One year after their last live performance, New York rock band Kiss celebrate their breakup anniversary with a new video looking back at their last show.
The final show will be held on Saturday, December 2, 2023, as the veteran band returns to Madison Square Garden in New York City for the final day of the lengthy End of the Road farewell tour.
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“One year ago today, December 2, 2023, the final KISS tour arrived at The End Of The Road for one final epic show at Madison Square Garden in New York City!” the group tweeted the media wrote. “Relive the magic of that night with this fantastic MSG concert review.”
The band waved goodbye to their legions of fans in a 23-song set that included their famous hits and live favorites, as well as their iconic stage presence. The concert was also broadcast live on PPV.COM, and now Kiss has shared a new video of footage of the band in front of 20,000 viewers.
Notably, Kiss’ final show also came with the news that the group plans to move on as digital avatars after their breakup. The band made the surprise announcement at the end of the show, with lead singer/guitarist Paul Stanley telling fans that “your love, your strength, will make us immortal.”
“A new era of kissing is about to begin!” he added.
Kiss’s avatar was created by George Lucas’ Industrial Light and Magic in partnership with Sweden’s Pophouse Entertainment Group. Associated Press. The two companies have previously collaborated on ABBA Voyage in London, a virtual concert performed by the Swedish pop group.
“Kiss can do a concert in three cities on three different continents on the same night. That’s what you can do with it,” the Pophouse CEO told The Associated Press.
Although specific details were unclear at the time, the band announced just weeks later that their digital show would kick off in Las Vegas in 2027. us. advertising billboardof Behind the playlist podcast This year. “This is beyond anyone’s imagination.”
“We’re creating something that’s not a concert,” he added. “The idea of a hologram — it’s not a hologram, but that term seems to be used a lot — but the idea of a simulated concert is not what we want to do. I would find that boring, frankly.
