On 3. December 1980, at Western Springs Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, Ace Frehley played his last full show with Kiss before quitting in June 1982. Ace Frehley: “I was on a downward spiral and really needed to get away from the whole music business, and try and get a [...]
On 2. November, 1980, Kiss made a three-minute appearance with Lord Mayor Doug Sutherland on the balcony of the Sydney Town Hall in Australia. A crowd of approximately 3,500 showed up in the hot afternoon sun. The band returned to the Sebel Town Hall (the hotel where they were staying) [...]
On 22. October, 1980, Peter Criss taped the "Tomorrow Show" with Tom Snyder, which aired on NBC Network the following day. This was the first time Peter allowed himself to be interviewed without make-up on national television (see the interview below). Kissfaq.com: While the previous appearance on the show, a [...]
On 13. October, 1980, People Weekly magazine printed the first interview with Peter Criss without makeup. The October 20. issue's street date featured a four page exclusive for Peter’s unmasking. KissFAQ.com: The People Weekly feature took several days to construct, starting with an interview with Fred Bernstein on Sept. 25, [...]
On 16. September 1980, Kiss did an in-store at Main Radio in Frankfurt, West Germany, while on the "Unmasked" tour in Europe. According to a newspaper report, Main Radio shelled out DM 50.000 for this appearance. Around 3-4000 fans came to the autograph session. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrqiSzihnmw
On 11. September 1980, Kiss did a photo session with photographer Wolfgang Heilemann before playing a show at the Messehalle, Nuremberg, Germany, with Iron Maiden as support.
On 8. September, 1980, Peter Criss released his first solo album after leaving Kiss, "Out of Control". The album would sell extremely poor making Peter unable to tour for the album. A couple of the songs were originally demoed for Kiss' "Dynasty" album. Recording for the album began in March [...]
On 1. September 1980, Kiss lip synced "She's So European" and "Talk To Me", from their album "Unmasked", for the German TV show "Rockpop" on ZDF, which was broadcasted 13. September 1980. Between the gigs in Genova (31. August 1980) and Milano (2. September 1980) Kiss had a day-off and [...]
On 30. July 1980, Kiss taped an episode of the "Kids Are People Too" TV show in ABC Studios, New York City, which was aired 28. September. On the show they introduced their new drummer, Eric Carr. Prior to the band’s coming out on stage, the host asked an audience [...]
On July 24, 1980, the People magazine Kiss photo shoot with photographer Raeanne Rubenstein took place. This was the first photo session with the new drummer Eric Carr. The photos were printed in People Magazine August 18, 1980. Here's the original article from People.com: "We're the culture heroes of our [...]
