KISS concert in Burgettstown finally rescheduled for 2021

There it was, still on the KISS website by mid-Wednesday afternoon. The iconic hard rock group’s Aug. 28 concert at S&T Bank Music Park in Burgettstown was still scheduled.

Obviously, this show could not possibly happen because of the pandemic. Not with Gov. Wolf’s order restricting gatherings of more than 250 people. Not with the nearby Washington Wild Things pro baseball team shutting down their games for the rest of the year.

Most people probably would have figured it out by now. But for some reason KISS had remained strangely quiet about it.

Washington County Commissioner Diana Irey Vaughan had been informed Wednesday by an assistant that an online listing indicated the show was still scheduled.

However, the listing was updated later in the day.

The concert has now been rescheduled for Aug. 26, 2021. A Facebook post provided by the venue said tickets for this year’s concert will be honored and those who cannot make the new date can get a refund.

The band also announced on its website and social media channels later Wednesday that its entire tour has been postponed until next year.

#KISS: #EndOfTheRoad North American Tour has been rescheduled to 2021. Full details at https://t.co/jDCiUOo3Mg. pic.twitter.com/kPWNEhXesI

— KISS (@kiss) August 12, 2020

A few ticket holders were wondering why an announcement about a postponement or cancellation had not been made earlier.

“To me, it would appear that there was an information error that someone must have overlooked providing information on the website about the rescheduling,” Vaughan said. “And I’m going to assume that simply because all of the other concerts were postponed.”

Vaughan expressed concern about Pittsburgh-area KISS fans being left in the dark.

“I certainly hope they get the information out to all of the individuals that have purchased tickets for the event.”

Vaughan said she went to a KISS concert last year and understands why fans would be disappointed.

‘We’ve all been disappointed at the disruptions and the way we have become accustomed to living our lives. But I always try to find the silver lining in every disappointment,” she said. “There are a lot of things that haven’t gotten to happen, but I think that when this lockdown is over so many people are going to come out of this having re-prioritized things in their life. There will be some good that comes out of all the changes we have had to endure.”