KISS goodbye! Iconic rock band announce ‘final shows ever’ in NYC where the band were ‘born’
Three months after announcing their final European dates, KISS unveiled the dates for their farewell tour in North America – 50 years after founding the iconic rock band.
The Grammy-nominated glam rockers kick off their 19-date last leg of The End of the Road Tour on October 29 at Texas’ Moody Center in Austin and conclude it with a two-night stand at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on December 1-2.
‘I kid around a lot, [saying] “Men don’t [cry].” I’m sure I’ll cry like a nine-year-old girl whose foot’s being stepped on,’ singer-and-bassist Gene Simmons confessed on The Howard Stern Show on Wednesday.
‘KISS was born on 23rd Street. It’s only taken us 50 years to go play the final shows 10 blocks away on 33rd Street, which is Madison Square Garden.’
At 73 and 71, respectively, Simmons and co-founder Paul Stanley are the eldest 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 unveiled the dates for their farewell tour in North America – 50 years after founding the iconic rock band
Presale starts Monday! The Grammy-nominated glam rockers kick off their 19-date last leg of The End of the Road Tour on October 29 at Texas’ Moody Center in Austin and conclude it with a two-night stand at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on December 1-2
Stanley is also proud to ‘finish up where we started’ in the Big Apple.
‘Look, some people have kind of snickered and said, “Oh this End of the Road Tour has gone on for years.” Yeah, we lost two and a half years to COVID. We would’ve been done already,’ the singer-and-rhythm guitarist explained.
‘So, yes, this is the end. When you come to see the show, it’s awesome. It’s the most high tech show out there and yet it’s clearly a kick-a** rock ‘n’ roll show. It’s not Vegas. It’s not something that loses its ba**s so to speak. It’s everything KISS just amped up and ramped up, so look, we’re giving it everything we have.’
Presales for The End of the Road World Tour go on sale next Monday at 10am and the general sale begins March 10 at 10am.
But first, KISS is next scheduled to perform April 12 at Brazil’s Arena da Amazonia in Manaus.
The fab foursome – affectionately nicknamed Demon, Starchild, Spaceman, and Catman -released their 20th and final studio album Monster back in 2012.
KISS has sold over 100M albums and they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.
Some of the rockers’ more famous songs include Detroit Rock City, Rock and Roll All Nite, Makin Love, and I Was Made for Lovin´ You.
Singer-and-bassist Gene Simmons confessed on The Howard Stern Show on Wednesday: ‘I kid around a lot, [saying] “Men don’t [cry].” I’m sure I’ll cry like a nine-year-old girl whose foot’s being stepped on. KISS was born on 23rd Street. It’s only taken us 50 years to go play the final shows 10 blocks away on 33rd Street, which is Madison Square Garden’
Retirement age: At 73 and 71, respectively, Simmons and co-founder Paul Stanley (2-L) are the eldest 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: ‘Look, some people have kind of snickered and said, “Oh this End of the Road Tour has gone on for years.” Yeah, we lost two and a half years to COVID. We would’ve been done already. So, yes, this is the end’
Still got it! Presales for The End of the Road World Tour go on sale next Monday at 10am and the general sale begins March 10 at 10am
1976 throwback! KISS has sold over 100M albums, releasing their 20th and final studio album Monster back in 2012, and they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014
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