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On Oct. 9, 1975, the iconic rock band KISS came to the northern Michigan town of Cadillac to play a private homecoming concert for students at Cadillac High School.
Half a century later, Cadillac is celebrating that legendary visit with a KISS50 Cadillac Reunion Oct. 9-12, featuring everything from a Cadillac Vikings football game with KISS-themed drone show and “Rock and Roll All Nite” sing-along, to a KISS50 Cadillac documentary.
“Fifty years ago, Cadillac welcomed KISS to their homecoming, leaving a lasting impression on the band,” KISS manager Doc McGhee said. “I’m happy to see the bond forged that day continues to resonate in an extraordinary way.”
The anniversary weekend is the culmination of months of KISS50 Cadillac displays and activities that started in July.
“For 50 years now, Cadillac has embraced its long-standing connection with the band, and we thought a final celebration for this milestone anniversary weekend would be a great nod to the legacy by drawing fans from all over the world,” Cadillac Area Visitors Bureau marketing manager Lindsey Westdorp said. “We welcome residents, alumni and visitors to join us for the latest chapter in the Cadillac KISStory.”
Rock and roll owes a pretty big debt to Gene Simmons. Bass guitar in hand, devilish makeup on his face, he taught the world how to rock, but also how to roll. His rumbling bass riffs and killer vocals are something that bands have taken inspiration from for decades… and his style sense? Second to none! Only someone who rocks as hard as The Demon can walk onto the stage with a pair of boots like these. Think you have what it takes? You’d better be ready to put on a real show when you wear these KISS Demon Boots!
If you want to know who played which instruments on a Kiss album, the liner notes will probably not tell you the complete story.
“A lot of the Kiss records, the way things are done is that sometimes the instruments that you think are members of the band are not members of the band at all, or the member of the band you think is playing the instrument,” Gene Simmons explains in the band’s 2005 book Kiss: Behind the Mask.
Below you will find a list of 18 musicians who secretly performed on one or more of the band’s studio albums, including four members who would later wind up officially joining Kiss.
Of course, to maintain the band’s mysterious image, none of these guest musicians were listed on the original credits for the albums on which they performed. “They wanted to make it seem like the group is playing everything,” Lou Reed and Alice Cooper guitarist Dick Wagner (who played on two Kiss albums) explained in Behind the Mask. “So at that particular point in their career they didn’t really want to give credits. I’m sure today they’d feel differently. There’s always a feeling of ‘It would be nice if they gave me credit.’ But to say that it made me crazy, no. I had a lot of fun with them. They’re great guys, it was fun to hang out with them.”
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Kiss founding member Ace Frehley has cancelled an upcoming gig after taking a spill in his home studio, Guitar Player reported.
The spill took place on Sept. 25.
“Dear Rock Soldiers, Ace had a minor fall in his studio, resulting in a trip to the hospital. He is fine, but against his wishes, his doctor insists that he refrain from travel at this time,” a statement read.
The statement continues, “As a result, he is forced cancel his performance at the Antelope Valley Fair in Lancaster, California on Friday, September 26th. Please go to the fair to support his friends in Quiet Riot and Vixen, and Ace looks forward to continuing on his tour and finishing work on his next album, “Origins Vol. 4.”
During his tenure in Kiss, lead guitarist Frehley was known for taking spills, including when his high-heeled boots would occasionally trip him up on stage.
Bandmates Paul Stanley or Gene Simmons would often come and play over the fallen Frehley, making it seem like the tumble was part of the show.
“I used to fall a lot in those boots,” Frehley told Music Radar earlier this year. “A lot of times. Paul would cover for me by walking over to me like it was part of the show. He made it look like it was choreography or something.
“If nobody realized I’d fallen, I play on my knees and get back up. It was just part of the show!”
Frehley last played on Staten Island in 2018, appearing at the St. George Theatre.
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For Kiss fans, one of the exciting elements of the annual Kiss Kruise events has been the participation of alumni from across their long history. This year, Bruce Kulick, who played guitar for the group in the ’80s and ’90s confirms that he will share the stage with his former bandmates.
While Kiss officially retired their makeup era in December of 2023 when the End of the Road farewell tour wrapped at Madison Square Garden, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer will be back on stage playing Kiss songs together. They’ll perform two “Unmasked” Kiss shows during Kiss Kruise Land-Locked in Vegas, the fan-based weekend that’s booked Nov. 14-16 at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
The event is being held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Kiss Army, and the 30th anniversary of the first Kiss fan convention. In addition to performances from Kiss, Kulick, Sebastian Bach, Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini of Ratt, Quiet Riot and more, there will be exclusive activities and Q&A sessions with Simmons, Stanley, Thayer and the band’s longtime manager DocMcGhee.
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CADILLAC, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — The city of Cadillac is celebrating the 50th anniversary of a legendary visit from the iconic rock band KISS, which took place in 1975.
The band’s music famously inspired the Cadillac High School football team to turn their season around, and what could have been a forgotten footnote has evolved into a lasting legacy.
Lindsey Westdorp, marketing manager at the Cadillac Visitor’s Bureau, said, “Anytime you can have an event in your town where your visitors can mix with your local people, it’s a really good experience for both, and so I think that’s what this is going to be.”
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Some musicians aren’t born and bred to be in the industry. That is, even if they loved music in their early life, their childhood was fairly “normal” and non-musical. Nothing wrong with that, of course. These musicians simply had to go against the grain to become professional players in adulthood.
Slash, on the other hand, was born into the business to be in the business. Born in London, England, Slash was raised by a mother who was a costume designer for many figures, including David Bowie, and a father who was a commercial artist. Needless to say, he grew up in a highly creative and bohemian environment. It was also a somewhat tumultuous and unstable environment, as Slash reportedly bounced back and forth between his parents’ home.
As you might expect, a coping skill and hobby that Slash developed seemingly due to this instability was the guitar. As you might also expect, he got really good really quickly. His talents even landed him an unofficial audition with KISS at the ripe age of 16 years old.
In 1982, KISS was at a crossroads. They’d just lost their founding member and lead guitarist, Ace Frehley. However, the show goes on, and KISS was in need of a guitarist who could carry the hefty weight Frehley once did. Paul Stanley started making calls, and one of the calls he made was to Slash.
Recalling his first interaction with the 16-year-old Slash, Stanley wrote in Face the Music: A Life Exposed, “Another person I spoke to was a really sweet young kid named Saul Hudson. He told me his mom had been a seamstress for David Bowie and that his friends called him ‘Slash.’”
With each new wave of rock ‘n’ roll, members of the old guard must decide whether they want to scramble to fit in or fade into nostalgic obscurity—quite the difficult decision that, for KISS, resulted in the day they shocked the world with a new look that was somehow more surprising than the original.
After years as one of the biggest rock bands in the world, the band effectively accustomed the public to a look that, by all intents and purposes, shouldn’t have been less surprising than their 1980s makeover. But lo and behold, when the rock stars really revealed themselves to the world on September 18, 1983, the world learned that, in a strange way, seeing Gene Simmons with his tongue in his mouth was more unsettling than the fire-breathing, on-stage alternative.
Back when MTV still ruled the roost when it came to musical news, KISS opted to use the channel to debut their new look: no makeup. The episode, which MTV aired on September 18, 1983, was a big deal, given that no one had ever seen the members of KISS without their black-and-white stage makeup. Their identities (and true appearances) had always been a secret. But what set them apart throughout the 1970s quickly started to sour into a novelty as rock ‘n’ roll continued to evolve throughout the 1980s. For some critics, KISS was a campy relic from the 70s with no real staying power.
When it comes to streaming, Kiss fans have no problem making their likes and dislikes known.
You could probably name the group’s five or six most popular songs off the top of your head, although the order might surprise you. “Rock and Roll All Nite” must be at the top, right? Wrong! As you’ll see below, that honor goes to a much more divisive song.
Similarly, the songs fans skip the most from each Kiss record typically make sense, although a lot of people are missing out on some real gems from Asylum, Hotter Than Hell and a few other abums
Using Spotify stats as of Sept. 15, 2025, here are the most skipped songs from every Kiss album:
Kiss (1974)
Most Popular Track: “Strutter” – 101,772,520 streams
Most Skipped Track: “Love Theme From Kiss” – 1,677,203 streams
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