Music review: The silliest band in rock bow out in triumph

And so Kiss roll into Britain for their third last-ever-time

- Michael Hann

Kiss End of the Road tour

Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, 3/5

Their End of the Road tour – which has now lasted longer than the first world war and used nearly as many explosives – has already come to these shores in 2019 and 2022, each time promising to be the final UK shows. Nevertheless, here they are again, kabuki makeup and pyrotechnics present and correct.

Pretty much everything about Kiss is amazing: the self-mythologising, the shamelessness, the complete bravado of their stage show, which is more like a fireworks display than a gig. They haven’t earned the loyalty that fills arenas after 50 years by not giving the crowds what they want, and they haven’t becoming one of rock’s biggest brands without squeezing every last drop out of the fans ( a vast range of T-shirts are on sale starting at an eye-watering £45).