KISS announce the details of their last ever shows

<p dir="ltr">After nearly 50 years on the road, rock legends KISS have announced their “absolute last shows” as part of their End of the Road tour. </p> <p dir="ltr">The final shows of their final tour, which kicks off in late October 2023 in Texas, will take place in the band’s hometown of New York with two back-to-back nights at Madison Square Garden. </p> <p dir="ltr">“Kiss was born in New York City. On 23rd Street. Half a century ago. It will be a privilege and honour to finish touring at Madison Square Garden, 10 blocks and 50 years from where we first started,” the band said.</p> <p dir="ltr">The two shows will take place on December 1st and 2nd after a whirlwind tour around the US. </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Announcing - The Final 50 Shows. The End is HERE!</p> <p>Join the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KISSARMY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KISSARMY</a> for access to the final <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EndOfTheRoadTour?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EndOfTheRoadTour</a> Presale tickets. Presale begins March 6th at 10am local time. </p> <p>General Onsale begins March 10th at 10am local time.</p> <p>Visit www.KISSOnline for all dates &amp; details now. <a href="https://t.co/ZhGkgK4diz">pic.twitter.com/ZhGkgK4diz</a></p> <p>— KISS (@kiss) <a href="https://twitter.com/kiss/status/1630946715141554177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 1, 2023</a></p></blockquote> <p dir="ltr">Their final New York concerts were originally scheduled for July 2021, but were postponed due to Covid-19 restrictions. </p> <p dir="ltr">The band have been touring around the world for almost half a century, with the rock stars admitting they have reached the point where they need to slow down. </p> <p dir="ltr">“We can’t be running around for that much longer in 40 pounds of gear,” Paul Stanley previously <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kiss-sharks-airbnb-898357/">told Rolling Stone</a> of the farewell tour. </p> <p dir="ltr">“There’s nothing maudlin about it. It’s a celebration with our fans around the world. We wanted to raise the bar again as to what a band can do live. That’s really what we’ve always done: We’ve always wanted to be the band we never saw.” </p> <p dir="ltr">“There are a lot of shows out there that have Kiss DNA in them because they really weren’t shows of any magnitude before us.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>

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