IN THE NEWS:
Gene Simmons and longtime domestic partner Shannon Tweed will get married Oct. 1, after 28 years as a couple.
KISS was dropped from the bill of a Michael Jackson tribute concert almost immediately after being booked for the Oct. 8 show in Cardiff, Wales.
Pioneering glam-rockers KISS recently kicked off the "Greatest Show On Earth" tour 2011, an outing that will roll across North America through late July.
Iconic rockers KISS will take to the road again this summer for a round of gigs that spread throughout northern U.S. and parts of Canada. 
Despite temperatures that topped 106 degrees, 50,000 people reportedly turned out for KROQ's Epicenter TwentyTen near L.A. last Saturday and Sunday (9/25-26) -- perhaps in large part due to the fact that headliner Eminem was making his first West Coast appearance in five years.
Few bands can boast the kind of brand recognition that KISS enjoys. After nearly four decades, the original glam band of hard rock has amassed such a huge following that the title of KISS Army, given to their fans all those years ago, now seems quite prophetic.
Iconic rockers KISS will celebrate the summer with a North American run dubbed the Hottest Show on Earth Tour following the band's in-progress "Sonic Boom" European leg. 
