Article originally published 6/20/2018 and edited 9/20/2018.

UPDATE 10/29/2018: Kiss has finally shared dates for their highly anticipated upcoming farewell run, set to launch in early 2019!

The “End of the Road Tour” is set to kick off February 1 with a show in Portland, OR before taking the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers to over 40 cities across North America. Stops will include San Diego, Las Vegas, Dallas, New Orleans, Chicago, Boston, and New York City. A final performance in Birmingham, AL will bring the curtain down on April 13.

After 45 years of mile-high boots, full-face make up, and one-of-a-kind costumes, Kiss will be saying their goodbyes on the most extravagant tour of their career.

“This time out is far beyond what we have done before, not just because of technology. It is because the meaning of this tour is so, so great because we have been an indelible part of people’s lives but guess what -- people have been an indelible part of our lives,” guitarist Paul Stanley recently shared. “A thank you is in order, but also one last time to live up to what everybody says we have been and what we are.”

The “End of The Road Tour” will see Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer, and Eric Singer hit the stage performing hits from their expansive catalog, with songs ranging from their 1974 debut to the 1990s and beyond. The guys also shared that Demon, Starchild, Spaceman, and Catman will be donning brand-new outfits and will be backed by bigger-than-ever stage theatrics and technology.

“These are new outfits that we took a long time to craft. All of us design our own stuff. At the end of the day we are fully complete by ourselves,” bassist Gene Simmons shared. “We’re not only in Kiss, we’re fans of the band. I’m on stage with these guys. I look across the stage, and wow. We’re the greatest band on earth.”

The multi-year run promises dates through at least 2020.

“One thing for sure is that this is the last tour. What goes beyond that is really hard to say,” Stanley said. “The tour may go three years, but once we play your city, it is done. That is our big thank you.”

“This tour is really the last chance for everybody to come, but especially those people who have never seen Kiss before. This is the last opportunity to come and see the wow that [Simmons] is talking about,” guitarist Tommy Thayer added. “Not only that, it is the last opportunity for the tried and true Kiss army to come out and see us one last time as well. So be there.”

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UPDATE 9/20/2018: After months of speculation, KISS finally made it official on last night's America's Got Talent! We called it right...the tour will take place over multiple years and will be a celebration of all things KISS. Tour dates still haven't been announced yet, but we are definitely close! And from what KISS said, it's going to be a blowout!

"All that we have built and all that we have conquered over the past four decades could never have happened without the millions of people worldwide who've filled clubs, arenas and stadiums over those years. This will be the ultimate celebration for those who've seen us and a last chance for those who haven't. KISS Army, we're saying goodbye on our final tour with our biggest show yet and we'll go out the same way we came in... Unapologetic and Unstoppable," said KISS in a press release.

Keep an eye on ETC for more updates on KISS and their Final Tour!

Get ready to “rock and roll all night” one last time with legendary rock band Kiss! Gene Simmons, bassist and co-lead singer for the group, has revealed that they are planning a massive three-year farewell tour to celebrate their years of performing.

“The End Of The Road” tour is set to commence at the beginning of 2019 and will take the record-breaking band across all continents.

Kiss, which has taken time off the road for most of 2018 while Simmons embarked on his "Vault Experience" project, will return in the winter with the "most spectacular tour ever," according to the bassist.

There is no word on the exact tour dates yet, but given the sheer size of the endeavor, fans can rest easy knowing Kiss will most likely be stopping at a city near them.

Earlier this year, Kiss applied to trademark the phrase “The End of the Road” to ensure that their tour branding was exactly how they want it.

Back in 2000 and 2001, they embarked on a previous farewell tour. It was the band's last tour to feature drummer Peter Criss, and saw the group play 142 shows over five legs, covering North America, Japan, and Australia.

Although this tour is a formal farewell from the road for the band, Simmons and front man Paul Stanley have revealed that they are open to continuing Kiss without any of the original members at some point in the future. So maybe this isn’t a “goodbye,” but a “see you later.” Only time will tell.

For all things Kiss, including tour dates and tickets, stay tuned for updates here on Event Tickets Center!

Who Is Kiss?

Kiss, one of the best-selling bands in the history of rock music, formed in New York City in 1973 by Paul Stanley (vocals and rhythm guitar) and Gene Simmons (vocals and bass) after they fired all the members of their first band together, Wicked Lester. They found Peter Criss (drums, vocals), and Ace Frehley (lead guitar and vocals) with ads on Rolling Stone and The Village Voice. With their make-up and costumes, they took on the persona of comic book-style characters: The Starchild (Stanley), The Demon (Simmons), The Spaceman or Space Ace (Frehley), and The Catman (Criss).

Fun fact: Simmons’ tongue is seven inches long, two inches longer than average. Paul Stanley originally wore paint around his eyes that resembled a Lone Ranger mask on the makeup. He then began wearing an actual mask of the same before finally settling for the star around his right eye.

Due to creative differences, both Criss and Frehley had departed the group by 1982. The band has gone through several lineup changes, with Stanley and Simmons the only remaining original members. The original and best-known lineup consisted of Stanley (vocals and rhythm guitar), Simmons (vocals and bass), Frehley (lead guitar and vocals), and Criss (drums and vocals).

In 1978, each member released a solo album on the same day. All four made the U.S. Top 50 charts, with Frehley's selling the best.

In 1983, Kiss began performing without makeup and costumes and their music received more airplay on TV and radio. Drummer Eric Carr, who had replaced Criss in 1980, died in 1991 of heart cancer and was replaced by Eric Singer. In response to their resurgence of popularity in the mid-1990s, the band announced a reunion of the original lineup in 1996, which also saw the return of their makeup and stage costumes.

Kiss is known for their live performances, such as their 1998 "Psycho Circus" tour which was the first rock concert to be in 3-D. Fans were instructed to put on the glasses at certain parts of the show to see the special effects.

Since their self-titled debut in 1974, Kiss has released a whopping total of 20 studio albums, with their most recent being Monster in 2012. They have sold more than 75 million records worldwide and were finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 after being eligible for 15 years. They refused to play at the ceremony because the Hall would not recognize current members Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer.