KISS Announce Their “Absolute Final Shows” on Farewell Tour

KISS have announced their “absolute final shows,” concluding their long-running farewell tour.

The fall North American trek kicks off October 29th in Austin, Texas, and ends with a two-night stand on December 1st and 2nd at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Remarked KISS in a press release: “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 “End of the Road Tour” launched back in January 2019 and was billed as KISS’ final jaunt, though the band has said that before (i.e. the 2000-2001 “Farewell Tour,” the last to feature guitarist Ace Frehley).

In July 2022, Gene Simmons had said that KISS were adding 100 more cities to the current farewell outing. Between the band’s upcoming South American and UK/European dates, along with the newly announced North American leg, there are 50 remaining shows on the tour as of now. According to the poster below, it appears that these are the last 50 dates ever.

During an appearance on The Howard Stern Show this morning, the band affirmed that this is truly the end, with Paul Stanley saying, “Yes, this is the end … we’re giving it everything we have.”

While the current iteration of KISS featuring Simmons and Stanley might be hanging up their instruments come December, Simmons insinuated that some form of KISS could continue with “four deserving 20-year-olds sticking the makeup back on.”

Check out all the tour dates below!

KISS’ Fall 2023 North American Tour Dates:
10/29 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center
11/01 – Palm Springs, CA @ Acrisure Arena
11/03 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
11/06 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
11/08 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
11/10 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
11/12 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
11/13 – Saskatoon, SK @ SaskTel Centre
11/15 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre
11/18 – Montreal, QC @ Centre Bell
11/19 – Quebec, QC @ ideotron Centre
11/21 – Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Centre
11/22 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
11/24 – Knoxville, TN @ Thompson–Boling Arena
11/25 – Indianapolis. IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse
11/27 – Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
11/29 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
12/01 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
12/02 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

This article was first published on consequence.net.