Deep Purple and Kansas Kick Off 2026 Summer Tour With Jefferson Starship
Deep Purple and Kansas officially got their 2026 summer tour underway at the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh, North Carolina, with support from opening act Jefferson Starship.
Tour Opener Highlights
Despite boasting a 58-year recording career spanning 24 albums, Deep Purple dedicated nearly a third of their Raleigh set to material from their brand-new studio effort, SPLAT!. The heavy-hitting classic rock staples remained front and center as well. They featured performances of “Smoke on the Water,” “Highway Star,” and the set-closing favorite “Hush.”
Kansas kept their nine-song performance focused heavily on selections from 1976’s Leftoverture and 1977’s Point of Know Return. During their rendition of “Dust in the Wind,” the band welcomed founding guitarist Rich Williams to the stage.
Jefferson Starship opened the evening with a nine-song performance. Their set featured a brand-new track titled “Jet Pack” alongside a transition bridging Jefferson Airplane’s psychedelic 1967 classic “White Rabbit” with Starship’s 1986 chart-topper “We Built This City.”
Deep Purple Raleigh Setlist
- “Highway Star”
- “A Bit on the Side”
- “Into the Fire”
- Guitar Solo
- “Arrogant Boy”
- “Lazy Sod”
- “Lazy”
- “When a Blind Man Cries”
- “Diablo”
- Keyboard Solo
- “Scriblin’ Gib’rish”
- “Space Truckin'”
- “Smoke on the Water”
- “Guinnesis”
- “Hush”
Kansas Raleigh Setlist
- “Point of Know Return”
- “Paradox”
- “Song for America”
- “Dust in the Wind”
- “The Wall”
- “Hold On”
- “Down the Road”
- “Miracles Out of Nowhere”
- “Carry On Wayward Son”
Remaining Tour Schedule
The package tour travels next to Florida before winding its way through North America through September:
- 08/08 — Clearwater, FL @ The Baycare 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
* with Jefferson Starship
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