On this day in KISSTORY - March 12, 1996 - KISS MTV Unplugged hit the stores in the US. Unplugged was a chance for us to celebrate the musical history of the band by stripping, some great songs from different points in our history, down to the bare essence of what makes them great.
On this day in KISSTORY - March 10, 1983 - KISS' Creatures Of The Night/10th Anniversary Tour invaded the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas.
Photo by Ross Halfin.
On this day in KISSTORY - March 9, 1984 - KISS opened a two-night sold-out stand at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
Thanks to Angelo Luchetta for sharing the poster.
The Gene Simmons Band is hitting the road in 2024! Get ready for shows in Brazil, Finland, Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, & Belgium.
APRIL 26 - Sao Paulo, Brazil | Summer Breeze Open Air Festival
JULY 27 - Kuopio, Finland | Kuopio Festival
JULY 29 - Stockholm, Sweden | Dalhalla
JULY 31 - Gothenburg, Sweden | Liseberg
AUGUST 02 - Wacken, Germany | Wacken Open Air
AUGUST 04 - Utrecht, The Netherlands | Ronda
AUGUST 08 - Luxembourg | Den Atelier
AUGUST 09 - Lierop, The Netherlands | Nirwana Tuinfeest
AUGUST 11 - Kortrijk, Belgium | Alcatraz Festival
Visit www.GeneSimmons.com/Gene-Simmons-band-tour/ for ticket links.
On this day in KISSTORY - March 6, 2013 - We rocked Ethihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.
Photos by Ross Halfin
By Martin Kielty / ultimateclassicrock.com
Photo by Martin Philbey, Getty Images
On March 6, 2002, KISS hit the stage for a private show in Jamaica with a new Spaceman behind the mask. Tommy Thayer made his first official appearance as the band's guitarist, and, despite the controversy, he’d already been involved with Kiss for six years.
The departure of original guitarist Ace Frehley had been looming for some time. Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley had become tired of the Space Ace’s alcoholic antics. Thayer had actually been lined up in the background, ready to take over if Frehley dropped the ball. He’d stood ready during Kiss’ performance at the February 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, although he wasn't called up at that time.
Born in 1960, Thayer had achieved some notoriety with his band Black ’n Blue, who released four studio albums in the '80s. They’d hired Simmons to produce the last two, and that’s how the Kiss connection was made.
In 1989, Simmons invited Thayer to co-write material for Kiss, resulting in the songs “Betrayed” and “The Street Giveth, the Street Taketh Away” from Hot in the Shade. Five years later, the guitarist was given a supervisory role in the Kisstory book project, leading to further work with the band.
KISS IS EVERYWHERE!
Gene Simmons rocks the cover of the latest issue of France's Les Legendes Du Rock Magazine.
Thanks to Christophe Dard for sharing the cover with us!
