{"id":296981,"date":"2025-11-17T11:50:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/296981\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T11:50:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:50:13","slug":"a-sneak-peek-of-whats-coming-the-future-of-kiss-is-looking-bright-as-rockers-reunite-for-the-first-time-in-two-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/296981\/","title":{"rendered":"A Sneak Peek of What’s Coming: \u201cThe Future of KISS\u201d Is Looking Bright as Rockers Reunite for the First Time in Two Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than a half century after their 1973 formation in New York City, KISS is showing no signs of fading quietly into retirement. The OG shock rockers reunited this weekend<\/a> for the\u00a0Kiss Kruise: Land-Locked in Vegas\u00a0event, playing together for the first time in two years. And during the event\u2019s \u201cFuture of Kiss\u201d panel, manager Doc McGhee gave fans a glimpse at what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan You Make Us Immortal?\u201d<\/p>\n

McGhee joined Johan Lagerl\u00f6f of Pophouse Entertainment, the company who bought the band\u2019s catalog and image rights\u00a0for a reported $300 million<\/a>\u00a0in 2024. Pophouse has already transformed ABBA into live avatars, and now the Swedish company is looking to do the same with KISS.<\/p>\n

Before finalizing the deal, the members of KISS had one question for Lagerl\u00f6f: \u201cCan you make us immortal?\u201d<\/p>\n

Immortality is seemingly the goal here, with McGhee discussing a three-part plan to keep Kiss rocking well into the future. The first phase is the live avatar show, originally set to premiere in 2027.<\/p>\n

When KISS announced the news in late 2023, some fans weren\u2019t terribly thrilled<\/a> at the prospect of virtual avatars replacing their favorite band at live shows. However, rhythm guitarist Paul Stanley has promised a mind-blowing experience.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cKISS fans will love it \u2013 but other people who could care less about KISS will want to see it\u2026 it will really cross that bridge of what\u2019s real and what\u2019s not, and combine the two,\u201d he said during a June 2024 appearance on the\u00a0Allison Hagendorf Show.<\/p>\n

Thierry Coup, the virtual show\u2019s creative director, said during the session<\/a> that he and his team are currently \u201cin the middle of developing the real avatars, which will take about two years.\u201d<\/p>\n

[RELATED: Gene Simmons Says KISS Avatars \u201cWill Blow Your Mind,\u201d Tabs Fans as Reason They Stopped Touring]<\/a><\/p>\n

Bringing KISS to the Big Screen<\/p>\n

With their touring days apparently behind them, KISS hopes to supplement their legacy with two films\u2014a biopic, and a documentary centered on the band\u2019s five-year-long End of the Road world tour. Director McG said during the panel that the biopic is still trying to find its actors.<\/p>\n

The documentary has seemingly made more progress, debuting its trailer before the panel audience. \u201c\u201dYou\u2019ll see a whole different side of Kiss,\u201d promised McGhee.<\/p>\n

Summing up the vision, biopic director McG said, \u201cMore than any other band in the history of rock and roll, there is rock and roll\u00a0before\u00a0Kiss and then there is rock and roll\u00a0after\u00a0Kiss.\u201d<\/p>\n

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