Many of us grew up idolizing KISS and they had a special relationship with St. Louis, Missouri. I’ve collected information on every concert they ever played there along with gathering setlists, videos and memories from those that experienced them.
I had a friend introduce me to KISS when I was around 11 years old. From that point forward, I had every album, video and magazine I could get my hands on that had info about the band. My walls were plastered with posters of Ace Frehley who was my favorite member. I even got a guitar from the Penneys catalog that looked like the Les Paul he played. I had the comic book that allegedly had their blood in it and I always desired the KISS pinball machine, but that sadly never happened.
St. Louis was one of the first cities to embrace KISS and it all started with a kite festival in 1974 before they had ascended to great fame. Here are all the KISS shows in St. Louis through every era:
March 31, 1974 – Forest Park – 4th Annual KSHE Kite Fly
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