Kiss News

On this day in KISSTORY - August 22, 2014 - KISS & Def Leppard took the ALS Ice Bucket challenge on stage in Noblesville, Indiana.

On this day in KISSTORY - August 22, 1991 - KISS' "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II" single from the Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey soundtrack was released.

From: Jon Hadusek / Consequence.net

KISS founder Gene Simmons was honored with the Key to the City for both Niagara Falls and North Tonawanda, New York, and a portion of Main Street in Niagara Falls was also named in his honor.

The ceremony took place on Sunday (August 18th) at City Hall in Niagara Falls, with Mayor Robert Restaino and Mayor Austin Tylec bestowing Simmons with the Key to the City of both Niagara Falls and North Tonawanda, respectively.

Additionally, Mayor Restaino announced that a downtown street in Niagara Falls — a portion of Main Street between Pine and Cedar — will temporarily be renamed “Gene Simmons Boulevard,” acknowledging Simmons’ investment in the local business community, specifically through his partnership with Niagara Falls-based Rock Steady Sodas.

Read the rest of the story HERE.

On this day in KISSTORY - Aug. 20. 1976 - We rocked over 42,000 fans at Anaheim Stadium. Ted Nugent, Montrose, and Bob Seger opened the show.

Thanks to Alex Menghi for sharing the concert ad & ticket!

On this day in KISSTORY - Aug 19, 2009 - "Modern Day Delilah" was released as the first single off KISS' SONIC BOOM album.

On this day in KISSTORY - August 18, 1980 - We graced the cover of People magazine.

Here's the original article from People.com

"We're the culture heroes of our day," boasts Gene Simmons, Kiss' bassist, fire-breather and outrageous mouthpiece. "When people talk about the music of the '70s, they'll talk about Kiss." Simmons may be keeping his tongue in cheek for once, but it is true that no other group better summed up the '70s music scene. It was an era noted for often lurid excess and a phenomenal growth rate�and the primacy of exotic packaging over esthetic accomplishment. In any case, no other band has more to show for its fusion of cosmetics, pyrotechnics, heavy metal and even heavier merchandising. Kiss' 16 LPs sold 40 million copies in six years and, throwing in concert tickets, logo-laden lunch boxes, pinball machines, comic books et al, manager Bill Aucoin puts their decidedly gross national product at more than $100 million a year.