{"id":554595,"date":"2026-03-30T17:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/554595\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T17:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:43:08","slug":"deep-purple-and-kansas-announce-2026-tour-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/554595\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep Purple and Kansas Announce 2026 Tour Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deep Purple<\/a> has announced 2026 tour dates featuring Kansas<\/a> as the very special guest. Jefferson Starship<\/a> will also appear at many of the upcoming concerts, which begin Aug. 4.<\/p>\n

Presale tickets will be available for the shows starting tomorrow via the band’s official website<\/a> using the code DPBAND. Tickets will go on sale to the general public Friday morning at 10 A.M. local time.<\/p>\n

There Will Reportedly Be New Deep Purple Music<\/p>\n

The rock legends have been putting the finishing touches on an upcoming album, which is presently untitled, but according to the band’s frontman, Ian Gillan<\/a>, it’s due out in June.<\/p>\n

“It’s basically very optimistic,” he said, noting that he wasn’t comfortable with letting out too much information. “Let’s say there’s a general theme. It’s a fairly loose conceptual idea of the end of humanity, but not as grim as it sounds. In fact, it’s very optimistic. It’s about the metamorphosis of humanity into a metaphysical state, our next incarnation.”<\/p>\n

The upcoming set will be the group’s first since 2024’s =1. As bassist Roger Glover<\/a> told UCR in 2025, they were happy to have a bit of a break.<\/p>\n

“Well, we’ve not been idle. We’ve been working on and there’ll probably be an album [in 2026],” he said. “This has been a welcome break, because we’ve been hard at it for several years. I think it was good to actually take a break. We did one concert in Brazil, a festival in June or something. And I think [there’s] three in Eastern Europe at the end of the year. But that’s it for touring. So [2026]I will [also] be a touring year.”<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Deep Purple Confirms New Album Will Arrive Soon<\/a><\/p>\n

What Else is Happening With Kansas?<\/p>\n

The group remains busy with a hefty tour schedule outside of the run with Deep Purple.\u00a0They’ve already played a number of concerts so far this year, including the recent Rock & Romance cruise. Additional shows will follow in April and May.<\/p>\n

They’ll link back up in June for more tour dates with 38 Special<\/a>, including some concerts with Brother Cane<\/a> also on the bill. Those shows will continue through the end of July.<\/p>\n

Drummer Phil Ehart is also taking stock of his long career, both personally and with Kansas. He recently announced plans to publish his memoir<\/a>, I Am Phil, which will arrive in April.<\/p>\n

Deep Purple and Kansas, 2026 Tour Dates<\/p>\n

08\/04 Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater *
08\/08 Clearwater, FL – The Daycare Sound
08\/09 Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Casino
08\/12 Wantagh, NY – Jones Beach Theater
08\/13 Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center *
08\/15 Halifax, NS – Scotiabank Centre *
08\/17 Laval, QC – Bell Place *
08\/18 Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre *
08\/19 Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre *
08\/21 Detroit, MI – Pine Knob
08\/22 Salamanca, NY – Seneca Allegany Casino
08\/24 Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheatre
08\/25 Highland Park, IL – Ravinia
08\/27 Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino
08\/29 Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre *
08\/31 Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome *
09\/02 Abbotsford, BC – Abbotsford Centre *
09\/04 Lincoln, CA – Thunder Valley *
09\/05 Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre *
09\/06 Highland, CA – Yaamava Theatre
09\/08 Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amp *
09\/10 Las Vegas, NV – Planet Hollywood
09\/11 Long Beach, CA – Long Beach Amphitheater
09\/12 Sparks, NV – Nugget Event Center<\/p>\n

* with Jefferson Starship<\/p>\n

2026’s Biggest Rock Tours<\/p>\n

Rock reunions are creating some of the biggest headlines for 2026 \u2013 but there are lots of other huge shows on the way.<\/p>\n

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