Call it Cadillac Rock City: Michigan town fetes 50 years after visit from KISS - Bridge Michigan

Call it Cadillac Rock City: Michigan town fetes 50 years after visit from KISS - Bridge Michigan

Fifty years ago, the band KISS made a surprise visit to Cadillac to celebrate the high school football team's winning season, which was inspired by KISS tunes. Through this month, Cadillac will host several events commemorating the occasion.

Cadillac Rock City: How the Michigan Town is Celebrating its KISStory

Fifty years after KISS made their legendary visit during Cadillac High School’s homecoming weekend, it still feels like something out of a movie. Following an undefeated season in 1973, Cadillac High’s football team lost the first two games of the 1974 season. To shake things up, assistant coach Jim Neff wanted to help change the mood of the locker room and decided to play KISS. The band’s music became somewhat of a ritual for the team, and they…