Pucker up! Kiss to open final 'End of the Road' tour in Cincinnati 💋

Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati Enquirer
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The final leg of the Kiss "End of the Road" tour begins in Cincinnati. The iconic band are wrapping up a 50-year career with a North American tour that starts at Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, and ends at New York City's Madison Square Garden. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 9, 2023.
The final leg of the Kiss "End of the Road" tour begins in Cincinnati. The iconic band are wrapping up a 50-year career with a North American tour that starts at Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, and ends at New York City's Madison Square Garden. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 9, 2023.

The end of the road begins in Cincinnati. The legendary rock 'n' roll band Kiss is closing out a 50-year career, but before the band packs away its iconic makeup and wild costumes, the boys are taking one last ride around the world with a final tour, fittingly titled the "End of the Road" tour. It will span 50 dates around the world, and the North American leg kicks off Oct. 19 right here in Cincinnati.

Tickets go on sale Friday, June 9, for the show, which will take place at Heritage Bank Center (100 Broadway, Downtown). The tour wraps up in December with a massive final show at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Concert dates: Cincinnati's full 2023 concert calendar 🎵

Kiss was formed in New York City in 1973 by members Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss. With greasepaint makeup and outrageous costumes, the bandmembers took on the personae of comic book-style characters, and their "shock-rock" style live performances have been known to feature fire-breathing, blood-spitting, levitating drum kits and pyrotechnics. Considered one of the most influential rock bands of all time and one of the best-selling bands of all time, Kiss has sold more than 75 million records worldwide, earned 30 gold albums, and all four original members have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The current lineup includes Stanley, Simmons, guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer.

Kiss 2023 North American End of the Road tour dates:

  • Oct. 19: Cincinnati, Heritage Bank Center

  • Oct. 20: Detroit, Little Caesars Arena

  • Oct. 22: Cleveland, Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

  • Oct. 23: Nashville, Bridgestone Arena

  • Oct. 25: St. Louis, Enterprise Center

  • Oct. 27: Fort Worth, Texas, Dickies Arena

  • Oct. 29: Austin, Moody Center

  • Nov. 1: Palm Springs, Calif. Acrisure Arena

  • Nov. 3: Los Angeles, Hollywood Bowl

  • Nov. 6: Seattle, Climate Pledge Arena

  • Nov. 8: Vancouver, Rogers Arena

  • Nov. 10: Edmonton, Alberta, Rogers Place

  • Nov. 12: Calgary, Alberta, Scotiabank Saddledome

  • Nov. 13: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, SaskTel Centre

  • Nov. 15: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Life Centre

  • Nov. 18: Montreal, Quebec, Centre Bell

  • Nov. 19: Quebec, Videotron Centre

  • Nov. 21: Ottawa, Ontario, Canadian Tire Centre

  • Nov. 22: Toronto, Ontario, Scotiabank Arena

  • Nov. 24: Knoxville, Tenn., Thompson-Boling Arena

  • Nov. 25: Indianapolis, Gainbridge Fieldhouse

  • Nov. 27: Rosemont, Illinois, Allstate Arena

  • Nov. 29: Baltimore, CFG Bank Arena

  • Dec. 1: New York City, Madison Square Garden

  • Dec. 2: New York City, Madison Square Garden

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