Rock band Kiss arrives in Vegas, begins residency

Members of the band Kiss, from left, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer and Paul Stanley perform at The Joint at the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas to kick off their residency at the venue Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Members of the rock band Kiss, from left, Eric Singer, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer, pose with military heroes after arriving via helicopter at the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas for the start of their residency Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Gene Simmons, left, and Paul Stanley of Kiss, perform at The Joint at the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas to kick off their residency at the venue Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Gene Simmons, left, and Paul Stanley of Kiss, perform at The Joint at the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas to kick off their residency at the venue Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Gene Simmons, left, and Paul Stanley of Kiss, perform at The Joint at the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas to kick off their residency at the venue Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Gene Simmons, left, and Eric Singer of Kiss, perform at The Joint at the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas to kick off their residency at the venue Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Paul Stanley performs with Kiss at The Joint at the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas for the start of their residency Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Paul Stanley, left, and Tommy Thayer, perform with Kiss at The Joint at the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas for the start of their residency Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Gene Simmons, left, and Eric Singer of Kiss, perform at The Joint at the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas to kick off their residency at the venue Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Gene Simmons, left, and Eric Singer of Kiss, perform at The Joint at the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas to kick off their residency at the venue Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Gene Simmons performs with Kiss at The Joint at the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas to kick off their residency at the venue Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Members of the rock band Kiss, from left, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer, perform at The Joint at the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas for the start of their residency Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Members of the rock band Kiss, from left, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer, perform at The Joint at the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas for the start of their residency Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Members of the rock band Kiss, from left, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer, perform at The Joint at the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas for the start of their residency Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Gene Simmons, left, and Eric Singer of Kiss, perform at The Joint at the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas to kick off their residency at the venue Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Gene Simmons, left, and Eric Singer of Kiss, perform at The Joint at the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas to kick off their residency at the venue Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Gene Simmons, left, and Eric Singer of Kiss, perform at The Joint at the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas to kick off their residency at the venue Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Gene Simmons, left, and Eric Singer of Kiss, perform at The Joint at the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas to kick off their residency at the venue Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Gene Simmons performs with Kiss at The Joint at the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas to kick off their residency at the venue Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Members of the rock band Kiss, from left, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer, perform at The Joint at the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas for the start of their residency Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)