Beginning of the End: KISS launches End of the Road farewell tour tonight in Vancouver
KISS kicks off the first leg of their massive End of the Road World Tour tonight in Vancouver, Canada.
Singer/guitarist Paul Stanley tells ABC Radio that the trek likely will last about three years, while promising that his group will go out with a big bang.
“KISS isn’t about fading away,” he declares. “KISS is about a supernova. KISS is about an explosion heard ’round the world, and that’s what we’ll do.”
Stanley also is expecting the shows to be poignant for KISS fans, both old and new.
“We’re gonna…really show everybody why we’ve been around this long and have that emotional connection to the audience,” he maintains. “It’s more than just music. When people realize that this is the last time, you get to share something very intimate…We have parents who bring their children, and bring their fathers and mothers. So, with three generations there and a lot of time that we’ve spent doing this, it’s a great time to acknowledge what we’ve done.”
KISS singer/bassist Gene Simmons, meanwhile, says the band chose now to mount the farewell tour because they want to go out at the height of their powers.
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