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KISS announces a final extension to its ‘End of the Road’ farewell tour

The legendary rock band Kiss has announced its final tour dates, taking a spin across North America and ending with a final bow in New York City’s Madison Square Garden. 

The “End of the Road Tour" lists 19 shows, kicking off Oct. 29 in Austin, Texas; hitting stops in California, Washington, Illinois and Canada; and closing with two final shows in New York City on Dec. 1 and 2. 

The iconic rockers, who kicked off their career in New York City, said ending the tour in Manhattan will bring their careers full circle. 

“KISS was born in New York City. On 23rd Street. Half a century ago. It will be a privilege and honor to finish touring at Madison Square Garden, 10 blocks and 50 years from where we first started,” the band said. 

The band’s lineup includes two original members, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, along with drummer Eric Singer and guitarist Tommy Thayer. Some of the band's biggest hits are “I Was Made for Lovin’ You,” “Rock and Roll All Nite,” “Detroit Rock City” and “Heaven’s on Fire”

Tickets go on presale March 6.

Marlene Lenthang is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.

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Kiss Announces Final Dates for End of the Road Farewell Tour

Kiss has announced that they will conclude their End of the Road farewell tour with two December 2023 shows at New York City's Madison Square Garden.

Paul Stanley revealed that the band will perform at their hometown's most famous venue on Dec. 1 and 2 during an appearance on the Howard Stern Show . That will be just shy of 51 years after they played their first show on Jan. 30, 1973, at the Popcorn Club in nearby Queens. Kiss announced 17 other new North American shows today, beginning Oct. 29 in Austin, Texas. You can see the full list of confirmed dates below.

Kiss launched the End of the Road Tour in January 2019, putting the trek on pause in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and resuming in the summer of 2021. The face-painted rockers have logged hundreds of shows on the tour, and in June 2022, Gene Simmons revealed that they wanted to add another 100 dates to the itinerary.

"We don't know [when the tour will end]. We've never retired before. This is our first time," Simmons told Chaoszine . "It's like painting a painting or writing a book. When somebody says, 'When is it gonna be finished?' You're in the middle of it; you don't know." He added, "The crew is happy. Everybody's happy. So we've decided to add another 100 cities before we stop. I don't know how long that's gonna take."

Stanley recently echoed his bandmate's sentiments. "We're far from done. I'd like to say that this is the end of the road, but they keep paving more road," he told UCR  last December. "The only people that seems to bother are the people who hate us. Quite honestly, they've never mattered and they still don't. The people who want to see us are thrilled. The people who wish we'd go away are going to have to wait. And in one form or another, we're never gonna go."

Kiss, Final End of the Road 2023 Tour Dates

April 12 - Manaus, Brazil @ Arena Da Amazonia April 15 - Bogota, Columbia @ Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campin April 18 - Brasilia, Brazil @ Arena BRB Mane Garrincha April 20 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil @ Esplanada Do Mineirao April 22 - Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Allianz Parque April 25 - Florianopolis, Brazil @ Hard Rock Live April 28 - Buenos Aires, Argentia @ Parque De La Ciudad April 30 - Santiago, Chile @ Estadio Santa Laura

May 27 - Columbus, OH @ Sonic Temple Festival

June 3 - Plymouth, UK @ Argyle Stadium June 5 - Birmingham, UK @ Arena June 6 - Newcastle, UK @ Arena June 10 - Praque, Czech Republic @ 02 Arena June 12 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome June 13 - Brussels, Belgium @ Palais 12 Arena June 15 - Clisson, France @ Hellfest 2023 June 17 - Munchen, Germany @ Konigsplatz June 19 - Krakow, Poland @ Tauron Arena Krakow June 21 - Dresden, Germany @ Arena June 22 - Berlin, Germany @ Max-Schmeling-Halle June 25 - Cartegena, Spain @ Rock Imperium Festival June 27 - Lyon, France @ Halle Tony Garnier June 29 - Tuscany, Italy @ Lucca Festival July 1 - Mannheim, Germany @ Sap-Arena July 2 - Cologne, Germany @ Lanxess-Arena July 5 - London, UK @ 02 Arena July 7 - Manchester, UK @ AO Arena July 8 - Glasgow, UK @ Ovo Hydro July 12 - Rattvik, Sweden @ Dalhalla Amphitheatre July 13 - Rattvik, Sweden @ Dalhalla Amphitheatre July 15 - Tonsberg, Norway @ Kaldnes

Oct. 29 - Austin, TX @ Moody Center Nov. 1 - Palm Springs, CA @ Acrisure Arena Nov. 2 - Los Angeles, CA @Hollywood Bowl Nov. 6 - Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Bowl Nov. 8 - Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena Nov. 10 - Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place Nov. 12 - Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome Nov. 13 - Saskatoon, SK @ SaskTel Centre Nov. 15 - Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre Nov. 18 - Montreal, QC @ Centre Bell Nov. 21 - Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Centre Nov. 22 - Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Centre Nov. 24 - Knoxville, TN @ Thompson-Boling Arena Nov. 25 - Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse Nov. 27 - Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena Nov. 29 - Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena Dec. 1 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden Dec. 2 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

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Kiss ‘ End of the Road farewell tour has scheduled its final stop: July 17th, 2021 in the band’s native New York City. Before that, however, Kiss has added a ton of new 2020 dates to their final trek, including two lengthy North American legs.

“We’ve been on the End of the Road tour, and people have said, ‘When is the last show?'” Paul Stanley recently told the audience aboard the Kiss Kruise ( via Ultimate Classic Rock ). “So, we’re here to tell you that the end of the road comes to an end on July 17, 2021 in New York City.”

Following a tour of Australia ( where the band will play a concert for great white sharks ) and Japan to close out 2019, Kiss will return to the road in 2020 with a 29-date U.S. tour that begins February 1st in Manchester, New Hampshire, and ends March 15th in Biloxi, Mississippi. Kiss will then return overseas to South America, Europe and Africa before a second North American leg opens August 28th in Mansfield, Massachusetts.

Tickets for the new North American shows will go on sale November 22nd at 10 a.m. local time, while tickets for a meet and greet with the Kiss will be available starting November 19th at 10 a.m. local time via the band’s website . Kiss Army fan club members will have access to presales starting November 20th at 10 a.m. local time, while Citi cardholders will be able to purchase tickets on the 20th starting at 12 p.m. local time.

“We can’t be running around for that much longer in 40 pounds of gear,” Paul Stanley recently told Rolling Stone of the farewell tour. “There’s nothing maudlin about it. It’s a celebration with our fans around the world. We wanted to raise the bar again as to what a band can do live. That’s really what we’ve always done: we’ve always wanted to be the band we never saw. There are a lot of shows out there that have Kiss DNA in them because they really weren’t shows of any magnitude before us.”

Kiss Tour Dates

February 1 – Manchester, NH @ SNHU Arena February 4 – Allentown, PA @ PPL Center February 5 – Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center February 7 – Charlottesville, VA @ John Paul Jones Arena February 8 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum Complex* February 11 – Columbia, SC @ Colonial Life Arena* February 13 – Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena February 15 – Peoria, IL @ Peoria Civic Center February 16 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Allen County War Memorial Coliseum February 18 – Springfield, MO @ JQH Arena February 19 – Wichita, KS @ INTRUST Bank Arena February 21 – Sioux City, IA @ Tyson Events Center February 22 – Grand Forks, ND @ Alerus Center February 24 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center+ February 25 – Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena+ February 29 – Laughlin, NV @ Laughlin Event Center March 2 – Bakersfield, CA @ Mechanics Bank Arena (formerly Rabobank Arena) March 4 – Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center March 6 – Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena March 9 – El Paso, TX @ UTEP Don Haskins Center March 10 – Lubbock, TX @ United Supermarkets Arena March 12 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center March 14 – Lafayette, LA @ Lafayette Cajundome March 15 – Biloxi, MS @ Mississippi Coast Coliseum August 28 – Burgettstown, PA @ KeyBank Pavilion August 29 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall August 31 – Canandaigua, NY @ Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center September 3 – Bangor, ME @ Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion September 4 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center September 5 – Hartford, CT @ XFINITY Theatre September 8 – Atlanta, GA @ Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood September 9 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park* September 11 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre September 12 – Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – Chicago, IL September 14 – Dayton, OH @ Wright State University Nutter Center September 15 – Milwaukee, WI @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater September 19 – George, WA @ Gorge Amphitheatre September 20 – Ridgefield, WA @ Sunlight Supply Amphitheater September 22 – Boise, ID @ ExtraMile Arena September 24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre September 27 – Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre September 29 – Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion October 1 – Austin, TX @ Austin360 Amphitheater October 2 – Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena

July 17, 2021 – New York, NY @ Venue TBD

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KISS announces the ‘absolute final shows’ of their ‘End of the Road’ farewell tour

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More than four years after KISS hit the road for its farewell tour, the glam metal band has announced there’s finally an end in sight.

The previously announced final tour date was in 2021, but now the band is set to conclude its “End of the Road Tour” at the end of the year at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The final curtain call is scheduled for Dec. 2, 2023 — more than 50 years after the iconic band’s first show.

The tour kicked off in Vancouver on Jan. 31, 2019, and went on a pandemic-induced hiatus pushing shows set for 2020 to 2021. In 2022, the band admitted they weren’t quite ready to say farewell, and announced that they would be adding another 100 shows to their “End of the Road Tour.”

“It’s like painting a painting or writing a book. When somebody says, ‘When is it gonna be finished?’ You’re in the middle of it; you don’t know,” Simmons said in a 2022 interview with YouTube channel Chaoszine. “ ... this is a tour that will not stop until it stops.”

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The final leg of the “End of the Road Tour” lists 19 shows, beginning Oct. 29 in Austin, Texas. From there, the band will hit arenas in Palm Springs and Los Angeles, then onward to Washington, Canada, Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois and Maryland before they close out where it all began in New York City on Dec. 1 and 2.

“KISS was born in New York City. On 23rd Street. Half a century ago. It will be a privilege and honor to finish touring at Madison Square Garden, 10 blocks and 50 years from where we first started,” the band stated on its website . “New York City has been a part of our ethos and storyline for more than four decades, so we felt it fitting to culminate our career on stage at Madison Square Garden.”

The musicians behind the makeup include two original members, frontman Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, along with drummer Eric Singer and guitarist Tommy Thayer.

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KISS, known for hanging from rafters with pyrotechnics sparking the stage, will perform greatest hits like “Rock and Roll All Nite,” “Shout it Out Loud” and “Beth” as well as other KISS Army favorites “Detroit Rock City,” “Deuce” and “Black Diamond.”

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Kiss performs its final concert. But has the band truly reached the 'End of the Road'?

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Kiss band members, from left, Tommy Thayer, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer and Paul Stanley participate in the ceremonial lighting of the Empire State Building on Thursday in New York. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP hide caption

Kiss band members, from left, Tommy Thayer, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer and Paul Stanley participate in the ceremonial lighting of the Empire State Building on Thursday in New York.

In the 50 years since Kiss first kicked and thrashed its way onto the New York rock scene, the band has given the world sing-and-shout-along hits like "Detroit Rock City," "Crazy Crazy Nights" and "Beth," and live performances replete with blood-spattering, fire-breathing, pyrotechnics and gobs of cartoonish stage makeup.

"Their schtick lifted them up to the absolute top," music writer Joel Selvin , the author of numerous books about rock musicians including Linda Ronstadt, the Grateful Dead and Sly and the Family Stone, told NPR.

On Saturday, the memorable stagecraft that made Kiss one of the biggest selling hard rock bands in the world will come to an end, as its members perform what they are touting as their final show of their aptly titled, four-year-long "End of the Road World Tour" — at Madison Square Garden in New York. The concert will be available to watch live on Pay-Per-View .

"It has nothing to do with personalities in the band or tensions or a difference of opinion or musicality. It's purely practical," said Kiss co-founder, rhythm guitarist and vocalist Paul Stanley in an interview with the music publication Ultimate Classic Rock of the band's reasons for bringing five decades of Kiss to an end. "You can play beat the clock, but ultimately the clock wins."

The city has apparently gone Kiss-crazy in the days leading up to the occasion, with the appearance of Kiss-themed taxis, Metro cards and pizza boxes. On Wednesday, the New York Rangers hosted KISS Game Night , featuring Kiss-related activities and "limited-edition KISS x Rangers merchandise." Band members also made an appearance at an Empire State Building lighting ceremony on Thursday. Staged in honor of Kiss' swan song, Empire State emitted the colored lights associated with the band — silver, red, purple, green and blue.

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Despite all the hooplah, this may not in fact be Kiss' goodbye kiss. The band undertook a previous "farewell tour" more than 20 years ago. After a brief hiatus, it started touring again on and off in 2003. Live shows and album releases flowed on from there.

In interviews, band members have spoken about continuing on after Saturday's Madison Square Garden performance in one way or another. Both Stanley and co-frontman Gene Simmons have their own bands and say they aim at the very least to continue making appearances in those formats.

"Nobody ever really says goodbye," said rock critic Selvin, citing comebacks over the years by the likes of Cher, Steve Miller and the Grateful Dead. "It's a show business strategy. You take a bow. But there's always an encore."

Selvin said artists often reappear after retiring because they can make a lot of money owing to fans' pent-up demand. For example, the pop-punk band Blink-182 is earning four times as much on its current reunion tour than it did when it last re-united in 2009, according to Far Out magazine. (The band issued a statement in 2005 saying it was going on "indefinite hiatus," only to reunite four years later.)

"Personal life interferes, you want to disappear into the woodwork for a while and then demand builds and you go back to it," Selvin said. "Steve Miller took his band apart in '99. He was just tired. And he was out for six years. And then in 2005, he put his band back together and suddenly his price was up, and there was more interest in seeing him."

Meanwhile, some musical acts simply never retire. The Rolling Stones, for instance, are embarking on yet another North America tour in 2024. The band just announced additional dates .

Selvin doesn't think we've heard the last of Kiss.

"The rule of the farewell tour is that you have to say goodbye to every hall, and sometimes you have to say goodbye twice," Selvin said. "I do not expect this to be the last time that Kiss performs, any more than 'Fare Thee Well' was the last time The Grateful Dead performed."

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