On 31. March, 1974, Kiss played their first outdoor gig at 'The 4th Annual KSHE Kite Fest' in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri. This free entrance daytime festival was organized by the local radio rock station KSHE-95. A local group called the Thirteenth Floor played various popular songs, including several [...]
On 25. June, 1983, in São Paulo, Brazil, Kiss held their last concert in make-up until the reunion in 1996. Originally two shows were planned at this venue. The band flew back to the U.S. the following day, but not before the promoter unsuccessfully attempted to organize a final last-minute [...]
On 16. June, 1983, Kiss held a press conference and photo session at Caesars Park Hotel/Caesar Park Ballroom in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, promoting their shows for the "Creatures of the Night" tour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii8b9jr3Y58
On 21. May 1983, Ace Frehley was arrested following a chase up the Bronx River Parkway with his 1981 DeLorean at speeds up to 90 mph. Ace would be charged with drunk and reckless driving; and leaving the scene of an accident after hitting 4 cars during the incident (without [...]
On 2. February 1983, Kiss did an in-store appearance at Specs Music, West Palm Beach, Florida, while on their "Creatures Of The Night" tour in USA. Photo by Darrell Detwiler.
On 23. January, 1983, Kiss did a photo session in Manhattan, New York City, with photographer Geoffrey Thomas. On this day they were supposed to play a show at the Civic Center in Providence, RI, which was cancelled due to poor ticket sales, less than 2,000 in a 14,197 capacity [...]
On 22. January, 1983, Kiss did an in-store appearance at Strawberries Worcester, Massachusetts, while on their "Creatures Of The Night" tour in USA. They were also interviewed by RI TV news, aired 26. January 1983 (see clip below). Later that day they played The Centrum for 10.147 fans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIa7qHY1YAs
On 17. January, 1983, Kiss taped the interview for USA Network's "Night Flight" TV show with interviewer Al Bandero. The show was aired as “Kiss: Yesterday & Today” on 8. August, 1983, just a little more than one month before Kiss’ official MTV “unmasking” on September 18th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd255n3bL4E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wS2dvW8KCs&t=9s
On 11. January 1983, Kiss was in New Orleans, Louisiana, to promote the upcoming 14. February concert at the Super Dome as well as their appearance at Mardi Gras (which was canceled). First they did a press conference at the Saenger Theater, then an in-store appearance at Warehouse Records & [...]
On 8. January, 1983, Kiss was interviewed by the TMT Show (Tomorrow's Music Today) at the Sports Arena in Toledo, Ohio, while on the "Creatures of the Night" tour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pcBvSUkcRI
