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April 1985

Details:

Sun City, Bophuthatswana (nr. South Africa)
Sun City Super Bowl
Cancelled Sun City, South Africa Concert(s)

Notes:

- According to CK Lendt, "Sun City wanted KISS to do a series of shows. They were willing to pay all expenses and a fee of $800,000. It would have been a windfall for KISS but South Africa and Sun City in particular had a kind of pariah status at the time" (KISS & Sell, p. 300).
- Some posters for the show, with an April 1985 date, have surfaced in collector's circles though KISS refused the concert though it seems the date was officially scheduled and sanctioned by the band.
- According to Gene Simmons, "KISS cancelled the Sun City concerts, although they sold out in advance, we were told. The reason? At that time, Apartheid (segregation) was in force. Meaning, local black people, the original people were not allowed to attend. We cancelled as a quiet, personal protest" (GeneSimmons.com).
- This is probably the only time that KISS came close to playing a concert on the African continent; at a time when there was a concerted and partially successful effort to bring artists such as Queen and Black Sabbath to the country...

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