KISS to revolutionise the coffee shop scene in Australia
Coffee drinkers in Australia can soon expect to be graced with a very different type of establishment, when legendary rock band KISS open their very own shop in Melbourne.
This will be the second store to which the rockers will put their names, having opened the original KISS CoffeeHouse at Myrtle Beach in South Carolina in 2006. The new store can expect much of the same atmosphere as its American namesake, as it is expected to be filled with memorabilia from the band’s epic 35-year career, along with plans to display KISS concerts on various TV screens throughout. Their traditional franchisesque-coffee varieties can also be expected to come in their unique Gold (12oz) or Platinum (20oz) mugs, with an ‘unplugged’ decaffeinated version.
Kiss are said to be in partnership with coffee entrepreneur Steve Agi on the project that is estimated to be costing just over £2 million. It has been reported by Yahoo! Music News that the band have already put over half a million pounds into the venture.
When the first KISS CoffeeHouse was opened in America, thousands of fans from across the world gathered to attend the opening, with Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley – the band’s founding members – also attending the event. It is unknown whether the famous duo can be expected in Melbourne when the new coffee shop opens in December, however, the opening will be sure to be a rock and roll occasion either way.