Australia & New Zealand July 2014

Thunderbolts And Lightning is a 2014 bootleg CD by American kabuki rockers Kiss. When Kiss released their Unmasked album in 1980, American audiences had too much of the make-up band so they chose to go elsewhere. In this case, this CD documents their 1980 tour in Australasia, which means Australia and New Zealand, plus bonus tracks taken from a live album that ended up not being released. This set was released by The Godfatherecords.

Kiss' Thunderbolts And Lightning represents Kiss' last show in 1980 as part of their Australia/New Zealand tour for their Unmasked album. It was their first ever visit down under, this time with new drummer Eric Carr. This show in Auckland would also become Ace Frehley's last show with the band, not returning until the reunion in 1996. The double CD also features a portion of their Sydney show, plus an Alternate Alive! containing assorted tracks from their 1975 tour. This set was released by The Godfatherecords.