Kiss End of the World Tour Opening Show Reviews

Y'all wanted the best!
You got the best!
The hottest band in the world…KISS!

From the moment that familiar refrain boomed out across the Five Points Amphitheater, until the concert ended to Rock and Roll All Nite in the midst of a thunderstorm,  Kiss grabbed the over 12000 people and entertained relentlessly — never letting go.

The evening began in a rather low key manner.  Five Points Amphitheater is prepare well apart from the Irvine metropolis eye and Osculation fans made their way in leisurely, exhibiting that unique attitude that defines Southern California.  The crowd was in good spirts, everyone thrilled to exist back at a live concert at full capacity and people were lounging on the lawn playing bean numberless and drinking beer and wine before the opening act started.  Most that act…David Lee Roth, who had been fronting the tour, dropped out of the tour without explanation a few months ago.  This was KISS' first concert back later the band contracted COVID and they were seemingly out of options to secure an opening human action.  In the end they secured the services of rock and whorl painter David Garibaldi.  Garabaldi has made appearances on America's Got Talent and in Las Vegas.  Initially, I was skeptical of the deed and was in no real bustle to get to my seat because of it.  Yet, Garabaldi'south human action was entertaining and, while unusual, entertained the crowd.  I think it's fair to say that Kiss doesn't need anyone to warm up a crowd for them and so Garabaldi was an opening act with low expectations that he more filled.  It's likewise worth noting that all of the performance pieces created by Garabaldi (paintings of Jimi Hendrix, Kiss and Paul McCartney) were signed by KISS and auctioned off for charity.

With the opening human action finished the roadies got work on converting the stage and the buzz around the crowd continued to build.  A discussion on the crowd which was amazing.  The eclectic group on mitt was admittedly wonderful to see.  Men and women, families and singles, young and old.  I met one homo who had merely turned 78.  He went to his first KISS concert in 1974.  Meanwhile, in front of me, a female parent and father were introducing their 3 year quondam daughter to her outset helping of whatever concert, let alone Kiss.  It was astonishing to lookout the 78 year erstwhile man and three twelvemonth old toddler both headbanging to Heaven's On Fire.  When was the final time you saw a ring bring different generations together like that.  Information technology's been a while for me.

Buss walked the backstage halls as they made their style to the stage as Led Zeppelin's Rock and Roll blared abroad to a oversupply fix to burst.  So the refrain hit, the KISS banner dropped, flames roared out, and the band descended from the ceiling equally they blew the audience away with Detroit Rock Urban center.  (full set listing below)  KISS never let go of the oversupply after that and Eric Vocalist was on bespeak all night.  His drum solo had to be experienced to exist believed.  Tommy Thayer'south guitar solo was equally great merely nothing could compare to the Factor Simmon's Demon build-up to God of Thunder.  Not to exist outdone, mother nature decided to surround the amphitheater with lightning strikes equally the vocal kicked off in earnest.  It was unreal.  Going into the concert I was concerned about Paul Stanley and his phonation.  I had heard that he had lost a stride in contempo  years.  Still, Stanley still has 95 percent of his range and can yet entertain with the best of the them.  The only noticeable drop in vocal ability that I noticed was in I Was Made For Loving You.  However, that was almost three quarters of the fashion through the concert and he is, if you can believe it, 69 years old.  All the same, he held the highest notes an octave lower and sounded great.

I've included some still photos of the concert in this review (excuse my poor telephone quality please) and a video made by my brother so you can get a feel for this amazing concert.  I'll stop off this review by saying that, in my considered opinion, this is the best concert I've ever been to in my entire life.  I have wanted to see KISS forever and was finally able to brand it happen.  Lest you lot think I haven't seen many acts to compare them against..I volition say that I've seen Motley Crue, Aerosmith, Ac/DC, Van Halen, Scorpions, Pearl Jam, Europe, Journeying, Foreigner and many, many more than.  Kiss still out-entertains them all…no disrespect intended to those astonishing bands.  If you can get a chance to see KISS in what, they say, is their concluding tour…DO IT!

Concert Rating – five of v Stars
Venue – 5 Points Amphitheater, Irvine, CA
Date – 9 September 2021

SET LIST

Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin)

Detroit Rock City
Shout It Out Loud
Deuce
War Motorcar
Sky's On Fire
I Dear It Loud
Lick It Up
Calling Dr. Love
Say Yeah
Cold Gin
Guitar Solo (Tommy Thayer)
Tears Are Falling
Psycho Circus
Drum Solo (Eric Singer)
100,000 Years
God of Thunder
Dearest Gun
I Was Fabricated For Loving Y'all
Black Diamond

ENCORE
Beth
Rock And Gyre All Nite
(Fix cut short due to lightning)

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