Kansas will release a new studio album, The Prelude Implicit, on September 23. The album is the first new one in 16 years for the band behind such classic rock staples as “Carry On Wayward Son” and ‘Dust In the Wind.” They will debut songs off the new album this fall as part of their Leftoverture 40th Anniversary Tour, which celebrates their breakthrough album.
Watch Kansas perform “Carry On Wayward Son” in 1976…
The Prelude Implicit, the band said in an announcement, features 10 all new tracks written by the band and co-produced by Zak Rizvi, Phil Ehart and Richard Williams. It’s available for pre-order here.
It showcases Ronnie Platt’s lead vocals, David Ragsdale’s violin, Williams’ and Rizvi’s guitar, David Manion’s B3 organ and keyboards, Ehart’s drums and Billy Greer’s bass and vocals. Ehart and Williams are the only remaining members from the group’s earliest years.
Kansas returned to the studio in January after signing with Inside Out Music. The new album will be available on CD, Double 180 Gram Vinyl, and digitally on iTunes and Google Play.
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 perform its Lefotverture album in its entirety on all tour dates through December 1, beginning September 30 in Pittsburgh. Tickets are available here and here.
Aug 18 – Colorado Springs, CO – Pikes Peak Center
Aug 20 – Imperial, NE – Chase County Fair
Aug 22-23 – St. Cloud, MN – Paramount Theatre
Aug 24 – Mankato, MN – Vetter Stone Amphitheater
Aug 26 – Pocatello, ID – Portneuf Health Trust Amphitheater w/Lynyrd Skynyrd
Aug 27 – West Valley City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre w/Lynyrd Skynyrd
Aug 28 – Billings, MT – Alberta Bair Theater
Sept 1 – Victoria, TX – Victoria Fine Arts Center
Sept 2 – San Antonio, TX – Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
Sept 4 – Darlington, SC – NASCAR Sprint Cup Bojangles Southern 500
Leftoverture 40th Anniversary Tour Dates
September 30, Pittsburgh, PA, Benedum Center
October 1, Philadelphia, PA, Merriam Theater
October 5, Wilmington, NC, CFCC Wilson Center
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, Sound Board at MotorCity Casino
October 30, Cincinnati, OH, Taft Theatre
November 1, Akron, OH, The Goodyear Theater
November 3, Milwaukee, WI, Pabst Theater
November 4, Chicago, IL, Copernicus Center
November 6, Kalamazoo, MI, The State Theatre
November 11, Clearwater, FL, Ruth Eckerd Hall
November 12, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Au-Rene Theater at Broward Center for the Performing Arts
November 18, New Bedford, MA, Zeiterion Theatre
November 19, Huntington, NY, The Paramount
November 25, Baltimore, MD, Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric
November 26, Boston, MA, Berklee Performance Center
December 1, Daytona Beach, FL, The Peabody
