Kiss is one of the most celebrated rock bands in history, famous for their theatrical stage shows, including fire, makeup, and outfits. Kiss began in 1973 and has gone on many concert tours that enabled them to sing their popular songs and give rock concerts to millions of fans.
Kiss was one of the most successful bands in the history of rock and roll, and their Alive/Worldwide Tour in 1996 and beyond was one of the most famous of all Kiss’s tours. The tour for this album was the band’s largest tour ever with Kiss doing over 200 shows across six continents. It was an album by the original members after Ace Frehley and Peter Criss had left the group for some time. The tour received a successful response from the audience, who welcomed the band back with the original lineup. Kiss played all their hits such as ‘Rock and Roll All Nite,’ ‘Detroit Rock City,’ and ‘Love Gun’ and some other tracks that were also good. The shows were as typically Kiss – Simmons was seen fawning fire and blood spitting while Frehley and Criss performed their solos on ramps that levitated above the heads of the audience.
Thus, in 2000, Kiss started the Kiss Farewell Tour, which was planned to be the band’s last tour as they were going to leave the road. Kiss then toured almost to the tune of 200 shows in several legs within the following couple of years. The tour proved to be a massive commercial success with almost all the shows being sold out across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. The only farewell tour that Kiss did was in 1996, and it was unique as the band featured the original line-up of Stanley, Simmons, Frehley, and Criss, although Kulick and Singer had been members of the band for some time. During the concert, the band performed songs that they have written throughout their career; switching around the set list, and focusing on songs that are not often performed or requested by the fans. As befitting Kiss, the shows were filled with pyrotechnics, smoking guitars, and great stunts. However, as the name suggested it was a ‘Farewell tour’ this was not the last time the legendary rock band would tour again.
This tour started in the year 2010 to promote Sonic Boom which was the first album of new songs in about 11 years of KISS. Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, and crew toured through Europe for close to 40 shows in arenas and festival settings. The band also played songs that are not often included in the tours such as Sonic Boom tracks and other 80s hits such as “Unholy” and “I Was Made for Lovin’ You. ” The stage show was modest compared to what fans have seen in previous tours, as it was mainly a hard rock show emphasizing the performance of the songs. However, there was enough action in the form of fireballs, smoke bombs, and explosions throughout the evening. Reviews of the Sonic Boom Over Europe Tour were positive with the focus on the powerful new material, as well as the energetic performances of Kiss.
They then replaced Sonic Boom with its successor – The Tour in 2012. It proved the band had a solid commercial viability into the new year, with more than seventy dates across North and South America. As expected, the shows featured explosions, lasers, and acrobatics, including one where Paul Stanley performed a daring aerial move to a small platform in the middle of the auditorium. Most of the songs played during these concerts were derived from the early Kiss discography, but a few songs from the Sonic Boom album managed to make their way into setlists. Praise was given to the longevity of Stanley and the energy of Simmons in addition to the accuracy and passion of the musicians that accompanied them.
Most recently, Kiss embarked on the final stage of the End of the Road World Tour in early 2019. As suggested by the title, the multi-year journey is set to be the band’s last tour in its entire existence. Following the first schedule that includes the cities of North America and Europe, Kiss will go on touring the rest of the world, visiting more continents. If past Kiss performances are anything to go by, the band will be given a befitting send-off nothing less than spectacular performances. Being an extraordinary live band, the group has hinted that they will not be doing their best for the finale. Sustaining nightly pyro shows, for instance, would cost more than most talents’ complete tour expenses. Critiques up to this point have praised the ability of the indoor locations to afford intimacy and for Kiss to interact with the audience. Songs like ‘Detroit Rock City and ‘Rock and Roll All Nite’ are the replay buttons that make people look forward to this tour internationally. Few bands have embraced the Kiss credo of “the biggest band in the world” for nearly 50 years, and when those pyrotechnic last notes of this tour fade, one of the most incendiary live bands in rock history will vanish into the night.
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