BIG BIG news from KISS camp.
KISS manager Doc McGhee says that all the former members such as Ace Frehley and Peter Criss have been approached about taking part in the iconic group’s final concert.
KISS announced over the weekend that it will play its last-ever show on July 17, 2021, in New York City.
Here’s the statement:
“We want to include everybody that played with KISS to celebrate the 45 years of KISS,” he said.
“And everybody — Vinnie Vincent and everybody else — that [has] played with KISS is part of this whole celebration of 45 years. So, we’re still looking at what we’re gonna do on the final show of KISS.”
On Frehley and Criss, he said:
“It’s pretty difficult. When people say, ‘Oh, you should bring Ace and Peter up.’ How do you do that when you have two Catmen and two Spacemen? So you say, ‘Okay. You don’t wear makeup and you wear makeup.’ And then they [Ace and Peter] go, ‘Well, that was my makeup.’ I don’t know. So it’s real hard to do, but we’ll figure it out because they’re very much a part of the heritage of KISS. And they’re acknowledged by Gene and Paul and everybody in this room as the founding members… So. it’s important to you guys [and] it’s important to us. It’s just a matter of the balance and we can bring it where it works for everybody and everybody is having a great time.”
Currently, KISS is on its farewell tour which is expected to continue for two more years. The band kicked off the tour on January 31st in Vancouver, Canada and currently features 186 additional dates that run through October 3, 2020, in Fort Worth, United States.
KISS is making a hell lot of money on this tour, which was revealed by Gene Simmons. Simmons hinted the farewell tour would likely gross between $150 million and $200 million, “not counting ancillaries, licensing, merchandise and stuff like that.” Interestingly there have been accusations of band members lip-syncing on this tour. This was observed on their first leg of the tour. Former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach defended the band saying that the band did not lip-sync at the show he attended.
Kiss will perform their final show on July 17, 2021, in New York City with most of the previous members expected to join them on stage.
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You wear the makeup but you have Ace and Peter wear the early era costumes, simple as that… Look it ain’t that difficult to figure out you do a set with Ace and Peter, you do a set with Eric (wearing Fox makeup) and Vinnie you do a set with Bruce and Eric (no makeup)a you finish off with Tommy and Eric in (current makeup) and encore with everybody… How else could you do it? And be fair to all eras… The only guy who’s gonna have it tough is Eric changing makeup!!… While Peter is playing Eric puts on the fox makeup does a set with Vinnie then a no makeup set with Bruce then have Peter come up and sing “Beth” and maybe do a drum solo or play “Hard Luck Woman” while Eric puts the cat makeup on… Its not that difficult for them to figure it out… People just like to make controversy over this who’s makeup is whos, look it’s KiSS and it’s KISS makeup regardless of who’s face is behind it….
Perfect!!
Gene and Paul would still have to put the makeup on twice
Why’s that just?… Just do costume changes between sets or combine elements of all the different costumes they wore over the years….
Costume changes? It probably takes his assistant or whoever does it at least a half hour to get Gene into the demon outfit as is. That’s not including the huge boots.
So again combine elements of all the costumes into 1 costume and the only 1 that needs to change would be Eric Singer from the Fox makeup and costume to the Cat makeup and costume…. The easier the better… Start off with a set of early songs with Ace&Peter then a set of Vinnie era with Eric Singer in Fox then a set with Bruce and Eric the only one not in makeup would be Bruce then have Peter come up and sing “Beth” and do a drum solo while Eric Singer changes into the current era of the Cat costume and Tommy dons the Spaceman costume then they play a set of current era songs then everyone comes up and does the encore it’s simple… Only one with no makeup would be Bruce the only one that needs to change once would be Singer and it would be the ultimate show KIS has ever done period the end….
To be honest, I think, not positive, that they (Paul and Gene) already do, or maybe it was the first farewell tour back in 2000, combine certain elements of costumes from over the years. I’m not disagreeing with your ideas or anything of the sort, I just seem to remember hearing that.
In all honesty, I think they will give Ace and Peter a song each. Shock Me and Black Diamond respectively. Then do the all of them together for a song or two. Just like unplugged back in 96? 97? The memory slips..
Ace & Peter have to be last. Have to end it EXACTLY how it started.
Eric Carr the fox won’t be there so forget that part.
Put Eric Singer in the Fox makeup and let him represent Eric Carr if he can wear the Cat he can wear the Fox….
Tommy and Eric show respect and wipe off makeup late in show and walk off stage, Ace and Peter come out and do a few songs in makeup, and show ends with everyone back on stage doing R&R All Nite. Or Ace and Peter come out in makeup and fight Eric and Tommy while KISS is playing Rip And Destroy in an unexpected tribute to KISS Meets The Phantom Of The Park. Either way is perfect.
Ace & Peter gotta be last. It has to end exactly how it started.
Do a set of early Tunes with Ace & Peter dressed up ….then do a set of from Creatures to Lick with Vinny ……. Baker intermission take the makeup off to a set with Bruce and Eric all the way through to Carnival of Souls…. then take another intermission go put the make it back on come back out with Eric and Tommy and do sonic boom in Monster songs… simple!!!
It would take too long to take the makeup off then put it back on. It takes a half hour to an to do the makeup
It takes longer than that, but you’re right; it would take too long, period.
and then everyone comes out for Rock And Roll All Nite….
I want a stadium tour with the Fantastic Four. Wee!
They have been approached that’s it. Doesn’t it mean it’s going to happen.
Omg I know … more click bait
You have the makeup on Gene, Paul, Ace, Peter, Eric,Tommy and Vinnie. Then Bruce no makeup. Eric and Tommy have their own costumes and that is how you do that. Ace and Peter do the Love Gun costumes. Bruce does his street clothes. Peter Gives a nod to Eric Carr and Vinnie gives a nod to Mark St John and introduces Bruce.. . .This way to complicated and yeah let’s just end this thing as fast as possible.
You forgot Eric Carr…
Eric Carr died in 1991
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Sounds great to me. I couldn’t have said better. Maybe Singer can paint his face like the Fox and give a tribute to Eric Carr?
Mark St. John Died in 2007. Eric singer could take on The Fox persona as a tribute to Eric Carr. Vinnie can resume his Egyptian Warrior Persona. The only question is what do we do for Tommy and Bruce. The founding members get their original personas.
Hell ya like Ac3 and Peter are kiss so com on please. All I have to really say is , it’s about time . 100%
Peter and ace should wear there own make that they used to wear and the others wear what they used to wear when the joined the band.
They haven’t agreed to anything yet, they’ve only been approached about it. There’s a real good chance that they say no too. Paul & Gene are not gonna let Ace & Peter wear their makeup & Ace has stated numerous times if he can’t wear his makeup he’s not doing it. The final show should just be the original 4, no Eric & no Tommy.
Peter can’t play a whole set.
Well if you are talking about age, just keep in mind that Gene is 70, only three years younger than Peter. So if you go on age alone then maybe we can say that Gene can’t play a whole set either, and maybe it is time to fire Gene and hire a younger one to take on The Demon persona. But let’s face it, Technically speaking, All four of the originals risk exploding into corpse dust if they all played without younger backup.
I believe Peter has Arthritis now, he’d struggle for sure
Lived and died kiss through the 70s then gone and Paul became ?????? Hey crap happens. But if this is the final, final,final kiss is truly only ace ,gene,peter and Paul. Seems to be obvious to all true kiss fans. Not kiss 2 fans. The other guys are great musicians and they can rock. But I want the guys from my kiss lunch box and pinball machine!!!!
This will happen as long as everyone stays in good health praise god , every kiss fan loves the original version of kiss and for good reason they were awesome simple , now with that being said if peter at 77 will be the hardest one by far to get ready for so.e thing this huge I cant see peter getting through any songs on the kitt and this is not a knock on Peter by any means , but his saving grace is singing beth and possibly hard luck woman , ok so this final show in 2021 will be promoted and will most likely know the 7
Last ever? Oh please! As long as the $$ is there it will keep going.
Everybody wears Gene and Paul’s makeup. Settled.
how about…Ace and Peter get on stage in their original make-up, and we find two clowns who can play base and sing about as well as Paul and Gene can. Its been clear since forever that the most talented person in that band was always, always Ace Frehley. He’s also one of the only decent people in the group.
Dear Kiss, I have a great idea, why don’t you tour one last time and call it The Last Kiss or The Final Kiss with the original Kiss and it will sell out in every city in every state in America! REMEBER you guys are going to retire for good and it would be important for Kiss and its fans to close this final chapter of the Hottest Band In The World Kiss tour one final time!