“Gene looked like a transvestite, Paul looked like some whore and Ace looked like Shirley Maclaine”: the outrageous story of Kiss’s first 12 months

Kiss in 1974.

On January 30, 1973 Kiss performed their first concert at a seedy hole in the wall in Queens, New York called Coventry. Tickets were a few bucks and they were lucky if a few people showed up. Inside this ratty club Kiss first came alive on stage. Their mission was simple – they wanted to conquer the world. In 2008, on the 35th anniversary of that momentous night, Classic Rock looked back at 1973, the historic first year in Kisstory…