From what (little) I know about Kiss, I remember thinking they were a really cool garage band, and their first 3 albums were fun, but when "Kiss Alive" came out, that changed everything. It became apparent that for them, it was all about giving their fans an experience. Leaving it all out on the stage. And they transferred that belief to one of their opening acts, Rush.
Both Kiss and Rush put on some of the most amazing shows, so when you walk out of the concert hall, you know you've really seen something amazing (not to hijack this thread, but it's sad that we'll probably never get to see Rush on the road again.)
Mark
They are capitalizing on the post-9/11 America. A promoter probably gave them the idea for this tour, and they are doing this for publicity. On this tour, they are playing b-markets. They haven’t sold out anywhere. For example, they are a band from NYC, and on this tour they have no date in the NYC tri-state area, including NJ. Kiss today is half a tribute band, where guitarist Tommy Thayer wears Ace Frehley’s makeup and drummer Eric Singer wears Peter Criss’ makeup. They used to be my favorite band.