The KISS Thread

[Malcolm]

KISS will perform live in Whistler (just outside Vancouver, British Columbia) in Canada on Saturday, September 15. According to a posting on KissOnline.com, "Whistler is primed to 'Rock & Roll All Nite' with 'The Hottest Band In The World'. Catch this legendary band under the stars in North America's number one resort destination. Updates will be posted soon ? including ticket on-sale date and venue info!"

[Malcolm]

It may be fall in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, but the Big Mountain Concert Company will turn up the heat as they stage a rare, outdoor appearance by KISS on Blackcomb Mountain, Saturday, September 15. This incredible concert will be the first of three exciting weekends starring big-name, international artists in the spectacular mountain setting of Whistler, Host Mountain Resort of the 2010 Winter Games.

KISS is one of the world's biggest rock bands and they have played more than 3,500 concerts in front of 78 million fans around the world. "We're absolutely thrilled to be playing host to this legendary band," said Tourism Whistler Vice President of Marketing, Arlene Schieven. The world famous rockers will bring their extraordinary show to the slopes of Blackcomb Mountain at the Coca-Cola Tube Park Saturday, September 15th in a unique one-time outdoor concert event.

KISS invented stadium rock with their sci-fi Kabuki costumes, outrageous theatrics and, of course, their trademark make-up. In their extensive world tours, KISS has cultivated the most loyal fan base in music known as The Kiss Army. The stunning showmanship this band brings to the stage is overshadowed each time by their huge body of music. "Destroyer", "Rock and Roll All Night", "Love Gun" and "Alive" became the soundtracks for an entire generation of fans. KISS has sold 80+ million records throughout their career, and has earned more than 55 gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards since receiving their first gold record for KISS "Alive!" in 1975.

KISS rocked 800 million viewers at Super Bowl XXXIII, breathed fire into the closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games and welcomed the New Year in Times Square for four consecutive years. Now they are ready to rock Whistler.

Tickets go on sale Wednesday, August 29 at 8:00 a.m. PST and are available online at www.secureTicket.org or by calling 1.888.223.6620. For more information about KISS in Whistler go to www.bigmountainconcerts.com, www.whistler.com, www.KISSonline.com or www.secureTicket.org.

* Date: Saturday, September 15th
* Time: Opening acts 4:30 pm - 7:45 pm / KISS at 8:15 p.m.
(Gates, outdoor barbeques and beer gardens open at 3:00 p.m.)
Venue: Coca-Cola Tube Park, Whistler
* Tickets: $65.00 - $250.00 plus GST and applicable service charges. Seating is general admission.
* Tickets are available at by calling 1.888.223.6620 or online at www.secureTicket.org

I must admit this sounds like an amazing setting

[LawsonsLaw007]

 i hope i am puting this in the right place so
 dose any one have any KISS bootlegs out thare???         KISS is  like my 2ed or 3 fav band and i think its  time to get some bootlegs from the bans  so if any one has any please post them!!! 


Thank!


Peace

[estebanf]

http://rapidshare.com/files/26545113/KISSMOR1988.rar

this is Kiss at the Monsters Of Rock Festival 1988 at Donington.

I am trying to complete all performances from that festival. So far I have GNR, Helloween, Megadeth, Kiss and David lee Roth. I dont know what I'm missing though.

Hope you like it dude.

[LawsonsLaw007]

Thanks Bro!!!! 
U R MY HERO!


ooo yeah u r missing the  Iron Maden show

and one last thing not to be annoying in any way could get a link to the DLR show



Peace

[estebanf]

Thanks Bro!!!! 
U R MY HERO!


ooo yeah u r missing the  Iron Maden show

and one last thing not to be annoying in any way could get a link to the DLR show



Peace

I forgot to mention it but I also have the Iron Maiden set!

I'll try to upload the DLR show soon.

[LawsonsLaw007]

thank you estebanf!




Peace

[LawsonsLaw007]

FROM BlabberMouth.net


According to secureTicket, KISS' previously announced September 15, 2007 concert on Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada has been cancelled due to "logistical problems at the mountain concert site." If you have already purchased tickets for this concert, secureTicket will be processing the refunds during the next 48 hours.

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley was forced to pull out of the band's July 27 show in San Jacinto, California, about 90 miles (145 km) east of Los Angeles when his heart started beating at more than twice the normal level.



Stanley wrote on his web site that he was advised performing would be risky, and the show went on without him. Fellow principal Gene Simmons told fans the group would play as a trio, and turned the show into a tribute to his ailing bandmate.


 Well that sucks for all that were planing on going


Peace

[robw]

Kiss where the first bangd i ever went ga ga for when i was about 9 or ten.

Was blasting my ipod kiss section the other day....reliving my youth, fantastic.

[Malcolm]

According to KissNews.de, KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley revealed in a new interview that the band will play the Melbourne Grand Prix 2008 and that they will be touring in Australia and New Zealand in March 2008. So far there has been no official announcement on the matter.

[Malcolm]

KISS performed Friday night (October 26) at a private event for the Entrepreneurs' Organization at the Beach at Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Entrepreneurs' Organization is a global community of business owners, all of whom run companies that exceed $1 million (U.S.) in revenue.

Over 1,500 business owners rocked from the opening of "Deuce" through the ending of "Rock and Roll All Nite" as KISS tore through a 17-song set. The atmosphere was reminiscent of a spring break party with many attendees standing in the pool that surrounded the stage, singing along to each song as beach balls flew through the air.

KISS' setlist was as follows:

01. Deuce
02. Shout It Out Loud
03. Makin' Love
04. Calling Dr. Love
05. Lick It Up
06. I Love It Loud
07. Do You Love Me?
08. Firehouse
09. Heaven's On Fire
10. Christine Sixteen
11. I Was Made For Lovin' You
12. God Of Thunder
13. Let Me Go, Rock & Roll
14. Love Gun
15. Black Diamond
Encore:
16. Detroit Rock City
17. Rock and Roll All Nite

[Malcolm]

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley and his new band ? consisting of guitarist Derrek Hawkins, bassist Anthony Esposito and drummer Scot Coogan ? kicked off a four-date East Coast mini-tour Thursday night (December 27) at the Jaxx nightclub in Springfield, Virginia. The group's setlist was as follows:

01. Rip It Out
02. Hard Times
03. Parasite
04. Snowblind
05. I Want You
06. Rock Soldiers
07. Shot Full Of Rock
08. Into The Void
09. Breakout
10. Stranger In A Strange Land
11. Strange Ways
12. New York Groove
13. Shock Me
14. Rocket Ride
15. Medley
16. Love Gun
17. Cold Gin
18. Black Diamond outro
19. Deuce

Ace Frehley has scheduled the following dates during the coming months:

Dec. 28 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx
Dec. 29 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva
Dec. 31 - Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock
Feb. 01 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
Feb. 22 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage
Feb. 23 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
Feb. 24 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
Feb. 29 - Niagara Falls, NY - The Bear's Den at Seneca Niagara Casino
Apr. 11 - London, UK ? Astoria

[GNRreunioneventually]

I'm glad Ace is still out there, its good for him.

btw has any one seen KISSology II? i thought it was great, i'm glad how they really focused on there comeback in the 80s instead of there sotf downfall from "The Elder" (but a world with out heros is still a good song imo)

the only thing is that it has some typos that i noticed were on disk 3 it skips a few songs and goes strait to the next concert. and i really liked the video at the end with Carr it made me laugh when he mooned the camera..................too soon

[GeraldFord]

I bought all three DVD sets the other day.

I didn't think there was too much from the Elder era, only a few songs....and I think that album's great, so no problem.

[GNRreunioneventually]

I bought all three DVD sets the other day.

I didn't think there was too much from the Elder era, only a few songs....and I think that album's great, so no problem.

generally "the Elder" isn't to bad but it ruined KISS as a hard rocking band, at least that was the highth of there down fall. But then they soon came back kickin' ass



Question*
i'm hoping theres a bigger KISS nerd than me that knows the answer to this question but, Does any one know if there is some thing out there like an album or an EP or anything that has the original recordings done by Wicked Lester?

any info would be great.
thanks in advanced

[GeraldFord]

A few songs from Wicked Lester you can find on the 5 disc set.


The unreleased album
The proper recording sessions for Wicked Lester's album, which began in November 1971 at Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, took place during multiple sessions and were finished in July 1972. The album was a mixture of original material and covers, showcasing the group's eclectic style.[4][2] Three of the songs recorded for the Wicked Lester album would later resurface as Kiss songs, with varying degrees of similarity:

"We Wanna Shout It Out Loud" ? A cover version of a song that was originally recorded by The Hollies in 1970. The chorus would serve as the inspiration for "Shout It Out Loud" from 1976's Destroyer, although the two songs are completely different in every other respect.
"Love Her All I Can" ? Written by Paul Stanley, this would resurface on 1975's Dressed to Kill. Both versions feature similar arrangements.
"She" ? Written by Gene Simmons and Steve Coronel prior to the formation of Wicked Lester, this was also re-recorded for the Dressed to Kill album. The melody and arrangement in the two versions are nearly identical, although the original had congas and a flute that the Kiss version did not.
The only part of Wicked Lester's album to actually be released, initially, was the cover art, which was used for The Laughing Dogs' debut album in 1979.[1] CBS Records, who owned the rights to the album, remixed it and planned to release it in late 1976 to capitalize on Kiss's commercial popularity. Kiss and Neil Bogart, the president of Casablanca Records (Kiss's label), purchased the album from CBS for $137,500 and never released it. Eventually, Kiss bought Bogart's share outright.[2][4] Three songs from the album ("Keep Me Waiting," "She," and "Love Her All I Can"), however, were released in 2001 as part of Kiss's five-disc box set.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_Lester

[Howard2k]

This is the box set being referred to:

http://www.amazon.com/Kiss/dp/B00005R72D/ref=sr_1_23?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1199293080&sr=1-23

There is an entire album worth of Wicked Lester stuff circulating though in bootleg circles, not hard to find.

[CheapJon]

I read that they might come to stockholm sweden 30th of may i think it was..

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

Did anyone see The Apprentice last night?

Gene totally kicked ass.  He singlehandedly won the task.

[LawsonsLaw007]

Did anyone see The Apprentice last night?

Gene totally kicked ass.? He singlehandedly won the task.

yeah! no dout in my mind that he will win the whole thing he is a verry smart guy!

Peace