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- KISS performed at the Hotel Diplomat in New York City.
- Producer Bill Aucoin saw KISS perform at a New York hotel, offered to become their manager and promised them a recording contract.
- KISS performed at The Daisy club in Amityville, New York.
- KISS performed at the Morris Civic Auditorium in South Bend, Indiana.
- KISS released the soft-rock ballad “Beth,” which reached number seven and became their only US Top 10 hit.
- KISS played the first of three concerts at The Forum in Inglewood, California. These concerts were used for the album “Alive II”, released in October.
- KISS performed at Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York.
- KISS performed at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis.
- KISS released the album Creatures of the Night, marking a return to a harder rock sound. Ace Frehley still appeared on the cover, although the guitar parts on the recording were played by Vinnie Vincent.
- Kiss performed without their trademark face paint for the first time. The concert took place in Lisbon, Portugal, about three weeks after the band members first revealed their real faces on MTV.
- KISS performed at the Gaumont Theatre in Ipswich, England.
- KISS performed at the Marquee Club in London during their 129-date Crazy Nights tour.
- The original members of KISS performed together for the first time since 1980 during the recording of the television special “MTV Unplugged”, when Peter Criss and Ace Frehley joined Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons. The overwhelmingly positive fan response paved the way for the band’s official reunion tour in 1996, which saw the return of their signature costumes and makeup. The special was later released as the album “Kiss Unplugged”.
- KISS performed at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio, during their Alive World Tour. During the concert, a fan threw his artificial leg onto the stage, and all the members signed it and returned it to him.
- Record company Tony Nicole Tony Records filed a lawsuit against Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, alleging intentional interference with drummer Peter Criss's contract with the company.
- Tony Nicole of TNT Records filed a lawsuit against Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS over alleged intentional interference with drummer Peter Criss's contract with the record company. The lawsuit claimed that Simmons and Stanley persuaded Criss to breach his contract and rejoin the original lineup. The case was settled out of court shortly after it was filed under undisclosed terms.
- All four original members of KISS attended the unveiling of their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. The star is located at 7092 Hollywood Boulevard. At the time, the band had released more than 30 albums and sold more than 80 million records worldwide.
- The film “Detroit Rock City,” produced by KISS, received its nationwide theatrical release in the United States.
- The film Detroit Rock City premiered in US cinemas. The story follows four young KISS fans trying to attend their favorite band's concert; the film was inspired by KISS and its fans and recalled the reunion of KISS's original lineup at the time.
- KISS released the album Sonic Boom, which was distributed exclusively through the Walmart retail chain; it was the group's first album with its lineup at the time.
- KISS were removed from the planned Michael Jackson tribute concert after organizers reconsidered public statements by Gene Simmons concerning allegations against Jackson.