KISS recently had to postpone their tour of Australia and New Zealand because frontman Paul Stanley had come down with the flu. But there was one commitment that KISS was not able to postpone. The band setup a performance on a boat off the coast of Port Lincoln in support of the Australian Marine Conservation Society.
The show was a promotion through AirBNB, and the idea was that sharks would show up because they “love the low-frequency sounds of rock and roll”.
So, the band trekked to the coast of Australia to perform without Paul Stanley, because they didn't want to let the sharks down.
Except, no sharks showed up.
Australia’s ABC Eyre Peninsula reports “The guys were tight, they were right into it, it was loud, there were lights, there were smoke machines,” said the event’s host, Matt Waller. “It was everything that a KISS concert should be.”
Simmons was very impressed with the setting, at one point saying “Guys, this is probably the most interesting gig I’ve ever done. I’d want my own autograph after this.”
Here's some video.
KISS have a ton of "End of the Road" tour dates scheduled through 2021.
Feb. 01 — Manchester, N.H. @ SNHU Arena [Tickets]
Feb. 04 — Allentown, Pa. @ PPL Center [Tickets]
Feb. 05 — Buffalo, N.Y. KeyBank Center [Tickets]
Feb. 07 — Charlottesville, Va. @ John Paul Jones Arena [Tickets]
Feb. 08 — Greensboro, N.C. @ Greensboro Coliseum Complex [Tickets]
Feb. 11 — Columbia, S.C. @ Colonial Life Arena [Tickets]
Feb. 13 — Lexington, Ky. @ Rupp Arena [Tickets]
Feb. 15 — Peoria, Ill. @ Peoria Civic Center [Tickets]
Feb. 16 — Fort Wayne, Ind. @ Allen County War Memorial Coliseum [Tickets]
Feb. 18 — Springfield, Mo. @ JQH Arena [Tickets]
Feb. 19 — Wichita, Kan. @ INTRUST Bank Arena [Tickets]
Feb. 21 — Sioux City, Iowa @ Tyson Events Center [Tickets]
Feb. 22 — Grand Forks, N.D. @ Alerus Center [Tickets]
Feb. 24 — St. Paul, Minn. @ Xcel Energy Center [Tickets]
Feb. 25 — Lincoln, Neb. @ Pinnacle Bank Arena [Tickets]
Feb. 29 — Laughlin, Nev. @ Laughlin Event Center [Tickets]
March 02 — Bakersfield, Calif. @ Mechanics Bank Area (formerly Rabobank Arena) [Tickets]
March 04 — Los Angeles, Calif. @ Staples Center [Tickets]
March 06 — Oakland, Calif. @ Oracle Arena [Tickets]
March 09 — El Paso, Texas @ UTEP Don Haskins Center [Tickets]
March 10 — Lubbock, Texas @ United Supermarkets Arena [Tickets]
March 12 — Tulsa, Okla. @ BOK Center [Tickets]
March 14 — Lafayette, La. @ Lafayette Cajundome [Tickets]
March 15 — Biloxi, Miss. @ Mississippi Coast Coliseum [Tickets]
Aug. 28 — Burgettstown, Pa. @ KeyBank Pavilion [Tickets]
Aug. 29 — Atlantic City, N.J. @ Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall [Tickets]
Aug. 31 — Canandaigua, N.Y. @ Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center [Tickets]
Sept. 03 — Bangor, Maine @ Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion [Tickets]
Sept. 04 — Mansfield, Mass. @ Xfinity Center [Tickets]
Sept. 05 — Hartford, Ct. @ XFINITY Theatre [Tickets]
Sept. 08 — Atlanta, Ga. @ Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood [Tickets]
Sept. 09 — Raleigh, N.C. @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park [Tickets]
Sept. 11 — Clarkston, Mich. @ DTE Energy Music Theatre [Tickets]
Sept. 12 — Tinley Park, Ill. @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – Chicago, IL [Tickets]
Sept. 14 — Dayton, Ohio @ Wright State University Nutter Center [Tickets]
Sept. 15 — Milwaukee, Wis. @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater [Tickets]
Sept. 19 — George, Wash. @ Gorge Amphitheatre [Tickets]
Sept. 20 — Ridgefield, Wash. @ Sunlight Supply Amphitheater [Tickets]
Sept. 22 — Boise, Idaho @ ExtraMile Arena [Tickets]
Sept. 24 — Salt Lake City, Utah @ USANA Amphitheatre [Tickets]
Sept. 27 — Chula Vista, Calif. @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre [Tickets]
Sept. 29 — Phoenix, Ariz. @ Ak-Chin Pavilion [Tickets]
Oct. 01 — Austin, Texas @ Austin360 Amphitheater [Tickets]
Oct. 02 — Fort Worth, Texas @ Dickies Arena
[via Consequence of Sound]
