Music - Rock band Kiss allegedly plays last concert
The US rock band Kiss ("Detroit Rock City", "I Was Made For Loving You") will give their last concert on Sunday night. The masked cult band around the two founders Paul Stanley (71) and Gene Simmons (74) will perform in their hometown of New York City in the famous Madison Square Garden, finally ending their farewell tour after five years.
The "End Of The Road" tour had already begun in January 2019, was interrupted during the coronavirus pandemic and then extended several times.
"New York City has been a part of our spirit and history for more than four decades," Kiss wrote on their Instagram channel, "so we thought it fitting to cap off our career on stage at Madison Square Garden." The farewell concert will be broadcast as a paid livestream on the internet.
Debut in New York in 1973
Kiss made their debut in a New York club in January 1973 and within a few years had become one of the most successful rock bands in the world - also thanks to spectacular stage shows with lots of fireworks. The band had already completed a farewell tour once. But after the "Farewell Tour" in 2000, Stanley and Simmons changed their minds and continued playing with a different line-up.
In the dpa interview about the "End Of The Road" tour, which also took Kiss to Germany several times, both Simmons and Stanley cited the "50-pound" stage costumes as the main reason for their departure. "If we were on stage in sneakers and jeans, we could still play rock'n'roll at 90," said Stanley, making people sit up and take notice. From the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, the group had already temporarily ditched their famous make-up and glittery costumes.
And Gene Simmons also leaves a small back door open. "I'm saying it here and now, my hand on the Bible," said the 74-year-old in a recent "Rolling Stone" interview. "It will be the last Kiss performance in make-up." Future Kiss concerts without masks and costumes are therefore not out of the question.
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- Fans across the USA and in Great Britain, especially, are eagerly waiting for Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons to share a final kiss on stage at Madison Square Garden.
- The news of Kiss's last concert has been trending on social media platforms like Instagram, with fans worldwide expressing their sadness and excitement.
- During the concert, there will be a special moment where Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, both veterans of the music industry, will exchange a heartfelt kiss as a symbol of their long-lasting friendship and shared history.
- The 'End of the Road' tour has seen Kiss perform in various cities in the USA and even overseas in places like London, showcasing their impact and influence on the pop music scene for generations.
- Despite their farewell concert in New York City, Gene Simmons hasn't completely closed the door for future performances, hinting that they might perform without masks and make-up in the future.
- In London, fans have been leaving heartfelt messages on social media platforms, expressing their sadness that they can't be present for the last kiss between Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, two rock icons who have left an indelible mark on the music industry.
- The news of Kiss's last concert has also sparked conversations about the evolution of rock music and how bands like Kiss have transformed and reinvented themselves over the years, adapting to changing times and trends.
- The final moment of their concert in New York City on Sunday night will undoubtedly echo through the halls of Madison Square Garden and the history of rock music, leaving an everlasting impression on the generations of music lovers, who will remember the great kiss that ended an era.
Source: www.stern.de
