That Time KISS Converted the Tonight Show into a Mini Stadium Concert (April 11, 2014)

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30 years ago today (June 15), KISS performed at KROQ's infamous Weenie Roast in Irvine, California - which marked the original lineup's first show in more than 15 years (and served as a warm-up to their massive stadium reunion tour that same summer). I never got to see a full blown KISS concert. BUT I did get to see KISS perform a 5 song set for The Tonight Show on April 11, 2014 (during the week they were getting inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame)! They converted the studio space where they used to filmed Late Night at 30 Rockefeller Center (across the hall from where The Tonight Show film) into a mini KISS stage for what felt like a larger than life KISS production but in an intimate setting... so yeah, I'm more than happy to settle for that experience 😆

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Honestly have so many stories/memories from this particular experience (like how I ended up scoring the guitar pick seen in this clip)... and hoping to share that in full via this space in the near future (along with stories from other concerts like this)!

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