people forget that back at the times their identity was unknown and the mistery they created was something unique very hard to explain if you didn't live it.
I'm happy to have seen the original members play together during the first farewell tour in 99 or 2000. The first time I ever saw or heard of KISS was the Unplugged show on Mtv in 96. I was 14 at the time and totally fell in love with the band and their history. I bought all the KISS CDs, VHS tapes and media I could get my hands on.
I saw Kiss on this tour in September 1979 at the Civic Center in Huntington, West Virginia, Totally Packed and Judas Priest opened. I was 7 years old and I'm 51 now. Lol. Tickets were only $10 So my family of 5 cost $50 altogether. Girls were hotter in the 1970's and 80's. Just Saying.
You are all lucky people. I'm 52 and never experienced them live with original guys, but I have been blessed to have seen them with Eric and Bruce 1st then in makeup with the other guys a few years ago. Thank you for sharing.
I was seven as well and seen this tour at market square arena in Indianapolis... I had my sparkly belt buckle and Bruce Jenner tennis shoes on... I'll never forget hearing wings, " silly love songs" on the radio as we pulled up... tickets were $10... sooo loud!
@@mobsiesixsixsix9785 - Yet here you are watching a Kiss army video 45 years later. Welcome to the so-called "hype" and "rubbish" that still attracts music fans today. Their legacy and longevity says, "hello".
@@shyman99 I didn't watch it. So there's that. I also wouldn't describe kiss fans as music fans either. Because I wouldn't describe it as music. It's just 4 pillocks in make up making a din.
@@mobsiesixsixsix9785 - I never said you watched it. I said you were compelled enough by their legacy and longevity to come to a Kiss Army video and attempt to take a dump in it. Instead, I smeared it all over your face. And guess what? It's an improvement over your prior look.
I believe those were Kodak or Polaroid 110s. I'm Olde, also. They Rocked Chicago's All-State Arena last week. My Only Time seeing them; went with my GF and her brother. ⚡️🔥💀 ✨️ 🖤 🎶 🤘
I was 15 and saw mine and my whole neighborhoods favorite band at the Lansing Civic Center!!!!!!! KISS!!!! I’ve now seen them 13 times and have 2 Paul Stanley guitar picks!! Still love them!!!!!! Just turned 60.
@@MENFUSSMIKELoved Cheap Trick even more. Came up to my city in Canada but I was young and no one to take me. Live at Japan was one of my absolute favourite hard rock albums growing up,
I saw the best concert in the world! It was at Madison Square Garden in New York City!! Man, it was the ultimate show ever! You never saw a concert until you saw one at Madison Square Garden New York City for real!!!
That brings back memories. I was 7 years old when that video was made . I had already seen them 2 years before and it changed my life . A few weeks ago I seen them on the end of the road tour and it was awesome. I do wish Ace and Peter could have been if only for a few songs but that's show business.
I saw them on this tour. There very last show of the tour in Toledo, Ohio. They had a big bash at Harvey's hotel after the show to celebrate the end of the tour. December 16,1979.
Saw this tour in Nashville. Gene flicked a pick at this guy beside us who had the 'fro rockin', the pick stuck in his hair, and people started ripping his hair out trying to get the pick. Hilarious. Still got the polaroids of Gene breathing fire and the like. Awesome show!
@@Cape-Dweller I saw the show in Providence with New England opening. I'm not sure if they still do shows, they broke up decades ago. But, I did run into their drummer Hirsh Gardener working behind the counter at Daddy's Junky Music in Boston when I went there to buy a bass drum pedal in 2006. I recognized him and said "Aren't you Hirsh from New England?" His face lit right up and we spent a few minutes talking about that show and the Kiss tour with them opening. Very nice guy.
@@DB-kl9bpwhen I bought the Walking Wild lp I couldn’t wait for the next tour. Didn’t hear a word about it so I wrote a letter to the fan mail address on the back of the cover and I received a hand written picture postcard (photo from back of Explorer Suite) from Hirsh Gardner. Still one of my prized possessions.
Their debut, Destroyer and Love Gun. Three essentials for me. Can still remember the summer I listened to the Love Gun album all the time. 10 or 11 yrs old but a major rocker then and now 🎸😎🇨🇦
Kiss was my first concert but it wasnt this tour. it was 1982 I was 10 years old The Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. my dad gave me my older brother and older sister the choice for first concert- KISS or Billy Squire. I picked KISS and brother and sister picked Squire. it was the Creatures tour with Night Ranger opening . the tank tour with Eric Carr and Vinnie. back then there was no internet so to my surprise I was so confused who this guy was and where was Ace. im 52 now and still have the first record I ever bought which was Dressed to Kill. I have so much collector memorabilia from this band and I cant believe it's over. I will always always love this band no matter how much they trash talk each other in their auto-biographies.
Saw them Oct 4 1979 in Des Moines,Iowa at 11yrs old. Spent the day outside in a crowd of KISS maniacs….while secretly wondering if the band members were hanging out with us incognito. John Cougar opened. The media hype was so intense back then that it didn’t seem real when they emerged from the stage floor.
My first introduction to KISS was from a friend shortly after KISSology: Volume 1 came out, my friend then decided to sell me his entire KISS cd collection because he felt he "outgrew" the music, so I asked for Volume 1 to be included since that was the case, and he said "only if you give me 40 dollars for it" and I said no, because it was used, and he had told me brand new he paid 20 for it. I sadly have not been to a live performance ever for this band. Tickets are always crazy expensive here in CA, especially in cities like San Diego where they don't normally play. We wanted the best, and we got the best.
Watching this is like being able to step into a time portal to when I was 20 years old. Things happening in the music business that was about to take a new direction after the disillusionment of disco. When acts like The Knack and Elvis Costello came out, KISS quicky faded from the limelight.
My first KISS encounter was in the late 70's. I was a ward of the state and lived in a home for abandoned/abused children. Somebody had some KISS trading cards and I'll never forget this one card that scared the crap out of me. It was a live shot of them on stage and on each side of the stage was a winged serpent. They were larger than life. Although they frightened me as a kid I have grown up and learned to admire thier story, grit and determination to become to a great band that gave the people what they want.
1979, the end of an era. After a slight disco-backlash, the 1980's brought in a wave of hard rock and heavy metal that topped the mainstream charts. After their departures from Kiss, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley pursued solo careers while Paul and Gene slugged along in Kiss, eventually hitting the Top 40 success eleven years later in 1990 with hit powerballad, Forever.
I was at this show , July 25 1979 last show with Peter in New York , exactly one year later July 25 1980 first show in New York with Eric Carr at the palladium.
Me & David Orlic saw this tour Sept.1st 1979 at the Nassau Coliseum w/ Judas Priest. The arena was half empty. Tickets were $9.50. They played Madison Sq. Garden earlier in the summer and those tickets were $12.50.
Well, he is wearing his make up - his design always looks like it kills. He wasn't mad, he was more confused and looking to see why the guy made him stop.
3:46 lol Gene being really into his "demon" persona and the getting stopped by that guy's hand and just looking over with that confused face. Then he gets right back into the persona by sticking his tongue out. It's honestly so wholesome in a way.
This was the best Kiss costume era. Paul looks nervous, Gene looks downbeat as well. As we know now this is right on the cusp of Peter calling it quits.
I'm not a big KISS fan; however I'm pretty sure others here will call those "fighting words" - what you just said ! LOL . Personally , as a casual KISS fan: If the broke up right after this tour - they would have gone out "on top" more or less. @@VerifiedVIPMember
I saw this concert in Toronto.. I was 15yrs old and it was my first BIG concert... I think I set a bit of a bench mark with this one!! All others paled in comparison...
I saw this tour with Priest opening. Imagine Paul prancing around in his girlfriend's leotard after Halford just brought the house down. Priest blew Kiss off the stage. This was a sad time for kiss fans. But, then they eventually put out Lick it Up and all was well again
people forget that back at the times their identity was unknown and the mistery they created was something unique very hard to explain if you didn't live it.
Very True.
It was THE mystery to 9 year old me! World on fire?! Who cares about that!! We need to KNOW who the members of KISS are!! 😂
I lived it and it was awesome.
I was there at both of those concerts July 24 and 25 1979 at MSG. I was 13 years old . 58 now .
July 25 for me New England opened! Same age!
I was 13 at my first kiss concert too, but it was jan 1988. Worcestor Centrum when they filmed the turn on the night video
were you from Long Island or New Jersey ?
@@LannieLord The Bronx
New England was a great band
My first concert. I was 10. Saw them in Toronto. I remember them rising from the floor and completely losing my mind. My heroes were in front of me.
I knew that feeling at 9. Mesmerized.
@@MENFUSSMIKEHad to be there and around that age to appreciate their larger than life personas.
That was the problem. By that time, they were appealing to 10 year olds.
I'm happy to have seen the original members play together during the first farewell tour in 99 or 2000. The first time I ever saw or heard of KISS was the Unplugged show on Mtv in 96. I was 14 at the time and totally fell in love with the band and their history. I bought all the KISS CDs, VHS tapes and media I could get my hands on.
I saw Kiss on this tour in September 1979 at the Civic Center in Huntington, West Virginia, Totally Packed and Judas Priest opened. I was 7 years old and I'm 51 now. Lol. Tickets were only $10 So my family of 5 cost $50 altogether. Girls were hotter in the 1970's and 80's. Just Saying.
Me too Judas opened it was my first concert , I saw it in Massachusetts
Wow, thanks for sharing that, it must have been an incredible experience!
Funny, my first KISS show was just down the road in Charleston in 76 when I was 13
Nassau Coliseum 9/79, also Priest opening.
So cool. I can hear Priest in the background in this clip. Must have been a great show.
You are all lucky people. I'm 52 and never experienced them live with original guys, but I have been blessed to have seen them with Eric and Bruce 1st then in makeup with the other guys a few years ago. Thank you for sharing.
At the time of this I was a 7 year old full on Kiss fanatic. My first band I loved.
I was seven as well and seen this tour at market square arena in Indianapolis... I had my sparkly belt buckle and Bruce Jenner tennis shoes on... I'll never forget hearing wings, " silly love songs" on the radio as we pulled up... tickets were $10... sooo loud!
And as much as I support kids loving Music, KISS was not for children...until they sold out.
All these Fans are 50, 55 to 60 years old now
I am 54 ..... Blessings 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 from PERÚ ❤
Will be 55 soon. Bless You Back.
Apart from the ones who realised it was just hype and the band were technically rubbish.
@@mobsiesixsixsix9785 - Yet here you are watching a Kiss army video 45 years later. Welcome to the so-called "hype" and "rubbish" that still attracts music fans today. Their legacy and longevity says, "hello".
@@shyman99 I didn't watch it. So there's that. I also wouldn't describe kiss fans as music fans either. Because I wouldn't describe it as music. It's just 4 pillocks in make up making a din.
@@mobsiesixsixsix9785 - I never said you watched it. I said you were compelled enough by their legacy and longevity to come to a Kiss Army video and attempt to take a dump in it. Instead, I smeared it all over your face. And guess what? It's an improvement over your prior look.
Saw kiss in Toronto in 1979.
Wild show
I still have my ticket stub from this tour. I was 16.
This tour was my first show also. I was 13. Seems like yesterday, doesn't it?
Me too! I was 11 at the time
I was 15 in upstate NY freaking out that no one would take me down to the city NYC to see them.!: I hated everybody for a long time.!
4:28 Holy Crap! That camera with the long flash bulbs. I remember those. Man I'm old.
I believe those were Kodak or Polaroid 110s. I'm Olde, also.
They Rocked Chicago's All-State Arena last week. My Only Time seeing them; went with my GF and her brother.
⚡️🔥💀 ✨️ 🖤 🎶 🤘
Cincinnati, Ohio show. Just entering high school. Remarkable. Too cool.
I was there! My very first KISS concert...
I saw them on the Love Gun/Alive II tour, and then never again until this month. Kiss army forever.
Saw them in Ronoke, Virginia in 1979 at age 18. They rose out of the stage floor on lifts. Pretty cool. Never saw that since.
I was 15 and saw mine and my whole neighborhoods favorite band at the Lansing Civic Center!!!!!!! KISS!!!! I’ve now seen them 13 times and have 2 Paul Stanley guitar picks!! Still love them!!!!!! Just turned 60.
I was 14 at the time when I seen this tour in July '79 Cheap Trick opened it was great ❤
Cheap Trick...one of the best bands to tour with KISS
@@MENFUSSMIKELoved Cheap Trick even more. Came up to my city in Canada but I was young and no one to take me. Live at Japan was one of my absolute favourite hard rock albums growing up,
Saw them in July as well, but as it was a fill in date cuz they didn't sell enough MSG tix, I got New England.
I was robbed!😕
@@MENFUSSMIKERush was THE best band to tour with them. Never got to see Rush perform. Wish I had.
I saw the best concert in the world! It was at Madison Square Garden in New York City!! Man, it was the ultimate show ever! You never saw a concert until you saw one at Madison Square Garden New York City for real!!!
I will be there December 2nd
Glad to say; I'll be in attendance at *Madison Square Garden* - December 2 .....to witness,.... *KISS* _TORY_ !!! 🤘
That brings back memories. I was 7 years old when that video was made . I had already seen them 2 years before and it changed my life . A few weeks ago I seen them on the end of the road tour and it was awesome. I do wish Ace and Peter could have been if only for a few songs but that's show business.
KISS died in 1978. You saw a bad tribute band trying to pay debts in 2023.
@@Mozart1220 KISS will outlive us ALL!!!
Hard to believe 45 years ago, I remember after the solo albums. Excellent job 👍🙏🍁
44 years ago not 45
September 14, 1979. Cincinnati Ohio, my first concert ever. I was 13 , about ready to turn 59 soon
I saw them on this tour. There very last show of the tour in Toledo, Ohio. They had a big bash at Harvey's hotel after the show to celebrate the end of the tour. December 16,1979.
8.12.79 Memphis. I was mesmerized
Saw this tour in Nashville. Gene flicked a pick at this guy beside us who had the 'fro rockin', the pick stuck in his hair, and people started ripping his hair out trying to get the pick. Hilarious. Still got the polaroids of Gene breathing fire and the like. Awesome show!
😂
Cool story fro...I mean...cool story bro
Very cool footage!
Saw them on this tour in Buffalo N.Y. August 8 1979,it was my first concert.
New England was the opening band.
New England opened these shows at the garden. They were awesome. I think they still play occasionally in Massachusetts
@@Cape-Dweller I saw the show in Providence with New England opening. I'm not sure if they still do shows, they broke up decades ago. But, I did run into their drummer Hirsh Gardener working behind the counter at Daddy's Junky Music in Boston when I went there to buy a bass drum pedal in 2006. I recognized him and said "Aren't you Hirsh from New England?" His face lit right up and we spent a few minutes talking about that show and the Kiss tour with them opening. Very nice guy.
@@DB-kl9bpwhen I bought the Walking Wild lp I couldn’t wait for the next tour. Didn’t hear a word about it so I wrote a letter to the fan mail address on the back of the cover and I received a hand written picture postcard (photo from back of Explorer Suite) from Hirsh Gardner. Still one of my prized possessions.
I was there that was the first big time concert I ever saw I was 13. 💋
Seen this tour in Providence RI with mom..I was 12..still have the ticket stub..I will never forget it..thanks mom
I saw that show, with New England as the warm up band.
Dynasty, my first KISS album!🤟🏼🎸🍻
My last Kiss album.
My first Album too I was 12, Still my favorite- it links me to KISS in '79 now 57 but the band lost me after revenge.
Destroyer was my .. i was 8
@@tcarbonimusicMy next Kiss album
Their debut, Destroyer and Love Gun. Three essentials for me. Can still remember the summer I listened to the Love Gun album all the time. 10 or 11 yrs old but a major rocker then and now 🎸😎🇨🇦
wow- can u imagine my wife was born that year- over 40 years later she saw them 2022 in europe and is a big fan- amazing🤩why the guitar was burnin??
Probably because of the smoke bomb or other pyro Ace used during his solo
isnt it amazing that we all got to grow up with these bands?
BUT, many many KISS fans left them by High School and later.
@@LannieLord i pretty much did...I saw them everytime they came through town afterwards but wasnt ga ga over them
Kiss was my first concert but it wasnt this tour. it was 1982 I was 10 years old The Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. my dad gave me my older brother and older sister the choice for first concert- KISS or Billy Squire. I picked KISS and brother and sister picked Squire. it was the Creatures tour with Night Ranger opening . the tank tour with Eric Carr and Vinnie. back then there was no internet so to my surprise I was so confused who this guy was and where was Ace. im 52 now and still have the first record I ever bought which was Dressed to Kill. I have so much collector memorabilia from this band and I cant believe it's over. I will always always love this band no matter how much they trash talk each other in their auto-biographies.
Saw them Oct 4 1979 in Des Moines,Iowa at 11yrs old. Spent the day outside in a crowd of KISS maniacs….while secretly wondering if the band members were hanging out with us incognito. John Cougar opened. The media hype was so intense back then that it didn’t seem real when they emerged from the stage floor.
I have music magazines that captured this concert at MSG, The Return of KISS. It said ' Kids love KISS,too.'
Saw the Dynasty tour in Birmingham Alabama August 16 1979. My second ever concert. First was Elvis Presley.
ELVIS ! Now THAT is something larger than life.
My first introduction to KISS was from a friend shortly after KISSology: Volume 1 came out, my friend then decided to sell me his entire KISS cd collection because he felt he "outgrew" the music, so I asked for Volume 1 to be included since that was the case, and he said "only if you give me 40 dollars for it" and I said no, because it was used, and he had told me brand new he paid 20 for it. I sadly have not been to a live performance ever for this band. Tickets are always crazy expensive here in CA, especially in cities like San Diego where they don't normally play. We wanted the best, and we got the best.
you missed out
i had the kiss make-up kit back in the day. now i need the kiss time machine.
when I saw them on this tour they all rose up from the stage behind the drums
I seen them on this tour Selland Arena November 27th 1979. Fresno,California ..note to self I was 10yrs Old….now the ripe age of 54🤑
Watching this is like being able to step into a time portal to when I was 20 years old. Things happening in the music business that was about to take a new direction after the disillusionment of disco. When acts like The Knack and Elvis Costello came out, KISS quicky faded from the limelight.
My first KISS encounter was in the late 70's. I was a ward of the state and lived in a home for abandoned/abused children. Somebody had some KISS trading cards and I'll never forget this one card that scared the crap out of me. It was a live shot of them on stage and on each side of the stage was a winged serpent. They were larger than life. Although they frightened me as a kid I have grown up and learned to admire thier story, grit and determination to become to a great band that gave the people what they want.
Since 1979 i was KISS Fan.....
In Utrecht Netherlands,
i saw them last time w full mask Original !
Happy to see them ....and then tears are falling ...
NO Kiss without Ace&Peter !
Kiss Army and the Flaming Youth, set the world on fire!
1979, the end of an era. After a slight disco-backlash, the 1980's brought in a wave of hard rock and heavy metal that topped the mainstream charts. After their departures from Kiss, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley pursued solo careers while Paul and Gene slugged along in Kiss, eventually hitting the Top 40 success eleven years later in 1990 with hit powerballad, Forever.
Ace with his Spinal Tap Shout was hilarious 😂
Sounded just like Nigel:)
in his book, paul describes this as the biggest concert of his career to that date
46 years ago amazing
This was July 24th & 25th 1979 and the opening band was called New England.
Great band, they should have been huge
@@Cape-Dweller - Agree. I loved New England.
Saw the Dynasty tour in Massachusetts
I was at this show , July 25 1979 last show with Peter in New York , exactly one year later July 25 1980 first show in New York with Eric Carr at the palladium.
Saw kiss on this tour in Louisville ky at freedom hall!
Me & David Orlic saw this tour Sept.1st 1979 at the Nassau Coliseum w/ Judas Priest. The arena was half empty. Tickets were $9.50. They played Madison Sq. Garden earlier in the summer and those tickets were $12.50.
I liked Gene's makeup in this era.
When Ace shouts, "Rock 'n Roll!" I couldn't help but picture Spinal Tap getting lost backstage.
I remember when I was made for loving you was first on the radio…. I was just a little dude back then lol probably 9
Saw this tour in St Louis. John Cougar opened. I was 8
John Cougar was around in 79?
@@mikeb2611 yes. His big hit was I Need a Lover that Won't Drive Me Crazy
That moment at 3:48 where the security guy puts his hand on Gene's chest to have him hold up for a second.
Holy smokes....if looks could kill! 😅🤣
Well, he is wearing his make up - his design always looks like it kills. He wasn't mad, he was more confused and looking to see why the guy made him stop.
Not to brag but I am a General in the KISS army!!!
I was at MSG, in 1979
Ahh yes, the OG Kiss ! 💯
4:58 - John Candy 🎉
lol
Actually it could be him.
Cool I was at the show 15 years old my first show with my friends
Despite the inner drama they had with each other at the time. . The dynasty Era was the best in my opinion
Seeing kids. Celebs with their kids. Like Paul said it was like a circus.
As a 13 year-old in ‘79 I knew that the ride as I knew it since ‘75 was all but done…
I wonder how many of the fans at this concert are still KISS fans today(??)
Imagine seeing yourself in the audience while watching this video all these years later.
I am.
@@TheGodYouWishYouKnew That would really be amazing!
What was that women carrying in a blanket around the 3:15 mark or so ?
NICE time capsule! AWK! \m/
3:46 lol Gene being really into his "demon" persona and the getting stopped by that guy's hand and just looking over with that confused face. Then he gets right back into the persona by sticking his tongue out. It's honestly so wholesome in a way.
I wonder what does the lady carrying at 3:10. Looks like a wig :)
It almost looked like a small mannequin/doll with a wig? or?
This was the best Kiss costume era. Paul looks nervous, Gene looks downbeat as well. As we know now this is right on the cusp of Peter calling it quits.
And the band turning into a bad tribute band.
This was a hometown show, and, I’m sure that means you have a little more nerves. Playing in front of the family and friends.
Yup; they sucked after 1980.
I'm not a big KISS fan; however I'm pretty sure others here will call those "fighting words" - what you just said ! LOL . Personally , as a casual KISS fan: If the broke up right after this tour - they would have gone out "on top" more or less. @@VerifiedVIPMember
You mean Peter being fired...
I saw this concert in Toronto.. I was 15yrs old and it was my first BIG concert... I think I set a bit of a bench mark with this one!! All others paled in comparison...
Oh! To have been backstage! I might have been in the audience at least!
LOOK! IT'S ROCK N ROLL!!!
I was there for one of the nights, wonder if it was this one.
I was always a big Paul fan but looking back on some of the older videos I never realised how hot Ace was 🥰
Watching the video at least his guitar was 😀
Yeah seen that before….thank it’s got a part 2….Keep rocking
Holy Polyester,Batman!!I actually remember wearing stuff like that to school....Thanks Mom....
Saw them Toronto on this tour peter still behind the kit
Awesome footage. Curt Gooch is probably crying in his pillow watching this knowing that if he takes this down KISS will sue him again
never liked that guy
KISSING
Ace, rock and roll! 😆🤘
The red haired chick @ 5:12 you can just imagine how she took hours to put on make-up and do her nails etc. for this concert.
Paul looks very nervous. I think anybody would feel that way getting ready to perform in front of a large audience.
I saw this tour with Priest opening. Imagine Paul prancing around in his girlfriend's leotard after Halford just brought the house down. Priest blew Kiss off the stage. This was a sad time for kiss fans. But, then they eventually put out Lick it Up and all was well again
The Elder and Creatures > Lick It Up
"The Original the True and the Great KISS"
4:37 Ace: ¨Rock and Roll!¨ totally Spinal Tap!
I was there
Paul so going and sweet ❤
I wanna see that show, is it out there somewhere?
Love from Sweden 💖
I just thought the same !!!??? Love from Finland
6:05 Ace was just getting started, why the cut off :(
I always like to see the Paul's face when Ace tricks ahahahah
Wonder if any of these roadies or backstage crew members are still with the band nowadays during there final tour
No
My first real concert I was 15
They were done after 1980.
I have Dinasty kiss teddy bears collection. My favourite álbum and costums
At this point, Kiss was nothin more than a Vegas act !! But, you had to live during that time to realize just how Larger than Life Kiss truly were !!
Was this footage originally inn widescreen or was it cropped for UA-cam??
The beginning of the end...