KISS and a hug!

When I heard the band KISS was coming to Oshawa, Ontario, I couldn't believe it! I didn't even

know that they still toured.

This is a band that got together in 1972. They had band members come and go and then they took a break and didn't get back together for 17 years! In 1998 all original band members came back for reunion tour. Over their career, KISS has sold over 80 million albums, making them one of the most successful bands worldwide.

At the beginning of this year, KISS asked fans to go to their website and vote to have their home town a part of the band's next tour. Oshawa finished first on the website but when KISS released the dates for "KISS ALIVE 35" tour, Oshawa wasn't on it! The city was in outrage and the media took a hold of it and ran.

They had Gene Simmons mad at the media for blowing it out of proportion. "I'm really pissed off at the media for creating this nonsense," Simmons said.

The fans and politicians in Oshawa were so upset and thought that this was all done on purpose. Eventually the band announced that they were going stop in the city on October 7th.

"The KISS organization is fulfilling their commitments, the media recognized that Oshawa was a victim - and they performed their role quite responsibility - and I think at the end of the day that it is a win for everyone," said Oshawa Mayor John Gray.

So in the end Oshawa did get KISS to preform in their home town at the General Motors Centre. I had friends go and say that they put on an amazing show and that they still have it after all these years!

I think KISS did the right thing by going to Oshawa and they will have more fans because of it!