Kansas's 1981 Concert History

Kansas is an American rock band formed in Topeka, Kansas, in 1973. The band gained prominence during the 1970s through album-oriented rock radio and later achieved broader commercial success with hit singles such as "Carry On Wayward Son" and "Dust in the Wind".

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Kansas had 44 concerts in 1981

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 06, 1981
Kansas
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Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Aug 29, 1981
Kansas Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, Maryland, United States
Aug 28, 1981
Kansas

Audio Visions Tour 1981

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Stabler Arena, Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Aug 27, 1981
Kansas / The Fools

AUDIO-VISIONS TOUR

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Mann Music Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Aug 23, 1981
4th Golden Summernight Festival 1981
Iron Maiden / Foreigner / Blue Öyster Cult / Kansas / .38 Special / Motörhead / Blackfoot / more*
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4th Golden Summernight Festival 1981 Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Aug 22, 1981
Kansas
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Sportpark de Berckt Baarlo, Netherlands
Aug 20, 1981
Kansas Les Arenes Cap d'Agde, France
Aug 19, 1981
Kansas Arènes de Frejus Fréjus, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Aug 17, 1981
Kansas Stade d'Albigny Annecy-le-Vieux, France
Aug 16, 1981
The 4th Golden Summernight Concert 1981
Kansas / Foreigner / .38 Special / Motörhead / Blue Öyster Cult / Ironed Maiden / Blackfoot
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Zeppelinfeld Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Aug 15, 1981
Blue Öyster Cult / Kansas
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Cannstatter Wasen Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Aug 10, 1981
Kansas / Loverboy

Kansas/Loverboy

Pine Knob Music Theatre Clarkston, Michigan, United States
Aug 09, 1981
Kansas / suvivor

Audio Visions Tour

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Poplar Creek Music Theatre Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States
Aug 06, 1981
Kansas

Wisconsin State Fair

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Wisconsin State Fair Park West Allis, Wisconsin, United States
Aug 02, 1981
REO Speedwagon / Kansas / Ronnie Montrose / Gamma / UFO / .38 Special

Day on the Green 1981 #2

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Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Oakland, California, United States
May 11, 1981
Kansas Springfield, Missouri, United States
May 10, 1981
Kansas Springfield, Missouri, United States
Apr 25, 1981
Kansas Palladium Times Square New York, New York, United States
Apr 12, 1981
Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Apr 11, 1981
Kansas Barnhill Arena, University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

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Kansas on Mar 29, 1981 [687-small]

Kansas
Mar 29, 1981
 Charleston, West Virginia, United States
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KANSAS on Mar 31, 1981 [791-small]

KANSAS
Mar 31, 1981
 Buffalo, New York, United States
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Kansas on Mar 25, 1981 [281-small]

Kansas
Mar 25, 1981
 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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Kansas on Aug 28, 1981 [560-small]

Kansas
Aug 28, 1981
 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
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The 4th Golden Summernight Concert 1981 on Aug 16, 1981 [579-small]

The 4th Golden Summernight Concert 1981
Aug 16, 1981
 Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
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Kansas / Loverboy on Mar 24, 1981 [152-small]

Kansas / Loverboy
Mar 24, 1981
 Saginaw, Michigan, United States
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Kansas / suvivor on Aug 9, 1981 [415-small]

Kansas / suvivor
Aug 9, 1981
 Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States
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4th Golden Summernight Festival 1981 on Aug 23, 1981 [928-small]

4th Golden Summernight Festival 1981
Aug 23, 1981
 Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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REO Speedwagon / Kansas / Ronnie Montrose / Gamma / UFO / .38 Special on Aug 2, 1981 [592-small]

REO Speedwagon / Kansas / Ronnie Montrose / Gamma / UFO / .38 Special
Aug 2, 1981
 Oakland, California, United States
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REO Speedwagon / Kansas / Ronnie Montrose / Gamma / UFO / .38 Special on Aug 2, 1981 [950-small]

REO Speedwagon / Kansas / Ronnie Montrose / Gamma / UFO / .38 Special
Aug 2, 1981
 Oakland, California, United States
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Genres:

Rock
Hard Rock
Classic Rock
Folk Rock
Progressive Rock
Album Oriented Rock (AOR)
Art Rock
Soft Rock
Mellow Gold
Progressive
Symphonic Rock
Estados Unidos
Symphonic Prog
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Latest Setlist (05/29/2026):

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  1. Point of Know Return
  2. Paradox
  3. Play the Game Tonight
  4. Fight Fire with Fire
  5. Jets Overhead
  6. Child of Innocence
  7. The Wall
  8. Song for America
  9. Dust in the Wind
  10. Can I Tell You
  11. Hold On
  12. Down the Road
  13. Portrait (He Knew)
  14. Miracles Out of Nowhere
  15. Carry On Wayward Son

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 84 concerts
2025 92 concerts
2024 78 concerts
2023 58 concerts
2022 87 concerts
2021 36 concerts
2020 26 concerts
2019 94 concerts
2018 78 concerts
2017 94 concerts
2016 101 concerts
2015 94 concerts
2014 84 concerts
2013 66 concerts
2012 66 concerts
2011 88 concerts
2010 83 concerts
2009 69 concerts
2008 74 concerts
2007 68 concerts
2006 69 concerts
2005 77 concerts
2004 66 concerts
2003 66 concerts
2002 50 concerts
2001 62 concerts
2000 74 concerts
1999 65 concerts
1998 61 concerts
1997 64 concerts
1996 107 concerts
1995 117 concerts
1994 77 concerts
1993 85 concerts
1992 62 concerts
1991 45 concerts
1990 16 concerts
1989 36 concerts
1988 10 concerts
1987 50 concerts
1986 1 concert
1985 1 concert
1984 8 concerts
1983 46 concerts
1982 53 concerts
1981 44 concerts
1980 58 concerts
1979 78 concerts
1978 72 concerts
1977 93 concerts
1976 118 concerts
1975 101 concerts
1974 81 concerts
1973 4 concerts
1972 1 concert
1971 3 concerts
1970 1 concert
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Comments & Reviews:

Dec 03, 2025

Kansas played at Mesker Music Theatre in Evansville, Indiana on August 3, 1982. The opening act was Prism. I was there.

Apr 13, 2020

Kansas played at the Cape Cod Coliseum on September 5th, 1981 (not listed). And the September 6th date listed here as Saratoga, is definitely not in Springfield, MA

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