‘I Was Wondering if It Was My Time’

Kiss returned to the stage Saturday evening, after frontman Paul Stanley’s battle with the flu compelled them to cancel three of the final eight exhibits on their farewell tour.

The band carried out their usually explosive, stunt-filled set at Indianapolis’ Gainbridge Fieldhouse after lacking exhibits scheduled for this previous week in Ottawa, Toronto and Knoxville. “I’ve done everything possible to get onstage and be a part of the incredible 2 1/2 hour celebration we planned but this flu has made it impossible,” Stanley mentioned of the cancellations on social media, alongside a photograph that confirmed him hooked as much as an IV bag. 

Prior to final evening’s present in Indianapolis Stanley elaborated on the extent of his sickness. “You know, I’ve done shows with cracked ribs, I’ve done shows with a 103 fever,” he defined throughout a pre-show soundcheck and Q&A session. “[This time] I literally… I was wondering if it was my time. But anyway, I’m here and its awesome.”

Watch Kiss Perform ‘Cold Gin’ in Indianapolis

Paul Stanley Pays Tribute to Kiss Army Founder

Kiss took time through the present to pay tribute to Indiana native Bill Starkey, who based the band’s Kiss Army fan membership in 1975. “There was a radio station in Terre Haute, Indiana that wouldn’t play Kiss,” Stanley defined from the stage. “And an amazing young guy – cause it just takes one young person with a little bit of balls and independence to make things happen – Bill Starkey called the radio station and said, ‘If you don’t play Kiss… we will surround your radio station.’ They thought it was a joke… until the station was surrounded and they played Kiss!”

Watch Paul Stanley Pay Tribute to Bill Starkey

There are solely 4 live shows left on Kiss’ End of the Road trek, which is able to conclude on Dec. 2 at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Their remaining present might be accessible to observe dwell on pay-per-view.