Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley bringing KISS to Vancouver

Aerosmith was forced to cancel its big Vancouver show recently after lead singer Steven Tyler injured himself during a concert, but its former competitor for the title of top American rock band in the '70s is still going strong. Or half of it is, anyway.

Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley—with a couple of other guys wearing the makeup and outfits worn by original members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss—will bring the current version of KISS to GM Place on Saturday, November 14. This time around the band will recreate the 1975 live album that made it huge worldwide, KISS Alive, and kick the tour off at Detroit's Cobo Arena, where it was originally recorded.

Ticket info TBA.

Comments

11 Comments

Daisy Nelson

Aug 25, 2009 at 1:45am

I am so freakin pysch'd bout KISS cumin 2 Van...yahoo G...Ive been 2 every concert in van except dis one...In so there...i luv Gene Simmons!!! mwaa

Steve Newton

Aug 25, 2009 at 9:55am

Hey, I saw them at the Commodore Ballroom back in '74 or so on the Hotter Than Hell tour. I still remember seeing a guy up at the front using his shirt to sop up Gene's fake blood from the stage. Now that was cool.

John Lucas

Aug 25, 2009 at 6:38pm

Sucks, dude.

Steve Newton

Aug 25, 2009 at 7:34pm

Yeah, music-wise, they did go downhill after the first album.

John Lucas

Aug 26, 2009 at 10:39am

Always sucked, dude.

Steve Newton

Aug 26, 2009 at 11:34am

nope, just after the first album, which featured such standout tracks as "Deuce", "Strutter", and "Black Diamond". Not to mention Ace's classic, "Cold Gin".

Stooges - MC5- Birdman

Aug 29, 2009 at 12:57pm

Thats gonna be a cool concert spoken intro

" You wanted the Best but we were too cheap to pay em so here's Gene and Paul with 2 hacks butchering the songs that you grew up loving" ....

pathetic.... no Ace and Peter... no care

Daniel

Aug 31, 2009 at 10:17am

Was embarrassed to have seen them back in 1979 (Loverboy opened). All downhill Alive hit the shelves.

kiss

Oct 9, 2009 at 8:57pm

omg im excited im going and its on my bday!

JOE@wiredup.ca

Nov 14, 2009 at 3:22pm

Went to the show in Calgary...was completely friggin' awesome!! Absolutely killer show.