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Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Gene Simmons cancels Rockford concert and other tour dates
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Just days after offering fans the opportunity to during his 2025 tour, legendary rocker Gene Simmons, formerly of KISS, has canceled a number of upcoming tour dates including a stop in Rockford. According to , Simmons has canceled a number of stops, with an email going out to ticketholders notifying them that the concert had been canceled. The Gene Simmons Band was set to take the stage at Hard Rock Live, at the Hard Rock Casino Rockford, on Sunday, May 18th at 7 p.m. The Hard Rock Live appearance in Rockford is no longer listed on either or the casino's , and has listed the event as Canceled. The Gene Simmons Band consists of Simmons, Brent Woods (Wildside, Sebastian Bach, Vince Neil), Zach Throne (Corey Taylor), and Brian Tichy (Lynch Mob, Whitesnake, Billy Idol), and the show would have consisted of 'songs KISS has never played and some songs have never been recorded,' Simmons said. KISS held the final two concerts of its 'End of the Road' tour in Madison Square Garden in New York City in December of 2023. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Independent
11-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Kiss frontman Gene Simmons is asking fans to be his personal assistant - but it'll cost them $12k
Kiss frontman Gene Simmons is offering fans a once in a lifetime opportunity to be his temporary assistant - but they'll have to pay a hefty fee. In lieu of the usual job application process, the 75-year-old rocker is only looking for interested parties who can cough up $12,495 before joining him for a day on tour with his band this spring. While 'The Ultimate Gene Simmons Experience' will include some manual work, such as helping the crew set up, other unique experiences, such as sitting in on sound check, arriving at the venue with the band and hanging out back stage will also be offered. As well as receiving Gene Simmons Band crew member merch including a hat, shirt, and laminated VIP pass, you will also get a meal with the Kiss bass player. Then, during the show, participants can expect Simmons to briefly introduce them on stage in front of the paying audience. Photos are permitted and one guest is welcome to tag along. When it comes to souvenirs, the rockstar will give away a signed set list, a signed rehearsal bass guitar and allow you to bring up to four personal items for him to sign, providing they are not instruments. The musician, born in Israel, is set to embark on his solo show series beginning April 28 in Tallahassee, Florida. Simmons co-founded the storied rock band Kiss alongside guitarist Paul Stanley in 1973. The duo later brought Peter Criss in on drums and Ace Freshley on lead guitar. Kiss recorded and performed together all over the world for the following six years before briefly breaking up to record their own individual albums in 1979. From 2002 to 2023, Thomas Cunningham Thayer was the band's lead guitarist and vocalist. The group hosted its final worldwide goodbye tour in 2019 and then its last show in December 2023, performing in New York City where it all began.
