05/02/2011
KISS ROCKERS TO PLAY EVERETT
By Jackson Holtz
EVERETT -- Get ready to rock and roll all night. And party every day.
KISS, the hard rock band known for wearing black-and-white face paint, black hosiery and platform shoes, is scheduled to play Comcast Arena in Everett on June 23.
Tickets are set to sell for $49, $69 and $93 and should go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, arena officials said.
Called by some "the greatest rock band of all time," KISS started in the 1970s and rose to fame, fueled in part by their flamboyant live acts and outrageous costumes.
They're perhaps best known for their hits "Rock and Roll All Night" and "Detroit Rock City."
Frontman Gene Simmons fueled the flames of stardom with his controversial remarks, outfits and reported mysogeny.
Still, the controversy never dampened the band's popularity and they've maintained a huge following around the world.
Fans are known to dress up for concerts with face paint mirroring the band members, who have been a changing cast in the past three decades.
Despite a "farewell" tour and various rumors of the band's demise, they've continued to rise from the ashes.
In 2009, KISS released a new album, "Sonic Boom," appeared on "American Idol" and now are back on the road and reportedly are at work on another album.
Simmons has been quoted as saying the album will build off "Sonic Boom" and will be "very similar -- straight rock songs, no ballads, no keyboards, no nothing, just rock."
Along with Simmons, rhythm guitarist Paul Stanley is the only other original band member. Drummer Eric Singer has been in and out for more than a decade. He's been in the band since 2004. Tommy Thayer joined the band in 2002 on lead guitar.
The concert is something of coup for Everett. The band is skipping other Puget Sound-area concert venues on their tour.By Jackson Holtz
EVERETT -- Get ready to rock and roll all night. And party every day.
KISS, the hard rock band known for wearing black-and-white face paint, black hosiery and platform shoes, is scheduled to play Comcast Arena in Everett on June 23.
Tickets are set to sell for $49, $69 and $93 and should go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, arena officials said.
Called by some "the greatest rock band of all time," KISS started in the 1970s and rose to fame, fueled in part by their flamboyant live acts and outrageous costumes.
They're perhaps best known for their hits "Rock and Roll All Night" and "Detroit Rock City."
Frontman Gene Simmons fueled the flames of stardom with his controversial remarks, outfits and reported mysogeny.
Still, the controversy never dampened the band's popularity and they've maintained a huge following around the world.
Fans are known to dress up for concerts with face paint mirroring the band members, who have been a changing cast in the past three decades.
Despite a "farewell" tour and various rumors of the band's demise, they've continued to rise from the ashes.
In 2009, KISS released a new album, "Sonic Boom," appeared on "American Idol" and now are back on the road and reportedly are at work on another album.
Simmons has been quoted as saying the album will build off "Sonic Boom" and will be "very similar -- straight rock songs, no ballads, no keyboards, no nothing, just rock."
Along with Simmons, rhythm guitarist Paul Stanley is the only other original band member. Drummer Eric Singer has been in and out for more than a decade. He's been in the band since 2004. Tommy Thayer joined the band in 2002 on lead guitar.
The concert is something of coup for Everett. The band is skipping other Puget Sound-area concert venues on their tour.
EVERETT -- Get ready to rock and roll all night. And party every day.
KISS, the hard rock band known for wearing black-and-white face paint, black hosiery and platform shoes, is scheduled to play Comcast Arena in Everett on June 23.
Tickets are set to sell for $49, $69 and $93 and should go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, arena officials said.
Called by some "the greatest rock band of all time," KISS started in the 1970s and rose to fame, fueled in part by their flamboyant live acts and outrageous costumes.
They're perhaps best known for their hits "Rock and Roll All Night" and "Detroit Rock City."
Frontman Gene Simmons fueled the flames of stardom with his controversial remarks, outfits and reported mysogeny.
Still, the controversy never dampened the band's popularity and they've maintained a huge following around the world.
Fans are known to dress up for concerts with face paint mirroring the band members, who have been a changing cast in the past three decades.
Despite a "farewell" tour and various rumors of the band's demise, they've continued to rise from the ashes.
In 2009, KISS released a new album, "Sonic Boom," appeared on "American Idol" and now are back on the road and reportedly are at work on another album.
Simmons has been quoted as saying the album will build off "Sonic Boom" and will be "very similar -- straight rock songs, no ballads, no keyboards, no nothing, just rock."
Along with Simmons, rhythm guitarist Paul Stanley is the only other original band member. Drummer Eric Singer has been in and out for more than a decade. He's been in the band since 2004. Tommy Thayer joined the band in 2002 on lead guitar.
The concert is something of coup for Everett. The band is skipping other Puget Sound-area concert venues on their tour.By Jackson Holtz
EVERETT -- Get ready to rock and roll all night. And party every day.
KISS, the hard rock band known for wearing black-and-white face paint, black hosiery and platform shoes, is scheduled to play Comcast Arena in Everett on June 23.
Tickets are set to sell for $49, $69 and $93 and should go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, arena officials said.
Called by some "the greatest rock band of all time," KISS started in the 1970s and rose to fame, fueled in part by their flamboyant live acts and outrageous costumes.
They're perhaps best known for their hits "Rock and Roll All Night" and "Detroit Rock City."
Frontman Gene Simmons fueled the flames of stardom with his controversial remarks, outfits and reported mysogeny.
Still, the controversy never dampened the band's popularity and they've maintained a huge following around the world.
Fans are known to dress up for concerts with face paint mirroring the band members, who have been a changing cast in the past three decades.
Despite a "farewell" tour and various rumors of the band's demise, they've continued to rise from the ashes.
In 2009, KISS released a new album, "Sonic Boom," appeared on "American Idol" and now are back on the road and reportedly are at work on another album.
Simmons has been quoted as saying the album will build off "Sonic Boom" and will be "very similar -- straight rock songs, no ballads, no keyboards, no nothing, just rock."
Along with Simmons, rhythm guitarist Paul Stanley is the only other original band member. Drummer Eric Singer has been in and out for more than a decade. He's been in the band since 2004. Tommy Thayer joined the band in 2002 on lead guitar.
The concert is something of coup for Everett. The band is skipping other Puget Sound-area concert venues on their tour.
