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05/21/2019

KISS Sighting: Florence, Italy

KISS is Everywhere! Thanks to Joe Steinbach for sharing with this KISS Unmasked wall from a record store in Florence, Italy.
05/14/2019

Paul Stanley Of KISS On Almost 50 Years Of Rock: 'We Wanted To Be Larger Than Life'

By David Greene, Vince Pearson & Daniel Hajek / www.nhpr.org

After nearly 50 years, KISS is saying goodbye to touring. The over-the-top purveyors of heavy metal have embarked on a year-long finale tour titled "One Last KISS: End of the Road World Tour." The 105-stop tour spans North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand and will encapsulate KISS' larger-than-life show for the last time.

Before his storied rock rise, KISS' lead singer Paul Stanley recalls being a New York cab driver and driving people to Madison Square Garden to see Elvis. He remembers telling himself that night, "One of these days, people are going to be driving here to see me."

Stanley formed KISS in 1973 along with bassist and back-up vocalist Gene Simmons. Inspired by glam rock, the band was determined to make its performances into an all-encompassing experience.

"As a rock fan I had gone to see bands who oftentimes made you think they were doing you a favor by showing up when I just paid them," Stanley says. "I think there was a lot of apathy onstage in a sense of complacency."

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05/13/2019

KISS ARMY DEMANDS ANOTHER LA SHOW -- BAND RESPONDS

After legions of the KISS Army voiced their demands, KISS announced today an additional LA show at LA’s STAPLES Center on the END OF THE ROAD World Tour, produced by Live Nation. The newly announced show will take place on Friday, September 20th. KISS is planning to end this leg of the tour with the biggest pyro event of the tour lighting up LA’s iconic arena before heading off on the annual KISS Kruise.  

Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, May 17th at 10:00am PT at LiveNation.com. Meet & Greet packages for the show will be available Monday, May 13th from 10am PT to 10pm PT. A special KISS Army Fan Club will also run from Tuesday, May 14th at 10am PT through Thursday, May 16th at 10pm PT. American Express® Card Members can also purchase tickets before the general public beginning Tuesday, May 14th at 12pm PT through Thursday, May 16th at 10pm.

“KISS’ arena show on this End Of The Road Tour has seen us raise the bar for spectacle and bombast. Our plans for this show will have us pull out all the stops to make this night all the more ground breaking and ground shaking. We can’t wait,” said KISS.

 

Already labeled by many as the biggest tour of 2019, critics and fans alike have been raving about the final KISS tour ever.

“…the “End of the Road” tour is bigger and better even by KISS standards.” ­– FORBES

 

“Between Stanley and Simmons' gleeful showmanship and Thayer and Singer's flashy musicianship, it's hard to imagine a band that's still this good is really going to say goodbye to a fan base that's still so dedicated.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

 

“Start to finish, the much too recently inducted Rock & Roll Hall of Famers proved they could still command a crowd and bang out their bar-setting show of shows.” – The Spokesman Review

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