by Susan Hornik

Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons hosted an opening in Torrance, where they served 100 military veterans.

Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, co-founders of KISS, have an ambitious worldwide restaurant strategy for their co-owned franchise, Rock & Brews. The dynamic rock titans recently opened their third restaurant and second Los Angeles area location in a year, furthering their plans to open an impressive 100 more in five years.

Stanley is excited about the rapid expansion of the Rock & Brews brand.

“We are spreading our tentacles!" Stanley said. "It’s a family friendly place where you don’t have to compromise your palate. Most of the time when you bring your kids to a restaurant, you are eating cardboard pizza or dried out macaroni and cheese. This is really your place where you can hang out, choose from one of our 80 craft beers, hear quality rock music and have a great night with your friends. ”

Happy Mother's Day. We hope all of our KISS Army Moms have a great day!

Thanks to Jeff Gilbert for sending us these great KISS Mother's Day posters!

Happy Birthday to our favorite drummer, Eric Singer! Eric, we hope you have a great time celebrating today with the KISS Army in Indianapolis!

Here's Eric performing "Black Diamond" with KISS from 2010 in Germany.

Here are a few photos from the Gene Simmons Kickoff Event at the 15th annual Indianapolis KISS Fan Expo yesterday. Gene spent the morning posing for photos and visiting with the fans. He then held a lively question and answer session that lasted for over 90 minutes!

_{Photos by Steve Christensen for KISSONLINE.}

Here's Eric and Gene on Indianapolis' Fox 59 News this morning discussing the 15th annual Indianapolis KISS Expo! Watch the clip below:

EUROPEAN TOUR DATES:

June 1 - Stockholm, Sweden
June 3 - Helsinki, Finland
June 6 - Solvesborg, Sweden
June 8 - Stavanger, Norway
June 11 - Copenhagen, Denmark
June 12 - Berlin, Germany
June 14 - Prague, Czech Republic
June 15 - Vienna, Austria
June 17 - Udine, Italy
June 18 - Milan, Italy
June 20 - Zurich, Switzerland
June 22 - Clisson, France

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:

July 5 - Victoria, BC
July 6 - Vancouver, BC
July 8 - Kelowna, BC
July 10 - Lethbridge, AB
July 12 - Edmonton, AB
July 13 - Calgary, AB
July 14 - Saskatoon, SK
July 16 - Regina, SK
July 17 - Brandon, MB
July 18 - Winnipeg, MB
July 23 - Sudbury, ON
July 25 - Ottawa, ON
July 26 - Toronto, ON
July 27 - London, ON
July 29 - Montreal, QC
July 31 - Saint John, NB
Aug 1 - Halifax, NS
Aug 3 - St. John's, NFLD
Aug 4 - St. John's, NFLD
Aug 7 - Gilford, NH
Aug 9 - Verona, NY
Aug 10 - Uncasville, CT
Aug 12 - Portsmouth, VA
Aug 13 - Simpsonville, SC
Aug 16 - Orlando, FL

CLICK HERE to visit the KISS Tour page for venue information with links to tickets and Meet & Greet packages.

GENE SIMMONS PRE-EXPO KICK OFF EVENT SOLD OUT

The Indianapolis KISS Fan Expo is excited to celebrate its 15th anniversary this weekend! The two-day event kicks off this morning with the Demon himself, Gene Simmons! This event is SOLD OUT.

Some tickets are still available for the weekend's other events featuring KISS drummer Eric Singer and former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick.

CLICK HERE for more details.

As always, the Indianapolis KISS Fan Expo is run by the fans, for the fans.

KISS IS EVERYWHERE!

Here's an advertisement from a recognized radio station in Chile "Universo FM" - Classics of Rock and Pop. I found the ad flipping through a magazine. KISS always haunts me.

Humberto Díaz

LETTERS

KISS Honor Wounded Warriors at Grand Opening of Band’s Rock & Brews Restaurant

By Laura Ferreiro

When most people think of the band KISS, painted faces, platform shoes and pyrotechnics come to mind. But delve a little deeper and you'll find much more to the veteran rockers. KISS co-founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons are also savvy businessmen and active philanthropists who used the occasion of the grand opening of their Rock & Brews restaurant in Torrance, California, on Wednesday to honor wounded military service members.

Stanley and Simmons invited members of the Wounded Warriors Project to a free lunch in their honor at the new Pacific Coast Highway location of their restaurant chain. The national nonprofit organization works to honor and empower wounded service members, help them adjust to life after being injured through various programs, and enlists the public to help in these endeavors.

When asked why they got involved with the Wounded Warriors Project, Simmons responded, "Why wouldn't every American--past, present, and future--not want to be? Why don't we all get a good kick in the nuts and wake up to the fact that our lives are made possible by people who volunteer and risk their lives and after they make the ultimate sacrifice?"

Tony Scott interviews KISS at Rock and Brew Grand Opening.

Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS fame gave the beach cities a dose of rock and roll when they opened Rock & Brews’ newest location Wednesday, May 8, at 6300 Pacific Coast Highway in Torrance.

The co-owners of the growing franchise, which also has another local location in El Segundo, performed for nearly 20 minutes for the appreciative audience who bought tickets for the gala opening, a benefit for Torrance Education Foundation. Earlier in the day, Simmons and Stanley hosted a luncheon for more than 100 returning military veterans and Wounded Warriors.

KISS performed their anthem “Rock and Roll All Nite” Wednesday night, as well as “Lick it Up” and “Hotter Than Hell.” Also joining them on stage, which was above the restaurant’s bar, was guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer.

For more information, visit www.rockandbrews.com.

Here's Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Tommy Thayer performing "Rock and Roll All Nite" at the grand opening of Rock & Brews PCH in Torrance last night. You can't see Eric in the clip but he wanted you to know that it was him pounding the drums.

On this day in KISStory - May 9, 2008, KISS kicked off their massive Alive 35 European tour ever with a SOLD OUT show at König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. The KISS Alive 35 European Tour stopped in 30 cities, drawing over 500,000 fans!

OBERHAUSEN SET LIST IN ORDER:

Deuce, Strutter, Got To Choose, Hotter Than Hell, Firehouse, Nothin' To Lose (Eric lead vocals), C'Mon And Love Me, Parasite, She, Watchin' You, Rock Bottom, 100,000 Years, Cold Gin, Let Me Go Rock 'N' Roll, Black Diamond (Eric lead vocals), and Rock And Roll All Nite

Encore:

Shout It Out Loud, Lick It Up, I Love It Loud (Gene split blood and flew to rafters), I Was Made For Lovin' You, Love Gun (Paul flew to back of arena), and Detroit Rock City

Here's an interview with the band from Oberhausen 2008:



Check out this great fan-filmed compilation clip from the Vienna, Austria stop on the KISS Alive 35 European Tour:

TORRANCE, CA - MAY 08: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley attend the grand opening Of 'Rock & Brews PCH' at Rock & Brews on May 8, 2013 in Torrance, California. (Photo by Chelsea Lauren/WireImage)

CLICK HERE to view more Rock & Brews Grand Opening Photos

Check out this clip of Eric Singer attending the Hublot Watch party during his recent visit to Switzerland. Eric appears beginning at the :48 mark.

Are you in a KISS Tribute Band? Do you think you have what it takes to hold the title “HOTTEST KISS TRIBUTE BAND IN THE WORLD”? Prove it, and you could win 2 FREE Oceanview Cabins, a set on board the KISS Kruise, and Bragging Rights!

RULES:

KISS Tribute Bands have until 11:59pm ET on May 22nd to complete the submission form on the website www.thekisskruise.com/tributekontest/.

The Terms and Conditions of this contest.

Winner gets 2 FREE Oceanview Cabins, 4 flights from the nearest national airport, and one 45 minute set on the kruise.

VOTING PROCESS:

A Panel of KISS Experts from Sixthman and KISS's team will judge all submissions and choose the Top 3 Finalists by the end of May.
Booked Kruisers will vote (via email around June 3rd) from the Top 3 Finalists to pick the “HOTTEST KISS TRIBUTE BAND in the WORLD”
Tribute bands will be judged based on talent, performance, appearance and showmanship from your linked live performance video.

www.thekisskruise.com/tributekontest/