Richard Williams remembers playing the 1977 hit "Dust in the Wind" for the first time in Bulgaria around six or seven years ago.

"I could hear (the crowd) so clearly singing that I could hear every word, but I could also hear the distinct Bulgarian accent as they were singing and it was such a surreal moment of being there,” said Williams, guitarist and original member of the band Kansas. "There is one guy on Earth that gets to start that song and that’s me and everybody knows the song. Everybody has a personal story about that song. Everybody knows what we’re playing from the first note I start.

"I hope I would never become so jaded as to not appreciate that moment when it starts."

Kansas is set to take the stage Friday night at Peabody Auditorium in Daytona Beach as part of their "Point of Know Return" tour, commemorating the 1977 album of the same name. The more than two-hour concert is expected to include a performance of the entire "Point of Know Return" album.

"We get to play two-and-a-half hours ending with 'Point of Know Return,' but we've got another hour-and-a-half we can fill with other stuff," Williams said. "So we get to go deep into the catalogue since it's not a state fair or a casino, this is hardcore Kansas fans that come to these shows. So we can really select from all our albums, the deepest cuts."

The band — known for "Dust in the Wind" and 1976's "Carry on Wayward Son" — last performed in Daytona Beach in 2016, according to Chad Smith, entertainment venues manager for the city of Daytona Beach.

"I think that the fans, especially the fan club, will have something that will be a lifetime experience that night with them," Smith said.

Performing an album from start to finish brings up a lot of memories, Williams said.

"Remembering times in the studio, remember where you recorded it, difficulties or funny things that happened, all those things start to come to mind as you're doing it," he said.

He added the performance also leads to questions such as "Why is this song after this song? Why was this sequence this way?

"And then you say, 'Oh yeah, it used to go on an album where there was two sides.' So it makes sense that (B-side) would start with this," Williams said. "It's fun to listen to it, the way a fan would, while you're playing it."

Kansas released a new album in 2016 titled "The Prelude Implicit" following Ronnie Platt becoming the band's lead vocalist in 2014. It was the band's 15th studio album and the first since 2000's "Somewhere to Elsewhere."

"The goal was to be as quintessentially Kansas as we possibly could," Williams said.

"With the new lineup, it was a tremendous revitalization of everybody in the organization and the will of the band and the direction of the band. We haven't stopped rolling since."

The current lineup includes Williams and original drummer Phil Ehart along with Platt, bassist/vocalist Billy Greer, keyboardist David Manion, violinist/guitarist David Ragsdale and guitarist Zak Rizvi.

Williams said the band has about half of another new album written.

"Is there a plan for that? Yes," he said. "When the plan is going to be implemented is kind of an unknown at this time."

Williams also reflected on being in the band since releasing their debut album in 1974.

"So much has happened in our careers since the heyday," he said. "It's a unique perspective to be able to just stand on the side of the trail and look back and realize how far you have walked by just taking the next step. You don't really know you're doing it at the time, you're just moving forward. It's been a long trip to get to where we are today.

"I'm glad that I feel just grateful as I do now for it all and so happy to be here and still loving doing this because a lot of people don't."