Rock & Roll Hall of Famers KISS previously announced a 3-day event in Las Vegas originally based around the 50th anniversary of the KISS Army fan club. Earlier this week, the band shared that the “KISS Army Storms Vegas” celebration has transformed into “KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas.”
The event is set for Nov. 14-16 at Virgin Hotels. A special acoustic KISS “kick-off” set has been added for Friday, and performances/appearances will include former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini performing the music of Ratt, Sebastian Bach, Quiet Riot, Black ’N Blue, School Of Rock, and KISS tribute bands Mr. Speed, KISS Nation and the Chris Jericho-fronted Kuarantine. Comedian Craig Gass and DJ Noiz will also be a part of the event.
KISS has also announced a Q&A session with Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley as well as guitarist Tommy Thayer and manager Doc McGhee. Other panelists will include KISS producer Bob Ezrin, KISS photographer Lynn Goldsmith and KISS Army founders Bill Starkey and Jay Evans.
The event will mark the first time KISS has performed together since retiring from touring in December of 2023.
Stanley previously told the Broken Record podcast of the event: “It started off as something, honestly, that Gene and I kind of took a back seat in, and, honestly, we reached a point not too far in the past where we both said, ‘You know what? This isn’t the way we want it.’ And it’s going to go through some major changes to be what we think it should be.”
He continued: “We spent 12 years nurturing a KISS Kruise and what that means and what goes into it and what you get to participate in and the social aspects between fans from 33 countries,” Paul explained. “So, this virtually will become a KISS Kruise in Vegas. It doesn’t need a ship. It will have all the familiar touchstones that people love about a KISS Kruise, whether it’s bands playing, Q&As, contests, food available, good drinks, social aspects to it.”
“So, it started in a way that we kind of took a step back to see what some other people might do. And then we recently found ourselves going, ‘No. This isn’t what we want to do or the way we wanna do it.’ So there’ll be some announcements forthcoming and a lot of stuff where people are gonna be very happy, as I am, that.”
Chris Jericho and Kuarantine also posted: “After months of hard work, we are stoked to announce that @kuarantine_official will be rocking at #KissKruiseVegas THIS NOVEMBER!! We’ll be playing on Saturday, November 15th as direct support to KISS! To share the stage with the band whose music we pay tribute to on the “Kiss Kruise Land Locked In Vegas” is nothing short of a dream come true. Thank you to @paulstanleylive, @genesimmons, @bruce.kulick, @leroux_keith, @topeka.vacations & everybody who made this a thing— see you all in November!! And look out cause Kuarantine will be bringing a ROCK N ROLL PARTY to Sin City!! #Kuarantine #KissKruiseVegas (graphic by @97abdulmalik)”
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