Arts & Entertainment

Kiss Plans Coachella Valley Stop On Final Leg Of Farewell Concert Tour

After 50 years, the band is hanging up its platform boots.

From left: Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer of Kiss visit SiriusXM's 'The Howard Stern Show' at SiriusXM Studios on March 01, 2023, in Los Angeles.
From left: Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer of Kiss visit SiriusXM's 'The Howard Stern Show' at SiriusXM Studios on March 01, 2023, in Los Angeles. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

COACHELLA VALLEY, CA — Riverside County will be rocking and rolling all night and every day when iconic rockers Kiss perform in the desert this fall as part of the band's farewell tour.

The last leg of the group’s "End of the Road World Tour" includes a Nov. 1 stop at Acrisure Arena in the Greater Palm Springs area, it was announced Wednesday.

The goodbye tour, which includes only one other California show — a Nov. 3 stop at the Hollywood Bowl — wraps up Dec. 1-2 with back-to-back shows at NYC's Madison Square Garden.

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Following the New York concerts, the band will hang up its platform boots for good.

“Kiss was born in New York City. On 23rd Street. Half a century ago. It will be a privilege and honor to finish touring at Madison Square Garden, 10 blocks and 50 years from where we first started,” the band said in a released statement.

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Tickets for the Coachella Valley show will be available starting Monday, March 6, with a KISS Army presale at 10 a.m. Additional presales will be available throughout the week before the general on-sale starting at 10 a.m. Friday, March 10, at livenation.com.

Original Kiss members Gene Simmons (vocals, bass) and Paul Stanley (vocals, rhythm guitar) will perform with drummer Eric Singer and guitarist Tommy Thayer. The band's biggest hits include “Rock and Roll All Nite,” “I Was Made for Lovin’ You” and “Detroit Rock City.”

Kiss is regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of all time and one of the best-selling to ever hit the stage. The rockers have 30 gold albums — more than any other U.S. band — and 14 platinum albums.

On April 10, 2014, Kiss's four original members (Simmons, Stanley, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Kiss's final leg of its "End of the Road World Tour" includes 19 shows in North America:

Date City Venue
October 29, 2023 Austin, TX Moody Center
November 1, 2023 Greater Palm Springs, CA Acrisure Arena
November 3, 2023 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
November 6, 2023 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena
November 8, 2023 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
November 10, 2023 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
November 12, 2023 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
November 13, 2023 Saskatoon, SK SaskTel Centre
November 15, 2023 Winnipeg, MB Canada Life Centre
November 18, 2023 Montreal, QC Centre Bell
November 19, 2023 Quebec, QC Videotron Centre
November 21, 2023 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
November 22, 2023 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
November 24, 2023 Knoxville, TN Thompson-Boling Arena
November 25, 2023 Indianapolis. IN Gainbridge Fieldhouse
November 27, 2023 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
November 29, 2023 Baltimore, MD CFG Bank Arena
December 1, 2023 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
December 2, 2023 New York, NY Madison Square Garden

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