Thirty five years ago today - January 30, 1973, KISS performed their very first concert at Popcorn (The Coventry) in Queens, NY. The band performed 2 sets at the club that night for a crowd of under 10 people.
Earlier this week, Gene recalled how that show came about:
1973 was the beginning.
Wicked Lester had just finished its album for EPIC RECORDS. There were five members in the band, including Paul and myself. Though we had a real recording contract with a major label, and though we had finished an entire album, we were depressed. It just wasn't what we had envisioned.
So, we started again. We tried firing the other three guys in Wicked Lester, but some wouldn't leave.
So, we quit.
We started again with a vision. "Let's put together the band we never saw on stage."
We got a manager named LOU LINET, who managed JF MURPHY AND FREE FLOWING SALT and DIANA MARCOVITZ (or something like that)...and when he heard the newborn baby -- KISS. He thought it was the worst crap he had ever heard. Needless to say, he was gone immediately.
So, we were managerless.
I put together a bio kit, while I worked at the Puerto Rican Interagency Council, as assistant to the Director. Peter's friend owned a printing press and printed up our invites.
But, where to play?
We didn't have a manager.
We didn't have an agent.
We never had.
I made a phone call cold to a place called Popcorn in Queens, NY and on the phone convinced the guy to hire a band, who would soon be changing their name from WICKED LESTER to KISS.
We got the gig -- three nights -- Wed, Thurs and Fri for the sum total of $150.
That was the beginning.
Attention grosse rumeur!.... Après la Belgique et l'Espagne, il se pourrait que la France accueille KISS. Cela se passera à Bercy le 17 juin, soit deux jours après la date hollandaise.
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Et au cas où vous n'en auriez pas vu assez, voilà une visite du Musée Privé KISS d'Alain
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Olikatie a écrit ::DAttention grosse rumeur!.... Après la Belgique et l'Espagne, il se pourrait que la France accueille KISS. Cela se passera à Bercy le 17 juin, soit deux jours après la date hollandaise.
Olikatie a écrit :Les premières dates de la tournée européenne de KISS ont été officiellement annoncées sur KISSONLINE. Les voilà :
Mai
11 Munich Olympiahalle ALLEMAGNE
13 Verona Arena ITALIE
15 Belgrade USCE Stadium SERBIE
24 Moscow Olympissky RUSSIE
26 St Petersburg Newarena RUSSIE
Juin
4 Hamburg Color Line Arena ALLEMAGNE
6 Prague Saska Arena REPUBLIQUE TCHEQUE
9 Berlin Velodrom ALLEMAGNE
10 Mannheim SAP Arena ALLEMAGNE
11 Oberhausen Arena ALLEMAGNE
Download Festival ROYAUME UNI
15 Arrow Festival HOLLANDE
17 Paris Bercy FRANCE
18 Stuttgart Schleyerhalle ALLEMAGNE
21 Bilbao Kobetamendi ESPAGNE
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