KISS Announces 2028 Las Vegas Avatar Show

KISS, the iconic rock band, announced plans for a groundbreaking avatar-based performance set to debut in Las Vegas in 2028, marking a new chapter after their live touring retirement. The immersive production, featuring digital replicas of the band's signature personas, will blend classic hits with newly written songs in a custom-built theater, according to band co-founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley.

The project, overseen by Swedish entertainment firm Pophouse Entertainment, builds on the technology behind ABBA's successful Voyage show in London. Pophouse, co-founded by ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus, acquired KISS's song catalog, name, image, and likeness rights in a deal valued at over 300 million dollars. Visual effects will be handled by Industrial Light Magic, the company founded by George Lucas. Production director Thierry Coup is leading the creative team, which recently tested pyrotechnic effects on advanced LED screens to enhance the band's trademark flame-throwing spectacle.

Simmons and Stanley, speaking in a recent interview, described the experience as far beyond a traditional concert. "Show is not the right word," Simmons said. "When you are parachuting into a volcano, I...