Report: Fans Say KISS Broke Promise To Give Contest Winners A Concert

August 25, 2009

Jenny Yuen of Sun Media reports: Thousands of Oshawa KISS fans who voted online to win a contest to see the band play in their city got the short end of Gene Simmons', er, tongue yesterday.

The car manufacturing capital of Canada was recently named the KISS capital after beating out every major city in North America in an online competition.

But when the KISS fall tour schedule was released yesterday morning, Oshawa wasn't even on the list.

"I'm devastated," Oshawa Councillor Robert Lutczyk said. "Gene told us personally that KISS would be in Oshawa. He said the top three in the contest are guaranteed a show."

So what happened?

The rock icon could not be reached for comment but a band spokesman said "a few situations" required placing shows in neighbouring market concert venues.

"This was necessary to make sure that all regional fans get a chance to see KISS with the band's full stage production," said spokesman Erik Stein.

Read the entire report from Sun Media.

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