Report: Los Angeles Licks It Up At KISS Concert As First Facebook Concert Is Broadcast

November 26, 2009, 14 years ago

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Examiner.com has issued the following report from Phyllis Pollack:

Last night's KISS concert in Los Angeles was the first concert to be broadcast live on Facebook. The scene at L.A.'s Staples Center for the KISS Alive 35 tour date was both deep with cameras that were shooting the band, as well as the audience for the Facebook broadcast. The band's rhythm guitarist PAUL STANLEY pointed to sections of the audience, where cameras would focus on them. Each section of fans would cheer loudly as they were being filmed, while the band would conjure the same antics that made them an attraction more three decades ago. The band is currently promoting their Sonic Boom album, released on October 6th. The double disc, which also features a DVD, is their 19th release, was recorded at Conway Studios in Los Angeles.

"We were here for your moms and dads, and we will be here for you," Stanley told the audience in the close to sold-out arena. Parents who brought their children seemed reassured that somehow the world would be a better place because of this. Many brought offspring as young as three years old, dressed up like members of KISS, in full costume and make-up, to pay homage to the band, famed for their imagery. Die-hard KISS fans, ranging from adolescents to rockers in their forties attended the concert, dressed in full KISS regalia. The band attracted a crowd that ranges into their fifties. Those who attended the concert not dressed up as someone in the band, showed up wearing either KISS merchandising, conservative clothing, or rock and roll couture de rigueur of Los Angeles, a city that is arguably one of the rock and roll capitals of the world, not to mention home to KISS member GENE SIMMONS. Last night's concert again proved that KISS still has managed to retain its "KISS Army," its dedicated legion of fans.

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A recorded version of the show can be viewed here on Facebook.


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