Rock ‘n’ roll legends KISS celebrate 40 years as music icons with their first-ever residency, KISS Rocks Vegas, at The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas starting Wednesday, November 5th through Sunday, November 23rd. Show time is 8 p.m.
Concert Club presale: Mon July 14th at 10am PST to Thurs July 17th at 10pm.
“What happens in Vegas will not stay in Vegas, not if we have anything to do with it. We intend to blow the roof off the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino,” said Gene Simmons, founding member of KISS.
Four decades after beginning its exemplary journey as one of the leading rock ‘n’ roll bands in the world, KISS continues to make waves with one of the loudest, most over-the-top, non-stop parties at The Joint. Designed exclusively for The Joint in partnership with AEG Live, the chart-topping band will unleash its signature elaborate set designs, jam-packed set list, intense pyrotechnics and much more for nine of the biggest shows in KISS performance history.
“KISS Army, get ready! America’s most iconic band is coming to America’s most exciting city. Rock and Rock Hall of Famers KISS are bringing their show to Las Vegas for their first-ever residency. For 40 years, KISS has been putting on some of the most exciting shows in music and we finally got them where they should be – Las Vegas – at The Joint. We couldn’t be more excited to see what they’re gearing up for!” exclaimed Bobby Reynolds, vice president of booking for AEG Live Las Vegas.
KISS Rocks Vegas dates:
Wednesday, Nov. 5
Friday, Nov. 7
Saturday, Nov. 8
Wednesday, Nov. 12
Friday, Nov. 14
Saturday, Nov. 15
Wednesday, Nov. 19
Saturday, Nov. 22
Sunday, Nov. 23
*show time is 8 p.m.
Ticket prices for KISS Rocks Vegas start at $49.50 (plus applicable service fees) and go on sale on Friday, July 18 at 10 a.m. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit the Hard Rock Hotel box office, charge-by-phone at 1-888-9-AXS-TIX. VIP ticket and room and show packages are available at .
source: kissonline.com
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So, it starts … the beginning of the inevitable end.
I’m sure this summer on the road with Leppard will be the final nail in the box – don’t you think?
I mean …geez, it has to be a grind even for Eric & Tommy. The tours get shorter, the set gets shorter, the box office gets smaller. When do those two step out already?
Yes a smaller box office. Dallas show had 20,000 in attendance.
If you listen and compare Tommy’s rendition of Ace’s licks some years ago with today you can see, hear and feel that even for him it is getting boring, just a routine. It is even harder for him to pretend that it is still fun because it’s not his own creation that he can relate to. So while they might sound more professional and polished than ever before, at the same time the real power and fire fades away.
I saw this lineup with makeup in their first European tour 09, feelings aside on Ace and Peter, the show was FULL KISS and musically it was brilliant. Paul’s voice was unbelievable, I loved every minute. Yes, I would love to have the original band but we got what we got, and I think both Eric and Tommy do a good job.
In contrast though, I saw them in Irvine, CA in their tour w. Leppard (which played great BTW) and as much as I love KISS, I’m not going to see them live anymore. Paul just cannot sing anymore, it makes me real sad, he is one of the greatest rock n roll voices EVER, but it hurt in almost every song, unfortunately he was off, except Lick it up maybe. I’m not bashing him, it truly, as a fan hurts to see that you probably won’t see the band live anymore, and KISS without Paul’s voice is not KISS.
Gene, on the contrary was singing great. Maybe if Paul tones down his stage banter to save his voice for the songs? But then again, it wouldn’t be KISS!! I don’t know… it really makes me sad. Only saw them three times, farewell tour,’ 09 in Munich and the current leppard tour. Honestly, nowhere near enough what I would have wanted!… new albums I’ll always be there buying them. Live show? No. I want to keep my memories from 09 backwards with Paul’s singing as it should be.
Are you sure you saw them in 2009? I remember seeing them in Oberhausen in 2008 as well as 2010. Paul’s voice was strained in 2008 and a lot worse in 2010 (proof would be the Rock am Ring TV footage). Compared to his voice in 2010, on some nights today he is even worse, on a few nights he is slightly better, but on the whole one must say it hurts because you still have the original sound of his voice in your head so are instantly comparing the past with the present even though you might not want to.
In 2009 it was 10 years since I saw in the farewell tour, I gotta say that maybe I remember it better than it was because I was having a ball, but I prefer it that way 🙂 Although I have a few videos that I filmed and Paul was awesome. All in all, I fully agree that I can’t compare, but you’ve heard those songs so much (both live and studio) that it’s tough, especially with Paul who had such an incredible voice.
Totally agree with everything you said. I saw them last year and Paul’s voice as annoying at best. But yet his banter was none stop and not toned down. I was thinking the exact same thing you were about him. But again to your point, Gene was money all night long. It was actually one of his best performances that I had seen, and I’ve seen them 25+ times over the years. I kept thinking they should have more Demon songs and less Starchild songs. But you know that will never happen. If it weren’t for my kids, I wouldn’t see them live anymore. But they have a blast and its fun to take them to shows that I went to as a kid as well.
I’ll take Paul’s voice bad or not any day……the guy is 62 yrs old, in amazing shape…..now I have heard good & bad about this tour but in all honesty….who cares, I’m not about to piss & moan members….Tommy & Eric are true to the spirit of KISS…..so I’m over it. What was bullshit was the RRHoF’s ignorance to other KISS members getting not getting the respect that they earned!! Joe in The Cuse
25+ times that’s AWESOME!! I’m with you if I had kids I would do the same… the gotta see that show!! But man I’m sure you’ve seen them w/o makeup then, I would have loved to see the Hot in the Shade tour or the Revenge tour.
Watching a lot of fan videos of the current tour recently to me also Gene seems to be in good shape, and I also mean physically, he looks leaner than before, and his voice is still there. So there are different examples of rock singers getting old, like I said before, Daltrey of The Who has done so in a classy way not trying to do things he could do 20 years ago thus not making a fool of himself. Paul has always been yelling on stage doing his banter, that surely has worn his voice out in addition to the singing.
Doc McGee: KISS = Doritos.
Vegas residency is a great venue. I don’t like the current Kiss but after seeing Motley there in 012″ I might go. This is a great venue for kiss at this stage in their careers. Bring back Ace and Peter and u sell out arenas again. At this point I think Gene and Paul are winding
Down and heading towards retiring from kiss as a concert player. They are having fun and prolly trying to enjoy every last moment they have on that stage as Kiss. Paul at some point is going to lose his voice even more. And at that point he won’t and couldn’t go on. He knows his days are numbered. Pisses me off how everybody says Peter can’t play a tour anymore. Uh. Peter looks in better shape than any of the 4 original members. Ace is fat. Paul can’t sing. Gene is fat and doesn’t move on stage anymore. As far as I’m concerned Peter would hold his own just fine.
Just had to say it…Peter is in better shape than all of them??? With respect my friend, Peter hasn’t played well since the reunion tour and he was marginal at best for that…I’m a drummer and not that I’m John Bonham, but believe me when I tell you he cheats all over the place because he’s not able to move quick enough. Go to youtube and watch Peter play Detroit Rock City or Black diamond from the 70’s and watch him on the reuion tour…very basic playing and very different. Eric Singer and Eric Car give the old songs way more punch and energy than Peter ever did. Paul is clearly in the best shape although his voice is shot, but playing some different lower register songs helps and Gene looks good and is sounding good still so not sure where your thoughts came from…
Punch is not everything. It is a matter of taste. Apart from the fact, that Peter is the oldest and probably would not last a full tour like he did, you still have to take into account that Peter’s drumming was never about having that punch and technique modern hard rock drummers are supposed to have. On the other hand, that was exactly what helped creating the classic Kiss sound. So you have to choose: if one wants the classic sound, then you need Ace’s way of playing (even though it might be a bit sloppy) and Peter’s way of drumming and grooving, even though one might really say that their technical abilities do not match that of modern players. Singer is good for certain bands and styles, with Kiss he does not play that heavy as he could to suit the classic vibe of the songs better, but imagine he would play for Purple instead of Paice, another 70s band with a classic sound and vibe, that would be awful because the DP sound and groove largely depends on Paice’s old-school style of grooving, shuffling, not that high energy drumming. So a drummer shapes the vibe and sound of a band much more than people often think. So if you want the classic Kiss sound, you need Peter in his heyday.
yep, it’s official; My heroes are dead.