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KISS has finally announced the first batch of dates on its End of the Road farewell tour.
But something is definitely missing from the itinerary:
A Bay Area date.
Could it be that the masked men of KISS — Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and, umm, whoever the other guys in the band are these days — might actually skip over the Bay Area contingent of the KISS Army?
That would be sad for locals who want to rock out to “Detroit Rock City” one more time in concert.
There is, however, a date at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Feb. 9. So, local KISS fans might want to check that one out. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Nov. 2, www.livenation.com.
There are also plenty of other West Coast dates (as well as in cities that are just a short plane flight away). Fans can see KISS on Jan. 31 in Vancouver, BC (the tour opener); Feb. 1 in Portland; Feb. 2 in Tacoma, Washington; Feb. 4 in Spokane, Washington; Feb. 7 in San Diego; Feb. 8 in Fresno; Feb. 12 in Anaheim; Feb. 13 in Glendale, Arizona; Feb. 15 in Las Vegas; Feb. 16 in Los Angeles.
Yeah, the Las Vegas one sounds like the best bet to us too.
Still, it’s too bad that the Bay Area didn’t get a date. But it’s certainly not a first that Sacramento gets a major show and the Bay Area doesn’t. Every so often, a big touring act will decide to play only one date in Northern California and it ends up being in Sacramento. And the city is arguably a more attractive spot to play than ever before with the addition of the state-of-the-art Golden 1 Center in downtown.
And while the Bay Area didn’t make the cut in this first batch of tour dates released, there’s always the possibility that KISS could come back to the West Coast at a later date and play a local date.
After all, this is supposed to be a multi-year farewell tour. So, in other words, who’s up for seeing KISS play the Chase Center in San Francisco in 2032? We’ll use our teleportation devices to get there!
And, of course, there will be plenty of doubters about the sincerity of this farewell tour. And for good reason. Many still remember the group’s first farewell tour, which began in 2000, stretched into 2001 and made a ton of money. That farewell lasted about a minute or so before the group started planning its comeback trek.
But that history lesson won’t stop fans from turning out to this tour, which will be a celebration of nearly a half century of KISS.
“All that we have built and all that we have conquered over the past four decades could never have happened without the millions of people worldwide who’ve filled clubs, arenas and stadiums over those years. This will be the ultimate celebration for those who’ve seen us and a last chance for those who haven’t. KISS Army, we’re saying goodbye on our final tour with our biggest show yet and we’ll go out the same way we came in… Unapologetic and Unstoppable,” said KISS in a statement.
Tour itinerary:
January 31, 2019
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Rogers Arena
February 1, 2019
Portland, Oregon
Moda Center
February 2, 2019
Tacoma, Washingon
Tacoma Dome
February 4, 2019
Spokane, Washington
Spokane Arena
February 7, 2019
San Diego, California
Viejas Arena
February 8, 2019
Fresno, California
Save Mart Center
February 9, 2019
Sacramento, California
Golden 1 Center
February 12, 2019
Anaheim, California
Honda Center
February 13, 2019
Glendale, Arizona
Gila River Arena
February 15, 2019
Las Vegas, Nevada
T-Mobile Arena
February 16, 2019
Los Angeles, California
The Forum
February 19, 2019
Corpus Christi, Texas
American Bank Center
February 20, 2019
Dallas, Texas
American Airlines Center
February 22, 2019
New Orleans, Louisiana
Smoothie King Center
February 23, 2019
Memphis, Tennessee
FedEx Forum
February 26, 2019
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Chesapeake Energy Arena
February 27, 2019
Kansas City, Missouri
Sprint Center
March 1, 2019
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Fiserv Forum
March 2, 2019
Chicago, Illinois
United Center
March 4, 2019
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Target Center
March 6, 2019
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
March 7, 2019
Omaha, Nebraska
CHI Health Center Omaha
March 9, 2019
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Van Andel Arena
March 10, 2019
Moline, Illinois
TaxSlayer Center
March 12, 2019
Louisville, Kentucky
KFC Yum! Center
March 13, 2019
Detroit, Michigan
Little Caesars Arena
March 16, 2019
Columbus, Ohio
Nationwide Arena
March 17, 2019
Cleveland, Ohio
Quicken Loans Arena
March 19, 2019
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Bell Centre
March 20, 2019
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Scotiabank Arena
March 22, 2019
Long Island, New York
NYCB LIVE’s Nassau Coliseum
March 23, 2019
Uncasville, Connecticut
Mohegan Sun Arena
March 26, 2019
Boston, Massachusetts
TD Garden
March 27, 2019
New York, New York
Madison Square Garden
March 29, 2019
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Wells Fargo Center
March 30, 2019
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
PPG Paints Arena
April 2, 2019
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Videotron Centre
April 3, 2019
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Canadian Tire Centre
April 6, 2019
Raleigh, North Carolina
PNC Arena
April 7, 2019
Atlanta, Georgia
State Farm Arena
April 9, 2019
Nashville, Tennessee
Bridgestone Arena
April 11, 2019
Tampa, Florida
Amalie Arena
April 12, 2019
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
April 13, 2019
Birmingham, Alabama
BJCC