Jim Neff's Cadillac KISStory 


Cadillac in LIFE Magazine

LIFE published a special KISS edition in April 2023. Cadillac is featured on pages 38-39. 

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KISS Shows Love for Cadillac

October 11, 2021 -- KISS in Atlanta

See the photos and video clips from Cadillac on the screen behind the band. KISS and Cadillac -- it never stops!

October 20, 2023 -- KISS in Detroit

December 2, 2023 -- KISS at Madison Square Garden -- The Final Show



How it all started

In 1973 the Cadillac High School Vikings football team finished undefeated with a perfect 9-0 record. Spirits were soaring as the 1974 season began, but the Vikings lost the first two games of the season. We coaches knew that the team was talented, but we also knew that the pressure of living up to the accomplishments of the previous year were causing the team to play below their abilities. We were looking for something to lighten the atmosphere and playing Rock and Roll in the locker room before practices and games was suggested. As the resident Rock and Roll expert, head coach Dave Brines gave me the task of picking the music. I chose a new and outrageous band -- KISS. They were wild, bold, and loud. Plus, their name invoked an old football credo -- Keep It Simple Stupid. It was a match that was meant to be. The 1974 team won its final seven games with KISS as an inspiration. The band heard about what we were doing and instantly adopted the Vikings as their team. Then in October of 1975 the unbelievable happened, KISS came to Cadillac High School and played a homecoming concert in the high school gym. It's an event that has become a cornerstone of KISStory and a legendary event in Rock and Roll. The story has persevered throughout the years. This website presents photos, documents, videos, articles, unique features, and current news about the KISS visit.

 

Added in 2015, Cadillac is now home to the only KISS Monument in the world. Over 8 feet tall, 5 feet wide, 5000 pounds, and laser-etched midnight black granite. It's a touchstone for every KISS fan!

 

"Do we remember Cadillac? That's not the way to put it. We can't forget you. It's an honor to be part of this." -- Paul Stanley 2015 interview



"It was like being on Planet KISS." --Gene Simmons 2015 interview



KISS Monument listed in the Historical Marker Database


CADILLAC FEATURED IN KISS TOUR BOOK

 

Cadillac has always been a key part of KISS history. The connection between Cadillac and KISS is now being recognized in the official KISS “End of the Road” Tour Book.

 

Inside the tour book, every tour in the band's history is highlighted. For each of those tours a significant fact about that tour is featured. The fact chosen for the “Alive Tour (1975-76)” is the KISS visit to Cadillac High School in 1975. Located at the top of page eight of the book, the caption reads: “The band visits Cadillac to celebrate KISS Day in honor of the high school football team's amazing KISS-inspired winning streak.”

 

The bond formed by that 1975 visit continues to this day. Cadillac is home to the only KISS Monument in the world, a touchstone for KISS fans everywhere. More information at: KISSCadillac.com.

 

 

The KISS “End of the Road” Tour Book is only available at concerts on the tour schedule (KISSOnline.com). A flip-through of the tour book by KISSFaq.com can be seen at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9VaE069x6I.  


KISS Cadillac 1975 Named a Top Michigan Concert of ALL TIME!

On March 30, 2016, MLive.com named the 30 Greatest Michigan rock concerts of all time. KISS Cadillac 1975 is on that list (slide 32). Pus, the front picture of the article is a KISS Cadillac photo. 

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