Gig GoerThe Kiss army arrived in Birmingham LG Arena for the 'Sonic Boom Over Europe' tour. The most make up I've ever seen at a gig and that was just the audience! The lights went down and the band duly arrived hoisted on a platform over the drummer into a sea of smoke and explosions. The Rock 'n Roll Pantomime had kicked off and the audience were on their feet from the outset.
They played the new songs from the 'Sonic Boom' album with a mix of more familiar classics:
'Crazy, Crazy Nights'
'Detroit Rock City'
'Rock 'n Roll All Night'
'I Was Made For Loving You'
'Love Gun'
This was one hell of a spectacle: exploding guitars, fireworks, fire eating & blood. At one point Gene Simmons ended up singing whilst balancing on the lighting rig whilst Paul Stanley jumped onto a Tarzan type swing and was transported to a small round platform behind the mixing desk in the middle of the Arena. The drummer and kit ended up twenty feet up in the air. You had to wonder what was coming next.
After one and a half hours the show was over or so we thought. They came back for a forty minute encore finishing off with the Argent classic 'God Gave Rock and Roll To You'.
I'm glad I went to see Kiss just once. This was a fantastic over the top extravaganza which took me back to 1975 when I bought the 'Kiss Alive LP. A great night!
