Three months after announcing their final European dates, KISS have revealed the dates for their farewell tour in North America – 50 years after the legendary rock group’s formation.
The Grammy-nominated glam rockers will kick off their 19-date final leg of The End of the Road Tour in Austin, Texas on October 29 at Moody Center, Texas, and with a two-night stand in New York’s Madison Square in December Complete Garden 1st -2nd
“I joke a lot [saying] “Men don’t [cry]”I’m sure I’ll cry like a nine-year-old girl who gets her foot stepped on,” singer and bassist Gene Simmons confessed on The Howard Stern Show on Wednesday.
“KISS was born on 23rd Street. It only took us 50 years to play the last shows 10 blocks away on 33rd Street in Madison Square Garden.”
At 73 and 71, respectively, Simmons and co-founder Paul Stanley are the oldest members of the drag-style group, whose lead guitarist Tommy Thayer is 62 and drummer Eric Singer is 64.
End of an era: Three months after announcing their final European dates, KISS have revealed the dates for their farewell North American tour – 50 years after the legendary rock band’s formation
The pre-sale starts on Monday! The Grammy-nominated glam rockers will kick off their 19-date final leg of The End of the Road Tour in Austin, Texas on October 29 at the Moody Center, Texas, and with a two-night stand in New York’s Madison Square in December Complete Garden 1st -2nd
Stanley is also proud to “end where we started” in the Big Apple.
“See, some people kind of giggled and said, ‘Oh, this ‘End of the Road’ tour has been going on for years.’ Yes, we lost two and a half years to COVID. Then we were done”, explains the singer and rhythm guitarist.
So yeah, that’s the end. If you come to see the show, it’s great. It’s the most high-tech show around, and yet it’s clearly a kick-a** rock ‘n’ roll show. This is not Vegas. It is not something that loses its base, so to speak. It’s everything that KISS just amped up and accelerated, so look, we’re giving it everything we’ve got.”
Pre-sales for The End of the Road World Tour begin next Monday at 10:00 am. with general sales ending March 10 at 10:00 am.
But first, KISS is scheduled for April 12 at Brazil’s Arena da Amazonia in Manaus.
The fantastic foursome – affectionately known as Demon, Starchild, Spaceman and Catman – released their 20th and final studio album Monster in 2012.
KISS has sold more than 100 million albums and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.
Some of the rockers’ most famous songs are Detroit Rock City, Rock and Roll All Nite, Makin Love and I Was Made for Lovin’ You.
Singer and bassist Gene Simmons confessed on Wednesday’s Howard Stern Show: “I joke a lot, [saying] “Men don’t [cry]“I’m sure I’ll cry like a nine-year-old girl who gets her foot stepped on. KISS was born on 23rd Street. This is Madison Square Garden.”
Retirement age: At 73 and 71, respectively, Simmons and co-founder Paul Stanley (2-L) are the oldest members of the drag-style group, whose lead guitarist Tommy Thayer (R) is 62 and drummer Eric Singer (2- R) is 64
Stanley (R) explained: “See, some people kind of giggled and said, ‘Oh, this ‘End of the Road’ tour has been going on for years.’ Yes, we lost two and a half years to COVID. We would be ready now. So yes, this is the end’
I still have it! Advance sales for The End of the Road World Tour start next Monday at 10am and general sales start March 10th at 10am.
Flashback to 1976! KISS has sold over 100 million albums and released their 20th and final studio album Monster in 2012 and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014
Source: Daily Mail
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