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1 Kiss goodbye wasn’t enough: Farewell tour returning to Phoenix

Nov 18, 2019, 5:28 PM

(Twitter Photo/@kiss)...

(Twitter Photo/@kiss)

(Twitter Photo/@kiss)

PHOENIX – One Kiss goodbye to the Valley wasn’t enough.

The costumed rockers’ massive End of the Road farewell tour will hit Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix on Sept. 29, 2020.

Presales begin Tuesday, and the general public gets its first shot at tickets Friday at 10 a.m.

In June 2018, bassist Gene Simmons revealed that the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers were making plans for a three-year farewell tour to end their four-plus-decade career with a bang.

One of early shows in the tour was at Gila River Arena in February 2019.

If the latest show announcements do indeed represent the band’s last performances, Phoenix will be very close to the end of the road. Only two shows are scheduled after the one at Ak-Chin Pavilion.

Long goodbyes are nothing new for Kiss.

A 2000-01 tour, which featured original members Simmons, guitarists Paul Stanley and Ace Frehley and drummer Peter Criss, was billed as their swansong.

However, the band was back on the road by 2003.

Guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer are filling Frehley and Criss’ platform shoes during the current tour.

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May 1, 2020: Steve Miller Band at Talking Stick Resort. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images for Mount Sinai Health System) KTAR.com concert calendar
May 5, 2020: The 1975 at Gila River Arena (Getty Images Photo/Mark Metcalfe) KTAR.com concert calendar
May 8, 2020: Johnny Mathis at Talking Stick Resort (Photo by Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images) KTAR.com concert calendarMay 22, 2020: Lady Antebellum at Ak-Chin Pavilion (AP Photo) KTAR.com concert calendar
May 22, 2020: Pitbull at Talking Stick Resort. (Photo by Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images  for Nickelodeon) KTAR.com concert calendar
May 31, 2020: Maroon 5 at Ak-Chin Pavilion (Getty Images Photo/Maddie Meyer) KTAR.com concert calendar
June 1, 2020: Journey at Ak-Chin Pavilion (Twitter Photo/@JourneyOfficial) KTAR.com concert calendar
June 5, 2020: Chris Stapleton at Ak-Chin Pavilion (AP Photo) KTAR.com concert calendar
June 5, 2020: Justin Bieber at Gila River Arena (AP Photo) KTAR.com concert calendar
June 10, 2020: Alanis Morissette at Ak-Chin Pavilion (Getty Images Photo) KTAR.com concert calendar
June 11, 2020: Steely Dan at Ak-Chin Pavilion (Getty Images Photo) KTAR.com concert calendar
June 12, 2020: Hall and Oates at Ak-Chin Pavilion (Brian Rasic/Getty Images) KTAR.com concert calendar
June 13, 2020: Halsey at Ak-Chin Pavilion (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) KTAR.com concert calendarJune 19, 2020: Sugarland at Ak-Chin Pavilion (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) KTAR.com concert calendar
June 20, 2020: Chicago at Ak-Chin Pavilion with Rick Springfield (Facebook Photo) KTAR.com concert calendarJune 28, 2020: Chris Young at Ak-Chin Pavilion (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) KTAR.com concert calendarJuly 10, 2020: Foreigner at Ak-Chin Pavilion with Kansas and Europe (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Live Nation) KTAR.com concert calendarJuly 10, 2020: Incubus at Ak-Chin Pavilion with 311 and Badflower (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images) KTAR.com concert calendar
July 25, 2020: Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison, and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts at State Farm Stadium (Getty Images Photo/Ethan Miller) KTAR.com concert calendar
July 28, 2020: Tame Impala at Gila River Arena (Getty Images Photo) KTAR.com concert calendarJuly 30, 2020: Kenny Chesney at Ak-Chin Pavilion (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) KTAR.com concert calendarAug. 7, 2020: Thomas Rhett at Ak-Chin Pavilion (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) KTAR.com concert calendarAug. 9, 2020: Janet Jackson at Gila River Arena (AP Photo) KTAR.com concert calendar
August 11, 2020: The Weeknd at Gila River Arena (Photo by Steven Ferdman/WireImage) KTAR.com concert calendarAug. 14, 2020: Tim McGraw at Ak-Chin Pavilion (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) KTAR.com concert calendar
August 17, 2020: Faith No More and Korn at Ak-Chin Pavilion (Getty Images Photos) KTAR.com concert calendar
Aug. 26, 2020: The Lumineers at Gila River Arena (Getty Images Photo/Cindy Ord) KTAR.com concert calendar
Aug. 29, 2020: Harry Styles at Gila River Arena (Getty Images Photo/Helene Marie Pambrun) KTAR.com concert calendar
Aug. 30, 2020: Disturbed at Ak-Chin Pavilion (Getty Images Photo/Ethan Miller)
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Sept. 5, 2020: Disturbed at Gila River Arena (Getty Images Photos) KTAR.com concert calendar
Sept. 12, 2020: The Black Crowes at Ak-Chin Pavilion (Getty Images Photo/Matt Kent) KTAR.com concert calendarSept. 18, 2020: Jason Aldean at Ak-Chin Pavilion (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) KTAR.com concert calendar
Sept. 22, 2020: Matchbox Twenty at Ak-Chin Pavilion (Getty Images Photo/Ilya S. Savenok) KTAR.com concert calendar
September 25, 2020: Sam Hunt at Ak-Chin Pavilion (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images) KTAR.com concert calendar
Sept. 26, 2020: Nickelback at Ak-Chin Pavilion (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) KTAR.com concert calendar
Sept. 29, 2020: Kiss at Ak-Chin Pavilion (Twitter Photo/@kiss) KTAR.com concert calendar
Oct. 3, 2020: Doobie Brothers at Ak-Chin Pavilion (AP Photo) KTAR.com concert calendar
Oct. 6, 2020: Backstreet Boys at Ak-Chin Pavilion (Getty Photo) KTAR.com concert calendarOct. 10, 2020: Rascal Flatts at Ak-Chin Pavilion (Facebook Photo) KTAR.com concert calendar
Oct. 23, 2020: Five Finger Death Punch at Talking Stick Resort Arena (Getty Images Photo/Ethan Miller) KTAR.com concert calendar
Oct. 30, 2020: Marc Anthony at Talking Stick Resort Arena (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) KTAR.com concert calendar
Nov. 8, 2020: Post Malone at Gila River Arena (Photo by Lorne Thomson/Redferns)
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1 Kiss goodbye wasn’t enough: Farewell tour returning to Phoenix