KISS Are Going to Perform a Private Concert for an Audience of Great White Sharks

The band will sail out off the coast of Southern Australia into an area known for shark sightings , and perform their greatest hits on their boat while eight fans are lowered off another boat into the water into a viewing submarine. The band's performance will go out via underwater speakers which will be audible to surrounding marine life.

"Research has indicated that low-frequency and pulsed sounds can be attractive to some shark species," says Australian Geographic's Dr Blake Chapman, who will accompany the guests on their tour. "Interestingly, different animals (even within the same species) appear to respond to sounds differently."

"I was a little taken aback by it, but they explained that sharks are attracted to low frequencies and so theyre attracted to rock n roll." said singer and guitarist Paul Stanley. "Since were going to be in Australia, it gives a whole new meaning to doing a concert down under."

The performance has been arranged in partnership with Airbnb Animal Experience, which reverses the tradition of having animals perform for the entertainment of human beings, and instead promotes making ethical and empathetic connections with wildlife.

"Ive been helping people have meaningful and memorable experiences with great whites for years now, and you really get to see how all the sharks have different personalities. They even like different types of music," says host Matt Waller. "The most important thing for me has always been to ensure that the encounters are responsible and ethical. For that, it helps that the humans are the ones in the cage... And now with KISS, were taking it to a whole new level humans will be entertaining the sharks, not the other way around."

"Sharks are among the worlds most misunderstood animals," says Chapman. "Its important for people to learn that sharks are worthy of respect and protection."