Paul Stanley taking solo show to Australia

Kiss frontman Paul Stanley is taking his solo show to Australia. Stanley, who toured North America last year in support of his second solo album, Live To Win, goes Down Under starting April 11th in Gold Coast and finishing six shows later in Adelaide. He'll also play theaters in Wollongong, Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, backed by the house band from CBS's Rock Star: Supernova.

In addition to songs from Live To Win, Stanley's 2006 shows included songs from his self-titled 1978 solo debut, as well as a selection of Kiss songs, including favorites ("Love Gun," "Detroit Rock City," "Strutter," "Do You Love Me?") and obscurities such as "Got To Choose," "Magic Touch," "I Still Love You," and "A Million To One."

In a statement announcing the Australian shows, Stanley said: "The U.S. shows were incredible and reconnected me to the reasons I loved live music growing up. Between all the Kiss classics, songs we've never played and songs from my two solo albums, it's an ultimate night that's as good or better than anything else around. I want to continue this sweat fest as long as I can and my first question was 'Can I get to Australia?' Night after night the fans across the U.S. were blown away. I can't wait."

Kiss recorded its 2003 concert album Kiss Symphony: Alive IV in Australia.

Kiss is reportedly considering some symphonic dates for North America in 2007, but no details have yet been announced.
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