Kiss was formed five decades ago in New York City and since 2019 are on their final tour that will end according to the band in 2023 with two concerts at Madison Square Garden, just a few blocks from where they performed for the first time in 1973.
The announcement was made by the band in an interview Howard Stern (Transcribed by Rock and Roll Garage). Paul Stanley said: “(The shows at Madison Square Garden) are the last two shows of the band. We’re finishing up were we started. I believe there are 17 shows before that in the States. Look, some people kind of snickered and said ‘oh this end of the road has gone for years’. Yeah, we lost two years and a half for Covid.”
“We would have been done already. So yes, this is the end. When you come to see the show it’s awesome. It’s the most high-tech show out there and yeah, it’s clearly a kick-ass Rock and Roll show. It is not Vegas, it’s not something that looses it balls, so to speak. It’s everything Kiss amped up and ramped up. So look, we’ve giving it everything we have.”
The band’s bassist and singer Gene Simmons also talked on Howard Stern about the last show saying that he will cry like a kid during the last concert.
The final concerts of the group will happen in 2023 in the United States from October to December. But before, the band will play one last time from April to July in Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Poland, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, Norway.
The 50 final Kiss concerts
April
- 12 – MONSTERS TOUR – ARENA DA AMAZONIA – Manaus, Brazil
- 15 – MONSTERS OF ROCK, ESTADIO NEMESIO CAMACHO EL CAMPIN – Bogota, Colombia
- 18 – ARENA BRB MANE GARRINCHA – Brasilia, Brazil
- 20 – MONSTERS TOUR – ESPLANADA DO MINEIRAO – Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- 22 – MONSTERS OF ROCK, ALLIANZ PARQUE – Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 25 – HARD ROCK LIVE – Florianopolis, Brazil
- 28 – MASTERS OF ROCK – PARQUE DE LA CIUDAD – Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 30 – MASTERS OF ROCK, ESTADIO SANTA LAURA – Santiago, Chile
May
- 27 – HISTORIC CREW STADIUM – Columbus, OH
June
- 3 – ARGYLE STADIUM – Plymouth, UK
- 5 – ARENA – Birmingham, UK
- 6 – ARENA – Newcastle, UK
- 10 – O2 ARENA – Prague, Czech Republic
- 12 – ZIGGO DOME – Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 13 – PALAIS 12 ARENA – Brussels, Belgium
- 15 – HELLFEST 2023 – Clisson, France
- 17 – KÖNIGSPLATZ – München, Germany
- 19 – TAURON ARENA KRAKÓW – Kraków, Poland
- 21 – ARENA – Dresden, Germany
- 22 – MAX-SCHMELING-HALLE – Berlin, Germany
- 25 – ROCK IMPERIUM FESTIVAL – Cartagena, Spain
- 27 – HALLE TONY GARNIER – Lyon, France
- 29 – LUCCA FESTIVAL – Tuscany, Italy
July
- 1 – SAP-ARENA – Mannheim, Germany
- 2 – LANXESS-ARENA – Cologne, Germany
- 5 – O2 ARENA – London, UK
- 7 – AO ARENA – Manchester, UK
- 8 – OVO HYDRO – Glasgow, UK
- 12 – DALHALLA AMPHITHEATRE – Rattvik, Sweden
- 13 – DALHALLA AMPHITHEATRE – Rattvik, Sweden
- 15 – KALDNES – Tonsberg, Norway
October
- 29 – Austin, TX Moody Center
November
- 1 – Palm Springs, CA Acrisure Arena
- 3 – Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
- 6 – Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena
- 8 – Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
- 10 – Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
- 12 – Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
- 13 – Saskatoon, SK SaskTel Centre
- 15 – 2023 Winnipeg, MB Canada Life Centre
- 18 -Montreal, QC Centre Bell
- 19 – Quebec, QC Videotron Centre
- 21 – Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
- 22 – Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
- 24 – Knoxville, TN Thompson-Boling Arena
- 25 – Indianapolis. IN Gainbridge Fieldhouse
- 27 – Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
- 29 – Baltimore, MD CFG Bank Arena
December
- 1 – New York, NY Madison Square Garden
- 2 -New York, NY Madison Square Garden