KISS Final Concert Surprise Announcement

12/2/2023 KISS Madison Square Garden New York City. Show ends with KISS avatars performing God Gave Rock and Roll To You. #KISSNewEra #EndOfTheRoadTour

[@dullahan8191]

Looking at the end makes me think they will start doing virtual concerts where everything is projected.

[@kentanch2601]

tuts exactly what they meant

[@dullahan8191]

@@kentanch2601 pay $100 a ticket to watch a video

[@AverageUser-]

Hmm that’s the whole point dude. They didn’t spend a fortune on avatars to stop touring.

[@WilliamCurry-bh3dk]

yep thats the way around Paul's vocal problems

[@jointhecult]

This looks like a guitar hero dlc

[@cliffiez4540]

Kiss.... Your Wallets, Our Greed has turned us Immortal!......

[@martinone9]

Sometimes a good thing is better when u know when to leave it behind.

[@rockytheberner]

Or, if I may, don't be sorry it's over, be glad it happened.

[@johnpatterson4272]

Well said.

[@skipthebase]

Meanwhile Ace Frehley putting out new music at 72 years old which sounds incredible.

[@richardoquinn5922]

Lol ace new song nothing groundbreaking same old ace stuff guy never evolves needs to retire too

[@kentanch2601]

These guys will probably sell a Kiss Home Virtual Concert kit. They are master marketeers

[@MetalHeart8787]

wow you do realize they haven't come up with 90% of their marketing ideas. what's the point of this? im working on a video Now about this

[@MondoMiami]

Bill Aucoin was a master marketer. G&P take credit for his brilliance and simply flood the market with KISS Krap.

[@okjeffy6581]

I’ll admit the virtual avatars are cool.

[@lipstickkiller798]

id agree! if they play their cards right it could be so awesome

[@MiguelSanchez-zq7ry]

Kiss, ustedes son los mejores chicos, simplemente impresionantes.

[@HappyMachorino-bd8no]

As an "older" kid I enjoyed this stuff😊. Entertaining!

[@searaydrivingguy]

Saturday cartoons ? I always thought they were gonna hand down the torch to a younger kiss tribute band.

[@princessmewtwo]

I legit cried watching this

[@V.Vaughan]

Same here.

[@badeugenecops4741]

Yeah, but it wasn't a good cry. This is pathetic.

[@CHEE_1340]

I cried at the show

[@princessmewtwo]

@@badeugenecops4741I personally thought it was beauiful

[@princessmewtwo]

@@jimmykrackkorn4347 because KISS are doing a very beauiful thing

[@jackrabbit1379]

Coming to a Las Vegas sideshow near you opening guest, Elvis Presley, special guest Wayne Newton

[@theSword-]

"No rest-home for the wicked" tour is next.

[@mikem1765]

I wonder how much the Peter and Ace DLC is going to be.

[@chadrichardson7721]

Money, money,money.... Wasn't surprised at all.

[@mitchellbudge30]

Is it about money or is it about their legacy?

[@user-eb8nk4cq8c]

@@mitchellbudge30about money, kiss has a legacy alr and everyone will forever know them, so there’s no need to get a couple extra million when ur 70+

[@HappyMachorino-bd8no]

"Money Money Money". This is ABBA! The real KISS IDOLS 👭👭

[@patientmental875]

Basically pay us for not showing up

[@ronlaw8739]

When does the retirement sucks tour begin?

[@DannyD714]

so does this mean it was just another "farewell tour" until the next tour? the who have been retiring for the last 40 years.

[@nevg21]

No imbecile! It means they are not doing live shows but will live on through virtual

[@RococoAlmanegra]

Kiss Voyage

[@user-yo8rw6wr6r]

What next? End of life tour?

[@Afurthyclays]

Is it just me, or do these guys actually think they're immortal gods? They really don't think they're going to leave a stinking corpse like the rest of us? 🤨

[@deltaspotter3682]

They should do kiss auditions and have it be like AGT

[@derekpetersen7571]

At least we have closure now ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨👍

[@WilliamCurry-bh3dk]

avatar COTN vibe

[@kalebmanning4425]

This will be massively made fun of for the next 40-50 years.

[@rockytheberner]

The avatars will still announce a reunion tour. Sad.

[@justjim3687]

Just fucking go already!

[@WilliamCurry-bh3dk]

are they going to tour ? ANYONE ? thank you

[@jeffhunter8929]

I won't be going but my avatar will

[@WilliamCurry-bh3dk]

destroyer album cover vibe

[@Pamplemousse82223]

Being there was awesome. A couple months later, I'm not sure about this avatar thing...

[@WilliamCurry-bh3dk]

**** question so there touring again or what ??*** thank you

[@billydyer8260]

I think they’re going to tour as holograms. Pretty clever if you ask me.

[@WilliamCurry-bh3dk]

@@billydyer8260 INDEED

[@badeugenecops4741]

Please, just fkng go.

[@lisamarie8700]

The whole point of buying a ticket to a rock show is to see the real guys up there right in front of you, performing their music! If they're not really there, it's not a rock show, it's a 3D movie. Lame.

[@RickyP95]

I saw this on scooby doo when I was a kid ?

[@WilliamCurry-bh3dk]

QUESTION *******************anyone know are they going on again ????

[@gregjohnson298]

Now they want you're money for a Kiss cartoon and they will get it 🤣

[@WilliamCurry-bh3dk]

they touring AGAI n ?

[@Kissrockbandfan1999]

Tommy theyer’s avatar kinda looks like ace frehley a little bit like ace

[@rodturner6759]

It's a video game promo...

[@WilliamCurry-bh3dk]

does the Paul face look diff ?

[@johnfoster7626]

Holograms? I can't see how thats going to work. What about going out on tour? What about face to face meetings with fans? What about signing autographs? How is that going to happen? I have an idea. Why don't Gene and Paul put together a female version of KISS? 4 Young hotties dressed in skin tight, glitzy costumes, belting out super hard rock music. I reckon that would be awesome. The only thing is, what about a name for the group? Hey, what about KILL?

[@jonathanr12394]

Well there's a CLASSICAL VERSON done by females on violins and sounds cool

[@johnfoster7626]

@@jonathanr12394 I see. That's very interesting. Perhaps I'll wait and see how these KISS avators shape up and then resubmit a comment. So, for now, I'm prepared to withdraw this current comment.

[@OceanbornAngel]

Would have been nice if instead of the avatars looking like PS5 Video Game characters floating in the air with no weight to them they tried harder to make it look like a real KISS concert.

[@WilliamCurry-bh3dk]

WHAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE SMOKE

[@WilliamCurry-bh3dk]

Pauli you love our money - now thats true

[@rockytheberner]

Problem is: how can we miss something if it never goes away? The ABBA thing makes sense because they have been apart for decades, which is not the case for Kiss.

[@drmusic3641]

The big difference between this and ABBA is that ABBA was dormant for 40+ years. How can we miss them if they wont go away? The whole point of a concert is the live experience and interaction with the crowd. You're not going to experience that with cartoon characters on a screen.

[@rockytheberner]

Great point: how can we miss a thing if it is still around?

[@artisticvisions77]

It’s all ego and money driven. I wish they would have just bowed their heads and said thank you. I’ve been a fan since 1976. Still my favorite band though👍

[@jimkirk989]

Cartoons are Immoral so this make lots of sense!

[@Aftermath779]

This is the Hatsune Miku of the U.S.

[@147ninaEliseeVva]

it would be better if they made an avatar for Eric Carr instead so that those who remembered him would not forget him

[@skipthebase]

I think with AI they missed a real opportunity. Why not present a 1975 era KISS…be the band people fell in love with again…not some weird creatures.

[@ThorHanson2005]

If Kwebbelkop was in a rock band

[@fanatamon]

Glam Pop arena rock still rockin.

[@AllTradesGeorge]

They've been announcing their retirement for at least two decades. When they appeared at the Closing Ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Games, they were supposedly on their farewell tour. I'll believe it when I don't see it...

[@jacksonroberts9276]

Haven’t you heard? In 2029 they’re coming back for their Final Final, Final Farewell Tour

[@julicane2975]

This is awesome @GatorBearFL

[@johnpatterson4272]

The band blew 'the smoke effect budget' in the last 20 seconds of RARAN. In-truth as a lifelong major KISS fan I was satisfied with the band's conclusion as Gene, Paul, Eric and Tommy disappeared into the mists of time. That was it for the majority of real KISS fans not addicted to the radical 'all things KISS and the Gene and Paul show must-have collective'. The AI avatar announcement was anti-climactic and in-earnest is dead-on-the-operating-table in true KISS fandom. The mediocre PPV, the same setlist of the last 10 years and complete disregard for any mention of past band members and loyal crew, solidified the reality KISS had become a shill for its former self. Let It Be.

[@davesmusicchannel3590]

Love how the crowd is cheering at the beginning then go dead silent for the avatars like “wtf is this?”

[@lyleknutson7864]

What a mess really it needs to stop.

[@WilliamCurry-bh3dk]

guess they fib;d AGAIN

[@donhopf]

Oh man. This is getting tiresome but I will explain the nitty gritty truth to you and this is all stuff you can look up. In 72 Gene and Paul got together and tried to make some music with a band they called wicked Lester. Even recorded some shitty stuff with them. They realized they needed better people to play with. They auditioned Peter and hired him. They put an ad in the village voice for a guitarist with flash and ability and hired Ace. It took all 4 ingredients to get the original sound. In the beginning Peter and especially Ace helped form the sound. I hope this clears things up.

[@brettcavalleri3972]

If you’re gonna do this junk just pay ace and peter and make it the original lineup at least

[@annielanham-vn2ov]

Man, I really miss when KISS were the underdogs, THAT was the best!!!! This shit....no thanks.

[@X.M4N]

A very sad end. This is not Rock'n'Roll

[@donhopf]

Real kiss has been retired for a long time.

[@nevg21]

Oh zip it

[@donhopf]

@@nevg21 Truth hurts, don’t it.

[@ArcemYT]

​@@donhopfno

[@donhopf]

@@ArcemYT Ok I’ll play along, this is the real kiss. My bad.😂

[@ArcemYT]

​@@donhopf🤭

[@rgdec74]

Great, KISS AI. Does it ever end. Too much of a hour thing can be a bad thing. 🤦🏽

[@ukrpgfan4029]

Absolutely ridiculous ......

[@peterstar2023]

Redicolus crap. ABBA made a great show and it was made to look authentic and it's so frickin well done you think their on stage. No flying and looking like a bad comic book. I f'ing hate this. KISS ruined everything with this bullshit. I've been a fan for over 40 years and I never ever though I would have bad feelings about them but this kills everything theyv done. I f'ing feel like crying. My heroes man 😢 F you Paul and f you Gene. You killed it for me. Fan for 40 f'ing years...

[@HappyMachorino-bd8no]

When your world falls apart because of some "comics", then YOU are killing yourself! Nobody else does

[@user-sp6ks8yw6b]

Instead of thanking fans for a great 50 years there selling more shit good luck next generation Kiss Army we had the Best Forget the Rest.

[@HappyMachorino-bd8no]

But when Paul thanked the KISS ARMY, he meant us all! Because WE ARE ONE

[@joeyjag666]

Kiss had security at the exits of the last show holding people upside down till their pocket change fell out….

[@jasonhansen3379]

I am so done with this band what the hell happened to music. Kiss stopped being the Kiss I remember a long time ago.

[@richymoore]

Nobody... and I do mean NOBODY, was in any way surprised by this tacky bullshit.

[@princessmewtwo]

Why is everyone being so negative?

[@rickr2029]

​@@princessmewtwowhat do you mean?

[@X.M4N]

This is ill. Rock Classic goes to Science Fiction.😂

[@musicmike1960]

NOPE!

[@leonardobautista2647]

How embarrassing

[@AirmanRugby6]

Paul Stanley has to be gay. That speech impediment and twirling the mic yeesh.

[@WILLIchilli]

Disaster.

[@MondoMiami]

Embarrassing.

[@user-lr3sm4pz4d]

Pessimo❤

[@WilliamCurry-bh3dk]

so disturbing

[@Stagliaf]

kiss is already cringey but this is the next level

[@nevg21]

Far from cringy! You have a cringy comment! They are GODS and you are just a troll!

[@princessmewtwo]

Thats not nice to say dude

[@cliffiez4540]

Horrible money grabbing for the less intellectually secure