KISS: North American Tour Video Announcement Available
- Apr. 6, 2009
A video clip of KISS members Paul Stanley, Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer and Gene Simmons announcing from Santiago, Chile that their upcoming U.S. and Canadian tour will be the world's first to put fans in charge of where their favorite artist plays can be viewed below. By partnering with Eventful, the leading social media company for events, fans will "Demand" where KISS will perform on their latest trek across the top-voted North American markets beginning this September. No matter where the fans say — from stadiums to cornfields — if there are enough votes, KISS will be there! And in order to keep the competition fair for smaller cities, final site selection will weigh population size versus total votes.
Fans across the U.S. and Canada can cast their votes at www.eventful.com/KISS to have their town included on the KISS 2009 North American tour. Fans will be able to vote, and check the tally of what cities are in the lead, 24/7 across the Web at the previous sites; as well as on KISS' MySpace and Facebook, Ticketmaster's KISS page, VH1Classic.com, and many more.
Even after garnering more than 30 gold and platinum records and in excess of 90 million albums sold worldwide, KISS continues to prove the band makes the fans their #1 priority.
"KISS has never followed the rules — we have always broken them. KISS has never listened to critics-we have always listened only to the fans," said Gene Simmons. "It's time to give back to the fans with bigger shows and longer set lists. And for the first time anywhere, we want our fans to tell us where they want us, and when."
Said Paul Stanley, "No band has ever given their fans the power to decide what cities they play, and no fans deserve it more than ours. We're leaving the next U.S. and Canadian tour up to the Army. When they stand up, they will be counted!"
Just for voting for their town, all KISS fans will have the opportunity to purchase pre-sale tickets prior to the general on-sale. In addition to joining in on the major campaigns launched by rock radio in each city, fans are also incentivized to create their own viral videos online, motivating their fellow residents to participate in casting votes for a KISS show in their city. City-specific "best-of" compilation reels of these videos will be shown on jumbo screens at venues before each concert.
On this upcoming tour, fans will be treated to a set of some of rock's greatest hits, including "Rock and Roll All Nite", "I Was Made for Lovin' You", "Detroit Rock City", "God Gave Rock & Roll to You" and "Shout It Out Loud", among many others. The band is currently recording its first new studio album in 11 years (produced by Paul Stanley).
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COMMENT | posted by : Nickodinho 4/6/2009 6:30:56 PM
Why can't the original lineup just KISS and MAKEUP!!!!!?
COMMENT | Ahahahaha.... Gene and Paul......2 WORDS>>>>>> posted by : FrankRizzo 4/6/2009 6:31:43 PM
. ................................BITCH TITS!!!
COMMENT | Isn't this EVERY Kiss tour since the 80s? posted by : therebel 4/6/2009 6:41:57 PM
Isn't this EVERY Kiss tour since the 80s?
"On this upcoming tour, fans will be treated to a set of some of rock's greatest hits, including "Rock and Roll All Nite", "I Was Made for Lovin' You", "Detroit Rock City", "God Gave Rock & Roll to You" and "Shout It Out Loud", among many others. "
Isn't this EVERY Kiss tour since the 80s?
COMMENT | They still get them in droves posted by : factory35 4/6/2009 6:46:23 PM
Now they want to pick where to go? Interesting.... If the new CD is produced by Paul, he had better make it better than that drivel of a solo CD he put out a couple years back. that sucked, as did 'Psycho Circus'.
But hey, if they can do it, why not. When I was a kid and loved the shit out of em, who know I would be 40 and they would still be around making money.. At least they are active. Fuck the original Kiss.. Hate to say it but Ace and Pete held them down. Shit, Ace hasnt done anything in a decade..
COMMENT | Ace posted by : factory35 4/6/2009 6:47:56 PM
Oh yeah, new CD at some point... But I doubt it will be very good... Mark my words. Peters was total shit.
COMMENT | posted by : jeffgq 4/6/2009 6:56:44 PM
where is the sign-up/petition for them NOT to come to my city??
COMMENT | This is a perfect posted by : Stiltskin 4/6/2009 7:53:48 PM
way for them to only perform in those cities where there is som interest. By the way, Gene and Paul can´t be happy with 90 million albums sold. Both Maiden and Metallica have surpassed that and AC/DC is miles ahead. Still, i hope the new album have some good Rock n`roll songs on there but i will not go and see them anymore. Saw them with original lineup in 1996 and again last year.
COMMENT | posted by : RiotAct666 4/6/2009 8:14:34 PM
Great idea by Kiss to do something like this.
COMMENT | posted by : King of Ultimate Metal 4/6/2009 8:41:03 PM
fuck yes! i can't wait... I didnt read the announcement, but I'm assuming this article is about Paul Stanley's artwork.
Is he going to finger paint live?
COMMENT | posted by : bigsled 4/6/2009 9:13:57 PM
ha,ha,ha,ha, this is too funny. FACT : they had a shit turnout in 04 w/ people being able to move from lawn seats to more expensive closer empty seats in most cities . FACT : they double billed with aeroshit before that ,because of declining ticket sales. FACT : simmons solo record only moved 4,000 copies the first week FACT : the only place they hav been able to sell is over seas and multi band festivals . FACT : they did'nt have to do this from 96-00 FACT : they put more spin on their stories then the republicans do...LOL
Correction. They used to be the greatest band in the world. About 25 years ago.
COMMENT | posted by : LordofSalem 4/7/2009 9:39:53 AM
Nickodinho:
Good one! hahahaha
If I wasn't strapped for cash this year snd Metallica didn't do a second US tour, I might actually of gone to check these guys out... not a fan, but just cuz it's fucking KISS.
COMMENT | they are still here. posted by : mdc 4/7/2009 9:43:04 AM
If it were up to Ace & Peter, there would be no KISS.
COMMENT | Bigsled... posted by : KISSOFF 2004 4/7/2009 11:16:09 AM
There ya go spreading misinformation again. I'll help you out...
FACT: The 2004 turnout averaged between 8,000 to 9,000. Some cities less as you point out, others had more. That's not the embarrassment you want to suggest. Peers like RUSH and Leppard were doing similar numbers at the time.
FACT: KISS averaged just 1,000 less in attendance than Aerosmith on their previous respectative tours of the US, before they paired up for the co-headlining jaunt. Thus the idea of putting them together and dominating that summer, which that tour did (among rock tours).
FACT: Simmon's "Assh*le" cd sold 12,913 copies in its first week of release to land at No. 86 on Billboard. It has sold over 30,000 in total to date in the U.S. Some sources say around 40,000, but I can't verify that anywhere. Still...not a smash by any means. Paul's "Live to Win" sold 17,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release to land at No. 53. Around 40,000 sold at this point. I wonder how Ace's new one will do...I'll be getting it regardless.
FACT: Yes, KISS ARE selling out venues overseas...and set a record for attendance last year for their appearance at Sturgis here in the States (over 46,000) a show that was being played at the same time other acts where playing concerts at nearby locales. This year's KISS tour will do better than you want to believe when it's all said and done. Time will tell.
FACT: You are right, they haven't used this approach before. The larger markets are a lock anyway, and the band is simply using this as a way to define secondary markets...AND generate talk about the pending tour. Smart move if you ask me.
FACT: Your republican analogy was funny...
COMMENT | Marketing Gimmick posted by : rockphantom 4/7/2009 11:19:29 AM
Anyone who thinks that the Demand It campaign will have any influence on where KISS performs this summer is ignorant to the ways of the touring business. Considering that the summer touring season is right around the corner and that venues are booked months in advance, the only purpose this marketing gimmick serves is to draw attention to the stagnant KISS brand.
COMMENT | ok... posted by : spaceace69 4/7/2009 11:53:39 AM
Jason13...ACE hasn't been "fucked up" in years now. He was told he would die if he didn't stop. He chose to live. No matter what you think of him, that is not easy to do when you have lived like he has for as long as he has. He could easily have been gone by now. If you have any experience with substance abuse you should know that. If not, thank your lucky stars and shut the fuck up. He deserves credit for that whether he ever does anything musically again or not. And if you bothered looking into it (not to mention the story right before this one) he just did a tour, is releasing a new cd and will tour again. Yeah he must be real fucked up. Through all his solo years i don't recall ever seeing a report of him canceling or not showing up for any show. You wanna complain about someone too fucked up to do something, go to a schenker site where those comments will be more suited.
I wont even go into detail about the KISS ticket shit because it doesn't seem to matter to people who don't want to deal with facts. Just let me say KISS weren't the only band that year doing cheap lawn seats and 4 pack deals. It was a shitty year and the market was flooded with shows. I am not KISS zombiefied enough to believe there is some truth to the fact that they will not sell well in some places....(again this year...lot's of good shows and the economy sucks even more.) Yet, it's a smart move and i'm sure they will do fine.
Finally....KISS stagnant? Not since '74 my friend.
ACE's time....two thousand nine!
COMMENT | Hate to burst your bubbles posted by : fmao 4/7/2009 4:00:09 PM
Ace isn't healthy enough to rejoin Kiss! He had a mild tour last year and there were several reports of him being sick on the road & while he was performing, and you can see how wiped out he is from some of his concert videos that are posted. The guy beat the shit out of himself for a long time and isn't healthy enough for Kiss' touring schedule & stage shows.
Ace is better off on his own doing his own thing, and Kiss is better off without Ace right now.
hello fellow kiss fan, nice to see your rebuttles w/ me again.
FACT : i'm not saying 8,000 or 9,000 is a embarrassment . its better than the #'s in some cities on some tours in the 80's. and even revenge tour but..... alot of cities were less. kiss tried the multi seat pricing and i don think it went over very well. they did sell their gold /platnium packages but alot of die hards were done by then w/ the makeup choice as well as peter and ace being gone. so the middle level priced seats suffered.
FACT : you know as well as i do they wanted to ensure ticket sales by going out with another big name act. what the reasons were for the declining ticket sales by 00( doc mcgee even stated sales werent strong a month into 00 so they changed the name to "farewell tour "( which ace was pissed about because at that point he had no intentions of leaving ) to justify a coheadliner, who knows ? too much touring from 96-00? plus the fact ace was gone for the aerosmith tour
well i never checked billboard ( can you still access that info ? ) but blabbermouth stated it... no one said ace's will sell better ace ,gene and pauls makeup solos were awesome . i bet ace's new one will sound the closest to classic kiss though..
FACT : sturgis is a motorcycle rally which i live next to here in mn. and yes those people had to pay to see kiss but, i would bet you that most of the crowd dosent own any kiss releases except a greatist hits. and most all would only see kiss live , as a one time deal to say they saw them once , that and the fact that they were already at sturgis regardless.
FACT : their statement , im betting, is bullshit. you know sales have been in decline here especially after ace / peter left. i would bet they look at attendance figures from the last few tours here and play those strong areas . if sales look better than expected mabey they throw in a few other debatable cities. the vote thing is pure bullshit. i see alot of festivals, etc..
you cant deny there are alot of disappointed fans ( that gene thought would still show up) with the choice to makeup tom/eric but, they still end up getting a better turnout ( so far) then past non makeup tours but alot of the crowd, i think, is a sturgis crowd .. even jay jay french mentioned this on vh1's that metal show. i've talked to many fans around the world that feel the same way. i know its a money issue but at this point i think its time to repect the fans that carried them all these years as well as former members . they are fine financially...
COMMENT | Hate to burst YOUR bubble..... posted by : spaceace69 4/7/2009 5:54:23 PM
His "mild tour" was as long as some other bands do. No big breaks between shows if i remember right. Pretty good for a guy who hadn't toured in years. It started small but he kept adding dates.
I heard of no reports of him being sick.
He is probably healthier now then he was on the farewell tour. and he handled that well.
His being "wiped out" is nothing more than it's ever been. ACE has always just been laid back on stage. Watch some old vids...just seems different because now he's not wearing makeup and costumes and.......He's 58 friggin' years old.
And it's not a case of him being better off on his own....he WANTS to be on his own. Gene just says he wont ask ACE back 'cause it makes them look better....and don't be too sure that wont change in the future. Even if it doesn't....i'm fine with the way things are now.
COMMENT | bigsled... posted by : KISSOFF 2004 4/8/2009 10:05:55 AM
I appreciate your fair response, and think there's more middle ground in our opinions that I had initially thought.
The RTN numbers WERE down from the band's previous Summer tours. They were down for many acts that year, as I mentioned earlier. Yet so many on Blabbermouth (and in KISS forums) want to use that info to suggest it was a disaster. That USA Today article which listed KISS among the acts that were underperforming that summer gave way too much fodder for the bashers. The fact is that the tour fared pretty well considering the oversaturated market and the fact that the band had played the Summer Shed circuit Summer after Summer for years. One reason I think this tour will do well is the fact that the band wisely took a break from those markets. That builds a renewed interest. Add in the fact that they'll be supporting a new album, and will be touring in the fall instead of the summer (which means indoor venues...thank God) and I see the band drawing good crowds. I still think they should package themselves with a "name" co-headliner again. That's the thing to do in this day and age. Aerosmith is doing it with ZZ Top, Priest with Whitesnake, Leppard with Poison...etc.
Sure...the package tour with Aerosmith was done to play to bigger crowds. But that's true for both bands. Again, the previous KISS tour was pulling 11,000 plus on average...the previous Aerosmith tour was pulling 12,000 plus. So neither band "needed" the other to have a good run that year. However, like you said...the band had lost Ace, so any consideration to a rotating headliner situation was lost. The tour was a huge success. I do feel that despite the "dream bill" aspect of it, some fans were not happy with having KISS go on first. Understandably.
The first week sales for Gene and Paul are still accessible on this site. Which I did verify before posting those numbers.
I do think that the Sturgis crowd was more than just a collection of "hard core fans" only. That's exactly my point. The band broke the attendance for that venue due to the mere fact it's KISS. There are plenty of general rock fans across the states who have yet to see the band and might now that they're touring again. Especially with things like Gene's successful television show, their songs appearing on Guitar Hero, and the Role Models movie turning the band onto a different audience. I'll bet those people make up more of the shows than the KISS nuts who populate the internet arguing over goofy shit. I have no problem agreeing with that. To me..that's a good thing.
This Fan driven tour announcement is IMO, another smart ploy by the boys to generate enthusiasm for the tour and get in the headlines. It's worked. It's been on countless news sites and broadcasts since the announcement. Personally, I think the major cities are a lock no matter what. If this really changes any plans for the routing of the tour, it will be which secondary markets to hit. Mostly, I just think it's KISS working the media. They are damn good at that. Just look at this site.
I absolutely agree there are fans who less than thrilled with the current status of the band. The makeup issue, the Ace issue, yadda yadda. While things may not be exactly how I would like it to be myself, I feel fortunate that I did get to see the classic lineup several times over the years. I also feel fortunate that the band soldiers on and Ace does too. I'm getting TWO albums worth of new material this year from guys I'm still a fan of. I'll buy both albums. I'll go see the tour. I'll enjoy being a KISS fan. If I long for the good 'ol days...then I'll just pop in "Hotter Than Hell" or watch the first KISSOLOGY set. Life's too short to whine about a rock band.
Thanks for your reply.
COMMENT | Desperately hopeless posted by : Get up and make it work 4/8/2009 12:39:37 PM
Outside the USA, it appears fans don't care is there is fake Ace and Peter in the band. Real fans in the USA do. That's why they can't sell dick, and are an opening band.
This is nothing more than Mean Gene BS propaganda. They have no prayer of headlining big arenas in the USA, and are forced to play small casinos and open for Aerosmith.
So, Gene has come up with this idea of "let the fans vote where we play", but in reality, these are the only places they can play anyway.
The new Cd is going to suck major elephant nuts.
1. Bonnie Gayer can only play Ace Frehley licks. 2. Paul is producing. The genious behind Forever, the Elder, I was made for loving you, Tears are Falling, Shandi, etc. 3. The fans in the USA literally don't care about a band of imposters. Piddly ticket sales and low sales of Gene and Paul's solo efforts speaks pretty loud. Nobody is going to buy a CD when no one is going to the shows. 4. Ace isn't in the band. Face the financial fact. No Ace = shit ticket sales, opening for Aerosmith, and hide outside the USA for 5 years. You can put Ace back in the band, and an entire USA tour playing large arenas will sell out in minutes.
COMMENT | Get up... posted by : KISSOFF 2004 4/8/2009 1:15:57 PM
I'll take that bet. I say the new tour does better than you suggest. Same with the cd. I'm not saying breaking attendance records and going multi-platinum mind you. I'm saying good attendance figures for the entire tour and a Top 10 album. Trust me...if I'm wrong, I'll come back and eat crow. Either way, let's consider that a bet.
Nice to see you having an open mind about the new album too. Maybe...just maybe you might consider forming an opinion when you actually hear it. Who knows...you might actually like some of it. Besides, you're getting a new Ace album too. That's a win-win.
By the way...Paul wasn't the genius behind The Elder as you suggest. That was Gene's idea...(and f*ck it, I like that album).
not sure if you'll be back to this. i will respond one last time and check back. then mabey will see each other sometime again, lol..
i believe the poor turnout in 02 and 04 was more to do with true ( for lack of a better word ) fans like myself turned off by the makeup choice w/ tom and eric and not going anymore ( i would never get tired of seeing kiss as i havent since i first saw them in 77) . and less to do with oversaturated market . the way they were selling w/ ace and peter consistantly, year after year leads me to believe this.
although i like aeroshit as well, and it sold well . (thats all that matters) i think it was a poor matchup as alot of aerosmith fans think kiss is a joke as i heard and saw in the audience . and no , i didnt like seeing thayer in ace's makeup.
it is a great marketing move to get a" feel" for where there is gonna be a interest . but this statement is a cheesey lie :
KISS has never followed the rules — we have always broken them. KISS has never listened to critics-we have always listened only to the fans," said Gene Simmons. "It's time to give back to the fans with bigger shows and longer set lists. And for the first time anywhere, we want our fans to tell us where they want us, and when."
they are covering their asses , mabey , so the dont get stuck w/ a half a arena. thats sad for the fans that wanted to see them in their city but it didnt look to kiss , as a strong market.
for me, i feel as the makeup should be retired to the original line up. they had a good run and made alot of money from 96-00. out of respect for that band, that era as well as peter and ace and droves of fans that have stood by them for 30-35 yrs. retire it. they did in 83. they should just be happy they had 96-00. but the sales of more concert tickets to people who have not seen them, bought their music, etc. drives them to the makeup. i've met eric at the conventions in 95. he seems like a nice guy and is a great drummer. i will go see him again w/ kiss when they take the makeup off. i've had a good run w/ them since 76. just from 96-00 i got to see them 12 times. many times in the first 5 rows
to me , the integrity is lost and they have become a parody( not to mention the set lists) . all for more ticket sales. you may think its silly but, i think there are alot more people that feel the way i do, than you think . did you get a chance to see " that metal show " on vh1 w/ twisted sister and jay jay's comment ?
i will continue to bash kiss once in awhile, and will look forward to your rebuttles, lol....
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