Photos by Mary Jane Farmer, and can be found on the link below.

KISS, in all its glory and white-face, proved to still be the entertaining, talented, in-your-face (even if it isn’t white-face), that it ever was. KISS played — sold out — Choctaw Casino’s Grand Theater Jan. 29, 2016.

It started out a little hinky when, after MC Jody got the crowd all ready for them (8:15 p.m.), the curtains didn’t open til 9 p.m. But, fans kept on having fun, many of them having their photos made with a Gene Simmons’ similarly-costumed fan, (whose photo can be seen on Daniel Akers‘ Facebook profile). In fact, there were quite a few folks/fans of all ages in white-face, emulating their favorite KISS musician.

The curtains opened to crank out the first of many pyrotechnics shows — rockets, choreographed with the music obviously by a fireworks  master, and the occasional blasts from the ends of guitars.

The band kept up a non-stop, crowd-pleasing show for nearly two hours after that —

KISS front line, Simmons, Stanley, Thayer

interacting with front-row moshers and delivering their hits from the decades of hit-making and genre-changing recordings.

KISS‘ videographers kept the three screens filled with Paul Stanley’s, Gene Simmons’, Eric Singer’s, and Tommy Thayer’s musical movements, but also turned the cameras onto the crowd regularly, a gesture that met with fans’ approval all night long.

To be noted here — KISS plays only with the four musicians, relying completely 100% on their own talents. Another highly-unusual band style, which also makes KISS unique among hard/heavy rock bands everywhere.

Go to the Live Music Calendar here or go online ChoctawCasinos.com to learn of future shows at the Grand Theater, and those include the next event, already sold out (sorry, fans) — Boyz II Men on Feb. 12, followed by Zane Williams and band at Gilley’s also at Choctaw (never a cover charge for bands at Gilley’s.)

For 48 photos, click here   (Sorry, but it was near-to-impossible to get many good photos of drummer Eric Singer).