Pictures, pictures, pictures.
Now that I have finished uploading all the videos and reviewing the audio files,
I have spend the last 2 days going through the +300 digital stills.
And this time, I took pictures on four different devices:
1. iPhone 5
2. iPhone 5S
3. Sony DSC-TX10
4. Sony DSC-RX100M3
So first off, iPhone 5.
Perhaps due to the darkness of the venue or the proximity of my seat (5th row seats),
I only found 2 shots worthy of sharing.
First pictures pretty good but I would have liked a bit more sharpness when I used the zoom.
KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Live at Tokyo Dome
特別参戦！ももいろクローバーZ
Tuesday March 3rd, 2015 (2015/03/03) 2015年3月3日(火)
Tokyo
Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム)
17:30 open
19:00 start
** Set List **
01. Detroit Rock City
02. Creatures of the Night
03. Psycho Circus
04. Parasite
05. Shout It Out Loud
06. War Machine
07. Do You Love Me?
08. Deuce
09. Hell Or Hallelujah
10. I Love It Loud
11. Lick It Up
12. God of Thunder
13. Sukiyaki Song
14. I Was Made For Lovin’ You
15. Love Gun
16. Black Diamond
with Momoiro Clover Z - ももいろクローバーZ
17. Yume no Ukiyo ni Saitemina (夢の浮世に咲いてみな)
18. Rock And Roll All Nite
Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer
* * * Videos - Concert Footage * * *
KISS Japan Tour 2015 - "Detroit Rock City" Live Tokyo Dome 20150303 (1/7)
KISS Japan Tour 2015 - "Creatures of the Night" Live Tokyo Dome 20150303 (2/7)
KISS Japan Tour 2015 - "Parasite" Live Tokyo Dome 20150303 (3/7)
KISS Japan Tour 2015 - "War Machine" Live Tokyo Dome 20150303 (4/7)
KISS Japan Tour 2015 - "Deuce" Live Tokyo Dome 20150303 (5/7)
KISS Japan Tour 2015 - "God of Thunder" Live Tokyo Dome 20150303 (6/7)
KISS Japan Tour 2015 - "Yume no Ukiyo ni Sai... (夢の浮世に咲いてみな)" "RARAN" Live Tokyo Dome 20150303 (7/7)
*** pictures coming next ***
Deuce - We Are One
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/deuce1121
Okay so after the acoustic performance, I noticed the massive crowd at the KISS merchandise tents so decided I better find the end of the line.
That is when I noticed Mr Mark Stroman (VP of marketing and sales at McGhee Entertainment), whom I had a chance to meet and speak to during the October 2013 Budokan shows.
Apparently my dragon boots made an impression as they asked me to be interviewed by Australian television.
Being the shy guy that I am, it took me less than 0.001 seconds to answer "YES!!!".
Apparently it is to air on March 12 so gotta find a friend in Australia to record it!
What did they ask me? As I love the sound of my own voice, I don't really remember the exact questions.
Some thing like my first KISS concert, favorite member, prized KISS memorabilia, and of course these gorgeous dragon boots!
For some reason, I don't believe they asked me why my English was so perfect ...
KISS Japan Tour 2015
March 3rd 2015 Tuesday (2015/03/03)
Tokyo Dome
** Acoustic Set List **
01. Comin' Home
02. Christine Sixteen
03. Hard Luck Woman
04. If I Fell (The Beatles)
05. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away (The Beatles)
06. Calling Dr Love
07. Sukiyaki (Kyu Sakamoto)
08. Got to Choose
09. You Shook Me (Led Zeppelin)
10. Beth
Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer
** Videos of the entire set below **
KISS back in Japan for their 11th visit in the land of the rising sun.
Unfortunately, I lost out on the Meet & Greet package
but got my Ultimate Experience tickets!
Even the Tokyo Dome staff were decked out in KISS spirit.
The Tokyo Dome is huge!
Paul Stanley's guitar tech, Francis Stueber getting things ready.
Side view of stage manager, Dean Snowden and Tommy Thayer's guitar tech, Jim Survis.
And the boys take the stage!
Michael Berger, Gene Simmons' guitar tech on the left. I am sure I have of Al Soluri (Eric Singer's drum tech) somewhere??
Mr Eric Singer throwing picks and sticks to the audience.
The powerful and attractive, Mr Gene Simmons.
KISS manager, Doc McGhee.
Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Tommy Thayer!
And of course, Mr Paul Stanley!
KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Acoustic "Comin' Home" 2015/03/03 (1/7)
KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Acoustic "Christine Sixteen" 2015/03/03 (2/7)
KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Acoustic "Hard Luck Woman" 2015/03/03 (3/7)
KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Acoustic "If I Fell" "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" "Calling Dr Love" 2015/03/03 (4/7)
KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Acoustic "Sukiyaki" "Got to Choose" 2015/03/03 (5/7)
KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Acoustic "You Shook Me" 2015/03/03 (6/7)
KISS Japan Tour 2015 - Acoustic "Beth" 2015/03/03 (7/7)
KISS - Tommy Thayer Special Fan Event
March 1st 2015 (Sun) - 2015/03/01
@ Harajuku Crocodile （原宿クロコダイル）
I loved Tommy's guitar playing since I first saw him perform with KISS at Concord, California during the Rock The Nation tour.
But I really became a fan when I had a chance to speak with him back stage at Chumash Casino, California.
A genuinely really nice guy and easy to talk to .. not to mention his gorgeous wife, Amber!
So when the chance came to attend his special event at a tiny club in Harajuku, I jumped at it!
Of course, this gave me a chance to try out my new KISS Space Man boots!
For about an hour and twenty minutes,
Tommy answered pre organized questions (organization is the Japanese way - spontaneity highly discouraged LOL!),
promoted his upcoming second Epiphone signature Les Paul, White Lightning http://www.tommythayerguitar.com/,
and played a few licks from the following songs:
01. Hell or Hallelujah
02. Hide Your Heart
03. Cold Gin
04. Out of this World
05. Shock Me
06. Love Gun
07. Black Diamond
08. Detroit Rock City
09. Deuce
10. Christine Sixteen
11. You Shook Me All Night Long (AC/DC)
12. Calling Dr Love
Yours truly was able to ask the lone question at the very end.
There were only 100 fans invited and Tommy was in good spirits mixing in licks, passing the guitar around for everyone to hold, and pointing out fans he recognized.
For me, although I want the Ibanez PS 120 and the Gene Simmons Axe bass,
this Epiphone White Lightning is a solid Les Paul and a great value and I am planning to get me one!
Below is audio from the session (on YouTube).
20150301 KISS Tommy Thayer fan event Harajuku Tokyo Japan
Kiss mega smash hit, 'Beth,’has been made into a video (tribute? spoof? parody?)
starring the KISS tribute band KISSed Alive!.
Produced by Anonymous Content and posted to Vimeo (see link below),
the video shows KISS in the recording studio
when Peter Criss' nagging wife calls to find out when he will be home for dinner.
Peter only speaks the lyrics from the song but fits perfectly in this skit.
Enjoy!
Here is the link to the original posting.
http://vimeo.com/64403137
