70s rock legends Kansas have announced the cancellation of two shows after frontman Ronnie Platt was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.

Platt, who joined the band in 2014, announced his diagnosis with followers last week in a optimistic note posted to Facebook. 

‘For all of you asking, Tuesday I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer but before everyone gets all excited, it has a 99% survival rate, it has not spread,’ the rocker, 64, posted last Friday.

‘It’s contained to my thyroid. I just have to have my thyroid removed. Go through some rehab time and be right back in the saddle. I sincerely appreciate everyone’s positive thoughts and prayers.

‘I have some absolutely amazing people going to bat for me!! as it has been put to me, this is just a bump in the road and will be behind me very soon! so everyone please CARRY ON!’

The band has now rescheduled multiple shows in light of Platt’s illness, including two upcoming concerts.

70s rock legends Kansas have announced the cancellation of two shows after frontman Ronnie Platt (pictured center in 2023) was diagnosed with thyroid cancer

Kansas has already postponed their February 14 and 15th concerts to November 2025, and has also cancelled their February 21 and March 1st shows.

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‘Due to band illness and doctor advisement, the upcoming KANSAS show on Saturday, March 1, 2025, in Lake Charles, LA has been cancelled,’ the band posted on X.

‘The band apologizes for the inconvenience and hopes to be back on the road soon.

‘All tickets will be refunded at point of purchase.’

ᴀssistant band manager J.R. Rees told Ultimate Classic Rock: ‘Our goal is to be back on the road as soon as possible.

‘Right now, we’re all focused on supporting Ronnie through this.’

Kansas is currently in the midst of their 50th anniversary tour, Another Fork in the Road, with dates currently scheduled until November 2025.

The concerts set to be rescheduled are the February 21st show in New Orleans, LA, followed by the March 1st gig in Lake Charles, LA. 

Kansas has already postponed their February 14 and 15th concerts to November 2025, and has also cancelled their February 21 and March 1st show

Platt announced his diagnosis on Facebook last week 

The band has since announced the postponement of several shows 

Kansas was formed in 1973 but Platt didn’t join the band until 2014, after lead singer Steve Walsh retired. 

The rock band, behind the classics Dust In The Wind and Carry On Wayward Son, catapulted their wildly successful career with the release their first album Topeka in 1974.

The group’s original line-up consisted of Richard Williams, Phil Ehart, Kerry Livgren, Steve Walsh, Robbie Steinhardt, and Dave Hope. 

Now Williams and Ehart are the only remaining original members of the group, which now also includes Platt, Zak Rivi, Tom Brislin, Joe Deninzon, and Dan McGowan. 

‘There’s a small paragraph on the cover of our first album that says, ‘Kansas is a band.” It’s not Kansas featuring somebody or certain people. When Kansas plays, it sounds like Kansas,’ Ehart previously told Billboard of their changing line-up. 

Kansas enjoyed success on the charts, with one top 10 hit – Dust In The Wind – hitting the Billboard H๏τ 100, along with 14 others landing on the same chart; Kansas pictured in 2023 

‘If there’s a bit of rotating of members under the moniker of Kansas, then so be it. So this time Kansas is going to be Steve Morse playing guitar — boy, what a great addition he was. Or David Ragsdale on violin. 

‘Or Ronnie Platt coming in, or Billy Greer on bᴀss. There has been a lot of different people coming and going, but it’s all under the auspices of the band. We go out and do what we do best, which is write and play Kansas music.’ 

Kansas has enjoyed success on the charts, with one top 10 hit – Dust In The Wind – hitting the Billboard H๏τ 100, along with 14 others landing on the same chart. 

The group has sold more than 30 million records, with eight of their albums going gold and three hitting Sєxtuple-platinum. 

Platt has performed on two Kansas albums, The Prelude Implicit and The Absence of Presence.