Did KISS Really Perform For a Small Crowd at Stewart Airport?

Did KISS perform at Stewart International Airport? We had to look into this.

The members of KISS were New Yorkers and were no strangers to the Hudson Valley. Earlier this year KISS released a live album taped at the MJN Convention Center (Formerly Mid-Hudson Civic Center) back in November of 1984.

I couldn't find a video from the exact show. I also can't confirm that the photo in the post is from the rehearsal. If the band was not in full makeup and costume there's a good chance it was kept under wraps. All four original members would have performed include Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss. The production of a KISS concert during this year would have looked something like this:

KISS went on to be one of the most successful bands of all time. The rest is KISStory.