Lest you think I haven’t seen many acts to compare them against.I will say that I’ve seen Motley Crue, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Van Halen, Scorpions, Pearl Jam, Europe, Journey, Foreigner and many, many more. I have wanted to see KISS forever and was finally able to make it happen. I’ll finish off this review by saying that, in my considered opinion, this is the best concert I’ve ever been to in my entire life. I’ve included some still photos of the concert in this review (excuse my poor phone quality please) and a video made by my brother so you can get a feel for this amazing concert. Even so, he held the highest notes an octave lower and sounded great. However, that was almost three quarters of the way through the concert and he is, if you can believe it, 69 years old. The only noticeable drop in vocal ability that I noticed was in I Was Made For Loving You. However, Stanley still has 95 percent of his range and can still entertain with the best of the them. I had heard that he had lost a step in recent years. Going into the concert I was concerned about Paul Stanley and his voice. Not to be outdone, mother nature decided to surround the amphitheater with lightning strikes as the song kicked off in earnest. Tommy Thayer’s guitar solo was equally great but nothing could compare to the Gene Simmon’s Demon build-up to God of Thunder. His drum solo had to be experienced to be believed. (full set list below) KISS never let go of the crowd after that and Eric Singer was on point all night. Then the refrain hit, the KISS banner dropped, flames roared out, and the band descended from the ceiling as they blew the audience away with Detroit Rock City. Kiss walked the backstage halls as they made their way to the stage as Led Zeppelin’s Rock and Roll blared away to a crowd ready to burst. When was the last time you saw a band bring different generations together like that. It was amazing to watch the 78 year old man and three year old toddler both headbanging to Heaven’s On Fire. Meanwhile, in front of me, a mother and father were introducing their 3 year old daughter to her first helping of any concert, let alone KISS. He went to his first KISS concert in 1974. Men and women, families and singles, young and old. The eclectic group on hand was absolutely wonderful to see. With the opening act finished the roadies got work on converting the stage and the buzz around the crowd continued to build. It’s also worth noting that all of the performance pieces created by Garabaldi (paintings of Jimi Hendrix, KISS and Paul McCartney) were signed by KISS and auctioned off for charity. I think it’s fair to say that KISS doesn’t need anyone to warm up a crowd for them so Garabaldi was an opening act with low expectations that he more than filled. However, Garabaldi’s act was entertaining and, while unusual, entertained the crowd. Initially, I was skeptical of the act and was in no real hurry to get to my seat because of it. Garabaldi has made appearances on America’s Got Talent and in Las Vegas. In the end they secured the services of rock and roll painter David Garibaldi. This was KISS’ first concert back after the band contracted COVID and they were seemingly out of options to secure an opening act. About that act…David Lee Roth, who had been fronting the tour, dropped out of the tour without explanation a few months ago.
#KISS SHOUT IT OUT LOUD THE MOVIE 2022 FULL#
The crowd was in good spirts, everyone thrilled to be back at a live concert at full capacity and people were lounging on the lawn playing bean bags and drinking beer and wine before the opening act started. Five Points Amphitheater is set well apart from the Irvine city center and KISS fans made their way in leisurely, exhibiting that unique attitude that defines Southern California. The evening began in a rather low key manner. From the moment that familiar refrain boomed out across the Five Points Amphitheater, until the concert ended to Rock and Roll All Nite in the midst of a thunderstorm, KISS grabbed the over 12000 people and entertained relentlessly - never letting go.
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