REVIEW: KISS Kick Off Aus Tour With Performance ‘Unlike Anything Else’
KISS didn't hold back at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday night.
By Michael Prebeg / https://themusic.com.au/
“You wanted the best, you got the best – the greatest band in the world… KISS,” shouts a voiceover to introduce the rock legends. Fireworks set off and with a huge explosion the stage curtain falls to reveal the band members standing on pods floating down from the ceiling and showered in pyrotechnic sparks. We immediately feel the heat from the stage as it ignites in bursts of flames for opener Detroit Rock City.
Each with their own distinct character in elaborate makeup and costumes, Paul Stanley (The Starchild), Gene Simmons (The Demon), Tommy Thayer (The Spaceman) and Eric Singer (The Catman), stand before us in all their glam-rock glory to raise hell with their electrifying live show.
Tonight marks the band’s twentieth visit to Melbourne and the first of three shows at Rod Laver Arena on their final tour ever. “We’ve been coming to Melbourne since 1980 and you people never let us down, so we know what to expect,” teases frontman Paul Stanley. The crowd goes wild and we strap in for an unforgettable, thrilling ride to celebrate almost fifty years of KISS music.
They’ve been waiting to return to our shores for a few years since embarking on the ‘End Of The Road World Tour’ in 2019, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now finally, their devoted army of fans get to celebrate their extraordinary career one last time. They take the audience down memory lane, next up with an old school hit Deuce from their self-titled first album.
