KISS' Stanley: Current tour is rock 'n' roll 'with full guns blazing'

By Jon Waterhouse For the AJC
Photo by Jay Gilbert


Don't tell KISS co-founder Paul Stanley he's too old to be dressing up in war paint, singing "Love Gun" and ripping power chords. At 58 years old, Stanley continues serving as ringmaster for the band's live rock 'n' roll circus. And he does so while pulling off feats such as one-handed pushups and flying over the crowd on a zip line-like apparatus.

Stanley and company will attempt to wow an Atlanta audience for the second time in less than a year. And in an effort to attract a new generation, the band is offering as many as four free children's lawn tickets for every adult lawn ticket sold.

Q.: Pound for pound, you have the best between-song banter in the history of rock 'n' roll.

A.: There are people who would agree, and there are people who would say it's the most absurd banter. But either way it's memorable.

Hi KISS & the KISS Army!

I used custom KISS characters in Guitar Hero 5 as a tribute to the best band in the world!

I hope you like it!

Alex



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Check out this cool KISS painting spotted in a bar in Chiquinquira - Boyaca, a small town in Colombia.

Thanks to Ivan Castellanos for sending to KISSonline.

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KISS' Hottest Show On Earth Tour continues this week with stops in Georgia, Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota.

August 31, 2010 Lakewood Amphitheatre Atlanta

September 2, 2010 Marcus Amphitheatre Milwaukee, WI

September 3, 2010 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL

September 4, 2010 Minnesota State Fair Saint Paul, MN

THE GREAT BIG KISS SHOW IN ATLANTA

KISS is bringing its rock 'n' roll circus to Aaron's Amphitheater at Lakewood tomorrow night, August 31, and to celebrate, The Pop Culture King radio show dedicated the entire latest show to the KISS. Paul Stanley called in, and they also play excerpts of an interview with Gene Simmons from last October. Jon Waterhouse also spins all kinds of KISS music, both old and new, and wacky audio snippets.

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE SHOW

Here are some photos from KISS' booth at this summer's Licensing Expo in Las Vegas. Live Nation had recent and upcoming KISS merchandise on display at the Expo.

Photos by Steve Sils Photography.

Here are two more fan-filmed clips from last Saturday's incredible Charlotte show: "Say Yeah" and "I Love it Loud!"

Here are some photos from backstage at last Saturday's KISS show in Charlotte, NC.

Photos by Hab Haddad and Keith Leroux for KISSonline.

Check out these great photos of the KISS Army taken at KISS' Charlotte show last night.

Each one of these photos was taken by fans at the show who shared their great pics with the world via the KISS LIVE SHARE CoolIris application. KISS is the first band in the world to launch this app, and the KISS ARMY is being called upon to start taking great pictures! Want to join in the fun?

Download the free app from iTunes or Android Market at KISS LIVE SHARE and get started!

Check out these fan-filmed clips of Tommy and Eric's solo, "Beth," the Wounded Warriors check presentation and "I Was Made for Lovin' You" from last night's Charlotte show!

Here's KISS before a massive audience in Charlotte last night!

Photo by Dean Snowden for KISSonline.

Here's last night's photo of the Wounded Warriors check at KISS' Charlotte, NC show. To date, KISS has raised $251,744.00 for the CSRA Wounded Warriors Care Project on the Hottest Show On Earth tour!

KISS is donating one dollar from every admission sold throughout the Hottest Show On Earth Tour to the CSRA Wounded Warriors Care Project.

Photo by Dean Snowden for KISSonline.

Gunnery Sergeant William Gonyer and LS1 William Key pose with Doc McGhee backstage at last night's Charlotte show. Gonyer and Key presented the Wounded Warriors check during the concert, and as you can see in the following photos, the band left William Key with a few lasting mementos of the experience... including blood-spattered shoulders after receiving a hug from Gene!

Photos by Jill Cataldo for KISSonline.

KISS visited their friends at NAS OCEANA before the show in Virginia Beach yesterday. Naval Air Station Oceana or NAS Oceana is a military airport located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and is a United States Navy Master Jet Base.

Photos by Spiro Papadatos for KISSonline.

Here's last night's photo of the Wounded Warriors check at KISS' Virgina Beach, VA show. To date, KISS has raised $233,471.00 for the CSRA Wounded Warriors Care Project on the Hottest Show On Earth tour!

KISS is donating one dollar from every admission sold throughout the Hottest Show On Earth Tour to the CSRA Wounded Warriors Care Project.

Photo by Dean Snowden for KISSonline.