The KISS ASYLUM KISS Farewell Tour / Alive 4 News page will be your source for all the information on the new KISS tour and new live album. Below is a complete listing of all news articles pertaining to the farewell tour and Alive 4 album. The year 2000 is going to be a BIG year for KISS with the new tour and 4th installment of the Alive saga and KISS ASYLUM will be there to cover it every step of the way!

April 21

KISS In Dallas: The Bootleg Movie
From: KNAC.com by Lonn Friend
I love road trips. Always have. My future book will be, for the most part, tales of travel from the bellies of some of the baddest beasts who've trampled the pure rock jungle over the past two decades. I've seen KISS many times over the years, make up off, and makeup on. After a show in Worchester, Mass, in 1989 (if memory serves), Gene Simmons asked me how I was getting home to Los Angeles. I said I was flying coach out of Boston. "No you're not," he proclaimed boldly in that Simmonsesque ruler of the world tone, "You're flying home with me and Paul." Gene then grabbed a walkie talkie sitting on the dressing room table and barked into the mic, "This is Gene. Lonn Friend is flying home with us tomorrow." Twelve hours later, I was sitting between Messers Simmons and Stanley on the now defunct but then hella cool, MGM Grand Air, the only airlines that had a full lounge, bar, beds and massage tables that I could recall. We stretched out and talked about what seemed liked everything for hours. I remember Mike Wallace from 60 Minutes and legendary film director Mike Nichols being on the flight. "My daughter's a big fan," Nichols said to Gene. "I'm a big fan of yours," Gene fired back respectfully. It was on that memorable jaunt where I first learned the story of KISS. "I modeled KISS after the Beatles...only I added the comic book dimension. It was that simple."
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Calistoga Man Dies In Fall At KISS Concert
From: Santa Rosa Press Democrat via Matthew Farmer
A 36-year-old Calistoga biochemist who worked for area wineries died after falling 100 feet to the concrete floor of the Oakland Arena during a concert by the rock group Kiss Thursday night. Shaun Stubblefield, whose seat was far from the stage in the back of the third tier, was seen sitting on a concrete retaining wall about four to six feet high before the fall, according to an Oakland Police Deparment spokesman. "It all happened so quickly. One minute he told us that he was walking to the restroom and the next moment we're being asked by security guards whether or not we saw anyone fall,'' said his brother, Brian Stubblefield of Healdsburg. Click Here To Read The Full Story

More Information On The KISS Fan's Death In Oakland
From: VH1.com
One of KISS' celebratory farewell concerts in California was marred by tragedy on Thursday (March 23) when a member of the KISS Army plunged to his death. The man, a biochemist identified as Shawn Stubblefield, tumbled from the upper tier of the Oakland Arena and fell to his death. Upon arriving at Highland Hospital, the 36-year-old Stubblefield was pronounced dead from the injuries he sustained. Stubblefield reportedly fell from a retaining wall where he was positioned, plummeting 40 feet before hitting a concrete abutment. He then fell another 15 feet to the first tier of seating. Police have called the incident an accident. According to the Oakland Tribune, the noise from KISS' set was so loud that most of the fans and the band were unaware that the tragedy had occurred until the concert had come to a close. KISS' management said that band members were upset about the accident. But they emphasized that the death was not caused by their own elaborate live production. Ken Zendels, a KISS fan who also scaled the wall, told the Tribune's Laura Counts he witnessed the fall. Zendels said, "His hands went up [when he apparently lost his balance] and he was gone. We looked over the edge and we knew he was a goner. He was lying in a pool of blood."
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March 14

Gene Simmons Borders.com 3/14 Chat Review
From: KISSarmyGeneral@webtv.net
Here is a rundown of the March 14th Borders.com chat for those of you who were not able to attend. Click Here To View The Highlights

Photo Special: KISS Farewell Tour Opening Night
From: CitySearch.com via Mark
On Saturday, March 11, KISS kicked off its farewell tour at Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion. As always, the band's show was as much a visual spectacle as it was an audio assault. This four page pictorial captures some of the musical circus that is a KISS concert. Click Here to check out the exclusive photo special on the KISS concert!

KISS Farewell Tour Opening Night
From: CitySearch.com
(3-12-00) [CitySearch.com] "You wanted the best! You got the best! The hottest band in the world... KISS!" As the band's name echoed through the crowd, the curtain dropped and rock and roll's face-painted foursome were lowered to the stage on a platform that descended from the ceiling, arms raised in a victorious pose. The two hour show that followed contained all the customary theatrics KISS' fansãthe KISS Armyãhave come to expect: explosions, pillars of flame, fire-breathing, blood-spewing, rocket-launching guitars, levitating drum risers, and tons and tons of confetti. There was, however, one subtle yet palpable difference about this gig: the band was saying goodbye. On Saturday night, March 11, KISS launched its farewell tour in Phoenix. After a 27-year career that has seen multiple lineup changes, makeup and non-makeup incarnations, and one of the most successful reunion tours in rock history, the band has decided to call it quits. Never known for its subtlety, however, KISS is going out with a bang rather than a whimper. Thus, Paul "Starchild" Stanely, Gene "The Demon" Simmons, "Space" Ace Frehley and Peter "Catman" Criss have embarked on a 75-city tour to bid their fans adieu. "This tour, some people think, is us celebrating what we did," said Stanley while addressing the rabid audience on Saturday night. "We couldn't have done this without you people. We are celebrating a victory we all had together! Nobody thought this would work, and you told them they were wrong!" Click Here To Read The Full Review!

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March 9

KISS To Wave Goodbye For A Long While
From: SonicNet.com
LOS ANGELES ã KISS are apparently not opposed to long goodbyes. Their Farewell Tour, which they swear is their last, had been scheduled through June 3 in San Bernardino, Calif., with as-yet-unannounced dates taking it into mid-July. But now there's no telling when it will end, singer/guitarist Paul Stanley said. "Thirty shows sold out in one day, so we keep adding more," Stanley said on Saturday. "We'll just see how many we wind up doing." Stanley said the rock band is toying with the scheduling of the latter part of the tour, "so we don't go to certain places that we'd rather save until the end." No changes have been made to already-announced dates for the tour, which begins on Saturday in Phoenix. The band's decision to call it quits as a recording and touring entity stemmed from the feeling that KISS had "accomplished everything we wanted to do and more," Stanley said. "To try to come back from legend to reality again and to go right back to the top was so amazing that we kind of figured maybe it's time to call it quits," he said. "Then we figured there's nothing worse than when somebody leaves and doesn't say goodbye, and you didn't know they were going." "It's better to leave early than stay too late," he continued. "To kind of bow out on top is something most people don't get to do." Click Here To Read The Full Article!

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Exclusive KISS Farewell Tour Tickets Selling Fast Through VH1.com
From: Entertainment Wire
NEW YORK--February 18, 2000--Rabid KISS fans have been flooding online to VH1.com to purchase tickets for the band's upcoming farewell tour before they go on sale to the general public. So far, KISS fans have bought over 46,000 seats for the tour, which kicks off in Phoenix, AZ on March 11th. "We've done the equivalent of selling out the Garden for two nights -- in the first eight hours," said Fred Graver, SVP VH1.com. "What happened here is just the beginning of the ticket opportunities we'll be offering our users -- even the ones who don't paint their faces to go to concerts." It all started Wednesday, February 16th at 8:00 a.m. - KISS fans could purchase tickets for The Farewell Tour directly from ticketmaster.com exclusively through www.VH1.com before they go on sale to the general public on February 19th. Tickets for KISS The Farewell Tour, which will be presented by VH1, will still be available exclusively online through 5:00 p.m. ET February 18th. Tickets for the general public will go on sale beginning Saturday, February 19th. In addition to being the first to sell KISS tickets, VH1.com has created a complete online KISS Tour area called "VH1.Com's Last KISS" which follows the tour from beginning to end. The area includes discography, biographies, photos, message boards, and coming on Feb 29, weekly Webisodes of the series KISS: Immortals.

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Preorder KISS Alive IV Japanese Compact Disc
From: David Snowden Promotions
Recorded on New Year's Eve 2000 at Vancouver's BC Place Concert Bowl, the Alive IV album contains: Psycho Circus, Shout It Out Loud, Deuce, Heaven's On Fire, Into The Void, Firehouse, Do You Love Me, Let Me Go Rock & Roll, I Love It Loud, Lick It Up, 100,000 Years, Love Gun, Black Diamond, Beth, Rock and Roll All Nite. Plus the bonus Japanese release tracks: 2000 Man, God Of Thunder and Detroit Rock City. Due in stock March 28th [Actual artwork may vary]. Item A4JP. Preorder Price: $31.99 Preorder today to ensure your order. All preorders ship the day we receive the compact discs in stock.
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KISS Tapped To Tell World About KNAC.com
From: KNAC.com Promotions Department
SANTA MONICA, Calif., February 15, 2000 - KISS founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley continue to rock 'n' roll all night and party every day by becoming the official spokesmen for KNAC.COM (http://www.knac.com), the loudest dot com on the planet and hard rock's home on the Net, it was announced today by KNAC.COM founder and GM, Rob Jones. Introduced by veteran producer Bob Ezrin (KISS, Alice Cooper, Peter Gabriel), the chairman of Internet music network Enigma Digital, KNAC.COM and the KISS front men saw the importance of interacting with the fans on a close and direct level. As spokesmen for the site, the legendary KISS front men will contribute original content to the site, make occasional appearances in the community's chat rooms and bulletin boards and will participate in various promotions, contests and giveaways as they promote KNAC.COM. KNAC.COM will co-sponsor KISS' upcoming tour. "KNAC-FM had the guts to champion KISS and support all types of hard rock and metal at a time when most radio stations chose safer formats," Stanley said. "In the mid-'90s, most hard rock bands found themselves forced to exist in underground exile, but KNAC.COM and the incredible power of the Internet is the platform by which this music will raise a clenched fist and smash its way back into the spotlight."
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February 15