On 21. February, 1977, Peter Criss nearly fell from his drum riser when it malfunctioned during “Black Diamond” at the end of the show at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, during their “Rock and Roll Over” tour. As the riser levitated into the air, one side suddenly rose higher than [...]
On 10. February, 1977, “Beth” won the People’s Choice Award for Best Song of 1976. Kiss were on tour and thus not able to receive the award, so Peter's wife Lydia Criss went to accept it and held a speech in place for the band. The People's Choice Awards is [...]
On 24. November 1976, Peter Criss sang "Beth" live for the first time at Civic Center, Savanah, GA, during the opening night of the "Winter Tour 1976/77" in support of the "Rock And Roll Over" album. "Beth" was performed as the second encore marking the first public live performance of [...]
On 29. August, 1976, the large cats on the sides of Peter Criss' drum set were stolen during the load out after Kiss' show at the Fulton County stadium in Atlanta, USA. Years later the cats turned up as Halloween decorations at 428 Sycamore Street in the Atlanta suburb, Decatur. [...]
On 8. August, 1976, Peter Criss added blue eye color to his classic make-up, while playing the Hara Arena & Exhibition Center, Dayton, Ohio, during the Destroyer/Spirit of 76 Tour. Although he had experimented with the same make-up style during Kiss' early beginnings, this was the first time he used [...]
On 22. August, 1975, Peter Criss did a photo session for Creem Magazine's "Star's Cars no. 11" article (1. December 1975), at photographer Fin Costello's property in Weston, Connecticut. Peter Criss is seen with his 1955 MG Rover TF-1500 car. Here we see Peter Criss doing his famous imitation of [...]
On 1. April, 1974, Peter Criss passed out and fell off the back of his drum riser after the end of "Black Diamond" while performing at the Agora Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio, during the tour for Kiss' debut album. Earlier, his drum riser had become stuck near the ceiling, leaving [...]
On 31. August, 1972, after the demise of his band Lips, Peter Criss (birth name George Peter John Criscuola) posts an ad in The Rolling Stone Magazine looking for work as a drummer for a band. "EXPD. ROCK & roll drummer looking for orig. grp. doing soft & hard music. [...]
