Kiss has announced its final string of shows, which will culminate over two nights — December 1st and 2nd — at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Kiss will kick off its final North American tour on October 29th at Austin’s Moody Center.
There has been no word as to whether co-founders Ace Frehley and Peter Criss will appear at the final New York shows.
The band posted a testament on its official Kissonline.com website, which reads:
The absolute final shows of our final tour, ‘The End Of The Road Tour,’ will kick off this October and culminate in a massive show in the city where it all began. New York City has been a part of our ethos and storyline for more than four decades, so we felt it fitting to culminate our career on stage at Madison Square Garden.
Kiss was born in New York City. On 23rd Street. Half a century ago. It will be a privilege and honor to finish touring at Madison Square Garden, 10 blocks and 50 years from where we first started!
During a new chat with Classic Rock, Paul Stanley was pressed about the persistent rumor that he’s actually visibly lip-syncing substantial parts of the band’s shows, to which he said, “Ha. Well, that’s just nonsense, of course. And the idea that we need to explain or clarify what we do is nonsense. I sing every song. Any band that’s out there with a big show knows that you have to be coordinated and there has to be syncing with the technology, the lights and the pyro and everything, so the idea that you’d go out there without a click (track) to lock you in is just ridiculous.”
He went on to say, “And does it really matter? I’ve seen bands that are considered the greatest in the world and I’m saying to my wife, ‘Who’s playing that beat on the drums?’ As long as what’s going on is honest, why gives a f***? Things evolve over time, and it’s a different world now than it was 30 or 40 years ago. Do we really need to put everything under a microscope when people are having the best night of their lives? I won’t do it.”
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