KISS To Tour Australia With ‘The Spider’ Stage

Iconic rock’n’roll band KISS have announced tour dates for Australia, with the band confirming their extravagant ‘The Spider’ stage is coming with them.

Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer will play upon a stage production which weighs 43,000 kgs, is moved by 38 computer winches and boasts 900 pieces of pyrotechnics.

Part of their 40th anniversary world tour, it will be the first time ‘The Spider’ has made it down under.

“I’ve loved Australia since the very first time I visited,” Stanley said. “It is one of the greatest secrets on earth and probably better to keep it that way. The food, wine and women are all extraordinary and everyone has always welcomed me and made me feel like it is home.”

Joining them for the Australian leg – New Zealand will be announced next week – are The Dead Daisies, with Richard Fortus, Marco Mendoza, John Corabi, Dizzy Reed, David Lowy and Brian Tichy locked in to play with the band’s rotating line-up. Between them their credits reel includes Guns N’ Roses, Thin Lizzy and Mötley Crüe.

Kicking of Saturday 3 October in Perth, tickets are on sale Thursday 26 March at 2pm. KISS fan club members pre-sales will open Monday 16 March at 2pm. The tour will be promoted by One World Entertainment.

Enjoy some fan-filmed footage of The Spider below: