I had no idea that KISS fans were so full on. Well... no, actually I guess I did. I just never really thought about it when my pass came through to shoot Ace Frehley ex KISS at HQ.
The day of the gig I went online to try and find some details for the venue and noticed that there had not only been regular tickets on sale but also special super deluxe-y meet and greet ones too. When I got down to the pit before the gig I was tapped on the shoulder by a crowd member who insisted I needed to take a photo of her burley friends KISS tattoo. Then the man next to them said he had one too, another photo. And then another, and another. I was going from end to end as men called at me to look at their newly signed KISS tattoos. It was quite funny, and all of them were really nice and very proud of their ink and their new autographs!
As is so often the case when I shoot a gig, the music is completely lost on me. By this I mean that when I leave the venue and someone asks - 'What did it sound like?' I genuinely can't answer, I am so focused on what I am doing, trying to get decent shots, that I don't take in the music beyond the moment. I'll listen for when I think something big is coming in the song - will someone jump? Swing their guitar? Punch the air? So I can't tell you if Ace still has it. Not that I was ever a KISS fan in the first place, so I don't even know if he had it to start with. But I think the people in the crowd were loving it, and that is really what matters!
See more of my Ace Frehley photos @ Metal Obsession
My entire set of Ace Frehley photos @ Flickr
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