KISS' Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley on what to expect at the band's massive Dubai gig
The huge show will be live-streamed around the world on New Year’s Eve
By Amy Mathieson / www.timeoutdubai.com
World-famous rock band KISS are coming to Dubai for New Year's Eve, and if you're ready to welcome 2021 in with bang, it's time to tune into what's going to be an absolutely massive show.
“To be able to come to Dubai to play on New Year’s Eve under these circumstances, in a year that for most of us at the very least has been disruptive, but for some has been devastating, to have KISS kiss 2020 goodbye, in our fashion, is something I couldn’t have imagined,” KISS star Paul Stanley tells Time Out, ahead of the legendary band’s appearance in Dubai this week.
And in a year where the word unprecedented has been used more frequently than ever before, what we can be sure of is that millions of fans will have their eyes on Dubai on New Year’s Eve, as the world-famous band take to what will be a ginormous stage at Atlantis The Palm. In a time where Zoom interviews and live-streamed shows are the new normal, KISS are going to bring “the biggest, baddest celebration of the year” to Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah on Thursday (December 31).
“We will have the largest stage ever, it’s absolutely massive – plus a million dollars’ worth of pyro. It’s not going to be for the faint of heart, but it will be a celebration to kick 2020 in the rear – and we’re going to do it with eight-inch platform boots,” says Stanley.
Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons founded KISS in 1973, with former members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley, and the line-up is now completed by Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer. The band is famed for their high-energy live shows, make-up, pyrotechnics and more. And, so Simmons and Stanley tell Time Out, the Dubai show is set to take this to the next level.
