KISS have announced the first dates of their ‘End of the World’ farewell tour.
The legendary America rock band are to call time on their 45-year career with a final trip around the globe which will kick off on January 31 in Vancouver, Canada, at the Rogers Arena and they have promised the KISS Army the greatest shows they’ve ever played.
In a statement, the band said: "All that we have built and all that we have conquered over the past four decades could never have happened without the millions of people worldwide who’ve filled clubs, arenas and stadiums over those years. This will be the ultimate celebration for those who’ve seen us and a last chance for those who haven’t. KISS Army, we’re saying goodbye on our final tour with our biggest show yet and we’ll go out the same way we came in … Unapologetic and Unstoppable."
KISS – who are made up of Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer – admitted they are doing the tour because "a thank you is in order" and celebrate their 45-year career.
Speaking to Billboard, guitarist Stanley said: "This time out is far beyond what we have done before, not just because of technology. It is because the meaning of this tour is so, so great because we have been an indelible part of people’s lives, but guess what – people have been an indelible part of our lives. A thank you is in order, but also one last time to live up to what everybody says we have been and what we are."
KISS announce first dates for farewell tour
