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LIVE MUSIC<br />
KISS<br />
FIRST MIDWEST BANK AMPHITHEATRE<br />
TINLEY PARK, ILLINOIS<br />
AUGUST 16, 2014<br />
By Bob Gendron<br />
Photos by Keith Leroux<br />
The past decade has witnessed a concert-downsizing<br />
trend, with artists playing smaller theaters and<br />
audiences preferring to patronize intimate halls in<br />
favor of large-scale shows at impersonal venues.<br />
Somebody clearly forgot to tell Kiss.<br />
Performing on a gorgeous mid-August night at<br />
First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre outside of Chicago,<br />
the arena-rock pioneers ignited a decadent bonanza<br />
of concussion bombs, ear-ringing explosions, airborne<br />
fireworks, and ceiling-licking fireballs during a 90-minute<br />
set that culminated in a blinding storm of smoke and<br />
confetti. While Kiss practically guarantees pyrotechnic<br />
displays on the overblown level of “Sharknado,” the band’s<br />
health and chemistry have not been as certain of late.<br />
16 TONE AUDIO NO.66<br />
October 2014 17
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