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Steel Notes Magazine

October 2016

Show Review

ALLENTOWN FAIRGROUNDS

KISS 2016
FREEDOM TO
ROCK TOUR
By Alexxis Steele @ ALLENTOWN FAIRGROUNDS SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
Photos by Bernadette Marcantoni
Hard rocking, Hall Of Fame , theatrical band Kiss,
had not stepped foot in the Lehigh Valley since appearing at Bethlehem’s Stabler Arena back in 1992,
and their Allentown Fairground show on Thursday
September 1st, certainly did not disappoint their
fans.
The many legions of Kiss fans showed up in support
for of their 2016 Freedom to Rock Tour, and were
greeted by Paul Stanley, who quoted that the band
had some catching up to do. I had personally only
seen Kiss live once back in 1997, when they were
in full makeup at the Core States Spectrum, but in
those nosebleed seats they looked like tiny dolls
on stage.
This time I had a much better view of the band
and was in for a real treat. Opening song “Detroit Rock City”, showed the crowd that these
two sixty something guys still have the goods
and can rock their fans with the fervor of a
twenty year old! The band pulled out all of the
stops, from Gene’s fire breathing and dripping
blood to Eric Singer’s levitating drum kit and
Paul Stanley’s effortless flying from the stage
over the crowd to a revolving platform by the
sound board.
The Band performed all the crowd favorite hits like Cold Gin, Shout It Out Loud, and ballad Beth,

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