LIVE REVIEW: KISS – The End of The Road Tour – Live at Mansfield, Massachusetts 


(Note: This show was before the bands’ current COVID-19 related cancelations) 

Say what you will about KISS, they still live up to the legend almost 50 years after forming as a band and releasing their debut album. If the band is going out, it’s guns ablazing and on their own terms. Which, after theory got famous, is all they have ever done. Sure, causal fans and haters will mock, but there is a KISS show, and there’s everyone else, to paraphrase the great rock writer, Chuck Klosterman. On this night in Mansfield, they pulled out all the stops: great songs, fire, full-on rock and roll excess to the fullest, and yes, the synchronized rocking out every band since has copied. The band has even changed up their set list from years passed, really paying tribute to most era’s of the band, makeup or not. It was great for the band to paly “Say Yeah,” “Lick It Up,” “Tears Are Falling,” “Heaven’s On Fire,” and “War Machine” among their best known greatest hits. The clock is definitely ticking on this tour and there will never be another band quite like KISS. Don’t cheat yourself of the chance to experience KISStory before it’s over. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3hWgXyyJYo

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Set List

Rock and Roll

(Led Zeppelin song on tape)

 

Detroit Rock City

 

Shout It Out Loud

 

War Machine

 

Heaven’s on Fire

 

I Love It Loud

(Succeeded by Gene Simmons breathing fire)

 

Lick It Up

(With snippet of “Won’t Get… more )

 

Calling Dr. Love

 

Say Yeah

 

Cold Gin

 

Guitar Solo

(Tommy Thayer)

 

Tears Are Falling

 

Psycho Circus

(Partial)

 

Drum Solo

(Eric Singer)

 

100,000 Years

(Partial)

 

Bass Solo

(Gene Simmons spits blood)

 

God of Thunder

 

Deuce

 

Love Gun

(Paul on B-Stage)

 

I Was Made for Lovin’ You

(Paul on B-Stage)

 

Black Diamond

(With extended intro, Eric… more )

 

Encore:

Beth

(Eric Singer on lead vocals and piano)

 

Do You Love Me

 

Rock and Roll All Nite

 

Song played from tape

God Gave Rock and Roll to You

(Argent song)