KISS Announces New Documentary Exploring the Triumphs, Disasters, and Health Scares of Their Farewell Tour
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KISS have announced a documentary about their farewell tour, offering a behind-the-scenes account of the triumphs, setbacks and health scares that marked its final years. The film is due out on 19 November and will revisit the band’s last touring chapter as they move towards a digital future.
The End of the Road tour began in 2019 and concluded with KISS’s final performance at Madison Square Garden in December 2023, after 250 shows. The documentary is also set to cover cancellations and other previously unseen moments. Paul Stanley called the tour the culmination of 50 years of performing, while Gene Simmons said the band wanted to finish on their own terms.
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In short
- KISS have announced a documentary on their farewell tour.
- The End of the Road tour ran from 2019 to 2023.
- The band played 250 shows before its final performance.
How this story developed
- 45 minutes ago KISS have announced a documentary about their farewell End of the Road tour, due for release on 19 November. It will give fans a behind-the-scenes account of the band’s final touring chapter, including its successes and setbacks.
- 47 minutes ago KISS have announced a documentary about their farewell tour, offering a behind-the-scenes account of the triumphs, setbacks and health scares that marked its final years.
Full account
KISS will premiere a new documentary about its farewell tour on 19 November. Titled *Kiss: End of the Road*, the film promises an all-access account of the band’s last touring chapter, culminating in its final concerts at New York’s Madison Square Garden in December 2023.
The tour began in 2019 and stretched across several years. The reports describe health scares, cancellations and other difficulties along the way. KISS played 250 shows before bringing its touring career to a close at Madison Square Garden. The documentary is billed as a look at both the high points and the setbacks behind that run.
Paul Stanley describes the tour as the culmination of five decades spent raising the scale of the live show. He says the film will reveal moments audiences did not see and let viewers revisit the performances from the band’s perspective. Gene Simmons, in a separate statement, focuses on the Garden concerts as a return to the city where KISS began, and says the film offers an inside view of those final shows.
The first screening is planned as a live online event at KissOnline.com on 19 November, with the documentary expected to reach other platforms later. The second report says pre-orders start at $14.99, viewers will have seven days to watch after the premiere, and members of KISS VIP and KISS Army will receive discount codes. Attendees at the 13–15 November Kiss Kruise event in Las Vegas are also due an advance preview. The film is directed by DJ Viola and produced by Leslie Greif, according to that report.
Where outlets differ
From the full account, which is AI-written from the sources:
The first report centres on the tour’s triumphs, disasters, health scares and cancellations, and gives more space to the band’s decision to end touring on its own terms. The second adds distribution and viewing details, named production credits, and the planned Las Vegas preview; it also frames the documentary as addressing how KISS will carry its legacy forward.
The first report says the film is scheduled for release on 19 November. The second specifies that date as a live online premiere on KissOnline.com, followed by availability on other platforms, with further platform announcements expected in the autumn.
Explained simply
KISS are an American rock band formed in New York in 1973, known for their face paint, elaborate costumes and live shows. The group’s best-known members include singer and guitarist Paul Stanley and bassist Gene Simmons.
The End of the Road was billed as KISS’s final touring chapter. It began in 2019 and concluded with a performance at New York’s Madison Square Garden in December 2023, after 250 shows. The tour’s length and scale make its backstage challenges part of the story of how the band brought its touring career to a close.