The band’s final shows take place at Madison Square Garden this weekend

In advance of Kiss’ final live shows at Madison Square Garden on December 1 and 2, several exciting activations will take place throughout New York City, including a music-to-light show on the world-famous Empire State Building on November 30th.

For Kiss, celebrating alongside the historic Empire State Building ahead of their final two shows is fitting as they took one of their most iconic photos on the building’s 86th-floor observation deck almost 50 years ago. Since then, it has become one of the ways Kiss has portrayed the band’s deep legacy and history with New York City.

“It’s pretty awesome to be up there. We climbed the ladder in those boots. It was a pretty interesting time,” frontman Paul Stanley reflects of the 1976 photo shoot.

“We were nuts! We would do anything you could imagine. Let’s go on top of the Empire State Building and hang over the side for a photo. That’ll look cool. Let’s go!” bassist Gene Simmons adds.

The ceremonial lighting display will illuminate the building on Thursday, November 30th from dusk until 2 am ET. This can also be viewed online on the Empire State Building Live Cam. The illumination will show silver to represent the Kiss logo and red, purple, blue, and green to honor each band character’s iconic color. The music-to-light show set to the band’s 1975 hit, “Rock N Roll All Nite” is timed to a 7 pm ET broadcast that evening on iHeartMedia New York’s Q104.3. The show can be experienced in-person while using the iHeartRadio App, or fans around the world can enjoy the show through Kiss’ and ESB’s social channels.

The Empire State Building’s world-famous Observatory Experience recently underwent a $165 million reimagination.

Bravado, KISS’s long-time merchandising agency worked closely with the Empire State Building to make this event possible.

The activation is part of the band’s New York City takeover. Various takeovers and experiential events are scheduled across a five-day period, starting today (Wed, Nov 29th) with a Kiss-themed activation and branded merchandise as the Rangers take on the Detroit Red Wings. A Kiss Pop-Up Store, interactive Google Map, limited edition branded metro cards and more will be featured leading up to the band’s final performance ever on Saturday, December 2nd at Madison Square Garden.

The final Kiss concert, which ends the band’s 24-city/25-date North America The End of the Road Tour, promises to be a massive event. Kiss: End of the Road will take place on Saturday, December 2nd, at iconic Madison Square Garden, and will be streamed worldwide, live on pay-per-view, exclusively on ppv.com. It will also be available on PPV via cable and satellite operators in the US & Canada. The live show begins at 8 pm EST.