Will Halifax Get KISS-ed?
January 13, 2009, 15 years ago
Times & Transcript is reporting:
Rumours that legendary rock group KISS will perform an outdoor show in Halifax got much louder yesterday as a Halifax promoter began circulating teaser advertisements for the show.
Advertisements scheduled to appear in today's Times & Transcript were telling readers to check a website for more information, but that website was not up and running yesterday afternoon.
The ads simply say "get ready" and include the well-known makeup faces of Kiss members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. Harold MacKay, a Halifax promoter associated with Power Promotional Concepts in Dartmouth, was not available for comment yesterday.
The ads seem to lend more credence to the rumour that KISS will appear in Halifax.
KISS co-founder and bassist Gene Simmons was quoted recently by news media saying a short summer tour was planned for the rock icons next summer, including a date in Halifax.
"I know Halifax is one," Simmons said.
So far, officials in Halifax have been quiet about the possibility. A check of the official KISS website shows no concert dates for 2009.
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