From Loudersound.
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 - Love Gun - Complete - VG - US - vinyl LP - £40.00, $50.40, €48.40 (Back In Stock) (arrived 18-Dec-2024 18:00)on December 20, 2024 at 6:44 pm
KISS Love Gun (Complete edition of the 1977 US 10-track vinyl LP, housed in a glossy picture sleeve with picture labels, illustrated inner, merch insert & the 'Love Gun' & 'Bang!' cut-out cards [which has been assmebled]. The sleeve has a deletion corner cut and shows some notable creasing and edgewear. The vinyl shows just a few light superficial surface marks. Overall a Very Good copy NBLP7057798)
- Kiss - Crazy Nights - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.90, €18.15 (New Item) (arrived 03-Dec-2024 09:39)on December 20, 2024 at 6:44 pm
KISS Crazy Nights (1987 UK 11-track LP, including the singles Crazy Crazy Nights, Reason To Live & Turn On the Night, glossy picture sleeve with illustrated lyric inner. The sleeve shows some edgewear & the inner has a slight seam split. The vinyl remains in Excellent condition with only light signs of wear or play VERH49)
- Kiss - Destroyer {Resurrected} - Orange Vinyl - Sealed - US - vinyl LP - £49.99, $62.99, €60.49 (New Item) (arrived 13-Nov-2024 18:00)on December 20, 2024 at 6:44 pm
KISS Destroyer {Resurrected} (2019 US Walmart Exclusive 9-track LP pressed on Orange Translucent Vinyl - This {Resurrected} Edition features a brand new remixed version of the album [by Bob Ezrin] using theoriginal 16-track analog master tapes, including the singles Detroit Rock City and Beth, both of which feature additional vocals. Housed in a picture sleeve which displays Ken Kelly's original cover artwork - still sealed in its hype-stickered shrinkwrap)
- Kiss - Symphony - Alive IV - EX - US - 3-LP vinyl set - £395.00, $497.70, €477.95 (New Item) (arrived 19-Nov-2024 12:18)on December 20, 2024 at 6:44 pm
KISS Symphony - Alive IV (Rare 2003 UK issue [US pressed]Numbered Limited Edition triple LP album set featuring 21 tracks recorded live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to celebrate their 30th Anniversary, housed in a glossy tri-fold individually numbered picture sleeve, with the low number of 361. The sleeve shows minor wear with three light edge creases towards the spine edge, retains the original hype-sticker on the front of the sleeve and grades Excellent. The inner sleeves have no splits but shows some light edgewear. The vinyl appears barely played remaining in stunning Near Mint condition - overall a well preserved copy of this limited and low-numbered Kiss rarity!) ***Limited to 10,000 copies***
- Kiss - Symphony - Alive IV - EX - US - 3-LP vinyl set - £395.00, $497.70, €477.95 (New Item) (arrived 19-Nov-2024 18:00)on December 20, 2024 at 6:44 pm
KISS Symphony - Alive IV (Rare 2003 UK issue [US pressed]Numbered Limited Edition triple LP album set featuring 21 tracks recorded live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to celebrate their 30th Anniversary, housed in a glossy tri-fold individually numbered picture sleeve, with the low number of 361. The sleeve shows minor wear with three light edge creases towards the spine edge, retains the original hype-sticker on the front of the sleeve and grades Excellent. The inner sleeves have no splits but shows some light edgewear. The vinyl appears barely played remaining in stunning Near Mint condition - overall a well preserved copy of this limited and low-numbered Kiss rarity!) ***Limited to 10,000 copies***
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