Kiss Will Tour In Canada This Summer

It's now confirmed that Kiss will do a long Canadian tour this summer. The tour dates ar the following:

July 5 - Save On Foods Memorial Center (Victoria, BC)

July 6 - Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena (Vancouver, BC)

July 8 - Prospera Place (Kelowna, BC)

July 10 - Enmax Centre (Lethbridge, AB)

July 12 - Rexall Place (Edmonton, AB)

July 13 - Scotiabank Saddledome (Calgary, AB)

July 14 - Credit Union Centre (Saskatoon, SK)

July 16 - Evraz Place (Regina, SK)

July 17 - Keystone Centre (Brandon, MB)

July 18 - MTS Centre (Winnipeg, MB)

July 23 - Sudbury Arena (Sudbury, ON)

July 25 - Scotiabank Place (Ottawa, ON)

July 26 - Molson Canadian Amphitheatre (Toronto, ON)

July 27 - Budweiser Gardens (London, ON)

July 29 - Bell Centre (Montreal, QC)

July 31 - Harbour Station (Saint John, NB)

Aug 1 - Metro Centre (Halifax, NS)

Aug 3 - Mile One Stadium (St. John's, NFLD)

Aug 4 - Mile One Stadium (St. John's, NFLD)

Kiss Music Industry Event

Bravewords has published a report from a music industry event held in Kiss' honor in Toronto earlier this week. All four members were present as well as record company employees, journalists etc. Read the report here: http://www.bravewords.com/news/190564

Gene And Shannon On Canadian TV

The Canadian morning TV show "Global Saskatoon" yesterday showed this segment with Gene Simmons, Shannon Tweed and their puppy.

Gene And Shannon In Canada

Shannon Tweed has posted this photo of her and Gene Simmons in Whistler, Canada where they spent Christmas.

Gene Simmons And His Family Do Meet And Greet

As mentioned here before, Gene Simmons and his family did a free meet and greet at the View Royal Casino in Victoria, Canada last Friday.
The local TV channel Chek News did this news piece about the event.

Behind The Scenes Photos

OZFM has published some nice photos showing the dressing room and other cool things from the Kiss show in Newfoundland. Check the photos out here.

Gene And Tommy In Canada

Shannon Tweed has today posted this cool photo of Gene Simmons and Tommy Thayer on her Twitter page.

Gene Simmons To Do Meet And Greet

July 23rd Gene Simmons will do a public meet and greet at the View Royal Casino in Victoria, Canada. This will be free and open to everyone. Read more here.

Tommy Happy About Dawson Creek

Tommy Thayer has now posted this tweet about yesterday's concert:

KISS Army Dawson Creek, BC were INSANE! SOLD OUT!! Thanks for rocking it HARD Dawson Creek!!

Backstage Photos From Abbotsford

Yesterday (June 27th) Kiss performed in Abbotsford, Canada. Shannon Tweed has posted these backstage photos on her Twitter page.

Footage Of Gene In Winnipeg

As mentioned here yesterday, Gene has received the keys to Winnipeg of the mayor of the city. Here you can see footage broadcasted by Winnipeg Free Press.

Gene Simmons To Receive Keys To Winnipeg

The Winnipeg Free Press reports today that Gene Simmons will receive the keys to the city from the mayor of Winnipeg. Read the entire story here: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/fire-breathing-kiss-frontman-to-get-a-key-to-the-city-123898464.html

All Songs To New Kiss Album Written

The Toronto Sun yesterday published an interview with Gene Simmons. He speaks about his success story but also about the upcoming Kiss album. Gene is quoted saying the following:

We have all the songs arranged and written and all that. Like Sonic Boom, all the songs were written by the band. Paul is producing this one too. The first day in the studio, we cut two songs. So we're steaming ahead, not thinking too much about it.

Read the entire interview here: http://www.torontosun.com/2011/06/14/gene-simmons-speaks-out-on-success

Even More Summer Shows Confirmed

These two new shows have now been confirmed:

July 27th: Windsor, ON , Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
July 28th: Verona, NY. Turning Stone

Kiss To Perform In Ontario

Kiss are confirmed to perform at The Sarnia Rogers Bayfest in Sarnia, Ontario. The show date is July 6th and tickets will be released April 16th.

Kiss To Play In Newfoundland

The Canadian newspaper The Telegram reports that Kiss will perform in Grand Falls-Windsor in Newfoundland, Canada July 9th. This show has not yet been announced by the band. Read more here: http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2011-03-30/article-2381537/KISS-to-play-Grand-FallsWindsor/1

Two New Kiss Shows Confirmed

Kiss are now confirmed to play the following two shows:

May 29th: Rock N Walk For Kids, Raley Field, West Sacramento
July 24th: Heavy MTL Festival, Montreal

New Canadian Gene Simmons Interview

CBC News in Canada has done a short interview with Gene Simmons that can be seen here:
http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Featured_Videos/1555003082/ID=1803435839

Gene Simmons Showcases Band In Canada

Gene Simmons has updated his Twitter page with this comment:

In Toronto - showcased many acts for my label, Simmons/Universal Records... Miss Emily, Dubbs, Courage My Love, 11past 1. And others.

Gene Simmons On Advertising And Marketing

The Canadian trade magazine Marketing Mag has published a brand new interview with Gene Simmons which you can find here: http://www.marketingmag.ca/uncategorized/gene-simmons-rocks-advertising-week-21746
They have also published this short video interview.