KISS „End of the road“ tour 2019: Stage design, video and lighting design

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mothergrid talked to production designer Robert Long and Associate Designer / Show Director Ashley Zapar about their work for the current „End of the road“ tour of KISS.
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[@alessandrodelpierojuventus8156]

Best way to see Kiss live îs at indoor concert, closer to the stage ..în this way you will experience the best live act ever

[@billycain9890]

Best show that they ever put together even better then 77/78 tour I've seen kiss 37 times and this is there biggest and best stage show yet. I think there best performance and set list was 2004 tour.

[@84STRUTTER]

They rocked Denver Colorado this past Sept. There is nothing like a KISS show and there never will be. I will miss this greatly. Glad I have seen them 11 times now in my life. :)))))))))))))

[@deadhell304]

I was and still am very impressed with this stage design. One of the best I've seen, rock or otherwise.

[@MultiJames95]

KISS is an inspiration to all

[@Jwilliam3557]

The lighting in N.O. was off the chain cool! Lighting and effects can't make up for crappy music. KISS is amazing live. Rock on!

[@destroyer6038]

Saw the end of the road tour in Oakland

[@gregjohnson298]

I saw the farewell tour with Ace and Peter,this can't compare.

[@The_Original_Alex_Channel]

Yep. It's 10 times better!

[@julienceaser]

Great look into what goes into the production.. you guys know your stuff. It shows.. and it helps to make a great KISS show.. keep up the great work.. I imagine lots of acts would want your team working on there show. You did an unbelievable job with the End of the Road tour. Putting in footage from past eras was probably some of the best moments for sure.. not to mention the Kabuki drop!!!! Thanks for your hard work.

[@russellj.s.257]

I like The Love Gun stage the best

[@afrocoolio25]

Yep, still the best.

[@pedropaulovidal5994]

When they started the End of the Road Tour in 2019, the stage was massive. One of their best, actually. But now as they aproach the end of the tour, the stage looks smaller and simpler. They used to have more of those cool roof pentagon screens, now it's just a few. Still looks great, though.

[@The_Original_Alex_Channel]

I noticed that. I assume it was too hard to travel with all that stuff so they cut it back a little bit

[@ShoterKinGmaZtaH]

The stage was already smaller at the first European leg.

[@PelozoF]

And now in July 2023 the stage is mid at best. The tour went on for so long that they had at least 5 different stage designs

[@lindabeck9701]

Saw the End of the Road tour twice, once at the L.A. Forum and again at L.A. Staples Center. I just wanted to thank you for such an AMAZING show that once just wasn't enough!

[@shadcovert1160]

If you think about it....companies like this would not even be existing if KISS hadn't existed. Amazing stuff.

[@grudgesgalore8666]

been likin KISS since 1975 so i've been there since the beginning ! when they are done i will really miss em ! i love KISS ALOT they like my fave band not to mention my fave live band! don't love em as much as i love my children HOWEVER THEY A CLOSE 2ND!!!!!!

[@NightWarriorAlive]

Seeing a KISS show live is one of the "1001 things to do before you die".

[@Saber808]

I WOULD RATHER SEE THE REAL KISS

[@CarlosSanchez-py5yd]

had the pleasure of setting this up in Grand Forks ND..

[@mikaellofgren7]

Awesome

[@RogersPhotographyGuilford]

Looks awesome to me.

[@gusopher]

Ragman, I’m the person that came out to your house in Grand Cane and my company did the insulation for you. I couldn’t appreciate your hospitality more after seeing that I had a KISS tattoo, showing me some of the mementos that you have been given by the band over the years upstairs. Plus all your beautiful mounts on the walls downstairs. And also loved the big “L” as you pull up to the house.

[@MICKEY4356]

Saw them 20 times from 1977 till 2019. Even the KISS convention in 1995.

[@jonah-8149]

Who hits the play button on Paul Stanley's vocal track?

[@skatertrev7]

Honestly would be cool to know how they run their click tracks/ backing tracks and time it all to the pyro and lights.

[@afrocoolio25]

LOLOLOLOL

[@nathanaelgodson3994]

i would loooove to see the ma showfile from that event.

[@ravetmx]

The best show music of the planet

[@bobgomez9481]

so inside baseball dood.

[@TheTN24]

Lights were excellent on this tour. Pyro was the best I've seen. However the actual physical stage set, notably the back line was quite underwhelming in fact disappointing for a tour that's to be their last. Especially for the band that set the standard in stage design 4 decades ago. Didn't expect the cliched Marshalls etc... but certainly something more visually interesting not to mention it would help frame the band who are obviously slower at this age. In this case since it is the last, bigger would have been better.

[@TinManSixtySix]

I miss the Marshall cabs, I miss Gene's Ampegs on stage. In 1999 I was right in front of him and it was delightfully loud. Loud in a good way. He was moving a lot of air. There's no way to do that without real speakers on stage. I loved the heavy sets and I hate your virtual, wimpy-ass, colorful, LED stage.

[@Symbiotespider5]

for me it's sacrilegious to not have a physical lighted kiss logo on that stage too. the tv screen stage is lame.

[@gfgnickname_not_chosen2598]

@@Symbiotespider5 I think the LED Walls are fine, but this stage was completely overdone, I much prefer the 2017 one Looked a lot more KISS than this one

[@thomasraven]

Very cool video. It's just weird that bland "rock" music is used instead of Kiss' music.

[@jimmyr2713]

Probably copyright laws kept them from using it.

[@rufusdisturbed]

Bland rock music? Have you ever heard Kiss? They are the definition of bland rock music. If it weren't for the shows, they wouldn't have gotten far.

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

@@rufusdisturbed funny, if it wasn't for their music I would have left long ago.

[@mjm8686]

Why did you only take about 2/3 of the lights to Europe? 11 of the octagon shaped light fixtures vs 17 in the US. That's quite a downgrade.

[@FilipTvrdek]

Cheaper to move the gear about, also in the open-air shows there is less space - you wouldn't fit all 17 pods under the roof of the stage - and they had quite a few of them...

[@jameshughes6049]

Different regulations in other countries & different power & voltage. Some places might not be able to handle the power needed to run the show they do here in the states.

[@picassoboy52]

They wouldn't be professional if they couldn't adjust to all the different venues out there. Otherwise they couldn't do shows in all of them. Think of all the cities they wouldn't be able to go to. Common sense my friend

[@TinManSixtySix]

Don't be too upset. Could've been worse. South America will see much less.

[@bobdeluxeandtheideals1356]

🔥🔥🔥

[@johnabbottphotography]

That's one concert I'm ashamed I haven't seen.

[@megazap9986]

Can we see the tapes?

[@Smileatlife37]

It's about the lights not the music

[@AudiophileTubes]

It's about BOTH! KISS is not the most 'technical' rock band, of course, but musically they ROCK!

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

Some of that pyro on stage right wasn't going off

[@kickdrumfish]

I was there front row at koninplatz Munich 2019!!!

[@henron6851]

Kommt dieses Jahr wieder ne Parookaville Doku?

[@mothergrid-magazine]

Ich war auf zwei anderen Festivals

[@henron6851]

@@mothergrid-magazine Schade, dann bin ich aber mal gespannt auf die anderen beiden!

[@djft6944]

Question just saw the 2020 TOUR @Staples LA. How many ballons were released?

[@tastysnivel]

Video and lightning design for a lipsync band?

[@skatertrev7]

@Micah McGillicuddy Dude, it's an opinion and semi accurate one. The band has mimed and used backing tracks. Settle.

[@skatertrev7]

@Micah McGillicuddy Cool as a cucumber over here, man. I was hoping for an intelligent and nuanced response from you rather than childish copy/paste name calling. Clearly too much to ask for. Troll on, friend.

[@woutwout8398]

@Micah McGillicuddy Crybaby. Can't handle the truth?

[@reasonablerage4370]

@Micah McGillicuddy cry

[@kellyrobertson9401]

Rammstein called the do it 1000 times bigger and more over the top than Kiss now days

[@grudgesgalore8666]

rammstein wouldn't be around if KISS hadn't started the live show spectacles of the 1970's i like rammstein as well ! they need to thank KISS for having the balls to change the way live shows were presented back in the 70's if not for KISS live shows would probably be lame!!

[@GERARDO1343]

Well at least Rammstein doesn't go out with 2 fake as imposters or fake members 😎

[@grudgesgalore8666]

@@GERARDO1343 I SAID THE 1970'S THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL KISS LINEUP! LEARN HOW TO READ YOU DUMMY!! LOL

[@billycain9890]

Now that's funny stay off the drugs

[@billycain9890]

If not for kiss there would be no rammstein I've seen both. kiss are the masters

[@neighborhoodprepped7862]

another "LAST" tour??? how many are they going to do because i seen them on their farewll tour that was supposed to be their last

[@ricksantana1016]

Fantastic video great technical insights, However I'am wondering if this company is looking for an Electrical Engineer with 10 years stage hand and certified rigging associated with some industrial lighting design experience, I have a current resume with certifications and a passport if necessary...

[@RobertErnestLewis]

Don't like the look and feel of this tour .... the sound is great but the KISS ARMY misses the Gothic NYC KISS stages of Marshall Stacks and Drum Riser with raw Pyro explosions. This is just too glossy

[@alexx33]

hotter than hell.....any day!!!

[@bikebuilder8567]

Do you suspend?

[@tdsw]

Does anyone know what he’s got his radio shoulder mic attached to? Looks like what Drew Thornton is wearing in a recent Waves Audio article

[@anthonypadilla7967]

Liam Devlin production usually wear these. I got one. Keeps the radio off of me physically and the pucks don’t slip off of my shoulder

[@AudiophileTubes]

Still hoping ACE joins the band for some of their final shows!

[@erwinzinger1]

I don't know why this guy Robert Long gets credits for his work, or even an interview. The technical things he talks about isn't noticed by probably 90% of the audience. What gets noticed is that he is using elements he created for several other bands as well. Pretty impressive what he did with the octagons, but he already used those for Trans Syberian Orchestra. The elevators which are coming from the ceiling during Rock 'n roll all nite during indoor shows, he already used for Mötley Crüe's farewell tour. And they got pissed and in the end recognized it was this guy who was responsible. I think it's disrespectfull for the bands and their legacy he is designing for. This never happened in the past.Every band had their own identity and stage show which was unique for them. If this guy is working 20 or so years for KISS, he never understood what the fans wanted to see. We wanted to see more attributes on stage, like stairs etc. I'm not talking about recreating the love gun stage, but I'm sure he could've come up with something more exciting than the piramid behind the drum kit, instead of more video.

[@picassoboy52]

He's there because they wanted him. Anyone can pick apart what another person does. Either go or don't go. Being nasty about it certainly won't change anything

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

Like KISS will actually use stairs at this point in their career smh

[@olivercastro5333]

I wonder if he also created the tapes that they are lip synching with 🤔

[@jeffreyholmes7216]

I'm more interested in this. Then actually seeing them.

[@fastra3621]

Shame you couldn't get licences for actual KISS songs instead of the sound library track - although some may see that as a bonus!

[@pensnut08]

What about the guy that runs the tape for Paul to lip sync to?

[@scottburns8697]

Sorry but Genesis were the first band to tour with vari lights. That's when the bar was set

[@grudgesgalore8666]

that may be true HOWEVER KISS WAS THE REASON FOR THE TRULY LIVE SPECTACLE GENESIS IS SMALL POTATOES COMPARED TO THE KINGS OF THE LIVE SHOW EXPERIRENCE!!! KISS!!

[@scottburns8697]

@@grudgesgalore8666 I don't doubt Kiss puts on a great show. Simmons is the master at delivering the goods. But just saying, genesis was the pioneer in high tech lighting. And one of the first to incorporate big video screens into the stage rig, as opposed to just a side visual tool. Of course the Stones are probably the leading bands in producing innovative stage designs

[@grudgesgalore8666]

@@scottburns8697 once again they didn't have the technology in the 70's to have big video screens ! if the technology was available in the 70's KISS would of used it!! all these groups including GENESIS need to thank KISS for opening the door to the live spectacle experience!

[@djmajik862]

As a dj, and edm fan and memory from one of the shows on the tour, there wasn’t enough movement in the moving heads

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

They funky senior citizens

[@woutwout8398]

Do they also explain how Paul Stanley's lip-syncing works?

[@woutwout8398]

@Killumi Ronnie Not my problem you can't handle the truth, Ronnie.

[@woutwout8398]

@Killumi Ronnie Not at all, Ronnie. Sorry that I for one do care that a rock 'n' roll show should be live. Sorry for having this opinion.

[@Saber808]

Which version is this? The real KISS or the half ass tribute band with two imposters

[@billycain9890]

This is the best kiss stop living in the 70s

[@neighborhoodprepped7862]

totally agree cant do a "FINAL" without the originals.. bring back ace and peter

[@billycain9890]

@@neighborhoodprepped7862 u must have not seen the fairwell tour how bad Peter and ace where.

[@DSpeir-pi6tm]

Damn, the comments are hostile on this video 😏

[@kingjames8926]

They traded the cabs for LEDS lol

[@thefonzkiss]

The “show” is just the same as the last fake Farewell Tour. They come down playing DRC, check. Blood and Gene goes up check. Paul flies out and does Love Gun check. Drums go up for Black Diamond check. Confetti for RNRAN check. It’s the same fuckin show.

[@picassoboy52]

Who gives a shit? Either go or don't go. Pissing and moaning about does nothing

[@skatertrev7]

@Micah McGillicuddy Copy and paste this some more. Really an intelligent and well thought response!

[@erikhof410]

@@picassoboy52 true

[@mikeoxfloppin9699]

Boring show. The energy is zero. Stage is too big, energy is dissipated way too much

[@MizMite2002]

Look at Floyd in 94 for stage and light. nothing has come close.

[@tglenn3121]

Geez, how many times are they going to do a 'farewell' tour? If you're going to retire, then just do it and stop trying to do another farewell tour every two years.

[@Spacyacey]

Actually they did a farewell tour and haven't played since. Gene Paul Peter and Ace. Before you comment about it..Research the facts. If you read the farewell tour statement it very clearly says...This lineup will stop touring. The reunion had run its course ...They all hated one another again. I remember reading it at the concert in 2001 and thinking...This means Ace or Peter or Both are leaving... I thought Bruce and Eric would return Sadly they put the makeup on others... And as far as I'm concerned ruined the story of the band. Ever since they did that...They became a laughingstock!

[@freedo333]

No offense, but I HATE big TVs as a stage background.

[@jamesspainhour423]

Van Halen kiss stadium tour 2021 confirmed

[@alienencore3848]

The KISS show is like the Great Value version of the Rammstein show.

[@The_Original_Alex_Channel]

Yet without kiss a Rammstein show wouldn't exist... KISS started the curtain drop and lowering platforms. No doubt that's where Rammstein stole the idea from...

[@charliemartin576]

sorry the stage show sucked . from a kiss fan way back

[@charliemartin576]

@Micah McGillicuddy i am a kiss fan even the 84 concert with the tank was better than stage they have now . i have been a fan since i was 7 or 8 and i just turned 50 . .

[@rustyblades2566]

@@charliemartin576 Bro I get ya....been a fan since 79'. Can't beat the older stages

[@mastersupreme6126]

WELL THEY ARE NOT PINK FLOYD BUT THEY ARE OK!

[@cliffjones40]

cliff jones lesson to be learned google

[@jamiee172]

I really don't see anything special about it. Looks to me like they copied most of Motley Crues stage from a previous tour.

[@PyroMessiah86]

KISS reinvented the wheel when it comes to stage production. Way ahead of the pack with things like the Love Gun and Destroyer tour stages back in the 70s. Crue basically got everything from KISS back in the day.

[@AlmostReady504]

Shame they couldn't use Kiss music instead of this sterile nonsense for this cool little doc

[@jetcitysinatra7300]

So you guys are getting paid all of this money and all you have to show for it is bits and pieces from other groups stage shows? WOW I can design a better show and I would do it for free. . .

[@ibizabartenders]

do it...for 47 years...if u can...

[@aliceborealis]

All that to hide the fact that the band isn't even playing, just miming.

[@aliceborealis]

@Micah McGillicuddy For saying the truth?

[@bryanthompson2864]

This stage does nothing for me. Too much.

[@bryanthompson2864]

@@ce3106 I plan on it. Same old boring show. They stayed too long at the party. Hate to say it.

[@arthuredens]

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[@louisborselio8608]

HATE the fucking big screen. When I go see KISS I want to see KISS not a fucking movie. The only think that should be above and behind the drum set is the giant KISS logo.

[@hemmmmi]

WHO FUCKING CARES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOOD RIDDANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@charliemartin576]

no none of it was bad ass

[@k.l.spencer5635]

Too cluttered and ugly. Without Peter and especially Ace, this is just a cover band anyway - not a very good one. Their best stage was from the '78 Love Gun tour. The only worthwhile additions would be better pyro and screens on either side of the stage for those who don't think it's worth $1,000 to see Geriatric Gene, Pauly Vanilli, and the two imposters up close.

[@dyllan1503]

Take away all the special effects and you are just left with a mediocre band.

[@cliffjones40]

cliff jones lesson to be learned google

[@cliffjones40]

cliff jones lesson to be learned google