On 20. August, 1976, Flo & Eddie of the Turtles introduced Kiss on stage at Anaheim, California, USA, while on their Destroyer/Spirit of '76 Tour. Kissconcerthistory.com: Flo & Eddie hosted the event and introduced the band onstage with their custom, and garish, pseudo-KISS makeup designs and costumes. High-wire daredevil Steve [...]
On 14. August 1976, Kiss did an in-store appearance at Peaches Records & Tapes Atlanta, Georgia, while on their The Spirit of '76/Destroyer tour. Alec Cooley and Associates, Radio Z-93, arranged a "Kiss-Off" benefit for muscular dystrophy, where Kiss and Miss Dixie Speedway sold kisses for 93 cents apiece for [...]
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 21. July 1976, "The Originals" compilation was released and the pack was a re-release of the first three albums: "Kiss", "Hotter Than Hell" and "Dressed to Kill". The paper sleeves holding each disc were duplicates of the original album covers. It was packaged with a 16-page history booklet, a [...]
On 27. June, 1976, Kiss entered the Hangar E, Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, New York, for the dress rehearsal before the "Spirit of '76" tour which started early July. The band filmed the performing for the press from an elevated static camera position. Black and white footage. Set list: [...]
On 24. June, 1976, Kiss' legendary New York City photo shoot with photographers Barry Levine and Richard Corkery took place. Photos were taken on the streets throughout the city, and in stops at Central Park and the Empire State Building, where one of Kiss' most iconic photos ever was taken. [...]
On 3. June, 1976, Kiss was interviewed backstage at Circus Krone in Munich, West Germany, by the German program Szene '76 music TV show, interviewed by Thomas Gottschalk. The channel Bayern 3 broadcasted the interview, a photo session and live performance of "Detroit Rock City" on 16. July 1976. Kiss [...]
On 28. May, 1976, Kiss did a photo session with photographers Barry Levine and Hans Hatwig at the Skansen outdoor museum, Stockholm, Sweden, while touring in Europe for the "Destroyer" album. Later that day they played a show at Gröna Lund in the Tivoli Gardens. This was Kiss' first European [...]
On 23. May, 1976, Kiss did multiple photo shoots in the evening before playing a show at the RAI Sporthalle, Amsterdam, Netherlands, during their European tour in support of the album "Destroyer". The photographers were Peter Mazel, Gijsbert Hanekroot, Laurens van Houten and Govert de Roos.
On 13. May, 1976, Granada Television filmed Kiss during the band’s first-ever European concert at Manchester’s Free Trade Hall for Tony Wilson’s groundbreaking music program "So It Goes". The footage included backstage scenes, interviews with the band, conversations with their special effects coordinator, and live concert clips, and was first [...]
