Kiss canceled their long-planned Las Vegas residency due to “soft ticket sales,” according to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The residency at the Zappos Theater in Planet Hollywood on the Strip was scheduled to open on December 29th and run through February 5th.
After a blockbuster New Year’s Eve live concert / livestream in Dubai, the group toured extensively this year on postponed dates of their pandemic-delayed “End of the Road” tour, although several shows were due to co-founder Paul. Stanley and Gene Simmons both tested positive for COVID, and longtime band guitar technician Francis Stueber died on October 17 of the disease.
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Representatives from the theater told the newspaper that ticket providers will contact buyers with information on how to get a refund. The venue is also said to be following the band’s website kissonline.com for more details, though there didn’t appear to be any on Monday morning.
Representatives from the band, Live Nation and Caesars Entertainment did not respond to requests for comment. Live Nation has an exclusive booking deal with Caesars Entertainment, which owns the Zappos Theater and Planet Hollywood.
A recent Rolling Stone article harshly criticized the band’s pandemic safety protocols during the US tour, with three crew members speaking anonymously and saying the band had “failed to enforce security measures that made several tour staff sick and potentially costly” . his life.”
In response, the band said in a statement, “Our ‘End of the Road’ world tour had absolutely Covid safety protocols that met, but mostly exceeded, federal, state and local government guidelines. But ultimately this is still a global pandemic and there is just no foolproof way to tour without some risk. “
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The band is currently on a cruise with hundreds of fans: a “Kiss Kruise” of the Caribbean aboard Norwegian Gem. The voyage began on Friday and ends on Tuesday and took the band and fans to Harvest Caye, Belize and Roatan, Honduras .
Starting in March, the band has planned extensive dates for Australia, South America and Europe into the summer.
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