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Kiss announce End Of The Road documentary
Kiss will release a documentary about their farewell tour, directed by DJ Viola, with a live-streamed debut on KissOnline.com on November 19. The film follows the band’s final touring chapter and its closing performances at Madison Square Garden, while looking at how Kiss intends to carry its legacy forward.
The End Of The Road tour began in Vancouver on January 31, 2019, and ended in New York on December 2, 2023, after 250 shows. Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons say the documentary will show unseen moments from the tour and offer an inside view of the final concerts. The article also notes plans for a Kiss avatar show in Las Vegas in 2028, developed with Pophouse Entertainment and Industrial Light & Magic.
In short
- Kiss will premiere a farewell-tour documentary online on November 19.
- The tour ran for nearly five years and included 250 shows.
- The band is also planning an avatar show in Las Vegas for 2028.
Explained simply
Kiss are an American rock band formed in New York in 1973, known for their elaborate costumes, face paint and theatrical concerts. The group’s best-known members include singer and guitarist Paul Stanley and bassist Gene Simmons.
The End Of The Road was Kiss’s farewell tour, a series of concerts billed as their last major run on the road. It began in Vancouver in 2019 and finished in New York in 2023, after 250 shows.
The band’s plans for an avatar show raise questions about how a group can continue performing after touring ends. The project is being developed with entertainment company Pophouse and visual-effects studio Industrial Light & Magic.