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After 13 legs and 1767 days, Kiss’s final tour is finally over. It began the best part of five years ago with a show at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada, on January 31, 2019. And now the Kiss have played their final ever show, pulling 20,000 members of the Kiss Army to Madison Square Garden in New York for one final pyrotechnic blow-out.
Of course, Kiss activity was always going to continue in some way, shape or form, and Gene Simmons has hinted as much. “I’m totally open to that idea,” he told Rolling Stone earlier this month. “Why not pass the baton, pass the crown to four new, young people who are deserving?”
Well now we know: a countdown clock on Kiss’s official website has just expired, and Kiss have revealed that they’re continuing as avatars, following in the footsteps of the hugely successful Abba Voyage show in London, in which the four members of the Swedish pop icons perform a greatest hits set as lifelike 3D projections.
Fans who register at KissOnline are able to watch a short film entitled A New Era Begins, which shows a little behind-the-scenes detail, while thunder crashes, and band mainstays Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley hint at what’s to come.
“The future is so exciting,” says Simmons, while Stanley adds, “We can live on, eternally!”
A second film shows how the avatars were made, while a third features a conversation between Kiss and representatives of Pophouse (the Swedish company behind the Abba show) and George Lucas’s visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic.
“On December 2nd 2023, Kiss, as we know them, performed their final ever concert,” the final film begins. “But behind the scenes, a new venture was unfolding.”
Live dates from the avatar version of Kiss have yet to be announced.
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- Kiss - The Originals II - Complete! - Japanese - 3-LP vinyl set - £550.00, $687.50, €638.00 (New Item) (arrived 10-May-2024 16:45)on May 13, 2024 at 6:11 pm
KISS The Originals II (Super Rare 1978 Japanese-only 29-track triple LP set, pressed on slightly Translucent Vinyl visible when held to the light. Repackages the albums Destroyer, Rock & Roll Over & Love Gun in a unique gatefold picture sleeve complete with artwork inners, an eight-page lyric booklet, a glossy full colour eight-page photo booklet, four superb Kiss masks & the original wide obi-strip. The packaging displays only light signs of age and has just a little edge & corner wear, whilst the masks remain unused. The vinyl is clean with only faint evidence of play only. Very tough to find in this complete state! VIP-5504~6)
- Kiss - Unmasked - Italian - vinyl LP - £25.00, $31.25, €29.00 (New Item) (arrived 14-Feb-2024 14:13)on May 13, 2024 at 6:11 pm
KISS Unmasked (1980 Italian 11-track vinyl LP, housed in a single pocket cartoon strip picture sleeve, the sleeve shows minor wear whilst the vinyl remains in Near Mint condition)
- Kiss - Hide Your Heart - UK - 10" Picture Disc - £35.00, $43.75, €40.60 (New Item) (arrived 15-Jan-2024 12:03)on May 13, 2024 at 6:11 pm
KISS Hide Your Heart (1989 UK Special Limited Edition 3-track 10" Picture Disc single, also including Lick It Up and Heaven's On Fire, back picture insert housed in a hype stickered clear PVC sleeve. The pvc has a small split to the bottom edge, whilst the disc appears barely played KISP1010)
- Kiss - God Gave Rock & Roll To You - Hype Stickered - UK - 12" picture disc - £35.00, $43.75, €40.60 (New Item) (arrived 16-Jan-2024 11:02)on May 13, 2024 at 6:11 pm
KISS God Gave Rock & Roll To You (1991 UK limited edition 3-track 12" Picture Disc single taken from the 'Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey' soundtrack. Includes Junior's Gone Wild by King's X and Shout It Out by Slaughter, hype stickered clear PVC sleeve with the original picture backing insert. A most excellent copy dudes! A8696TP)
- Kiss - God Gave Rock & Roll To You - Hype Stickered - UK - 12" picture disc - £35.00, $43.75, €40.60 (Back In Stock) (arrived 18-Jan-2024 08:53)on May 13, 2024 at 6:11 pm
KISS God Gave Rock & Roll To You (1991 UK limited edition 3-track 12" Picture Disc single taken from the 'Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey' soundtrack. Includes Junior's Gone Wild by King's X and Shout It Out by Slaughter, hype stickered clear PVC sleeve with the original picture backing insert. A most excellent copy dudes! A8696TP)
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