KISS, the award-winning hard rock band who will perform at the North Dakota State Fair in July, has partnered with Hiring Our Heroes and Veteran Tickets Foundation (Vet Tix) to salute members of the National Guard and military Reserve forces in more than 30 U.S. cities, including Minot, during their 2016 ‘KISS: Freedom to Rock’ tour.

The tour kicks off in Tucson, Ariz., July 4.

KISS will hire a currently serving member of the National Guard or Reserve force to be a “Roadie for the Day” for each of the 32 U.S. concerts.

KISS will also donate a limited number of tickets to veterans in each community and distribute those tickets through VetTix.org. Veterans and their family members will also have the chance to purchase discounted tickets through Vet Tix. Military discounts will also be available at venue box offices with proof of a valid military ID in select markets around the country. More details are available at kissonline.com.

The U.S “KISS: Freedom to Rock” tour stops are all home to a large number of Army and Air National Guard or Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps Reserve members.

KISS founder Paul Stanley said, “KISS is celebrating our ‘Freedom To Rock’ tour this summer; the same freedom that’s been upheld by our veterans and active duty service members”

KISS performs at the State Fair in Minot Saturday, July 30.