KISS Talk 40 Year Legacy In New Video Interview – "Not Everybody Loves What We Do; Not Everybody Loves Jesus"

KISS will return to Australia in October on their 40th Anniversary world tour playing arena shows in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Newcastle. According to the official press release be touring with ‘The Spider’ – their massive 43,000 kilo lighting rig featuring 900 pieces of pyrotechnics, 220 automated lights, 20 flame machines and 300 kilos of dry ice.

“I’ve loved Australia since the very first time I visited,” says Paul Stanley. “It is one of the greatest secrets on earth and probably better to keep it that way. The food, wine and women are all extraordinary and everyone has always welcomed me and made me feel like it is home.”

In the clip below, James Tobin at talks to KISS legends Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons about their legacy, critics, and the upcoming tour of Australia.

Australian tour support comes from “supergroup” The Dead Dasies lineup of Richard Fortus (Guns N’ Roses, The Psychedelic Furs), Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake), John Corabi (Mötley Crüe, RATT), Dizzy Reed (Guns N’ Roses, Hookers & Blow), David Lowy (MINK, Red Phoenix) and Brian Tichy (Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol).

KISS’ complete 2015 tour schedule is as follows:

April
10 – Simon Bolivar Park – Bogota, Colombia
12 – Bicentenario Park – Quito, Ecuador
16 – River Plate Stadium – Buenos Aires, Argentina
18 – Parque Central De Montevideo – Montevideo, Uruguay
20 – Devassa On Stage – Florianapolis, Brazil 
21 – Pedreira – Curitaba, Brazil
23 – Independencia Stadium – Belo Horizonte, Brazil
26 – Monsters Of Rock – Sao Paulo, Brazil

May
29 – Rockavaria Festival – Munich, Germany
31 – Grune Hölle Festival – Nurburg, Germany

June
2 – O2 Arena – Hamburg, Germany
3 – O2 Arena – Berlin, Germany
4 – Leipzig Arena – Leipzig, Germany
6 – Rock In Vienna Festival – Vienna, Austria
8 – O2 Arena – Prague, Czech Republic
10 – Hallenstadion – Zürich, Switzerland
11 – Arena di Verona – Verona, Italy
14 – Download Festival – Castle Donington, UK
16 – Le Zenith – Paris, France
18 – Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam, The Netherlands
21 – Saint Jordi – Barcelona, Spain
22 – Barclay Card Arena – Madrid, Spain

October 
3 – Arena – Perth, Australia
6 – Entertainment Centre – Adelaide, Australia
8 – Rod Laver Arena – Melbourne, Australia
10 – Allphones Arena – Sydney, Australia
12 – Entertainment Centre – Newcastle, Australia
13 – Entertainment Centre – Brisbane, Australia

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