KISS to let fans decide cities for fall tour

KISS has revealed plans for tour across US and Canada this fall, with the itinerary to be determined by fan input, the band said in a taped video announcement.

Partnering with social-media-event company Eventful, the legendary masked rockers will map their fall tour schedule--currently set to kick off this September at a still-unknown location--according to their fans' wishes. "No matter where the fans say--from stadiums to cornfields--if there are enough votes, KISS will be there," the band said in a press release.

Beginning soon, fans will have their say at a special voting website. Running tallies of the voting will be available at a variety of locations, including the KISS MySpace page. Just for participating in the vote, fans will be given the opportunity to purchase pre-sale tickets for the tour.

"KISS has never followed the rules--we have always broken them," bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons said in a video announcement posted at the band's website. "KISS has never listened to critics--we have always listened only to the fans. It's time to give back to the fans with bigger shows and longer set lists. And, for the first time anywhere, we want our fans to tell us where they want us, and when."

"No band has ever given their fans the power to decide what cities they play, and no fans deserve it more than ours," added vocalist/guitarist Paul Stanley. "We're leaving the next US and Canadian tour up to the Army. When they stand up, they will be counted."

The group announced last year on its website that it had begun work on its first new studio album in 11 years. The record, which is being produced by Stanley, would be the band's first album of all-new material since 1998's "Psycho Circus."

"We have 4 tunes recorded," Simmons wrote on the band's website. "If you're a fan of our stuff from about 1977, you'll feel right at home. All of us have taken up the songwriting call to arms in the same spirit we once did--without a care in the world and without outside writers. Nothing to prove to anyone. Just doing what comes naturally. Ignoring fashions, trends and with a personal vow from all of us: no rapping."

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