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LICENSED KISS CITY AND THEME PICKS

Beginning in 2010, KISS entered into a licensee agreement with Exit 215 Productions LLC dba Kiss Pick World to design, produce and sell their picks. In addition to the common tour picks, limited edition picks were also produced. Each limited edition pick is limited to quantities of 200. This page is dedicated to those limited edition picks. KISS changed their merchandise licensing from Signatures Network to Epic Rights in 2014. So at the end of 2014, the unsold stock to that point was returned per contract to the band. In 2015, a new licensee, Dead Tentacle LLC was created for Kiss Pick World to enter into a new contract with Epic Rights. By March 2020, the Kiss Pick World license ended. In June 2020 a new investment LLC was launched. In November 2020, Kiss Pick Haven was announced as the new official pick licensee with an expected website launch of February 2021.

From 2010 Sonic Boom through 2012 The Tour, the band had a very small quantity of these placed at the bottoms of the booms on their microphone stands and chucked a few into the crowd each night when they came out for their encore bows. Starting with the 2012 Monster tour, they created 1 city pick per show and a set of country picks for each country they visited. There were inconsistencies due to logistics, so they were placed on mic stands at some shows but not placed on the mic stands at other shows. Commemorative and theme night picks continue to be made for the KISS Kruises each year due to demand. For the 2022 End Of The Road Tour, the band again had a very small quantity of these placed at the bottoms of the booms on their microphone stands and chucked a few into the crowd each night when they came out for their encore bows. For 2023, there were both regional pearl sets as well as individual country sets, both of which adorned mic stands and guitars.
 

Collectors should be aware ALL of the 2010 picks (both Sonic Boom and Hottest Show) were bootlegged in the UK and Germany in large quantities. There are some "tells", but high quality photos and a trained eye is needed to be able to tell them apart. You can find some comparisons and analysis on the Fakes page.

 

2010 SONIC BOOM CITY PICKS

 
 

Sheffield, England

Newcastle, England

Liverpool, England

Birmingham, England

Dublin, Ireland

Glasgow, Scotland

Manchester, England

London, England

London, England

Zurich, Switzerland

Geneva, Switzerland

Milan, Italy

Vienna, Austria

Ostrava, Czech Republic

Prague, Czech Republic

Leipzig, Germany

Berlin, Germany

Budapest, Hungary

Bratislava, Slovakia

Hamburg, Germany

Oberhausen, Germany

Nurburgring, Germany

Nurnberg, Germany

Trondheim, Norway

Tampere, Finland

Stockholm, Sweden

Malmo, Sweden

Oslo, Norway

Aalborg, Denmark

Arnhem, Holland

Clisson, France

Madrid, Spain

Barcelona, Spain

Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

Dessel, Belgium
 

2010 HOTTEST SHOW ON EARTH CITY PICKS
 

Burbank, CA
(Tonight Show)

Cheyenne, WY

Minot, ND

Burgettstown (Pittsburgh), PA

Cincinnati, OH

Hershey, PA

Camden, NJ

Mansfield (Boston), MA

Indianapolis, IN

Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada

Darien Center (Buffalo), NY

Wantagh, NY

Scranton, PA

Saratoga Springs, NY

Uncasville, CT

Holmdel, NJ

Bristow, VA (Washington DC)

Virginia Beach, VA

Charlotte, NC

Raleigh, NC

Atlanta, GA

Milwaukee, WI

Tinley Park (Chicago), IL

St. Paul, MN

Toronto, ON, Canada

Clarkston (Detroit), MI

Cuyahoga Falls (Cleveland), OH

The Woodlands (Houston), TX

Frisco (Dallas), TX

San Antonio, TX

Sandy, UT

Phoenix, AZ

Fontana, CA

Monterrey, Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico

Guadalajara, Mexico
 

2011 HOTTEST SHOW ON EARTH CITY PICKS
 

For 2011, each member had his own character color pick and the HSOE logo had some slight changes from the 2010 versions. Rather than show the same 4 colored fronts for every member pick, I've elected to just rotate one color per city for display purposes.

Nagoya, Japan

(**Cancelled show**)

Yokohama, Japan

(**Cancelled show**)

Saitama, Japan

(**Cancelled show**)

Kobe, Japan

(**Cancelled show**)

Tokyo, Japan

(**Cancelled show**)

Tokyo, Japan

(**Cancelled show**)

Sapporo, Japan

(**Cancelled show**)

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Houston, TX

Hollywood, FL

Sacramento, CA

Everett, WA

Spokane, WA

Kamloops, BC, Canada

Abbotsford, BC, Canada

Prince George, BC, Canada

Dawson Creek, BC, Canada

Fort McMurray, AB, Canada

Sarnia, ON, Canada

Grand Falls, NL, Canada

Manchester, NH

Bushkill, PA

Walker, MN

Oshkosh, WI

Springfield, IL

Montreal, QC, Canada

Orillia, ON, Canada

Windsor, ON, Canada

Verona, NY
 

2011 KISS KRUISE I CITY PICKS
 

13th - Pool Deck, Carnival Destiny, Miami, FL **Acoustic Sail-Away Show

14th - Palladium, Main Lounge, Carnival Destiny, Half Moon Cay, Bahamas

15th - Palladium, Main Lounge, Carnival Destiny, Nassau, Bahamas

Kiss Kruise Navy Bonus

I Rocked at Sea with KISS

 Kiss Army / Navy
 

2012 THE TOUR CITY PICKS
 

NCAA, New Orleans, LA

Oslo, Norway

London, England

Special Veterans only show,
Bristow, VA 7/19/12

  

The fronts for each city has a slightly graduated shade of red, purple, blue and green as they slowly transition to the next color, i.e., red to purple, purple to blue, blue to green, light green to darker green.

Bristow, VA

Virginia Beach, VA

Raleigh, NC

Atlanta, GA

Charlotte, NC

West Palm Beach, FL

Tampa Bay, FL

Pelham, AL

Louisville, KY

Woodlands (Houston), TX

Dallas, TX

San Antonio, TX

Albuquerque, NM

Englewood, CO

Phoenix, AZ

Las Vegas, NV

Chula Vista, CA

Irvine, CA

Concord, CA

Auburn, WA

Ridgefield, WA

Grand Junction, CO

Tulsa, OK

Maryland Heights, MO

Minneapolis, MN

Cincinnati, OH

Noblesville, IN

Burgettstown (Pittsburgh), PA

Nashville, TN

Clarkston, MI

Tinley Park, IL

East Troy, WI

Allegan, MI

Cuyahoga Falls (Cleveland), OH

Toronto, ON, Canada

Darien Lake, NY

Mansfield, MA

Scranton, PA

Camden, NJ

Holmdel, NJ

Wantagh, NY

Hartford, CT

Mexico City, Mexico

Monterrey, Mexico
 

2012 KISS KRUISE II CITY PICKS
 

KISS Kruise II

Acoustic Sail-Away Show

 

1 - Stardust Theatre, Norwegian Pearl @ Sea **KISS Kruise II

2 - Stardust Theatre, Norwegian Pearl @ Sea **KISS Kruise II

Kiss Kruise Monster Navy

I Threw Picks with Gene Simmons

 

I Rocked at Sea with KISS

      
 

2012-2013 MONSTER CITY PICKS
 

KISS Monster "Late Show"

KISS Monster "Good Morning America"

Perth, Australia

Adelaide, Australia

 

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Brisbane, Australia

Mackay, Australia

 

Australia Commemorative

Stockholm, Sweden

Helsinki, Finland

Solvesborg, Sweden

Stavanger, Norway

 

Copenhagen, Denmark

Berlin, Germany

Prague, Czech Republic

Vienna, Austria

 

Udine, Italy

Milan, Italy

 

Zurich, Switzerland

Clisson,France

Sweden Commemorative

Finland Commemorative

Norway Commemorative

Denmark Commemorative

Germany Commemorative

Czech Republic Commemorative

Austria Commemorative

Italy Commemorative

Switzerland Commemorative

France Commemorative

Canada Commemorative

USA Commemorative

Japan Commemorative
 

2013 KISS KRUISE III CITY PICKS
 

Kiss Kruise III Unplugged Commemorative

Kiss Kruise III Makeup Commemorative

I Threw Picks with Gene Simmons

      
 

2014 KISS KRUISE IV PICKS
 

I Rocked at Sea with KISS

I Threw Picks with Gene Simmons

 
 

2015 KISS KRUISE V PICKS
 

Zombie faces Halloween 2015

  
 

I WAS THERE 11/2/15 KKV
(silver foil on grey pearl)

Halloween theme night
(black on luminor)
 

2016 KISS KRUISE VI PICKS
 

Glow-in-the-dark faces

Creatures of the Deep

I WAS THERE 11/08/16 KKVI
(silver foil on purple pearl)

Gene JAWS pick
 

2017 KISS KRUISE VII PICKS
 

Glow in the dark Talisman

 

  
 

 

Glow in the dark Reverse Makeup

  
 

 

Mardi Gras Theme Night

  
 

 

Theme Nights

  
 

I WAS THERE KKVII
(white on purple, foil sig.)

Re-print in black ink of 2013 Benefit pick

2018 KISS KRUISE VIII PICKS
 

Glow-in-the-dark

Psycho Icons

 

  
 

 

Theme Nights

I WAS THERE KKVIII
(black on white pearl)

Glow-in-the-dark 
Pirate Ship

 

2019 KISS KRUISE IX PICKS
 

I WAS THERE KKIX
(multicolor on white)

Gene Simmons Fling King pick

 
 

2021 KISS KRUISE X PICKS
 

Psycho Circus portraits

  
 

Psycho Circus clowns

  
 

Halloween skulls

  
 

Halloween pumpkins

KISS Navy

I WAS THERE KKX
(multicolor on black)

Notes: The KISS Navy picks were cabin gifts for early Kruise registration.

The Paul meet & greet picks did not arrive in time and had to be mailed to buyers well after the kruise.
 

2022 END OF THE ROAD COUNTRY PICKS
 

Chile

Argentina

Brazil

Peru

Colombia

USA

Germany

Poland

Belgium

France

England

England Variant

Denmark

Sweden

Finland

Austria

Spain

Switzerland

Croatia

Italy

Czech Republic

Hungary

Romania

Holland

Australia

Japan

Mexico
 

2022 KISS KRUISE XI PICKS
 

Kisstory at Sea

    
   

Anchors Aweigh [sic]

    
   

El Día de Muertos skulls

    
   

Halloween zombies

  

Halloween pumpkins

    
   

Theme nights

Paul KKXI guitar buyer m&g
(multicolor on black)

Notes: Kisstory at Sea, Halloween zombies, and Halloween pumpkins were also placed on mic stands for some shows on the week 2 kruise.
 
 

2023 END OF THE ROAD COUNTRY PICKS
 

REGIONAL PICKS

South America

United Kingdom

Europe

Scandinavia

Australia

UAE (**Cancelled show**)

North America

COUNTRY FLAGS

        

England

Czech Republic

Netherlands

Belgium

France

Germany

Poland

Spain

Italy

Scotland

Sweden

Norway

Australia

USA

Canada
 
 
 

 

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Comments, suggestions, feedback and updates gladly welcomed.

 

PLEASE contact me if you have any KISS guitar picks that I do not have!

 

Email: krodenas@fuse.net
 

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