--- ---  # Pucker Up, Kiss Is Coming to Vegas by [Mirren Gidda](https://time.com/author/mirren-gidda/) ## Mirren Gidda Jul 14, 2014 11:20 AM UTC  From left: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of Kiss perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on April 11, 2014. From left: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of Kiss perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on April 11, 2014.Nathaniel Chadwick—NBC/Getty Images by [Mirren Gidda](https://time.com/author/mirren-gidda/) ## Mirren Gidda Jul 14, 2014 11:20 AM UTC Kiss is [coming](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/07/14/kiss-las-vegas-hard-rock-joint-residency/12596543/) to the City of Sin. The shock rockers have been booked for a Las Vegas residency starting in November, _USA Today_ [reports](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/07/14/kiss-las-vegas-hard-rock-joint-residency/12596543/). The veteran hard rock band, celebrating its 40th anniversary, will be playing nine shows in Las Vegas beginning on November 5\. They’ve been booked to play The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. It’s a fitting venue for a band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April. The Joint has played host to other rock heavyweights including Santana, Guns N’ Roses and Def Leppard. “Whatever you’re used to with Kiss, this will pump it up that much more,” guitarist Paul Stanley told _USA Today_. “If Kiss is on steroids, this is a double dose.” The venue had been trying to book Kiss for over a year, hotel vice president Chas Smith said. “The activation will encompass the entire property for the month they’re out here — from the performances onstage to wrapping the hotel with Kiss stuff to having team members wearing Kiss shirts,” Smith said. Since 2000, Kiss’ tours have grossed roughly $200 million, selling over three million tickets. Seats for the Las Vegas shows go on sale Friday for $49.50. \[[_USA Today_](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/07/14/kiss-las-vegas-hard-rock-joint-residency/12596543/)\] Kiss Coming to Las Vegas for Residency ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2981272/kiss-las-vegas-residency/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2981272/kiss-las-vegas-residency/"},"headline":"Pucker Up, Kiss Is Coming to Vegas","datePublished":"2014-07-14T11:20:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:07:29.127Z","description":"Sin City has secured Kiss for a nine-show residency","url":"https://time.com/2981272/kiss-las-vegas-residency/","keywords":["Music","kiss","Las Vegas"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c3b56350fe9ba1b/69869b9ecd804d19a4ccbe94/kiss-gene-simmons-paul-stanley.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mirren Gidda","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/mirren-gidda/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c3b56350fe9ba1b/69869b9ecd804d19a4ccbe94/kiss-gene-simmons-paul-stanley.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"From left: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of Kiss perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on April 11, 2014.","caption":"From left: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of Kiss perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on April 11, 2014.","creditText":"Nathaniel Chadwick—NBC/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2981272/kiss-las-vegas-residency/","name":"Pucker Up, Kiss Is Coming to Vegas"}}]}] ```