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    Last KISS?: Sonic Temple Festival (KISS, Rob Zombie, & Others) Concert Review

    I went to some of the Saturday portion of Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival 2023 in Columbus, Ohio.
     
    I only saw Trivium super briefly, which I’m disappointed about because I really wanted to see them.
     
    I saw some of From Ashes To New and most of Falling In Reverse.
     
    I only saw video of Puscifer, Maynard James Keenan of Tool/A Perfect Circle other band because I had a decent spot waiting for my favorite band which I will get to shortly.
     
    Rob Zombie was the co-headliner.
     
    This was my 4th time seeing him.
     
    He’s always great and fun.
     
    But the main event was what made me the most happy. My favorite band KISS!!
     
    I’ve seen them 11 times in the past 25 years, and I love every album and every lineup this band has had.
     
    They never let me down.
     
    I always feel 16 again when I listen to them and see them.
     
    I love many bands but they make me the most happy.
     
    Thank you so much to them for everything they have done and made.
     
    And if this was my last time seeing them (I’ve said that before), then it was a great last time.

    KISS Band Members:

    Rob Zombie Band Members:

    KISS Set List:

    1. Detroit Rock City
    2. Shout It Out Loud
    3. War Machine
    4. Heaven’s On Fire
    5. I Love It Loud
    6. Cold Gin
    7. Guitar Solo
    8. Lick It Up
    9. Calling Dr. Love
    10. Psycho Circus
    11. Drum Solo
    12. 100,000 Years
    13. God Of Thunder
    14. Love Gun
    15. I Was Made For Loving You
    16. Black Diamond
    17. Encore:  Beth
    18. Rock And Roll All Nite

    Rob Zombie Set List:

    1. The Triumph of King Freak (A Crypt of Preservation and Superstition)
    2. Superbeast
    3. Meet The Creeper
    4. Shake Your Ass-Smoke Your Grass
    5. Living Dead Girl
    6. More Human Than Human
    7. Dead City Radio and The New Gods of Supertown
    8. Scum of the Earth
    9. Never Gonna Stop (The Red, Red Kroovy)
    10. Well, Everybody’s Fucking In a U.F.O.
    11. House of 1000 Corpses
    12. Thunder Kiss ’65
    13. Dragula

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