Detroit Rock City

Legendary rock group KISS is coming back to Detroit tomorrow and Saturday for a homecoming to the city that made them famous to open their current tour dubbed “KISS Alive 35” to show their appreciation to the city as well as to pay homage to their playground, the Cobo Arena which is now bound for demolition.

Gene Simmons in an interview with the press was quoted to have said when asked about their return to city, “We’re saluting the place that gave us a shot. Yes, it’s a concert but for us it means something more.”

You see, before they hit the big time they were just a struggling band from the Big Apple playing in every place and corner without some sort of direction and following until they found their way to Detroit’s Cobo Arena where they recorded majority of the songs in their landmark LP “Alive” in 1975 which went on to become their first ever certified gold- selling album. And to repeat the time-worn cliché, after Detroit, “the rest was history.”

Their love affair with the Motor City continued through the years after that as they kept on coming back every now and then wherein some highlights where when they jumpstarted their reunion tour at the now demolished Tiger Stadium in 1996. The love affair with the city also produced one of the best known rock anthems in “Detroit Rock City.”

It will be great to see them live because throughout its history KISS is famous err notorious for its live performances. I wouldn’t mind seeing this old hags of rock and roll doing their thing onstage complete with their outrageous costumes and make- ups and trying to relive their golden days. They earned their keep, they deserved it and they are legends.


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