I saw them in concert at my college (Ft. Hays State) when they were just becoming known, in a crappy old basketball stadium that was later torn down. They played “Dust In The Wind”, but I don’t remember what year that was.
Some friends of mine got to know Dave Hope and Kerry Livgren after they became Christians. Whenever Kansas was coming to town, one of them would call and ask how many tickets they wanted. I only went once. We were right up front, maybe row 5 and had backstage passes.
One of the interesting parts, Hope, the bass player broke a string during a song. Without a word, one of the crew quickly handed him another one and he kept playing without missing a beat. Probably standard stuff but new to me.