Illinois Entertainer August 2014 | Page 8

Paul Forty years of rockin' and rollin' all night has solidified this hard-workin' band from Queens to be a rock 'n' roll landmark recognized from Cleveland to Detroit Rock City. With the recent Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame fiasco behind them and the 40th anniversary asked by this reporter. Question: What kind of things will we see on this tour that we have not yet seen before? Paul Stanley: I believe that this is the greatest and best stage that we've ever had. We took it through Europe and it was a huge success. We call it the Spider stage because the lights are actually in the shape of a spider and the legs are actually dangling down onto the stage and move. I wanted a stage where the lights and stage were one instead of having lights hanging from the ceiling. Look, the band is firing on all cylinders so, between that and the fact that we are psyched up for this and we're celebrating our 40th year; we are out there to do a Kiss 2014 Photo by Brian Lowe 08•2014 tour with Def Leppard ahead of them, big things continue to happen for KISS. At a KISS concert, generations of KISS fans celebrate togeth