KISS confirms their only performance of 2026

KISS vocalist Paul Stanley revealed that the “KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas” event will take place in 2026 during a Q&A session on April 11 at the Indy KISS Fan Expo at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Indianapolis, Indiana, as per Blabbermouth. In November of last year, KISS announced that the “KISS Army Storms Vegas” event would “transform” into “KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas” for the twelfth edition of the event. Over the years, KISS has hosted eleven branded “kruises” that have left from Los Angeles, Miami, and New Orleans. Co-produced by Pophouse, Topeka, and Vibee, this unique KISS Army fan event commemorated both the band’s five-decade history and the organization’s 50th anniversary.

The weekend featured performances by Ratt, Bruce Kulick, Sebastian Bach, Black ‘N Blue, Kuarantine, School of Rock, Quiet Riot, Stephen Pearcy, and Warren DeMartini, in addition to KISS‘s “unmasked” shows, which were the band’s first live appearances in two years. Stanley said this about “KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas” when addressing the crowd at the Indiana KISS Fan Expo on Saturday.

So, the funny thing with the KISS Kruise — a couple of things. When we were first approached with the idea of doing a KISS cruise, when we first heard about it, I went, ‘Who is gonna go on a KISS cruise?’ And we’ve had people from 33 countries around the world for every time we went out. So it was amazing. But the crazy part about it is that over the years everybody started doing cruises, so we can’t get a ship most of the time. So last year we decided, I said, ‘Well, let’s do a ‘KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas’.’ So we did that, and it was really fun. Having the band play was amazing and seeing everybody was great. And that was the first one. We’ll do it again this coming year. We’ll do it in November. And as good as that one was, this one’s gonna be so much better, because we learn as we’re going. And this next KISS Kruise in Vegas is gonna be awesome. I mean, we can’t wait to play, and we can’t wait to have the bands we’re gonna have and be with you again. So, pack your bags.

Later this month, the first information about the 2026 “KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas” will be made public. On November 14, 2025, at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, the renowned rock stars began the 2025 “KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas” with an unplugged outdoor concert.