Here's the link to my published photos of the Press Conference

http://www.pittmeadowstoday.ca/kiss-stops-in-vancouver/

KISS Stops In Vancouver

By The Editor on July 5, 2013

Members of the Legendary band KISS appeared in full makeup in Vancouver Thursday as they prepare for the start of their Cross Canada Monster Tour.

Fraser Valley photographer Darryl Andrews was there and got some exception shots of the band forToday Media.

KISS is celebrating the release of their 20th studio album, Monster with a month-long Canadian Tour kicking off in Victoria, BC on July 5th. To coincide with their Canadian Tour dates, KISS and Live Nation Merchandise have teamed to create 4 KISS ARMY DEPOT Pop-Up Stores across Canada. The stores will be featured in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto. The first store opened in Vancouver (@ Tom Lee Music – 929 Granville Street) on June 28th and it will remain open until July 7th.

Sophie Tweed Simmons and Paul Stanley

The band presented Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts with a $10,000 cheque for Sophie’s Place, a child advocacy centre named after patron Sophie Tweed-Simmons, daughter of KISS bass guitarist and co-lead singer Gene Simmons.

[More on the Centre and Sophie]

Hours before their arrival, KISS fans young and old lined up on Granville Street for a chance to meet the band. The first 200 fans received autographs from KISS band members.

Frontman Paul Stanley also offered condolences to Calgary flood victims.

Each KISS ARMY DEPOT Pop-Up Store will offer an array of KISS merchandise and music, including exclusive product only available in the Pop-Up Store. A portion of the proceeds from each of the Pop-Up stores will be donated to local charities. In Vancouver, the participating

Gene Simmons

local charity is “Sophie’s Place”.

January 2013 marked four decades since the legendary rock band KISS was born. Forty years later, having racked up 28 U.S. gold albums along with 40 million U.S. and 100 million in world sales, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, with longtime members guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer, return stronger than ever.

KISS released their 20th studio album, Monster, in late 2012 through Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. The 12-song (plus bonus track), straight-ahead rock ‘n’ roll album features collaborations from all four members in an effort that shows KISS at the top of its game!
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