
KISS. 1976. Their first European tour. Small venues. Rabid crowds. A hungry, hungry band. A lean, mean fighting machine…
May 5, 1976 – Mannheim, Germany.




















































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sweet pics!
Amazing yet again!
Good stuff!!!
Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing!
Awesome shots! Keep digging up these treasures to remind everyone of the “good days”.
This is Kiss. Period. End of sentence.
There is no era like this era of Kiss. Whether they were playing abroad or in NYC, during the 1970’s – perhaps the most important decade socially, politically, creatively – Kiss was a part of something very, very cool in and unto itself.
There is much more to these photos than meets the eye…
BEAUTIFUL. SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL.
Special mention for the Peter shots.
Nothing special. Today’s lineup with Tommy Thayer blows this shit away.
You’re fucking smoking crack asswipe!
I have nothing against todays lineup but you did not just say that!? Did you? Really?
pretty amazing photo’s,before all the greed took over with mr simmons,great to see the freshness of the original four on stage….classic,pity those days are gone.
The Originals!
Que fotos más buenas.
Grande KISS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
You take these JR?
Nah mate. I woulda been about 8 at the time!
Wow. Tommy and Eric look so young back then!
Nothing can beat the real shit! I don´t like the lame TT-Repro-ACE and Eric as catman.
Hey, they’re cool yet. I’ve been fan since I was 5, I’m 34 and still like them. Even with all that merchandising involved, they are magical.
Greetings from México!!
AWESOME PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!
Greetings from Brazil!
WOW, fuckin amazing ! That is Kiss at their best.
Wow – my heroes in Mannheim 1976 for 16 (SIXTEEN!!) Deutschmarks – amazing!
Today you have to pay + – €70, that means + -140 Deutschmarks. Thanx to inflation…
But let’s be honest – today you also get another show for your eyes and ears!
Unfortunately I was allowed to go to my first KISS-show not before the age of 14, back in 1983.
Would have been great to join Paul, Gene, Ace & Peter so very, very close in a small venue.
Oh my god – time flies! We were all so young these days back in 1976…;-)
Hope KISS will come to Mannheim again 2010 – would be 10km from my home!!!
World – keep your fingers crossed!!:-)
Gene’s codpiece has grown immensely over the years. Currently he could
easily stuff 4 or 5 of Paul’s wigs and a litre of Dr. Pepper into it with room
to spare.
Simply amazing… You do realize you’re going to have to keep feeding our appetite for more rare KISS don’t you? Keep ‘em coming. We love it all!
Que grosso! Que zarpado! La gente agitandola! Personas colgadas de todos lados (ultima foto)!
Pura fiesta y descontrol con KISS en una de sus mejores formas!
Gracias por estas fotos!
Y gracias a KISSFEVER!
I’m desperate for more already. Please keep it comin!