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May 31, 2010 KISS IN HAMBURG Kiss played in Hamburg one additional song! After rehearsing the song in the afternoon they played "Beth" as the first encore. The venue was pretty well filled just like in 2008. Set-List: Modern Day Delilah Cold Gin Let Me Go Rock `N` Roll Firehouse - Gene spits fire Say Yeah Deuce Crazy Crazy Nights Calling Dr. Love Shock Me - Double Solo Eric and Tommy I´M An Animal 100,000 Years I Love It Loud - Gene spits blood Love Gun Black Diamond Detroit Rock City Special Beth - Acustic Version Zugaben Lick It Up Shout It Out Loud I Was Made For Lovin You - Paul flies God Gave Rock And Roll To You Rock And Roll All Night [Comments] May 31, 2010 "BETH" PLAYED IN HAMBURG! According to a post in the Kiss Forum Kiss have just performed "Beth" in Hamburg! [Comments] May 31, 2010 INTERVIEW WITH GENE & ERIC Here you can see an interview with Gene & Eric on Slovakian TV. [Comments] May 31, 2010 KISS IN BRATISLAVA This is Paul Stanley leaving the hotel in Bratislava. Here you can see more photos from Bratislava on Pulska.sk. [Comments] May 31, 2010 KISS IN THE PRESS KISS in the new cover of national magazine in June of "Popular 1" in Spain. Thanks to Ismael Borrás for sending the news & image to Kiss News. [Comments] May 30, 2010 KISS ON HUNGARIAN TV Here you can see a report on Hungarian TV. There will be another report coming tomorrow. Thanks to Zoltán Váry for the info. [Comments] May 30, 2010 KISS IN BRATISLAVA Kiss played in a well filled stadium in Bratislava yesterday. There was also a firework at the end of the show. Videos can be seen here. [Comments] May 30, 2010 CONDOLENCES TO BRUCE (from Kissonline) We offer our condolences and deepest sympathies to Bruce on his father's passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Kulick family. Paul, Gene, Tommy and Eric [Comments] May 29, 2010 VIP EVENT IN MADRID (from Fernando Martinez/kissarmyspain.com) It is a pleasure to inform our private event with Tommy & Eric on June 23 at the Hard Rock Cafe Madrid after the concert. Javier Rueda and I are the organizers. This event will be unique in Europe during this tour. [Comments] May 29, 2010 KISS FANS IN LEIPZIG Here you can see a video of Kiss fans in Leipzig. [Comments] May 29, 2010 KISS IN BUDAPEST Kiss played the full set list for a relatively small audience in Budapest yesterday, you can see videos from the show here. Today Kiss will play in Bratislava in this stadium. [Comments] May 29, 2010 BRUCE KULICK Bruce has updated his Blog again and shared his recent expersiences. [Comments] May 28, 2010 MEET & GREET IN BERLIN Here you can see a video from the Meet & Greet in Berlin. [Comments] May 28, 2010 KISS FANS MEET & PLAY The film and the pictures you're about to see are the result of a magical meeting taking his birth in the KISS passion ... 2 fans... 2 friends ... A gift ... TITI FROM TOULOUSE, SOUTH OF FRANCE, 20 KISS CONCERT SINCE 1983 IN 7 COUNTRIES AND MEMBER OF T KISS ARMY FRANCE. JEROME FROM PARIS, NORTH OF FRANCE, 127 KISS CONCERT SINCE 1983 ON 3 CONTINENTS, French record ! They both train children's soccer team of 11/12 years old. Theirs sons Jimmy and Jean-Christophe play in these teams and are KISS fans too. Jerome and Titi: had their first contact 1 year ago and their first meeting took place 4 days earlier at the fantastic KISS show in Geneva. THEY WILL MEET AGAIN AT THE HELL FESTIVAL ON THE 20TH OF JUNE AND IN BARCELONA SPAIN FOR THE KISS CONCERT. Friday, May 21st, 2010... Jerome and his team arrive by train... About 800 km to compete for a tournament organized by the club of Titi: Portet... Then 1 hour after their arrival, the Parisians are going to have a major KISS surprise organized by Titi, his players and their moms... ENJOY AND WELCOME TO THE SHOW PART 1 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE6jIN0ksRU PART 2 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8k9C59LP84 [Comments] May 28, 2010 THE ENVY Click here to see a report on Gene Simmons and The Envy on ET Canada. [Comments] May 27, 2010 KISS: MONSTERS OF ROCK... AND MINI GOLF (from Kissonline) Legendary Rock Band KISS and Monster Mini Golf, a leader in cutting-edge indoor glow-in-the-dark themed entertainment centers, have joined forces to bring you the first ever KISS-themed Monster Mini Golf entertainment center on the sinfully-fun Las Vegas strip. Click here to read the rest. [Comments] May 27, 2010 PHOTOS FROM PRAGUE (from Pavel Hromada) View a photo gallery from KISS' May 23 concert in Prague, taken by Jaromir "Zajda" Zajicek here: http://www.fotozajda.cz/koncerty/kiss/galerie.html [Comments] May 27, 2010 JUICE TO SUPPORT KISS IN BRATISLAVA (from Chriss/www.kiss-polska.com) For the very first time ever a Polish band will be opening for Kiss! The band Juice opened already for the Scoprpions in March 2010. You can listen to them on their MySpace page www.myspace.com/juicerockband. [Comments] May 27, 2010 KISS ON SAT 1 MORNING SHOW Here you can see a report from Berlin from the SAT 1 morning show today. Did you find any online reports about Kiss? Please let us know. Thanks! [Comments] May 27, 2010 GENE SIMMONS - KISS THE CRIMINAL CHARGES G'BYE (from TMZ) Gene Simmons is no terrorist -- at least according to the L.A. County District Attorney, who just decided not to prosecute the rocker over an alleged violent altercation with two people. The D.A. issued a report -- obtained by TMZ -- which explains there was not enough evidence to prove Gene choked and then threatened both Nathan Marlowe and his significant other Cynthia Manzo at The Grove shopping center last year.  However, Gene isn't out of the woods yet -- according to the docs, Marlowe has also filed a civil lawsuit against Simmons claiming "the stress of the incident has impaired his ability to work in a tattoo parlor and to have sex with Cynthia Manzo." [Comments] May 27, 2010 KISS IN BERLIN Kiss played yesterday for 6.000 fans (19 at meet & greet) in the O2 Arena in Berlin. Here you can see videos from the concert in Berlin. Wolfmother was replaced by Taking Dawn again. They might replace Wolfmother also on the rest of the tour, but this is not certain yet. You can find links to countless online reports from Berlin and Leipzig on the German site. [Comments] May 26, 2010 CHAT LIVE WITH KISS FROM BACKSTAGE IN GERMANY (from Kissonline) On June 1, KISS will answer YOUR questions as they host a half-hour live Internet chat on the official KISS Facebook page! Tune in at 1:45pm EST, and you'll have the opportunity to speak directly with the band via Ustream, as they chat live backstage from Koenig Pilsner Arena in Oberhausen, Germany! Watch and interact with KISS by visiting http://www.facebook.com/KISS. You won't want to miss this, as a special, unique concert ticket pre-sale code will be revealed exclusively to fans during the chat! Due to the undoubtedly large number of KISS Army Members who will be participating, if you'd like to ask the band your question in advance of the chat, please email it to webmaster@kissonline.com. Chat begins at 7:45pm (German time). [Comments] May 26, 2010 KISS ON "BRISANT" Kiss was on German TV again, this time on ARD "Brisant". It will be repeated tomorrow on ARD at 10:03 and also in SWR at 4:05 in the morning. [Comments] May 26, 2010 KISS VIDEOS FROM LEIPZIG Here you can see videos from the Kiss concert in Leipzig yesterday on YouTube. Here you can see the TV report from "heute nacht" on ZDF (last report after 12 minutes). [Comments] May 26, 2010 KISS IN ZDF In "heute nacht" was a report about the Kiss concert in Leipzig. It will soon be available online. [Comments] May 26, 2010 KISS IN LEIPZIG (from kisspidde/Kiss Forum) Just back from the concert in Leipzig and I am still completely blown away. Meet & greet was awesome and the concert also! Complete set list and everybody was doing great. Something was spoken in German, Paul was in great mood and at the meet & greet everybody was super nice. Amazing!! Wahnsinn!!! More pics here. [Comments] May 25, 2010 KISS IN LEIPZIG Taking Dawn opened for Kiss instead of Wolfmother. Reportedly Wolfmother are sick. Kiss played for 130 minutes the full show and the full set list including lots of pyro. Here you can see a report with photos and a video. The merchandise was censored. 12 fans were at the meet & greet. [Comments] May 25, 2010 PHOTOS FROM PRAGUE Here you can see more photos from the Kiss concert in Prague. [Comments] May 25, 2010 PODKISST #32: THE "ALIVE!" LEGACY & MORE (from podkisst.com) Thirty-five years ago, KISS changed the world of rock music with something they called “Alive!” More than just a live album, this was “theater of the mind” as only KISS could do it. They found a way to create a concert in your head, with bombastic explosions and deafening cheers the likes of which would level any real arena. The music itself was the sound of KISS having an impossibly perfect night, where everything lined up flawlessly without ever compromising their raw energy. Click here to read the rest and listen to the podcasts. [Comments] May 25, 2010 THE KISS STORE RETURNS FOR TWO MORE DAYS OF SHOPPING MAYHEM (from Ross/Kiss Store) Friday June 18 - 4 pm to 9 pm Saturday - June 19 - 10 am to 5 pm Hilton Garden Inn, 70 Challenger Rd, Ridgefield Park NJ 07660 Call hotel for directions: 201-641-2024 15 minutes from NYC - 4 miles from the George Washington Bridge, right off the New Jersey Turnpike! FREE ADMISSION / FREE PARKING The North New Jersey KISS Store will open it's doors for business for 2 days only. Here's what to expect: Wall-to-wall KISS Merchandise for sale, 1974 through 2010, ALL BEING SOLD AT DISCOUNT PRICES. Do NOT expect to see special guests or bands playing - Expect only to have the shopping experience of your life and walk away with tons of affordable items for your collection! We have just purchased more large KISS collections - Vintage '70's toys, shirts, '70s posters, magazines, comics, import items, newspapers, vinyl, books, autographs, tourbooks, trading cards, rare items, promo items, plus more! EVERYTHING is PRICED TO MOVE! All the new current KISS merchandise you can find on retail sites, only much, much cheaper! Admission is FREE. The selection will be LARGE and you will get BANG FOR YOUR BUCK! Here is what you missed last time. [Comments] May 24, 2010 GENE SIMMONS' "FLIGHT ACCIDENT" In Prague Gene once again got stuck in the air when he was lifted up during his bass solo. Watch it here on YouTube. [Comments] May 24, 2010 KISS IN EUROPE The tour started with 9 shows in the UK. Maybe too many, because they had some soft places there, especially Liverpool. Two shows however were a sellout. Not too many fans at the meet & greets, especially if you consider it was done for the first time in the UK. In mainland Europe one sellout after the other. Zürich and Geneva were almost sold out. Especially Geneva was doing suprisingly well, twice as many people showed up than in 1997 at the Reunion tour. Milano was a sellout and Kiss played their biggest show in Austria ever with an almost sold out concert in Vienna. And the meet & greets? The more expensive, the more people come you might say. This time better organised, meeting point at 6pm at the box office. At 7.45 pm it's time to go backstage to the meet & greet. Meet & greet and VIP purchasers have an early entry, so they can shop early... Ostrava and Prag followed, two shows almost sold out. In Germany for some reason ticket sales could be better, especially Berlin. Scandinavia did also better last tour, but the venues and stadiums will get filled. All in all a successfull tour. Good enough to be counting for another tour, because also in Spain ticket sales are doing surprisingly well. At the concerts you can buy an USB stick. No CDs this time, at least not at the concerts. But you won't find the full show on the USB stick, you will have to download the encores at home with a special code you will receive when purchasing the stick. Prices for the merchandise are cheaper in eastern European countries. The tourbook is very big (both in size and pages) and well worth the money! The Gene Simmons bus is also present at each concert. It promotes the Gene Simmons Axe bass, which you can buy for $ 5.000,- - including a meet & greet with Gene Simmons. For $ 5.500,- you can get Paul Stanleys guitar - smashed & signed, including a Paul Stanley meet & greet.  Oh, and you can even buy Gene Simmons bass "stage used" - he bleeds, sweats and spits on it. More details here. Here are rough estimates of attendance figures so far - including meet & greets numbers: Sheffield: ca. 7000 / ca. 8 at meet & greet Newscastle: ca. 7.500/ ca. 8 at meet & greet Liverpool: ca. 4.000 / ca. 12 at meet & greet Birmingham: ca. 11.000 (almost sold out) / ca. 10 at meet & greet Dublin: ca. 8.000 / ca. 13 at meet & greet Glasgow: ca. 12.500 (sold out) / ca. 5 at meet & greet Manchester: ca. 12.500 (almost sold out) / ca. 35 at meet & greet London first night: ca. 4.500 / ca. 16 at meet & greet London second night: ca. 11.000 (sold out) / ca. 33 at meet & greet Zürich: ca. 14.000 (almost sold out) / ca. 33 at meet & greet Geneva: ca. 8.000 (almost sold out) / ca. 55 at meet & greet Milano: 15.000 (sold out) / ca. 27 at meet & greet Vienna: ca. 14.000 (almost sold out) / ca. 26 at meet & greet Ostrava: ca. 11.000 (almost sold out) / ca. 4 at meet & greet Prague: ca. 18.000 (almost sold out) / ? at meet & greet Updates will follow here at Kiss News. Average attendance: about 10.500, and the big shows are yet to come. [Comments] May 24, 2010 KISS "HOTTEST SHOW ON EARTH" TOURDATES (from noisecreep.com) It's time for round two. Legendary rockers Kiss are coming back to America in support of their newest album, 'Sonic Boom.' The Hottest Show on Earth Tour will stop in both amphitheaters and arenas. In typical Kiss fashion, the band is promising a huge stage show -- and rare songs not usually performed live. Tickets for many shows go on sale June 4 via Live Nation. Instead of selecting an established band as support, Kiss has teamed up with Guitar Center to discover a talented, unsigned act. The Guitar Center On-Stage competition will allow unsigned rock bands to compete for a chance to open for Kiss at 22 different tour stops. The winning band will also receive a $10,000 Guitar Center shopping spree. Unsigned bands can begin registering June 1. Watch as Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley spill exclusive details about the tour. Fans will also be giving back just by attending a Kiss concert this summer. The members of Kiss will donate a dollar from every ticket sold to the Wounded Warriors Project. This charity benefits the United States Armed Forces. Kiss tour dates 7/23 -- Cheyenne, WY -- Cheyenne Frontier Days 7/24 -- Minot, ND -- North Dakota State Fair 7/29 -- Pittsburgh, PA -- First Niagara Pavilion 7/30 -- Cincinnati, OH -- Riverbend Music Center 7/31 -- Hershey, PA -- Hershey Park Stadium 8/06 -- Philadelphia, PA -- Susquehanna Bank Center 8/07 -- Boston, MA -- Comcast Center 8/09 -- Indianapolis, IN -- Indiana State Fairgrounds 8/13 -- Buffalo, NY -- Darien Lake Performing Arts Center 8/14 -- Wantagh, NY -- Nikon at Jones Beach Theater 8/15 -- Scranton, PA -- Toyota Pavilion 8/19 -- Uncasville, CT -- Mohegan Arena 8/20 -- Holmdel, NJ -- PNC Bank Arts Center 8/21 -- Washington DC -- Jiffy Lube Live 8/27 -- Virginia Beach, VA -- Virginia Beach Amphitheater 8/28 -- Charlotte, NC -- Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 8/29 -- Raleigh, NC -- Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek 9/02 -- Milwaukee, WI -- Marcus Amphitheatre 9/03 -- Chicago, IL -- First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre 9/04 -- St. Paul, MN -- Minnesota State Fair 9/10 -- Toronto, ON -- Molson Canadian Amphitheatre 9/11 -- Detroit, MI -- DTE Energy Music Theatre 9/12 -- Cleveland, OH -- Blossom Music Center 9/17 -- Houston, TX -- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 9/18 -- Dallas, TX -- Pizza Hut Park 9/19 -- San Antonio, TX -- AT&T Center 9/22 -- Sandy, UT -- Rio Tinto Stadium 9/24 -- Phoenix, AZ -- Cricket Wireless Pavilion [Comments] May 24, 2010 PHOTOS FROM PRAGUE Here you can see photos from the Kiss concert in Prague. [Comments] May 24, 2010 PHOTOS FROM VIENNA Here you can see photos from the Kiss concert in Vienna. [Comments] May 24, 2010 INTERVIEW WITH ERIC SINGER When in Italy Eric did an interview with an Italien radio station. Here you can read the interview (scroll down for the English version). Nothing really new was revealed, Eric says they will tour the US again and maybe Japan and Australia and hopefully they will start doing a new receord early next year. Here you can listen to the interview. [Comments] May 24, 2010 KISS PLAY FULL SET LIST AGAIN After Paul being sick recently and shortening the set list, yesterday Kiss played the full set again at the sold out O2 Arena in Prague (attendance: 18.000). Videos from Prague can be seen here. [Comments] May 23, 2010 SMITI KISS PARODY Check out this funny Smiti Kiss parody on YouTube. [Comments] May 22, 2010 KISS IN OSTRAVA TV NEWS-CLIP Here you can see a TV newsclip about Kiss in Ostrava. Thanks to Pavel Hromada for sending the info to Kiss News! [Comments] May 22, 2010 KISS ARRIVAL IN VIENNA Thomas Barta is working at the airport and sent Kiss News these pics from Kiss' arrival at the Vienna Schwechat airport from Thursday, 4:22 pm. The close shots of the plane were taken yesterday. Many thanks to Thomas Barta sending the photos to Kiss News! You can see more photos in the Photo Album! Check out photos from the concert in Vienna on Thomas Bartas Facebook: [Comments] May 22, 2010 KISS IN VIENNA REPORTS In case you are interested in reports about the concert in Vienna, there are a lot of reports on the German site (they are all in German though). [Comments] May 22, 2010 KISS INTERVIEW FROM IRELAND Here you can see an interview with Gene & Paul on Irish TV. [Comments] May 22, 2010 KISS IN OSTRAVA In Ostrava Kiss played the same set list as in Vienna. The venue was small, but was almost sold out with about 10.000 concert goers. The prices for the merchandise was lower than usual. [Comments] May 21, 2010 SONIC BOOM OVER EUROPE GOES SIMFY LIVE (from Fabio "Deuce" Mainardi) Back stage with KISS recording team Milan, May 18, KISS show n°12 of the Sonic Boom Over Europe Tour. I was heading to the venue with the bitter-sweet feeling this would be the last time I could see them live…I was thinking the same in 1996, though… KISS is immortal as their music and nowadays it’s so cool KISS fans may be collect high quality recordings of each and every show thanks to the massive job carried over by KISS technical partner simfy live (formerly known as Concert Online). The daily planning said I would have met up with the recording team at the Mediolanum Forum to see how all the things are being done and set up in order to let the people have their show on hand in the same time KISS are backstage taking off their greasepaint! Unfortunately due to some technical insider information taped during the interview, the management decided on not having the video published in any way, but I can tell you the guys are doing a tremendous job; it’s even unimaginable how many things should be set up for every show and immediately after packed as fast as possible in order to be shipped to the next venue. Basically the KISS shows are taped on 46 tracks boot including some crowd mikes and all snares toms and pedasl of Eric’s drum kit. The recording is made on a pair of PC in order to be able to switch for one to another in case of default and to be sure to get the recordings done. Cutting tracks and tagging them is done almost live, and even the “special effects” of the guitars moving form channel left to right (during Tommy solo e.g.) are done live thanks to a Video installed in the control room where the guys may follow KISS playing and choose the right timing to fade in and fade out the guitars lines. All concert are ready to be sold up to the 11nd song that normally is 100,000 years at the end of the show while the remening part become downloadable early in the afternoon of the following day, almost incredible to see…amazing to listen, believe me!! For more infos on simfy live products and tour dates listing go to simfyLive.com [Comments] May 21, 2010 KISS IN VIENNA PHOTOS Here you can see photos from the concert in Vienna. [Comments] May 21, 2010 KISS IN VIENNA TV REPORT Here you can see a TV report on ZIB 24 about the Kiss concert in Vienna. [Comments] May 21, 2010 KISS IN MILANO REPORT Here you can see a TV report about the concert in Milano. [Comments] May 21, 2010 KISS IN VIENNA Here's the set list from the concert in Vienna yesterday: Modern Day Delilah Cold Gin Le Me Go Rock And Roll Firehouse Say Yeah Deuce Crazy Crazy Nights Calling Dr. Love Shock me Tommy/Eric Solo I'm An Animal 100.000 Years Gene solo I love It Loud Black Diamond Detroit Rock City I Was Made For Lovin' You God Gave Rock And Roll To You Rock And Roll All Nite The show was almost sold out (ca. 14.000 attendance). Videos from Vienna can be seen here. [Comments] May 19, 2010 VIDOEOS FROM MILANO Dear Victims, dear Lovers I was in Milano last night, first row right in front of Tommy. I recorded two tracks: God gave Rock & Roll to you (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yajbeY6LKU) incomplete - and Rock and roll all nite (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM8dbr95XI0) complete with the grand-finale included. If you want to let other people get into the pit, share this videos otherwise thanks in advance for reading this (or watching the videos). Keep on rocking with Kiss, thanks for what you're doin' with your site. Jacky de Tomasi [Comments] May 19, 2010 "SHOCK ME" ON CD BY "THE NATION" (from The Nation) We are a Belgian old school Hard Rock Tribute band called THE NATION. We release our first album on June 5th 2010 on the Cry for the nation-release party held at café t, Schransken, Reibroeckstraat 197, Evergem in Belgium. Our reason for mailing you regards the fact that SHOCK ME is one of the tracks on the album as KISS is my favourite band (been a fan since 1978), a preview of the song and album can be found on our myspace http://www.myspace.com/wepledgeallegiance. Order for the album can be send to merchandise@thenation.be . The album costs €10 + shipping. More info on the band can be found on our websites. A promoclip can be watched here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdT05NZl2XU As we can use all the support we would be very gratefull if you could mention this on your website. Much obliged and keep up the good work as you are the number 1 Kiss website. [Comments] May 19, 2010 KISS IN MILANO (from Enrico Sibilla) Hello dear friends at Kiss News! I was at the Kiss concert in Milano yesterday and took some pics from the front row with a new iphone app called hipstamatic that takes vintage polaroid-like snapshots. I send you one of the best. If you find it good enough, feel free to post it on your website. As you'll see it is marked May 1980, as the app automatically dates pictures 30 years earlier :) Keep up the good work Enrico Sibilla, Milano [Comments] May 19, 2010 TOMMY & ERIC SOLOS Here you can see the solos from Tommy & Eric from Geneva including all the special effects. [Comments] May 19, 2010 KISS IN MILANO Kiss played yesterday for 15.000 people at the sold out Forum. Kiss were not allowed to use fireworks, so there was no fire during "100.000 years". Gene also did not spit fire. Paul also addressed the passing of Ronnie James Dio. Here you can see videos from Milano. Photos can be seen here. [Comments]

May 31, 2010 NEW CITY PICKS ON EBAY New city picks have ben listed on eBay featuring a set from Leipzig with censored logo: city picks set from Zürich: city picks set from Milano: city picks set from Ostrava: city picks set from Budapest: [Comments] May 29, 2010 INTERESTING AUCTIONS ON EBAY GERMANY Destroyer mirror Love Gun mirror Hotter than hell Picture Disc LP Kronen Zeitung Special edition Donruss box Peter Criss necklace 1978 Destroyer tourbook [Comments] May 29, 2010 INTERESTING AUCTIONS ON EBAY GERMANY Asylum Picture Disc LP Unmasked Picture Disc LP signed "Unholy" 12" single UK Christine 16 (Sweden) Rock and Roll all nite (live) (Holland) Rock and Roll all nite (Italy) Brazilian 4 track EP Kissin' time (Portugal) Earthshaker LP High Voltage Live '74 LP [Comments] May 25, 2010 INTERESTING CLOSED AUCTIONS ON EBAY Here are some interesting recently closed auctions on eBay: A folded flyer for a 1975 concert sold for $ 192,-! Set Kiss dolls: $ 1.507,-! Another copy of the concert set promo poster sold for $ 635,- A Japanese poster received 23 bids and finally sold for $ 473,-! Destroyer promo mobile: 20 bids, sold for $ 325,- A printed ad for the Cobo Hall shows from "Performance" magazine: $ 280,-! Another ad from 1975, two pages: also $ 280,- And another one: 4 pages from 1976: $ 280,-! This ad sold for just $ 260,- A Performance magazine from February 1976 with Kiss on the cover sold for $ 207,-!? Performance mag 1977: $ 206,- Japanese mag: $ 240,-!? Peter Criss belt buckle: $ 200,- More interesting closed auctions: see above the news most expensive recently closed Auctions >> most interesting Auctions >> [Comments] May 24, 2010 GUITAR PICKS When you book a VIP or meet & greet package you are also getting a set of guitar picks. These picks are different than others. Now such a set has shown up on eBay for the first time. There are also complete city pick sets on eBay now: Liverpool (with British flag) Geneva Dublin Vienna Glasgow The Glasgow picks do have the Scottish flag instead of the British flag. The Dublin picks have also the Irish flag, but all English picks do have the British flag (not the English flag). There will also be German city picks - with censored logo! [Comments] May 24, 2010 RARE SINGLES ON EBAY GERMANY Some very rare Kiss singles have been listed on eBay Germany:: Kissin' time (Portugal) a 4 Track EP from the first album from Brazil Rock and Roll all nite (Italy) Rock and Roll all nite (live) (Holland) Christine 16 (Sweden) [Comments] May 22, 2010 INTERESTING AUCTIONS ON EBAY GERMANY first tourbook 1976 Love Gun belt buckle Japanese Marvel Comic Performance magazines Animalize Picture Disc LP Love Gun mirror Kiss concert set promo poster Kiss Logo belt buckle Japan 1977 tourbook colorforms set [Comments] May 22, 2010 INTERESTING AUCTIONS ON EBAY GERMANY Bravo 19/1976: already bid up to Euros... Modern day Delilah Promo CD Single: Shout it out loud (Germany) Bravo 1975 with Kiss poster Australian "Double Platinum" LP in white cover! Set Zippo lighter set South African "Best of Solo" LP concert poster Essen 1983 Fancy Fair LP Kiss pinball machine Swedish single South Adrican single Gene Solo single Italy Alive 35 (yellow vinyl) LP Bravoposter 1976 [Comments] May 21, 2010 THE LOST 1979 DYNASTY TOUR DOCUMENTARY A clip from an unreleased documentary about KISS's 1979 Dynasty Tour has surfaced online to promote the auctions of eBay seller EliteWorks. "A DAY IN THE LIFE OF KISS" was produced as a touring industry training film in the early 1980s and was intended to be issued as a promotional LaserDisc. The segment features a very insightful audio commentary by the late Bill McMannus, whose production company serviced several 1970s KISS tours. Among the items up for auction: signed items from founding drummer Peter Criss, a never-before-seen collection of 1970s KISS cover story Performance Magazines, a lot featuring 14 Alive/Worldwide guitar picks, complete sets of picks from the Crazy Nights and 1989 Paul Stanley solo tours, the rare Japanese Lick It Up LP with the makeup cover, lots of other import vinyl, and even a prototype box for the unreleased KISS Trivia Challenge CD-Rom game. The KISS auctions may be viewed here The first clip for A DAY IN THE LIFE OF KISS can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/user/EliteWorksATeBay#p/u [Comments] May 21, 2010 KISS IN THE PRESS The "Kronen Zeitung" (Austrias biggest daily newspaper) was given away for free after the Kiss concert in Vienna. It featured Gene on the cover and 3 pages of articles inside - including a concert review of the concert. There was only a limited amount given away and the newspaper was gone really fast. Most likely this was a special "conecrt edition" of the newspaper and not the regular edition. [Comments] May 19, 2010 KISS IN THE PRESS Gene Simmons is on the cover of the June 2010 issue of the German magazine "Soundcheck". [Comments] May 19, 2010 AUCTIONS GONE CRAZY $ 801,- was the highest bid for the box of Dutch trading cards. Not high enough for the seller - reserve not met! $ 697,- ain't enough for a pair of Kiss boots - reserve not met! [Comments] May 19, 2010 DID YOU KNOW... ... that in Australia a few copies of "Double Platinum" were released in a white cover? Supposedly they ran out of the silver foil during printing. Such a rare white album cover is now listed on eBay: ... that PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE (1969-1999) was a U.S. weekly trade magazine for the touring industry whose back issues are extremely collectable. Very few copies of the magazine still exist as they were usually tossed in the trash when the following week's issue arrived. KISS not only graced the cover several times but KISS centerfolds and full-page print ads were frequently purchased during 1975-76. These print ads are so rare that even most of the biggest die-hard KISS fans have never seen them. Performance Magazine also had the pleasure of producing the very first KISS special issue magazine in February 1976 and one can be found on eBay right now along with several other KISS/Performance issues. [Comments] May 19, 2010 KISS IN THE PRESS Tomorrow Kiss will be playing in Vienna. The concert is almost sold out (14.000 tickets sold). Already today Kiss are on the front cover of Austrias biggest newspaper "Kronen Zeitung". Whitney Houston is playing today in Vienna - for 5.000 people. "Österreich" also does a story on Kiss and reports that Kiss will be landing this afternoon with their private jet in Vienna. Kiss are also on the cover of the Slovakian magazine Srotowisko. [Comments] May 18, 2010 INTERESTING AUCTIONS ON EBAY There are some old Bravo magazines listed on eBay at the moment: Bravo 11/1975: this issue featured the first article on Kiss. The band was presented as the band from hell. In the next issue 12/1975 was another article and a gigantic huge live shot poster. Kiss were also featured on the cover together with Sweet. Before the first tour in Germany there was also a special edition from Bravo magazine released called Bravoposter. It came in large size and also featured Kiss on the cover, plus poster and article! In 1976 the probably most popular Kiss cover ever was released. Kiss on top of a skyscraper. The issue featured also a huge Kiss poster and an article. There was a promotional mobile released for the album "Destroyer". It is a very rare collectible item these days, listed on eBay at the moment. [Comments]

May 18, 2010
KISS IN SWITZERLAND
Kiss played in Geneva yesterday in a small but almost sold out concert hall for about 8.500 people. Paul addressed the passing of Ronnie James Dio during the show. Here you can see clips from the concert yesterday.
Here you can see photos from the concert in Zürich.
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May 18, 2010
KISS LEAVING ZÜRICH
Blick.ch has posted photos of Kiss at the airport and a video of the Kiss-jet leaving Zürich airport.
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May 17, 2010
KISS ON SWISS TV
There was a 2-minute TV report about yesterdays concert in Zürich on "Glanz & Gloria" on SF1. The show will be repeated this night at 4 am. Here you can see the report also online. Thanks to Karl-Heinz Breinschmid for the info!
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May 17, 2010
REPORT ABOUT KISS USB STICKS
The legendary American rock band KISS is selling recordings of its entire European tour 'Sonic Boom Over Europe' via USB sticks following each show. Check out this Reuters report (featuring live footage and interview with Kiss): http://www.reuters.com/news/video/story?videoId=86556161&videoChannel=6
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May 17, 2010
INTERESTING CLOSED AUCTIONS ON EBAY
Here are some interesting recently closed auctions on eBay:

The Coventry concert-poster from 1973 got 25 bids and finally sold for $ 1.034,-.


Not bad either: the "concert set" promo poster sold for $ 888,-!


A movie poster for $ 662,-...


RIAA Gold Award "Double Platinum": $ 500,-


"Alive!" LP: $ 463,-


The "Poster Art" set sold for $ 449,-.


make-up kit: $ 406,-!


"Creatures of the night" tourbook: $ 308,-


Two Aussie promo posters: $ 294,-


An Animalize songbook sold for $ 203,-!


Set pens: $ 202,-


More interesting closed auctions: see above the news
most expensive recently closed Auctions >>
most interesting Auctions >>
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May 17, 2010
ERIC SINGER IN SWISS WATCH MAGAZINE
Chronos 03/2010 (bi-monthly watch magazine) will be available from May 21st and will feature an interview with watch collector Eric Singer.
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May 17, 2010
KISS IN ZÜRICH
Kiss played in a packed Hallenstadion in Zürich yesterday. There was no change to the set list. Here you can see videos from Zürich.
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May 16, 2010
KISS CITY PICKS
The city picks are rare and hardly show up on eBay. But some perople think they found a goldmine and start listing the picks just a bit to high - like the seller of this Gene Simmons city pick from Birmingham:


More realistic is the starting price of this Gene London city pick:


This general Gene Sonic Boom 2010 pick was already bid up to $ 75,- by 7 bidders:

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May 16, 2010
KISS 2 FOR 1 CD: KISS/HOTTER THAN HELL
"Kiss" and "Hotter than hell" have been rereleased as a special price 2 for 1 double CD:

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May 16, 2010
KISS MUSICSKINS
There are various Kiss musicskins available at Amazon:
Amazon Germany:


Amazon USA:

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May 16, 2010
KISS ON "RTL EXCLUSIV" ONLINE
Here is "RTL Exclusiv" from Friday online featuring the report about Kiss. Kiss can be seen after 5:37 minutes.
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May 16, 2010
GENE SIMMONS SAYS KISS COSTUME PREVENTS "GRINDING"
(from comcast.net)
KISS bassist Gene Simmons on Friday denied brushing up against a make-up artist and "grinding" against her, saying his codpiece-style stage costume made that impossible.

Simmons' legal team filed court papers in Los Angeles asking a judge to declare that accuser Victoria Jackson has suffered no harm from the star of costume rock and reality television.

Simmons' lawyers said Jackson has threatened to sue over the "alleged assault that never occurred" unless he pays her $185,000.

The dispute stems from a November 2009 appearance Simmons and fellow band member Eric Singer made on the ESPN television show "SportsCenter."

Jackson has stated in a letter to Simmons, 60, that he hugged and "grinded" her in a hallway at ESPN studios in Los Angeles, when he was there for "SportsCenter."

But Simmons' lawyers say Jackson's grinding allegations are "implausible if not impossible" because he was in his KISS costume with a codpiece that sits over the groin.

KISS began its career in the 1970s and scored hits with "Detroit Rock City" and "Rock and Roll All Nite." Simmons has since become a reality TV star on "Gene Simmons: Family Jewels".

An ESPN spokesman said the company was not involved in the lawsuit.
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May 16, 2010
ROSS HALFIN REVIEWS WEMBLEY GIGS
Ross Halfin talks about his 2 Wembles gigs and posts some cool photos from the shows on his diary blog.
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May 15, 2010
LONDON CONCERT REVIEW
At Pure Rawk you can find a concert review from the second Wembley show.
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May 15, 2010
INTERESTING AUCTIONS ON EBAY
Dynasty tourbook


Kiss and make up book Japan


1973 concert poster


make up kit 1978


Dutch trading cards


official Kiss boots 1997


Creatures of the night tourbook


backpack


Unmasked 1980 UK tourbook


signed Destroyer Platinum RIAA Award


Paul Stanley pen 1978

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May 15, 2010
INTERESTING AUCTIONS ON EBAY GERMANY
Thailand EP with Love Gun cover (but no songs from Kiss)


Test pressing single


necklace


Kiss this Picture Disc LP


Paul Sonic Boom 2010 guitar pick

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May 14, 2010
KISS ON RTL EXCLUSIV
There was a short report about Kiss from London on "RTL Exclusiv" today. It will be repeated tomorrow at 9:10 am on RTL.
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May 14, 2010
GENE ON IRISH RADIO
Here you can listen to a podcast of an interview with Gene on Irish radio. They mainly talk about merchandise and merchandising rights.
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May 14, 2010
KISS IN LONDON PART 2
Yesterday Kiss played the second night at Wembley Arena. After the rather poor turnout at the first night it was a sellout at the second night. Videos can be seen here.
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May 14, 2010
ARTISAN NEWS REPORT ON ACE FREHLEY
Here you cen see a news report from Artisan News Service about Ace Frehley. It features recent live footage and Ace talking about writing his memoirs.
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May 13, 2010
FIRST TV-INTERVIEW FROM 1974 POSTED ONLINE
The first known TV interview with KISS has been posted online to promote the auctions of eBay seller EliteWorks. The previously uncirculated interview was recorded on June 15, 1974, backstage at Toronto's Massey Hall, during the band's first tour. At the time KISS were opening for the more established New York Dolls. This footage is an excerpt from a 36-year old Canadian documentary on "Glitter Rock."

Highlights from the online auctions include: an original 1973 concert poster from the band's New York club days, tour itineraries, vintage concert T-shirts and photos, as well as a large selection of rare picture discs and import singles.

The auctions can be viewed here
You can see the 1974 TV interview here: http://www.youtube.com/user/EliteWorksATeBay#p/u/12/xNZmBJBE6Zw
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May 13, 2010
KISS IN THE PRESS
Kiss are on the cover of "Antique Week" (May 3, 2010 edition). Thanks to Rick Reese for the photo.

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May 13, 2010
INTERVIEW WITH GENE AND PAUL IN SCOTLAND
Here you can see an interview with Gene & Paul backstage in Glasgow before the show. Gene says they saw the new stage opening concept just 2 weeks before the tour and tried it out right away on the first date of the tour. Pauls says we can expext a new Kiss album in about 18 months.
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May 13, 2010
NEW KISS SUPPORT IN SPAIN
(from Daniel Sans Codina)
Acording with the web KISS promoter in Spain Last Tour Unternatiol (LTI) the Swedish band "Imperial State Electric" will be supporting Kiss in Barcelona and Madris in Spain: http://ltinews.net/index.php/kiss/1034.html
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May 13, 2010
NEW KISS SUPPORT IN GERMANY
Besides Wolfmother there will also be the band "Five and the Red one" supporting Kiss in Germany. More infos here.
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May 13, 2010
DID YOU KNOW...
... that there was a "Kiss concert set" released in 1977? It included the Kiss toy guitar, a little plastic amp and microphone. It is so rare, that it has never shown up on eBay. Now there is a promotional poster listed for this concert set:

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May 13, 2010
JIMMY PAGE VISITING KISS CONCERT IN WEMBLEY
Jimmy Page visited yesterdays Kiss concert in Wembley. Shannon Tweed posted a photo of him on Twitter.
The audience sang "Happy Birthday" for Eric Singer. Videos from yesterdays show can be seen here.
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May 12, 2010
SONIC BOOM OVER EUROPE MERCHANDISE
Check out the new Sonic Boom over Europe merchandise, which is available in the official Kiss Store!
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May 12, 2010
INTERVIEW WITH GENE SIMMONS
Here at Rock Radio 106.1 you can listen to an interview with Gene Simmons.
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May 12, 2010
KISS IN CONCERT
Here you can see recent live photos on TMZ.
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May 12, 2010
ACE FREHLEY LIVE AT BENEFIT CONCERT
Here you can see "Shock me" performed by Ace together with some other celebrities on May 7th at the Nokio club.
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May 12, 2010
KISS IN THE PRESS
(from Kissonline)
Here's Paul on the front cover and Gene on the back cover of the current issue of London Tour Dates magazine.

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May 12, 2010
PAUL STANLEY ON "ABSOLUTE RADIO"
Paul was on "Absolute Radio" with Ian Lee yesterday. Here you can listen to the Podcast.
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May 12, 2010
1973 CONCERT POSTER BEING AUCTIONED
A 37-year-old vintage KISS concert poster from the band's New York club days is being auctioned online by eBay seller EliteWorks. This vintage poster was hand-designed by founding KISS member Paul Stanley and was printed in 1973 by a friend of the band's original drummer, Peter Criss. The three performances advertised on the poster took place over Labor Day Weekend 1973, at the legendary Coventry nightclub in Queens, New York. The 800-seat club catered to the underground New York Glam Rock scene of the early 1970s and bands such as the New York Dolls, KISS and even Cyndi Lauper all got their start at Coventry.

These late summer concerts were the final time KISS performed live, prior to recording their first album, which was released five months later, in February 1974. The poster was found in the collection of one of KISS's very first roadies. An actual picture from the 1973 Coventry concerts advertised on the poster can be seen in the auction also.

The poster and the seller's other KISS auctions can be viewed here.

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May 11, 2010
KISS: STILL ROCKING HARD
(from BBC News)
It's difficult finding a chink in the armour of US hard rock band Kiss.

It's not just the physical armour, which along with platform boots makes bassist Gene Simmons around seven feet tall. Their self-confidence hubris is almost impossible to dent.

"You can be three or 73 and a Kiss fan," declares guitarist Paul Stanley, who along with guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer make up the rest of the band.

"Our fans are celebrating our jubilant approach to life and the fact we don't take rubbish from anybody and you can come out a winner.
Click here to read the rest.
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May 11, 2010
KISS SUMMER US TOUR
The first date of the US summer tour is now confirmed: KISS will make its Indiana State Fair debut Aug. 9 at the Hoosier Lottery Grandstand. Tickets go on sale on Friday. Here you can see the bands official announcement.
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May 11, 2010
KISS TICKETS SPECIAL OFFER
Ticketbande is offering a limited amount of original Kiss tickets for Leipzig, Berlin and Vienna for a special price at the moment.
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May 11, 2010
VARIOUS NEWS
Kiss played at the sold out MEN Arena for about 12.500 fans yesterday. Videos from Manchester can be seen here.

Photographer Denis O'Regan will do an exhibition of his KISS photography at London's Apple Store today at the Regent Street Store at 19.00. KISS are signing all 35 of the limited edition prints that will be exhibited, and each buyer will get a pair of free tickets for Wednsday's Wembley show!

Kiss will do an US tour in August and September. Gene confirmed the tour via his Twitter account. Some dates already leaked, the tour should get announced very soon.

Here you can read an article about Kiss in "News of the world".

Bruce Kulick will be doing a Q&A session in the Seymour Duncan User Group Forum today. He will also be doing an in-store appearance at Vintage Vinyl in Fords, NJ on Monday, May 17th. The day before on May 16th he will be special guest at the Philadelphia Kiss Expo.
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May 10, 2010
KID DOES SOUNDCHECK FOR KISS
A little kid does the soundcheck for Kiss on the drums. Here's the proof.
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May 10, 2010
NEW PICTURE DISC SINGLE
There is a new Picture Disc single available: Makin' love, supposdly a "Japaneese" release - found on eBay:

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May 10, 2010
INTERESTING CLOSED AUCTIONS ON EBAY
Here are some interesting recently closed auctions on eBay:

Picture Discs are still selling for a lot of money. The Dutch "Destroyer" Picture Disc sold for 174 Euros:


A 10" "test pressing" sold for 120 Euros! There are many different versions of this "test pressing" with undefined "Live in USA" recordings available and they all look different. More details about this release will be available in a Bootleg Discography - coming soon on this site!


Psycho Circus Picture Disc: 141 Euros


A signed US-Lick it up tourbook sold for 158 Euros:


Rock and Roll over US promo EP: 154 Euros


Spanish "Flaming Youth" single: 132 Euros


unbelievable! concertposter for $ 896,-!!


Japanese promo poster: $ 791,-!


smashed Paul guitar: $ 635,-


Destroyer chevy van: $ 380,-


lunchbox: $ 340,-!


"Alternate Destroyer" LP in blue vinyl for $ 202,-! More details about this release in an upcoming Bootleg Discography.


More interesting closed auctions: see above the news
most expensive recently closed Auctions >>
most interesting Auctions >>
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May 10, 2010
DID YOU KNOW...
... that the Norwegian "The Elder" album came with a free Kiss poster? It was recently listed on eBay:


... that there was a Halloween mask inside the "Disco bags" in Australia in 1980? Each bag included one of the four Halloween masks. A complete set just sold on eBay for $ 500,-!

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May 10, 2010
KISS AIRPLANE
(from KISSfan08/Kiss Forum)
Looks like someone caught it just before landing in Palma de Mallorca, Spain:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Solid-Air/Canadair-CL-600-2B19-Regional/1700163/M/

More photos here.
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May 10, 2010
KISS ROCKED GLASGOW
Kiss played for 12.500 people at the sold out SECC Arena in Glasgow yesterday. The set list stayed the same. Videos from Glasgow can be found here.
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May 10, 2010
INTERVIEW WITH ACE FREHLEY
Click here to see Rockerazzi interviewing Ace at the 6th Annual MusiCares Map Fund Benefit concert recently.
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May 9, 2010
DID YOU KNOW...
... that "Alive II" was released in 2 parts with 2 single albums in Chile? The second part of "Alive II" was actually named "Alive III".
This album is now listed on eBay:


... the real "Alive III" was released on vinyl in Brazil? As a single album! It is also on eBay right now.

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May 9, 2010
GLASGOW KISS
(from News of the world)
ROCK GODS REVEAL ALL AHEAD OF THEIR FIRST GIG IN SCOTLAND FOR 20 YEARS
"DON'T touch my ass," warns Gene Simmons.
He's in no imminent danger. A-Listed is a shade over 6ft but, even without his platform boots, America's most legendary rocker is a good few inches taller.
And standing side by side with his towering presence, you get the distinct impression that, if anyone's going to be molested, it won't be him.
Click here to read the rest.
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May 9, 2010
ACE FREHLEY AT MUSICARES MAP FUND BENEFIT CONCERT
Ace Frehley performed at the 6th Annual MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert at Club Nokia on May 7, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. You can see photos from the event here and here. Infos about the event can also be found on Ace's website.
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May 9, 2010
LET'S KISS AND MAKE-UP AT THE ARENA
(from The Star)
By David Dunn
AS KISS arrive all flame-throwers blazing tomorrow don't expect any modesty from the mighty Gene Simmons.

"I love the sound of my own voice," he admits at the start of our face to (make-up-free) face chat in a swanky London hotel.

But for the all the bravado and bombastic stage shows, the KISS bassist and lead singer is a big man with a big heart, not least when it comes to seeing the influx of new young fans in the crowd having caught the KISS bug, thanks partly to their long overdue album Sonic Boom.
Click here to read the rest.
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May 9, 2010
CITY PICKS
The first city picks from Sheffield are now on eBay, plus some others. Happy bidding....

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May 8, 2010
ERIC SINGER "GEHT KACKEN"
Eric Singers latest hilarious "Geh Kachen" (which was supposed to say "Geh Kacken") misprinted guitar pick has now also shown up on eBay for the very first time.


Here are more picks from the new tour (thanks to Stefan Beckmann for the photo):

Dublin city picks can be seen here.
If you are interested in guitar picks you may check out these Fan Sites:
http://www.sbaudio.de
http://www.kisspicks.de
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May 8, 2010
KISS SOAP
No joke! Now you can get official Kiss soap! It is already getting offered on eBay...

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May 8, 2010
INTERESTING AUCTIONS ON EBAY
Three different new Eric Singer 2010 guitar picks now showed up on eBay


Paul Stanley 2010 guitar pick


Destroyer mirror


Japan 1978 tourbook


Double Platinum RIAA Gold Award


Ace doll 1978 with box


Gene show bag Australia 1980


Paul show bag Australia 1980


Gene doll 1978 with box


Paul doll 1978 with box


Dynasty Picture Disc LP

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May 8, 2010
INTERESTING AUCTIONS ON EBAY GERMANY
first Spanish single


Hotter than hell LP Argentina


first Italian single


Christine 16 single from Sweden


South African Best of Solo LP


Cat # 1 Picture Disc


Didi Zill book


new tourbook with original logo


rare Vinnie Vincent Speedball Jam CD

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May 8, 2010
KISS IN DUBLIN
Kiss rocked Ireland yesterday. Here you can find some videos from the show. The set list was the same again. Photos from Dublin can be seen here. The Kiss Army Norway has published this photo:

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May 6, 2010
KISS GO BOOM AT HE LG ARENA
(from Express & Star)
It was always going to take something special to top Kiss’s amazing performance at the Download Festival in 2008.
But last night the costumed rock superheroes pulled out all the stops with a brand new stage show and a set-list that stretched from their 1974 debut to 2009’s Sonic Boom album.
Click here to read the rest.
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May 6, 2010
RALLYING FOR KIDS WITH CANCER
Gene will be rallying for kids with cancer on July 30 & 31.
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May 6, 2010
KISS ROCKS BIRMINGHAM
Kiss rocked the almost sold out Arena in Birmingham yesterday for about 12.000 fans. The set list stayed the same.
Videos from Birmingham can be found here. A concert review from Midlands Rock can be read here.
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May 5, 2010
DID YOU KNOW...
... that both Kiss Marvel comics from 1977 and 1978 have been released in France in 2008? Both French comics are now listed on eBay.

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May 5, 2010
KISS FROM DENIS O'REGAN
(from Deuce News)
To all the KISS fans ready to fly to London next week: the famous rock photografer Denis O'Regan is going to blow your mind with his amazing photos. Denis will be at London's Apple Store next week talking about his photography using KISS as an example and exhibiting 35 KISS Alive prints in the store. The event is called 'KISS from Denis O'Regan' and it's May 11th at the Regent Street Store at 19.00.

To celebrate the event Denis is running a special offer: KISS Alive 35 prints currently available at his site for US$550 (€423) will be lowered to €350, including postage, for one week only, 8-15th May! The limited edition prints are signed by Denis and numbered. Each image is limited to 25 prints. Full details at www.denis.co.uk/#/shop
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May 5, 2010
IN PICTURES: KISS AT LIVERPOOL ARENA
(from The Music Fix)
From the second they made their entrance on a giant platform, Kiss hit the ground running, kicking off a two hour show of non-stop rock and roll mayhem. Complete with pyros, flaming torches an over-the-head guitar solo, and a familiar tongue that just refused to stay in its mouth, there was little chance of the venue roof staying on. Mining their ample back catalogue, along with cuts from current record, our highlight of the evening was the one-two-punch of 'Crazy Nights' and 'Calling Dr. Love', the former not seen performed on these shores for many a year.

For a band that's been going for the better part of 40 years, age shows no sign of wearying them. If you look the word "showmanship" up in the rock & roll dictionary, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley are going to be leering back out of the page at you. We've got to admit - when God gave rock & roll to them, he made the right choice.

Click here to see photos from Liverpool.
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May 5, 2010
KISS - BOOM TIME
(from tourdates.co.uk)
KISS have never been a band to think small, but they have rediscovered the joys of working like a struggling club band. Richard Hodkinson meets a re-energised Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley.

It’s hard to remember a time when KISS - as a brand, as an image, as a logo – did not serve as a universal shorthand for rock‘n’roll. Or at least for the excesses of rock‘n’roll.

For 35 years lazy magazine editors have been able to reach into the archive for pictures of Gene Simmons breathing fire or Paul Stanley pouting outrageously and the point is made: this is what rock music looks like.

And it might be reasonable to suppose that the men themselves conform to this archetype; that the past four decades have been an exercise in barely diluted hedonism lit by a thousand flash bombs, peopled by a million groupies and financed by uncounted piles of dollar bills.

Click here to read the rest.
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May 5, 2010
KISS "CONCERTOGRAPHY" BOOK
The "KISS ALIVE II, 1998-2009" book is a "concertography" of Kiss' touring activities during that period with statistics and set lists; an expanded form of the online feature updated to include Kiss' Alive/35 North American tour. It also covers Paul Stanley and Ace Frehley solo activities.


That "concertography" book is the perfect addition to "Kiss Alive Forever".

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May 5, 2010
NEW MERCHANDISE AT AMAZON
There are some new Kiss items available at Amazon:

Amazon Germany:



Amazon USA:

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May 5, 2010
ROCK AND ROLL ALL NITE & COLLECT EVERY DAY
(from antiqueweek)
[...] The gimmicky nature of KISS lent itself extremely well to merchandising. One of the more highly sought-after vintage KISS collectibles is the line of Mego dolls from 1978. In near mint condition, a boxed Ace, Gene, Paul, or Peter sells for around $250-$300, while nicely preserved loose figures routinely change hands for anywhere between $50 and $125.

Other vintage KISS collectibles of note include: a toy guitar ($250 loose, $1,000 boxed); an assortment of belt buckles (most ranging from $35-$125); Destroyer and Love Gun jigsaw puzzles ($25 each); a Tiger record player ($500 loose, $2,500 boxed); a Colorforms play set ($175); View-Master reels ($30); a View-Master Show Beam cartridge ($350); a KISS On Tour board game ($100); an AMT Custom Van model kit ($125-$150); a radio control van ($300 loose, $2,500 boxed); and a pair of mass market paperbacks: KISS ($40) by Robert Duncan and Headliners: KISS ($20) by John Swenson. (Pricing is for complete, near mint condition items). [...]
Click here to read the full story.
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May 4, 2010
KISS LIVE IN LIVERPOOL
Kiss played in Liverpool the same set again as the previous shows. Videos from Liverpool can be seen here and some nice photos can be seen here.
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May 4, 2010
KISS LIVE AT METRO ARENA, NEWCASTLE
(from Metal Express Radio)
It’s incredible to think that it’s been almost 18 long years since KISS last played in this neck of the woods during their naked faced Revenge tour and with the intervening years being marked by a sporadic festival show or London appearance, the Northern KISS Army were hungry for action.

With a Top 10 album under their belts with their first album in over a decade, Sonic Boom has revitalised the band who famously claimed that their recording days were over and with the promise of an all new stage show and a revamped set list boasting the old, the new and the new/old the stage was set for the band to deliver the goods.
Click here to read the rest.
Click here to see some great photos from Newcastle.
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May 4, 2010
BRUCE KULICK INTERVIEW
Click here to read an interview with Bruce Kulick from Metal Express Radio.
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May 4, 2010
SONIC BOOM OVER EUROPE 2010 TOURBOOK
Here you can see all pages from the new Sonic Boom over Europe 2010 tourbook! The tourbook can be ordered here.
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May 4, 2010
KISS PROVE THEY LOVE IT LOUD AT METRO RADIO ARENA
(from Chronicle Live)
AS SOMEONE who has only ever appreciated KISS from afar, I’d like to take this opportunity to publicly state that they are phenomenal.

You’d think after almost 40 years of being a band they may have succumbed to perhaps slowing the pace a little in their live shows, but as the Sonic Boom Over Europe tour hit Newcastle’s Metro Radio arena yesterday, I can honestly say I’ve never been so entertained.
Click here to read the rest.
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May 4, 2010
DID YOU KNOW...
... that there were "Kiss Army" sponges falling from the mirror ball on the Dynaty tour in 1979? Such a Kis Army sponge is now listed on eBay:

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May 3, 2010
HOW I MADE IT: PAL STANLEY
(from Walter Hamilton, Los Angeles Times)
The lead singer and guitarist for the rock band KISS learned the benefits of branding early in his career.

The gig: Lead vocalist and guitarist for the rock band KISS.

KISS persona: Starchild, recognizable by the painted black star framing his right eye.

Background: Born Jan. 20, 1952, as Stanley Bert Eisen in the Bronx, N.Y., to a furniture salesman and a nurse. Formed a short-lived band, Wicked Lester, with fellow New Yorker Gene Simmons in the early 1970s. They dropped that name and formed KISS with Peter Criss and Ace Frehley in January 1973.
Click here to read the rest.
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May 3, 2010
TRIBUTE TO DAVE KILNER SEALED WITH A KISS - VIDEO
(from Sheffield Telegraph)
By Graham Walker/Digital Editor
SEALED with a KISS! That was the star-studded Dave Kilner Night To Remember charity show when KISS rock legend Gene Simmons turned up - just to watch.
He was appropriately thanked with a big kiss from Dave's widow Shirley.

Gene, who had been rehearsing in the city ahead of his band's UK return at Sheffield Arena, showed up at the City Hall to watch his Def Leppard pals Joe Elliot and Rick Savage headline the concert.
Click here to read the rest.
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May 3, 2010
KISS IN THE PRESS
(from Deuce News)
Gene is on the cover of the new issue of Metal Hammer in Italy.

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May 3, 2010
PAUL STANLEY ANSWERS
Paul has finally answered (some) questions in the Washburn Forum. Here you can read them.
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May 3, 2010
CONCERT REVIEWS
At rushonrock.com you can read a review about the Kiss concert in Newcastle.
The Star has reviewed the show in Sheffield.
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May 3, 2010
INTERESTING CLOSED AUCTIONS ON EBAY
Here are some interesting recently closed auctions on eBay:

Alive IX clear vinyl: € 84,-


record player: $ 500,-


signed photo for $ 425,- (!?)


Paul signed Legend of Kiss trading card: $ 341,- (!?)


Kiss radio with box: $ 300,-


make-up kit: $ 250,-


1976 radio show LP: $ 228,-


1976 T-shirt: $ 225,-


Alternate Destroyer LP blue vinyl: $ 202,-


Poster Special magazine for $ 146,-


Australian Maybelline bag 1980 # 2: $ 110,-


More interesting closed auctions: see above the news
most expensive recently closed Auctions >>
most interesting Auctions >>
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May 3, 2010
NEW SONIC BOOM 2010 GUITAR PICKS
There are a lot of new guitar picks for the Sonic Boom over Europe tour 2010!
Eric has at least 3 different guitar picks. One says "geh kachen", which is probably a misprint and was supposed to say "geh kacken" (which is German and translates into something like "take a shit").
Paul also has at least 3 new picks, one seems to be a special city pick.


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May 2, 2010
KISS IN NEWCASTLE
As expecte Kiss played the same set list in Newcastle as in Sheffield.
Videos from Newcastle can be found here.
God gave Rock and Roll to you is played on this tour for the first time in a long time and gets a great reception.
Here you can see some photos from Newcastle.
Here you can see how Eric shoots some lights from the ceiling with a "rocket" at the end his solo.
Paul now flies during I was made for lovin' you, as you can see here in Sheffield.
This video from Sheffield is worth seeing, filmed from the front row!
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May 2, 2010
NEW SHOW OPENING
Kiss have a new show opening. Check it out in this clip of the new opening song: Modern Day Delilah
Here you can see more videos from Sheffield yesterday.
Here you can see the highlights from the show.
Hier you can see the solos from Tommy & Eric. Check out Eric shooting a rocket from behind the drums.
Here you can see the very first performance of "I'm an Animal".
Crazy crazy Nights
Merchandise available at the shows included shirts for 25 Euros and signed Eric Singer drumsticks for about 22 Euros.
Today Kiss play in Newcastle.
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May 1, 2010
KISS LIVE IN SHEFFIELD
Today Kiss played their first show in Europe on the "Sonic Boom over Europe" Tour 2010!
Opening band was Taking Dawn. Many fans have been seen in Kiss make.up.
7.000 Fans were waiting for Kiss. Here is a pic of the curtain.
The curtain dropped and Kiss came from behind the drums on stage to played "Modern Day Delilah" as opener!

Kiss opening in Sheffield

pics: Kiss Army Norway blog

set list:
Modern Day Delilah
Cold Gin
Let me go, Rock and Roll
Firehouse (Gene spits fire)
Say Yeah
Deuce
Crazy Crazy Nights
Calling Dr. Love
Shock me + Eric drum solo (Eric & Tommy flying high & shoots rockets see pic below)
I'm an animal
100.000 years
I love it loud (Gene spits blood & flies)
Love Gun (Paul did not fly although mini-stage and wire is set up)
Black Diamond (with "Whole lotta love" bit prior)
Detroit Rock city
Lick it up
Shout it out loud
I was made for lovin' you (Paul flies!)
God gave Rock'n Roll to you
Rock and Roll all nite

pic: Kiss Army Norway blog
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May 1, 2010
NEW KISS MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE
The new Kiss tour merchandise is now available at the official Kiss Store!

Sonic Boom Over Europe Tourbook: $ 19,95


and much more for less money than at the concert...


The new Gene Simmons Axe bass is a hot seller and one of the best selling products at Thomann. It can be ordered here for 425 Euros.
The professional more expensive version can be ordered here for $ 5.000,- including a meet & greet with Gene.
If you prefer to have your guitar destroyed, Paul Stanley is doing that for you at a concert of your choice, and you can also meet him and the guitar before it will get smashed. More infos here.
The new cheap Paul Stanley electric guitar can be ordered here for just 122 Euros.
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May 1, 2010
INTERESTING AUCTIONS ON EBAY
Here are a few more auctions from eBay.com ending soon:

Japan 1988 tourbook


complete set Kiss dolls 1978 in original boxes


Radioshow 1976


Paul Stanley Rockstics


Paul Stanley Washburn guitar strap


toy guitar


Paul notebook 1978


ESP Live in Japan CD


broken Paul Stanley guitar body

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May 1, 2010
INTERESTING AUCTIONS ON EBAY GERMANY
Didi Zill book


Alive IX gold vinyl


Psycho Circus Picture Disc


4 Picture Discs


3 Picture Discs


Face Lift 3 LP Box


The Originals II Japan


Alternate Destroyer blue vinyl


complete Bravo Starschnitt


Gene single Sweden


Peter Japan single clear vinyl

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