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August 31st, 2001
American Music Festival Virginia Beach, VA
I don't find any photos at the moment... I thought I took some, if I find them, I'll post later on. The concert was ticket-less. It was a free show at the Virginia Beach Music Festival at Virginia Beach, VA and takes place on the Beachfront. The band was NOT good, that stage was bad acoustically. We did obtain a photo below though (for $5.00 from a vendor)
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September 6th, 2002
Harbor Pavilion, Portsmouth, VA with STYX
Photos aren't great because we aren't allowed to take photos at all, and not only could we not use a flash, but you aren't allowed to move from your seats. I had a digital camera that didn't have high shutter speed; everything looks blurry at night when even in tiny bit of motion. This is the best I could do. Styx was really great and Kansas sounded pretty good. Mostly, it was their unique instrumentation that is their trademark, that made it a good show. Kansas played first; they were better than last year big time, but they are not as great live as in studio recordings; the lead singer's voice seems to be going out. The band is getting old and out of shape, but they can play great still. The far right photo below we bought at the concert. It's unsigned, but an autographed program we got from them, is below.
Kansas autographed program
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April 27th, 2007
Langley AFB, Virginia
Kansas played a free concert (no tickets required) at Langley Air Force Base during their annual Air Show. We took a lot more photos, but this shows all the band members and is a good representation. They sang a lot of new stuff and they waited to the very end to play their three largest hits (Point of No Return, Carry On (My Wayward Son) and Dust in the Wind). Jeremy (son #2) attended this (his first concert which is amazing that he's never been to a concert before).
Left to Right:1) Kansas 2) Phil Ehart (Drummer/Percussion) 3) Steve Walsh (Keyboard and vocals) and David Ragsdale (Violin and Guitar) 4) Richard Williams (Lead Guitar) 5) Billy Greer (Bass Guitar and Vocals) and Steve Walsh again 6) Kansas (whole band).
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