Kiss sets closing dates of farewell tour, including a NYC finale

Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press

Kiss will wheel out the makeup, pyro and platform boots one last time, as the band heads out next year for the final shows of its farewell tour.

The band has announced 40-plus North American shows to cap its End of the Road World Tour, including a July 2021 career closer in its home state New York. By the time it wraps, the tour will have played more than 180 concerts on five continents.

The newly announced Kiss dates have the band returning to 15 markets it's already hit on the farewell outing (full schedule below).

KISS' Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley perform their End of The Road world tour at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Wednesday, March 13, 2019.
KISS' Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley perform their End of The Road world tour at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Wednesday, March 13, 2019.

Tickets for the general public will go on sale Nov. 22 at 10 a.m. local time in most markets. A Kiss Army club presale will run from 10 a.m. Nov. 20 through 10 p.m. Nov. 21, while Citi credit card holders will have access to tickets from noon Nov. 20 through 10 p.m. Nov. 21.

The itinerary announced Thursday starts Feb. 1 in New Hampshire and wraps up with a pair of October shows in Texas.

And Kiss has already declared that it will officially conclude its career with a July 17, 2021, performance in New York City, where Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss formed the band that became one of the ‘70s best-selling acts and an enduring rock-merchandising machine.

KISS performs their End of The Road world tour at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Wednesday, March 13, 2019.
KISS performs their End of The Road world tour at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Wednesday, March 13, 2019.

The End of the Road World Tour kicked off in Vancouver, British Columbia, in January, introducing a new high-tech production to go with old Kiss stage gimmicks and a greatest-hits set list. Simmons and Stanley are joined by drummer Eric Singer and guitarist Tommy Thayer, part of the band lineup since the mid-2000s.

This isn't the first time Kiss has toured under the guise of a goodbye – the band staged a farewell tour nearly two decades ago – but this one seems to be the real deal. By the time July 2021 arrives, Simmons will be 71 and Stanley will be 69.

"We’re wearing 30 to 40 pounds of gear, running around and making it look easy," Stanley told the Detroit Free Press this spring. "It's fun, but we also realize we can’t do it forever."

Kiss final concert dates, End of the Road World Tour

(Tickets on sale at 10 a.m. local time Nov. 22 except where noted.)

Feb. 1 Manchester, N.H., SNHU Arena

Feb. 4 Allentown, Pa., PPL Center

Feb. 5 Buffalo, N.Y., KeyBank Center

Feb. 7 Charlottesville, Va., John Paul Jones Arena

Feb. 8 Greensboro, N.C., Greensboro Coliseum Complex (on sale noon Nov. 22)

Feb. 11 Columbia, S.C., Colonial Life Arena (on sale noon Nov. 22)

Feb. 13 Lexington, Ky., Rupp Arena

Feb. 15 Peoria, Ill., Peoria Civic Center

Feb. 16 Fort Wayne, Ind., Allen County War Memorial Coliseum

Feb. 18 Springfield, Mo., JQH Arena

Feb. 19 Wichita, Kan., INTRUST Bank Arena

Feb. 21 Sioux City, Iowa, Tyson Events Center

Feb. 22 Grand Forks, N.D., Alerus Center

Feb. 24 St. Paul, Minn., Xcel Energy Center (on sale 9 a.m. Nov. 22)

Feb. 25 Lincoln, Neb., Pinnacle Bank Arena (on sale 9 a.m. Nov. 22)

Feb. 29 Laughlin, Nev., Laughlin Event Center

March 2 Bakersfield, Calif., Mechanics Bank Arena

March 4 Los Angeles, Staples Center

March 6 Oakland, Calif., Oracle Arena

March 9 El Paso, Texas, UTEP Don Haskins Center

March 10 Lubbock, Texas, United Supermarkets Arena

March 12 Tulsa, Okla., BOK Center

March 14 Lafayette, La., Lafayette Cajundome

March 15 Biloxi, Miss., Mississippi Coast Coliseum

Aug. 28 Burgettstown, Pa., KeyBank Pavilion

Aug. 29 Atlantic City, N.J., Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall

Aug. 31 Canandaigua, N.Y., Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center

Sept. 3 Bangor, Maine, Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion

Sept. 4 Mansfield, Mass., Xfinity Center

Sept. 5 Hartford, Conn., XFINITY Theatre

Sept. 8 Atlanta, Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood

Sept. 9 Raleigh, N.C., Coastal Credit Union Music Park (on sale noon Nov. 22)

Sept. 11 Clarkston, Mich., DTE Energy Music Theatre

Sept. 12 Tinley Park, Ill., Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Sept. 14 Dayton, Ohio, Wright State University Nutter Center

Sept. 15 Milwaukee, American Family Insurance Amphitheater

Sept. 19 George, Wash., Gorge Amphitheatre

Sept. 20 Ridgefield, Wash., Sunlight Supply Amphitheater

Sept. 22 Boise, Idaho, ExtraMile Arena

Sept. 24 Salt Lake City, USANA Amphitheatre

Sept. 27 Chula Vista, Calif., North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

Sept. 29 Phoenix, Ak-Chin Pavilion

Oct. 1 Austin, Texas, Austin360 Amphitheater

Oct. 2 Fort Worth, Texas, Dickies Arena

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