We take a look back at KISS' first performance without their makeup on.
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00:00 The day was October 11th, 1983, and the iconic band KISS showed us a side of them like we had never seen.
00:07 Get ready to rock and roll in this week's Pop Culture Rewind.
00:15 American rock legends KISS were formed in New York City in 1973, and just as much as they had become known for their hits,
00:29 I was thankful for you, baby.
00:32 Their looks and style are iconic in every way. Their makeup that became part of history was always on.
00:38 They didn't perform a KISS show without it until October 11th.
00:42 They did it as they opened up their "Lick It Up" world tour in Lisbon, Portugal.
00:46 They had been long famous for hiding their identities in public, but had just revealed their faces during a special MTV appearance.
00:53 Gene Simmons said in his book "Kiss and Make Up" that he "didn't know how I was supposed to act" because the non-makeup version of the band was an entirely new idea.
01:02 With or without makeup, the megastars continued to pave the way for rock and roll and culture.
01:13 Because we're KISS, we define ourselves by all the rules we break.
01:16 We'll have another huge moment for you next week in our Pop Culture Rewind.
01:20 [Music]