Off to NYC for a live radio show tonight. Originally the show was going to be pre recorded but since the H&H Festival in Mexico was cancelled I’m headed in to do it live. Join me 11P-2A ET tonight on Q104.3 NYC, free stream at www.q1043.com or use the free Iheartradio app. Mark Slaughter will call in to debut a new solo song for charity, Glenn Hughes will call in to debut new music from his new band California Breed as well. SO much new stuff out there or coming that is SO good. Was just sent new music from Joe Holmes new band that is killer! Will play a bunch tonight. This is truly one of the best periods for new music and bands I like in a long time. Truly hope some of it breaks through but it seems harder and harder these days to get it across.
NEW TMS tomorrow with Dee Snider, Glenn Hughes on Skype and Chris Caffery on guitar. 11p ET on VH1C.
Don’t forget I’ll be in Largo FL 3/28 to host Jake E Lee. I’ll also be doing a pre show meet and greet and selling and signing both books. Hope to see you at Cultural Events Center. Then the MOR Cruise!
Kiss & Def Leppard will announce a tour together this Summer on Monday. Look no further for how competitive the touring circuit has become for your dollars when you see bands that once were headliners on their own teaming up like this. Good for fans to get the double bill but the good seats won’t be cheap and any “VIP” stuff very pricey. But the entire music business now revolves around the road and touring, so everything is for sale and all will work to make their package more attractive than others. Plenty of choices this Summer it’s looking like with many more announcements to come. Seems in the rock world there are very few bands left that can truly headline anymore and take out unknown acts to break them as support. Which kind of sucks for new developing artists who once found new fans from these tours. But bands just can’t risk the lack of ticket sales with a lesser known support act and not more of a co headline more and more it seems.
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Journey/Steve Miller. Chicago/Reo. Styx/Foreigner.
Eddie, curious to know if you think those in our age range (sorry you hit 50 this year, it’s not that bad though, trust me, I’ve got a couple more over you) are still the ones who are primarily going to see Kiss (along with their kids) these days or if the demographics are more those who first adopted Kiss in the 80’s and beyond. For me, I’m trying to understand the motivation for a teen from the 70’s to continue seeing a band (if that’s still the case) that is vocally and physically (energy wise) a shadow of their previous self. For me, “the thrill is gone”, as BB King would say, although I still enjoy revisiting my Kissology dvd’s now and then, reading your Kiss trunk reports/blogs and checking out some of the newer podcasts like Three Sides of the Coin, of which you were a guest not too long ago. Plus the drama of the HOF is interesting to say the least. Also, the Kiss solo books are fun, but no interest in Kiss live in 2014.
There are some fans that will look past anything and continue to go see something just because they feel obligated to. Or they are bringing their kids to see some version of what they loved as a kid
Or maybe they enjoy seeing the current version of Kiss.
The current band kicks ass.
Man I agree with Eddie. I am a life long Kiss fan since 77 and just don’t know why they have this hold over me that I feel obligated to them. Very strange.
Or you just have bad hearing since 1977?
Eddie,
Rich summed up the fan that I am today. Pauls voice is why I have no interest in seeing them live anymore. Listening to him butcher the songs today when I remember what once was is not something I want to do. It doesn’t bother me that it isn’t the original four, it’s the music. I last saw them live in 2003, which in my opinion, was the last year his voice was still strong. I still have my live cd’s and dvd’s to walk down memory lane with.
When I heard about this tour I pretty much flipped out at the chance to see Kiss live. That, along with the fact that I will be able to see them with one of my favorite bands, Def Leppard, makes me more excited for this summer than I have been in a long time.
Def Leppard was the first concert I ever saw back in summer ’88, Pyromania was the fist cassette tape I ever got, and I have really enjoyed seeing them again several recent summers. It’s unfortunate they’re touring with my all time favorite band, whom I refuse to see live because of the Imposters. See, Ed, it didn’t take long for the grenades to start flying after the mention of Kiss 🙂
Maybe if these bands would lower their ticket prices they could headline on their own and sellout shows. Ticket prices have gotten way out of hand. What used to cost $10 in the 1970’s is now $150. That is ridiculous. I know how to fix this problem real fast. Boycott the shows. If fans quit going, the prices will drop pronto. It should not cost $50-$70 an hour to see a show.
I agree 100% but it’ll never happen. I near too many nutcases that say “I’d pay $500 to see ‘insert band here’.” But yeah, the fans could speak with their wallets – it’s the only language bands understand.
The only downer with these tours is the reduced setlists…so I wonder if its really worth tht $$.. been a kiss fan my whole life (im 41) but they suck now…seen DF last year, not impressed in the least (I left 3 songs in)…Eddie, the next time u talk to lita, tell her she was the reason I went to DF show in the first place…poison is good live but to see lita rock a 6 song set was awesome! But I honestly think its time for kiss to hang it up…but its evident that there arent any new bands coming up to push the old bands, such as kiss, aside….isnt that evident by mtv’s decision to stop playing music and focus more on shows about prego teens?