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Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful Moms out there!
Thanks to Emerson Deuschl for sharing his art with us. Awesome!
On this day in KISSTORY - May 13th, 1976 - We played our first ever UK show at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England. The show before a sellout crowd of over 2500 was the beginning of our first European tour. In addition to shows in England, we performed in France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium and Germany where the Scorpions were the opening act. The tour with a final show on June 6th at Ontmoetingscentrum in Harelbeke, Belgium.
Gene recalls KISS' first visit to England:
"On the way over to our first English tour, I was struck by the notion that this was the Land Of The Beatles. To me, the English Kings and Queens never meant anything. I have always looked at it as an archaic and rather silly posturing about past glories. But as cultural oddities, I suppose it had its own innocence.
Still, I was nervous to set foot on Holy Ground. We got off the jet in full makeup and the fotogs were waiting for us. We came through customs and jumped on street cars at the airport for foto ops.
I was aware it was drizzly and grey. I was hoping that would change in the next few days to sunshine. It didn't.
KISS is Everywhere!
The Muppets Mayhem - Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem cover "Rock And Roll All Nite!"
Happy birthday to our powerhouse drummer Eric Singer!
EUROPE! You better watch out! We are headed to you one FINAL time next month!
On this day in KISSTORY - May 10, 1974 - "Kissin' Time" single was released in the US. "Nothin to Lose" is on the B-side.
On this day in KISStory - May 9, 2008 - We kicked off our massive Alive 35 European tour 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
Check out this cool fan-made montage clip from the Vienna, Austria show of the Alive 35 Tour.
On this day in KISSTORY - May 8, 2004 - We opened the 59-date Rock The Nation Tour in Perth, Australia.
Here's Love Gun from the Washington, DC Rock The Nation Tour show.
