50 YEARS OF KISS IN GERMANY. ONE OFFICIAL FAN CELEBRATION
FEATURING KISS LEAD GUITARIST TOMMY THAYER. 30 October 2026 | Mitsubishi Electric Halle, Düsseldorf

KISS lead guitarist Tommy Thayer will appear as the event’s featured special guest, joining KISS Forever Band during their live set. A limited number of signing and photo opportunities with Tommy will also be available.

KISS Forever Band will perform live. Doro Pesch (@dorometalqueen) — the Metal Queen — will be part of the wider celebration and will join Tommy Thayer and KISS Forever Band for the musical finale.

Ossy Hoppe and Didi Zill will also appear as special guests.

Discover a rare KISS artefact, exclusive products and event merchandise, limited music releases and more surprises still to be revealed

KISS will not perform as a band. Tickets go on sale on 11 August 2026. Register your interest: here

Registration is not a ticket purchase and does not guarantee admission.

Presented by Rolling Stone Germany Brought to you by Universal Music International, Germany

The schedule for the 2026 KISS Kruise Vegas has been announced. Shows have been moved around since last year, with the acoustic show inside on Friday and the main electric show on Sunday night.

Will you be there?

Just a reminder that the excellent KISS fan book Best KISS Of My Life is available on UK Amazon, no need to import anymore (English edition).

"KISS is a unique rock band. They have an army, a navy, and the craziest fans in the world. Journalist Stefan Frommann has been a loyal follower for 48 years. He saw almost 100 concerts, met Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley for personal interviews, he was backstage and in the recording studio with Simmons. In this book, he tells the stories of 30 fans from 16 countries, each a special KISStory, unique and emotional. The reader enters a magical world of collectors, tattoo lovers, creatives, imitators, insiders, and rebels. Those who love KISS will find themselves in it. Those who have not known KISS before will be amazed at a world they would not have thought possible."

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/3885795930/ref=sr_1_1 

It's official, KISS Kruise Land Locked in Vegas is back! Nov 13th - 15th, Virgin Hotel Las Vegas. See you there again?

The March 2026 edition of Destroyer magazine is out now. Destroyer is produced by KISS Army Sweden and is a fantastic quality full size, glossy KISS magazine. Now available in English!

The current issue features a tribute to Ace, report on the Kennedy Centre honors and a fantastic write-up on the 2025 Vegas event.

Head on over to KISS Army Sweden for more information:
https://www.kissarmysweden.net/destroyer-magazine-eng 

Next month, April 11-12, the Indy KISS Fan Expo will be taking place at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Indianapolis.

Tickets available here: https://www.kissfanexpos.com/ 

Current line up includes:

Paul Stanley (all weekend)
Eric Singer
Barry Levine
John Corabi
Chuck Garric
Greg Collins
Rafael Moreira
Brent Fitz
Todd Kerns
Zach Throne
Robert Fleischman
DJ Viola

From Keith:
""I was chatting with The Starchild earlier today & gave him an update on how excited people are for his appearance in INDY. Paul said "Should I stay for Sunday too?" FUCK YEAH! The 2026 INDY KISS FAN EXPO just morphed into The Paul Stanley Weekend! HA!"

Happy Birthday to the world's greatest frontman, Paul Stanley! 74 today.

Photos from Vegas taken by P Finn.

Staying on the Bruce Kulick theme, this arrived today, a replica of Bruce's Revenge-era Bite Me T-shirt. This has come from Guitar Nut Tees, they are US based but use 5 printing locations across the world - postage to the UK was low and it arrived really quick. They also have an Eric Carr range, please do check them out - https://www.guitarnuttees.com/.

We've published 4 Bruce solos from the recent Vegas show over on our Facebook page for anyone interested:-

• God Gave Rock & Roll To You II
• Crazy, Crazy Nights
• Forever
• Unholy