This is definitely a KANSAS album,” remarks original guitarist Richard Williams. “Whether it is the trademark Prog epic like ‘The Voyage of Eight Eighteen,’ biting rocker such as ‘Rhythm in the Spirit,’ or mindful ballad like ‘The Unsung Heroes,’ there is something on this album for every kind of KANSAS fan.  After years of pent-up creativity, the entire band is very proud of ‘The Prelude Implicit.’”

Lead Vocalist Ronnie Platt adds, “Recording ‘The Prelude Implicit’ was an incredible experience, and I couldn’t be happier with the results. It is my hope that, knowing the intense listeners that KANSAS fans are, the continuity yet diversity of this album will be pleasing to them.”

The album title, The Prelude Implicit means, “Without a doubt, this is a new musical beginning,” explains Ehart. Tattoo artist, Denise de la Cerda, did the oil painting of the front and back cover.  “It shows a Phoenix flying from the past into the future.”

The Prelude Implicit Track Listing:
1.) With This Heart
2.) Visibility Zero
3.) The Unsung Heroes
4.) Rhythm in the Spirit
5.) Refugee
6.) The Voyage of Eight Eighteen
7.) Camouflage
8.) Summer
9.) Crowded Isolation
10.) Section 60

KANSAS is currently debuting songs off The Prelude Implicit this fall, live in concert, as part of their Leftoverture 40th Anniversary Tour. View our tour dates HERE! 

For more information on KANSAS, The Prelude Implicit, and the Leftoverture 40th Anniversary Tour, please visit:
www.kansasband.com
www.facebook.com/kansasband
www.twitter.com/kansasband

Press Contact:

Natalie Schaffer | Big Picture Media
40 W. 29th Street, Suite 401 | New York, NY 10001
Office: 212-675-3103 | [email protected]

Dayna Ghiraldi | Big Picture Media
40 W. 29th Street, Suite 401 | New York, NY 10001
Office: 212-675-3103 | [email protected]

FIRST NEW ALBUM IN SIXTEEN YEARS THE PRELUDE IMPLICIT TO BE RELEASED SEPTEMBER 23rd

SEPTEMBER 8th, 2016 – A brand new song and lyric video from Kansas is streaming now exclusively with RollingStone.com today. “Visibility Zero” is the second single released from the band’s intensely anticipated new studio album The Prelude Implicit, which will be released on September 23rd, 2016. Fans can stream “Visibility Zero” now at this link: http://bit.ly/KansasRS9816V0

In a joint statement about “Visibility Zero”, the band says, “Visibility Zero is a great KANSAS song written by band members Zak Rizvi and Ronnie Platt. It features a blistering violin solo from David Ragsdale. This song rocks hard while still having the Prog elements that makes KANSAS…KANSAS!”

The song will be available for purchase tomorrow, Friday, September 9th through iTunes, AmazonMP3, Spotify, and Google Play.  Fans can also pre-order the album on iTunes, AmazonMP3, and Google Play at that time. Links to retailers can be found below:

iTunes  http://itunes.com/kansas
Amazon http://amzn.to/2aKXIlJ
Spotify  http://spoti.fi/2b0Oi3j
Google Play  http://bit.ly/2asRFhn

Last month, Kansas premiered their first single “With This Heart” with Billboard.com. The publication noted, “The sound of The Prelude Implicit is vintage Kansas, flaunting intricate, orchestrated arrangements, tricky time signatures, sweeping melodies and rich harmonics”. Stream “With This Heart” here: http://goo.gl/9uYSkM

The Prelude Implicit is the first new album release in 16 years for the band that has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, and is famous for classic hits such as ‘Carry On Wayward Son’ and ‘Dust In the Wind,’ to progressive epics like ‘Song for America’ and ‘Miracles Out of Nowhere.’ The album will be available on CD, double 180 Gram Vinyl and digitally on iTunes and Google Play.

Fans can pre-order now by visiting Kansasband.com and on Amazon.com.

The Prelude Implicit features 10 all new tracks written by the band and co-produced by Zak Rizvi, Phil Ehart, and Richard Williams.  KANSAS’s signature sound is evident throughout the album.  It showcases Ronnie Platt’s soaring lead vocals, David Ragsdale’s blistering violin, Williams and Rizvi’s rocking guitar riffs, the unmistakable sound of David Manion’s B3 organ and keyboards, Ehart’s thundering drums, and Billy Greer’s driving bass and vocals.  

KANSAS returned to the studio in January 2016 after signing with Inside Out Music.  Says Inside Out founder and president Thomas Waber, “KANSAS is the biggest and most important Prog band to come out of the United States. I grew up listening to them, and their music is part of my DNA.  ‘The Prelude Implicit’ undoubtedly adds to their already impressive musical legacy.  I can’t stop listening to it, and we are proud to be releasing the album.”

The result of the time in the studio was even more than the band imagined.  “This is definitely a KANSAS album,” remarks original guitarist Richard Williams. “Whether it is the trademark Prog epic like ‘The Voyage of Eight Eighteen,’ biting rocker such as ‘Rhythm in the Spirit,’ or mindful ballad like ‘The Unsung Heroes,’ there is something on this album for every kind of KANSAS fan.  After years of pent-up creativity, the entire band is very proud of ‘The Prelude Implicit.’”

Lead Vocalist Ronnie Platt adds, “Recording ‘The Prelude Implicit’ was an incredible experience, and I couldn’t be happier with the results. It is my hope that, knowing the intense listeners that KANSAS fans are, the continuity yet diversity of this album will be pleasing to them.”

The album title, The Prelude Implicit means, “Without a doubt, this is a new musical beginning,” explains Ehart. Tattoo artist, Denise de la Cerda, did the oil painting of the front and back cover.  “It shows a Phoenix flying from the past into the future.”

The Prelude Implicit Track Listing:

1.) With This Heart
2.) Visibility Zero
3.) The Unsung Heroes
4.) Rhythm in the Spirit
5.) Refugee
6.) The Voyage of Eight Eighteen    
7.) Camouflage
8.) Summer
9.) Crowded Isolation
10.) Section 60

KANSAS will be debuting songs off The Prelude Implicit this fall, live in concert, as part of their Leftoverture 40th Anniversary Tour.  More information on the tour, including tour dates, can be found at www.kansasband.com

For more information on KANSAS, The Prelude Implicit, and the Leftoverture 40th Anniversary Tour, please visit:

www.kansasband.com
www.facebook.com/kansasband
www.twitter.com/kansasband

Press Contact:

Natalie Schaffer | Big Picture Media

40 W. 29th Street, Suite 401 | New York, NY 10001
Office: 212-675-3103 | [email protected]

Dayna Ghiraldi | Big Picture Media

40 W. 29th Street, Suite 401 | New York, NY 10001
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“With This Heart”, a brand new song from Kansas is streaming now exclusively on Billboard.com today. The song is taken from the band’s intensely anticipated new studio album The Prelude Implicit, which will be released on September 23rd, 2016. Fans can stream “With This Heart” now at this link: CLICK HERE

The song will be available for purchase tomorrow, Friday, August 5th through iTunes, AmazonMP3, Spotify, and Google Play.  Fans can also pre-order the album on iTunes, AmazonMP3, and Google Play at that time. Links to retailers can be found below:

iTunes  http://itunes.com/kansas
Amazon http://amzn.to/2aKXIlJ
Spotify  http://spoti.fi/2b0Oi3j
Google Play  http://bit.ly/2asRFhnf

In a joint statement, the band says “We are excited for ‘With This Heart’ to be the first new KANSAS song released in more than 16 years. It definitely fits KANSAS tradition.”

The Prelude Implicit is the first new album release in 16 years for the band that has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, and is famous for classic hits such as ‘Carry On Wayward Son’ and ‘Dust In the Wind,’ to progressive epics like ‘Song for America’ and ‘Miracles Out of Nowhere.’ The album will be available on CD, double 180 Gram Vinyl and digitally on iTunes and Google Play.

Fans can pre-order now by visiting Kansasband.com and on Amazon.com.

The Prelude Implicit features 10 all new tracks written by the band and co-produced by Zak Rizvi, Phil Ehart, and Richard Williams.  KANSAS’s signature sound is evident throughout the album.  It showcases Ronnie Platt’s soaring lead vocals, David Ragsdale’s blistering violin, Williams and Rizvi’s rocking guitar riffs, the unmistakable sound of David Manion’s B3 organ and keyboards, Ehart’s thundering drums, and Billy Greer’s driving bass and vocals.  

KANSAS returned to the studio in January 2016 after signing with Inside Out Music.  Says Inside Out founder and president Thomas Waber, “KANSAS is the biggest and most important Prog band to come out of the United States. I grew up listening to them, and their music is part of my DNA.  ‘The Prelude Implicit’ undoubtedly adds to their already impressive musical legacy.  I can’t stop listening to it, and we are proud to be releasing the album.”

The result of the time in the studio was even more than the band imagined.  “This is definitely a KANSAS album,” remarks original guitarist Richard Williams. “Whether it is the trademark Prog epic like ‘The Voyage of Eight Eighteen,’ biting rocker such as ‘Rhythm in the Spirit,’ or mindful ballad like ‘The Unsung Heroes,’ there is something on this album for every kind of KANSAS fan.  After years of pent-up creativity, the entire band is very proud of ‘The Prelude Implicit.’”

Lead Vocalist Ronnie Platt adds, “Recording ‘The Prelude Implicit’ was an incredible experience, and I couldn’t be happier with the results. It is my hope that, knowing the intense listeners that KANSAS fans are, the continuity yet diversity of this album will be pleasing to them.”

The album title, The Prelude Implicit means, “Without a doubt, this is a new musical beginning,” explains Ehart. Tattoo artist, Denise de la Cerda, did the oil painting of the front and back cover.  “It shows a Phoenix flying from the past into the future.”

The Prelude Implicit Track Listing:
1.) With This Heart
2.) Visibility Zero
3.) The Unsung Heroes
4.) Rhythm in the Spirit
5.) Refugee
6.) The Voyage of Eight Eighteen    
7.) Camouflage
8.) Summer
9.) Crowded Isolation
10.) Section 60

KANSAS will be debuting songs off The Prelude Implicit this fall, live in concert, as part of their Leftoverture 40th Anniversary Tour.  More information on the tour, including tour dates, can be found at www.kansasband.com

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The band KANSAS is excited to announce the addition of guitarist Zak Rizvi as its newest member.

While new to KANSAS’s on stage lineup, Rizvi is not new to working with the band.  His relationship with KANSAS goes back almost 20 years when his band 4front opened for KANSAS.  Zak went on to work alongside producer Jeff Glixman on various KANSAS projects, including “There’s Know Place Like Home,” as well as the Native Window album, a project of KANSAS’s Phil Ehart, Billy Greer, David Ragsdale, and Richard Williams.  This led to KANSAS asking Rizvi to co-produce the band’s upcoming album, “The Prelude Implicit.”

“Zak goes back a long way with the band, to a time when he relentlessly chased me down via fax machine to pitch song ideas,” explains KANSAS drummer Phil Ehart.   “As we were all working together on the new album, it was obvious to us that he was a natural fit for KANSAS.   Richard and I turned to each other and questioned, ‘Why isn’t he in this band?’  After discussing it with the other guys, Zak and I took a walk together in the studio parking lot, and I invited him to join.  Zak accepted.  He’s a good friend, an incredible person, guitarist, and songwriter, and we are happy to have him aboard.”

“I’m really thankful and excited for this opportunity,” commented Rizvi. “Having a long history of working with the band and Jeff Glixman, I really look forward to adding to the legacy of the band.  KANSAS has a very high musical standard, and as member of the band, I plan to maintain that standard for the band and the fans.”

Guitarist Richard Williams adds, “It’s been a very long time since the band has had two full time guitarists.  It’s really exciting to get back to that and what Zak will add to the live sound.  He’s a very talented guitarist, and what he contributed to “The Prelude Implicit” is nothing short of remarkable.”

Rizvi’s first performance with KANSAS will be May 12 in Bowling Green, KY.

SEXTUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM TO BE PERFORMED IN ITS ENTIRETY

America’s preeminent progressive rock band KANSAS will be touring select cities this fall celebrating the 40th Anniversary of their breakthrough album ‘Leftoverture.’  To celebrate, for the first time in history, the band will be performing the album in its entirety.  The tour will showcase two hours of classic KANSAS music including hit songs, deep cuts, and new songs from their soon to be released album, ‘The Prelude Implicit.”

In 1976, KANSAS released the album ‘Leftoverture.’ Containing the smash hit, and million-selling single “Carry On Wayward Son,” along with fan favorites such as “The Wall,” “Miracles Out Of Nowhere,” and “What’s On My Mind,” ‘Leftoverture,’ became the band’s breakthrough album. The album peaked at #5 on Billboard’s Album charts and reached sextuple-platinum status for more than 6 million copies sold.

“These definitely will not be your typical KANSAS concerts of the past few years,” commented original KANSAS guitarist Richard Williams. “This is incredibly exciting for the entire band, and hopefully our fans. It’s something we’ve never done before, play an album in its entirety, as part of a set. ‘Leftoverture’ was our breakthrough, and it’s special that we are getting to celebrate it 40 years later. We’ve never even played “Questions of My Childhood” live before.   I can’t wait!”

The tour will also debut performances of songs from the band’s latest studio release ‘The Prelude Implicit.’  The new album, scheduled for release in September 2016 is the band’s 15th studio album and first new album since 2000.

KANSAS Lead Vocalist Ronnie Platt added, “This is going to be really special for both the band and our fans. It has been really wild recording ‘The Prelude Implicit.’  We are anxious to perform some of the songs for live audiences.  To be able to do that while also be performing ‘Leftoverture’ in its entirety, and more; this is going to be a blast! Who knows, we may even have some more twists added in!”

Tickets & KANSAS VIP Packages for most dates go on sale to the general public Friday, April 22, 2016. More ticket information can be found at www.kansasband.com.

Confirmed 40th ANNIVERSARY LEFTOVERTURE TOUR; dates and venues*:

• September 30 – Pittsburgh, PA: Benedum Center
• October 1 – Philadelphia, PA: Merriam Theater
• October 7 – Atlanta, GA: Atlanta Symphony Hall
• October 8 – Nashville, TN: Ryman Auditorium
• October 15 – Dallas, TX: Majestic Theater
• October 21 – St. Louis, MO: Peabody Opera House
• October 22 – Kansas City, MO: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
• October 27 – Indianapolis, IN: Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
• October 28 – Detroit, MI: MotorCity Casino
• October 30 – Cincinnati, OH: Taft Theatre
• November 3 – Milwaukee, WI: Pabst Theater
• November 4 – Chicago, IL: Copernicus Center
• November 11 – Clearwater, FL: Ruth Eckard Hall
• November 12 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL: Broward Center for Performing Arts
• November 18 – New Bedford, MA: Zeiterion Theatre

*More dates to be added

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