Kiss Announces Initial Farewell Tour Dates
Story by Anne Erickson, photo by Ken Settle
Kiss will hit the road in January of 2019 to kick off their End of the Road world tour
Kiss have confirmed the first 44 dates of their farewell tour, called the End of the Road trek. The classic rockers will kick of the tour on Jan. 31, 2019, in Vancouver and stay on the road through an April 13 show in Birmingham, Alabama. The tour is projected to run for three years. View the list of tour dates below.
Tickets for the newly-announced shows will go on general sale to the general public beginning at 10 a.m. local time on (Friday) Nov. 2. Kiss Army fan club pre-sales begin at the same time on Halloween (Oct. 31). For additional information, visit KissOnline.com.
“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,” Kiss said in a statement. “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.”
Speaking with Billboard, Kiss guitarist Paul 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,” Kiss guitarist Paul Stanley tells Billboard. “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.”
“When we introduce ourselves for 45 years with you, [you] wanted the best, you got the best, the hottest band in the world. The bar is very high, maybe the highest. We’re in competition only with ourselves,” singer Gene Simmons added. “We don’t wish any ill will to anybody else, but we’re too busy being the most fabulous band on planet earth. Look at us. Just one look and you go ‘Wow.’”
Kiss, The End of the Road Farewell Tour – Initial North American Tour Dates:
Jan. 31 – Vancouver, BC, Canada @ Rogers Arena
Feb. 1 – Portland, OR @ Rose Garden Moda Center
Feb. 2 – Tacoma, WA @Tacoma Dome
Feb. 4 – Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena
Feb. 7 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
Feb. 8 – Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
Feb. 9 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
Feb. 12 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
Feb. 13 – Glendale, AZ @ Gila River Arena
Feb. 15 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
Feb. 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
Feb. 19 – Corpus ChrisW, TX @ American Bank Center
Feb. 20 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
Feb. 22 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
Feb. 23 – Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum
Feb. 26 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Chesapeake
Feb. 27 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
Mar. 1 – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
Mar. 2 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
Mar. 4 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
Mar. 6 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford Premier Center
Mar. 7 – Omaha, NE @ CenturyLink Center
Mar. 9 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
Mar. 10 – Moline, IL @ Mark of the Quad CiWes
Mar. 12 – Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center
Mar. 13 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
Mar. 16 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
Mar. 17 – Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
Mar. 19 – Montreal, QC, @ Canada Bell Centre
Mar. 20 – Toronto, ON, @ Canada Air Canada Centre
Mar. 22 – Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Mar. 23 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
Mar. 26 – Boston, MA TD @ Garden
Mar. 27 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Mar. 29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
Mar. 30 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
Apr. 2 – Quebec City, QC @ Videotron Centre
Apr. 3 – Obawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Centre
Apr. 6 – Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena
Apr. 7 – Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
Apr. 9 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
Apr. 11 – Tampa, FL@ Amalie Arena
Apr. 12 – Jacksonville, FL@ Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Apr. 13 – Birmingham, AL @ BJCC
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