This tour is a landmark tour of sorts for legendary classic rock band Kansas as they are celebrating the 40th Anniversary of their landmark album “Point of Know Return”.  On this night, however, it was the “Kansas Classics” version as they play their hits that we know and love plus a couple of surprises.

When people think of Kansas, the Kansas fans automatically think of their landmark albums “Point of Know Return” and “Leftoverture”.  Those albums would go on to sell over 12 million copies combined.  This night was for the Kansas fans that have stuck with the band for over 40 years.  It was a night where you get to hear songs that you might not expect to hear at a Kansas concert, and it turned out that the fans were so appreciative of it as memories flooded of where they were when “Point of Know Return” and “Leftoverture” was spinning on their record players at home.

Tonight, people sang, swayed and belted out the songs in “Point of Know Return”.  Who can forget the classics “Dust In The Wind”, “Hold On”, and their encore “Carry On Wayward Son”  The interesting thing was that Ronnie Platt joined Kansas as a frontman in 2014, and he has helped carry on the legacy of Kansas with his wide range vocals coupled with David Ragsdale’s beautiful playing of the violin.  Phil Ehart and Rich Williams reminded us why they are legends on the guitar and drums with their effortless playing as well.  And of course, the band closed out the night with the Guitar Hero classic and all-time classic “Carry On Wayward Son”.

 

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Setlist:

Point of Know Return

Paradox

Two Cents Worth

Mysteries and Mayhem/Lamplight Symphony

The Wall

People of the South Wind

Hold On

Dust In The Wind

Cold Grey Morning

Icarus- Borne on Wings of Steel

Summer

What’s On My Mind

Lightning’s Hand

Sparks of the Tempest

Miracles out of Nowhere

Carry On Wayward Son

Kansas has plenty of tour dates in case you missed this show in Bethlehem.  Check out the tour dates below:

Sat. 6/15- Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa

Wed. 7/3- Stambaugh Auditorium in Youngstown, Ohio

Thu. 7/4- Summit Park in Blue Ash, Ohio

Sat. 7/6- Hollywood Casino in Charles Town, West Virginia

Sun. 7/7- Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort & Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut

Fri. 7/12- Heritage Landing in Muskegon, Michigan (w/Gretchen Wilson)

Sat. 7/13- World Friendship Shell in Bay City, Michigan

Thu. 7/18- Casino Pauma in Pauma Valley, California

Sat. 7/20- Isleta Resort & Casino in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Sun. 7/21- The Plaza Theatre in El Paso, Texas

Tue. 7/23- Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Theater in Lubbock, Texas

Thu. 7/25- Ozark Empire Fair in Springfield, Missouri

Sat. 7/27- OU-L Wendel Concert Stage in Lancaster, Ohio (w/Lancaster Festival Orchestra)

Sat. 8/3- Clearfield County Fair in Clearfield, Pennsylvania

Sun. 8/4- Spiedie Fest at Ostiningo Park in Binghamton, New York

Thu. 8/22- Bologna Performing Arts Center in Cleveland, Mississippi

Sun. 8/25- Alaska State Fair in Palmer, Alaska

Fri. 8/30- Riverwind Casino in Norman, Oklahoma

Sat. 8/31- Winstar World Casino & Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma

Sun. 9/1- Le Tourneau University Belcher Center in Longview, Texas

Wed. 9/11- First Interstate Center for the Arts in Spokane, Washington

Fri. 9/13- Luther Burbank Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa, California

Sat. 9/14- Bob Hope Theatre in Stockton, California

Tue. 9/17- Fox Theatre in Bakersfield, California

Thu. 9/19- Ikeda Theatre in Mesa, Arizona

Sat. 9/21- Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City, Utah

Sun. 9/22- Cheyenne Civic Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming

Fri. 9/27- Brady Theater in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Sat. 9/28- Hartman Arena in Park City, Kansas

Sat. 10/4- Topeka Performing Arts Center in Topeka, Kansas

Sun. 10/5- Orpheum Theater in Omaha, Nebraska

Sat. 10/11- Grand Theater in Wausau, Wisconsin

Sun. 10/12- State Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sat. 10/18- Virginia Theatre in Champaign, Illinois

Sun. 10/19- Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, Illinois

Sat. 10/25- The Capital Theater for the Arts in Concord, New Hampshire

Sun. 10/26- Palace Theatre in Albany, New York

Fri. 11/1- Grand Theatre de Quebec in Quebec City, Canada

Sat. 11/2- Theatre Saint-Denis in Montreal, Canada

Fri. 11/8- Kodak Center Theater in Rochester, New York

Sat. 11/9- Warner Theatre in Erie, Pennsylvania

Fri. 11/15- Santander Performing Arts Center in Reading, Pennsylvania

Sat. 11/16- Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham, North Carolina

Fri. 11/22- EKU Center for the Arts in Richmond, Kentucky

Sat. 11/23- Mark C. Smith Concert Hall at Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama

Fri. 12/6- Selena Auditorium in Corpus Christi, Texas

Sat. 12/7- Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land, Texas

Sat. 12/14- The Beacon Theatre in New York, New York

Fri. 1/31/20- Johnny Mercer Theatre in Savannah, Georgia

Sat. 2/1/20- Florida Theatre in Jacksonville, Florida

Mon. 2/3/20- Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center in The Villages, Florida

Tue. 2/4/20- Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center in The Villages, Florida

Thu. 2/6/20- Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers, Florida

Fri. 2/7/20- King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne, Florida

For tickets and further information, click here.

Fans can find KANSAS at the following locations:

www.kansasband.com

www.facebook.com/kansasband

www.twitter.com/kansasband

www.instagram.com/kansasband

* Photo Credit:  Kim Casper at Garden State Band Connection

One thought on “(Concert Review) KANSAS Live at Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (5/30/2019)

  1. A couple of mistakes:
    this was not a point of know return 40th anniversary concert. They did not play the album in its entirety that night.

    cold gray morning is not a classic from point of know return, it came out in the mid-90s and is not widely known.

    Theirs names are Phil Ehart and Richard Williams. You have the last names switched.

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