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15 фев 2024 : |
SEBASTIAN BACH Recalls Telling GENE SIMMONS's Daughter How KISS Inspired Him To Launch His Own Career In Rock |
3 дек 2023 : |
DESMOND CHILD – “GENE SIMMONS Called Me A Song Doctor So That He Didn’t Have To Say I Was A Co-Writer” |
23 ноя 2023 : |
GENE SIMMONS Isn't A Fan Of Cellphones: 'If I Had My Druthers, I'd Take Them All Away' |
20 ноя 2023 : |
GENE SIMMONS Says He Will No Longer Post On X Social Network |
20 сен 2023 : |
KISS' GENE SIMMONS Announces Limited Edition EB-0 Bass In Partnership With Gibson Custom Shop |
19 сен 2023 : |
GENE SIMMONS Pays Tribute To YOSHIKI As Japanese Star Makes History In Hollywood |
28 июл 2023 : |
GENE SIMMONS: PAUL STANLEY And I 'Continue To Have This Astonishing Relationship' |
18 июл 2023 : |
GENE SIMMONS Is 'Concerned' About Lack Of Artificial Intelligence Legislation |
13 июл 2023 : |
GENE SIMMONS Opens Up About True Love And Marriage: 'I Never Wanted To Be Hurt Ever Again' |
12 апр 2023 : |
GENE SIMMONS Donates $250,000 To MENDING KIDS Organization That Provides Free Life-Saving Surgical Care To Sick Children |
24 мар 2023 : |
GENE SIMMONS Sells Las Vegas House For $11 Million |
20 мар 2023 : |
Is JOE BIDEN Too Old For A Second Term As U.S. President? GENE SIMMONS Weighs In |
22 янв 2023 : |
GENE SIMMONS Praises ABBA's 'Undeniable Songwriting' |
6 янв 2023 : |
GENE SIMMONS On KISS' Exclusion From Rolling Stone's "Greatest Singers" List - "I Don't Give A F*@k" (Video) |
12 дек 2022 : |
GENE SIMMONS Says He Hasn't Sold His Crypto Holdings Despite Market Drop |
30 ноя 2022 : |
GENE SIMMONS Says He Was Initially 'Happy' When TRUMP Became President, Admits He's An 'Ageist' About BIDEN |
22 ноя 2022 : |
GENE SIMMONS Drops Another Million From Asking Price Of Las Vegas House |
15 ноя 2022 : |
KISS's GENE SIMMONS Undergoes Procedure To Have Excess Kidney Stones Removed |
25 окт 2022 : |
GENE SIMMONS Urges KANYE WEST To Take His Medication And Surround Himself With 'Nicer People' |
20 окт 2022 : |
Has GENE SIMMONS Experienced Any Anti-Semitism As A Member Of KISS? He Responds |
15 окт 2022 : |
KISS' GENE SIMMONS On Mortality And Death - "I’d Be A Complete A**hole, Certainly More Than I Am Now, If I Wasn’t Grateful For This Amazing Life" |
21 сен 2022 : |
GENE SIMMONS: 'I Don't Have Friends' |
9 сен 2022 : |
GENE SIMMONS's MoneyBag Soda Celebrates Shipping One Million Bottles |
30 авг 2022 : |
Watch: KISS's GENE SIMMONS Celebrates 73rd Birthday Onstage In Sydney |
17 авг 2022 : |
KISS's GENE SIMMONS Turns Down 'Dancing With The Stars' Invite |
2 июл 2022 : |
GENE SIMMONS Drops Another $2.5 Million From Asking Price Of Las Vegas House |
30 июн 2022 : |
GENE SIMMONS: ACE FREHLEY And PETER CRISS No Longer Have 'The Physical Stamina' To Play A Full KISS Show |
1 июн 2022 : |
GENE SIMMONS On His Post-KISS Plans: 'It's Gonna Be A Different Kind Of A Thing' |
30 май 2022 : |
GENE SIMMONS Says DONALD TRUMP 'Allowed' People 'To Be Publicly Racist And Out There With Conspiracy Theories' |
3 май 2022 : |
GENE SIMMONS Blasts 'Conspiracy Idiots', Urges Everyone To Get COVID-19 Vaccine |
26 апр 2022 : |
GENE SIMMONS And DAVID DRAIMAN React To ELON MUSK's $44 Billion Purchase Of Twitter |
23 мар 2022 : |
GENE SIMMONS: Racism In America 'Has Got To Stop' |
5 мар 2022 : |
GENE SIMMONS Says KANYE WEST Is 'Out Of His Mind': 'There's Something Clinically Wrong With Him' |
2 фев 2022 : |
GENE SIMMONS Weighs In On BRITNEY SPEARS's Conservatorship Battle: 'No One Should Have Any Say Regarding Her Finances' |
18 янв 2022 : |
GENE SIMMONS On MARVEL COMICS Legend STAN LEE: He Will Be 'Forever Loved And Missed' |
12 янв 2022 : |
Here Is A Video Tour Of GENE SIMMONS's Las Vegas Mansion |
4 янв 2022 : |
GENE SIMMONS's New Year's Resolutions: 'I'd Like To Be A Better, Kinder, Better-Looking And Richer Guy' |
13 дек 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Drops $1.5 Million From Asking Price Of Las Vegas House |
23 ноя 2021 : |
KISS's Manager: GENE SIMMONS Wouldn't Say Anything Against DAVID LEE ROTH |
17 ноя 2021 : |
ALEX JONES Blasts GENE SIMMONS Over Anti-Vaxxer Comments: 'Are You Stupid Or Are You Consciously Evil?' |
17 ноя 2021 : |
KISS's GENE SIMMONS Calls Unvaccinated People 'Delusional' And The 'Enemy' |
29 окт 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Reportedly Buys Beverly Hills Mansion For $10.5 Million |
23 окт 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Explains Why He Is Selling His Las Vegas House Only Five Months After Buying It |
22 окт 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Lists His Las Vegas Valley Estate For $14.95 Million |
27 сен 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Sells Beverly Hills Mansion For $16 Million |
15 сен 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Says He Was 'Shocked' When He Tested Positive For COVID-19 |
7 сен 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS: 'Who Killed The Music Business? The Fans Did' |
6 сен 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Blasts 'Evil, Self-Serving Politicians' In Florida And Texas For Being 'More Interested In Getting Re-Elected Than Saving Lives' |
3 сен 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Says He Is 'Really Fine' After Testing Positive For COVID-19, Urges Everyone To Get Vaccinated |
29 авг 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Says PAUL STANLEY Is 'Not Feeling Great' But 'He's Gonna Be Fine' Because 'He Got Vaccinated' |
29 авг 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Apologizes To DAVID LEE ROTH: 'I Am Ashamed That I Hurt His Feelings' |
17 авг 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Doesn't Know What Happened To DAVID LEE ROTH |
16 авг 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS On DONALD TRUMP Presidency: It Was 'Beyond Anything I Ever Thought Imaginable' |
12 авг 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Says He Is In Favor Of Vaccine Mandates |
11 июл 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Says ACE FREHLEY And PETER CRISS 'Continue To Make Really Bad Choices' In Their Lives |
20 июн 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Meets With Members Of Congress As Part Of ASCAP Songwriters Virtual 'Stand With Songwriters' Advocacy Month |
13 июн 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Blasts 'Moron' Politician For Asking Forest Service To Alter Moon's Orbit To Combat Climate Change |
7 июн 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Reportedly Buys House Near Las Vegas For $8.2 Million |
23 май 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Says It's 'Disgusting' That IRON MAIDEN Has Not Yet Been Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME |
31 мар 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS On His Decision To Leave California: 'It's Time For A Change' |
27 мар 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Was 'Blown Away' By BILLIE EILISH Documentary |
26 мар 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Buys Malibu Hilltop Home |
24 мар 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS: Why Masks Should Be Mandatory, Not Optional |
15 мар 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Re-Lists Beverly Hills Mansion At Higher Price |
13 мар 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS: Why I Keep Saying 'Rock Is Dead' |
9 фев 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Says 'Young Fans' Are Responsible For 'Killing' Rock Music |
5 фев 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Says Racist 'Hooligans' On Social Media Should Be Fined |
30 янв 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Spars With His Twitter Followers Over Allegations Of Voter Fraud In 2020 Election |
27 янв 2021 : |
KISS's GENE SIMMONS: Drugs And Booze Don't Work |
21 янв 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS: 'Lack Of Money Is The Root Of All Evil' |
4 янв 2021 : |
GENE SIMMONS Once Again Claims 'Rock Is Dead', Praises 'Fantastic' BILLIE EILISH And LADY GAGA |
16 дек 2020 : |
GENE SIMMONS Blasts Anti-Vaxxers And Anti-Maskers: 'If You're A Denier, Stay In The Shadows' |
12 дек 2020 : |
GENE SIMMONS: 'The Record Industry Is Dead For New Artists' |
20 ноя 2020 : |
GENE SIMMONS: Why U.S. States Have To Mandate Mask Use |
23 окт 2020 : |
Report: GENE SIMMONS Is Moving To Washington To Escape Tax Burden Of Living In California |
7 окт 2020 : |
KISS's GENE SIMMONS Blasts Anti-Maskers: 'It's Not About You; It's About The Rest Of Us' |
30 сен 2020 : |
GENE SIMMONS Says 'It's Nobody's Business' Whom He Will Vote For In 2020 Presidential Election |
2 сен 2020 : |
GENE SIMMONS Praises ELON MUSK's Brain-Computer Tech NEURALINK After Live-Pig Demo |
22 июл 2020 : |
GENE SIMMONS And PAUL STANLEY's ROCK & BREWS In Maui Closes Doors For Good |
8 май 2020 : |
GENE SIMMONS Says Latest Coronavirus Death Projections Are 'Not Good' |
13 апр 2020 : |
GENE SIMMONS Says Music Industry Has Lost 'Billions Of Dollars' During Coronavirus Pandemic |
7 апр 2020 : |
KISS's GENE SIMMONS Urges Fans To 'Stay At Home' To Prevent Spread Of COVID-19 |
3 окт 2019 : |
GENE SIMMONS: First Post-Surgery Photo Available |
27 авг 2019 : |
KISS's GENE SIMMONS Celebrates 70th Birthday Onstage In Saratoga Springs (Video) |
29 апр 2019 : |
GENE SIMMONS's Sexual Battery Accuser Wants To Drop Lawsuit |
25 апр 2019 : |
VINNIE VINCENT Says He Got A 'Cold Reception' At GENE SIMMONS's 'Vault' Event: 'I Was Treated Very Indifferently' |
20 фев 2019 : |
GENE SIMMONS Responds To ACE FREHLEY's Explosive Remarks |
17 янв 2019 : |
GENE SIMMONS: 'Cannabis, In Its Various Forms, Is Actually Gonna Help People' |
6 янв 2019 : |
GENE SIMMONS Was Once Paid Millions Of Dollars By A Royal Family To Speak For An Hour |
7 дек 2018 : |
GENE SIMMONS Is 'Heartbroken' Over Mother's Death |
3 сен 2018 : |
ACE FREHLEY Joins GENE SIMMONS To Perform KISS Classics In Australia; Video |
21 авг 2018 : |
GENE SIMMONS Gets Choked Up While Paying Tribute To ARETHA FRANKLIN (Video) |
31 июл 2018 : |
GENE SIMMONS To Release 27: The Legend And Mythology Of The 27 Club Book In October |
5 июн 2018 : |
Video: GENE SIMMONS And Solo Band Perform At Stockholm's Gröna Lund |
5 июн 2018 : |
PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS To Open New Rock & Brews Location In Chicago |
15 апр 2018 : |
VINNIE VINCENT Joins GENE SIMMONS At Nashville 'Vault Experience' Event (Video) |
4 апр 2018 : |
PAUL STANLEY Is 'Going Over' His Schedule To See When He Can Join GENE SIMMONS At A 'Vault' Event |
4 апр 2018 : |
GENE SIMMONS: 'I Can't Get PAUL STANLEY To Come Out' To Any Of 'The Vault' Events |
26 мар 2018 : |
PETER CRISS And GENE SIMMONS Reunite At 'Vault Experience' Event In New York City (Video) |
21 мар 2018 : |
GENE SIMMONS - Fan-Filmed Video Of Blind Fan BRIAN McCAULEY Performing KISS Classic "Dr. Love" Posted: "We Did Not Rehearse With Him" |
1 фев 2018 : |
ACE FREHLEY Joins GENE SIMMONS At 'Vault Experience' Event In Miami (Video) |
25 янв 2018 : |
GENE SIMMONS Performs KISS Classics With THEE ROCK N' ROLL RESIDENCY In Nashville (Video) |
27 ноя 2017 : |
GENE SIMMONS Will Never Work With VINNIE VINCENT Again: 'I Don't Need More Dark Clouds Over My Life' |
27 ноя 2017 : |
GENE SIMMONS Talks Solo Band - "I'm Just Having An Awful Lot Of Fun; About As Much As I Can Have With My Pants On" |
10 ноя 2017 : |
GENE SIMMONS - The Vault Experience Unboxing Video Streaming |
17 окт 2017 : |
GENE SIMMONS Talks "Are You Ready" Demo From The Vault; Medley Streaming |
29 сен 2017 : |
GENE SIMMONS Defends His Attempt To Trademark 'Horns' Hand Gesture: 'You Can Trademark Anything' |
20 сен 2017 : |
GENE SIMMONS: 'If I Could, I Would Trademark The Air You Breathe' |
13 сен 2017 : |
GENE SIMMONS Will Deliver 'The Vault' Box Set To Your Home For $50,000 |
10 сен 2017 : |
GENE SIMMONS's 'The Vault' To Include 1977 'Love Gun' Demos Featuring VAN HALEN Brothers |
5 сен 2017 : |
GENE SIMMONS Announces 'The Vault' Box Set Of Previously Unreleased Solo Recordings |
21 авг 2017 : |
GENE SIMMONS Doesn't Regret Attempting To Trademark 'Horns' Hand Gesture: 'I Regret Nothing' |
30 июл 2017 : |
PAUL STANLEY Doesn't Know Why GENE SIMMONS Attempted To Trademark 'Horns' Hand Gesture |
6 июл 2017 : |
SHARON OSBOURNE Says GENE SIMMONS Was 'Crazy' For Trying To Trademark 'Horns' Hand Gesture |
29 июн 2017 : |
Who Came Up With Rock 'N' Roll 'Devil Horns': RONNIE JAMES DIO Or GENE SIMMONS? DOUG ALDRICH Weighs In |
26 июн 2017 : |
VINNY APPICE Says RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Would Be Pissed Off' If He Was Alive To See GENE SIMMONS Attempt To Trademark 'Horns' Hand Gesture |
22 июн 2017 : |
GENE SIMMONS Abandons 'Horns' Hand Gesture Trademark Application |
19 июн 2017 : |
GENE SIMMONS Says His 'Horns' Hand Signal Is 'Homage' To SPIDER-MAN |
19 июн 2017 : |
RONNIE JAMES DIO's Widow Calls GENE SIMMONS's Attempt To Trademark 'Horns' Hand Gesture 'Laughable' And 'Disgusting' |
19 июн 2017 : |
NIKKI SIXX Apparently Mocks GENE SIMMONS's Trademark Application, Says He Is 'Thinking Of' Registering Middle-Finger Gesture |
19 июн 2017 : |
GENE SIMMONS Seeks To Register Trademark On 'Devil's Horns' Hand Gesture |
6 июн 2017 : |
Watch GENE SIMMONS Perform With His Solo Band In Philadelphia |
11 май 2017 : |
GENE SIMMONS To Release New Book, On Power, In November 2017 |
16 апр 2017 : |
GENE SIMMONS: 'The People That Killed All The New Bands Are The Fans Themselves' |
11 апр 2017 : |
Video: GENE SIMMONS Pays Emotional Tribute To CHUCK BERRY At Public Memorial Service |
20 мар 2017 : |
GENE SIMMONS Pays Tribute To CHUCK BERRY With 'Johnny B. Goode' Performance In Cleveland (Video) |
7 мар 2017 : |
Watch GENE SIMMONS Perform With His Solo Band |
17 фев 2017 : |
GENE SIMMONS Still Believes Rock Is Dead |
6 окт 2016 : |
GENE SIMMONS On DONALD TRUMP: 'What You See Is What You Get' |
5 сен 2016 : |
GENE SIMMONS - "I Literally Never Drink; I Simply Don't Like The Taste Or The Smell Of Anything With Alcohol In It" |
20 июл 2016 : |
Should Musicians Be Able To Remotely Disable Phone Cameras At Concerts? GENE SIMMONS Weighs In |
4 июн 2016 : |
KISS’ GENE SIMMONS Talks Love Of Comic Books – “Everybody Wants To Be A Superhero” |
20 май 2016 : |
GENE SIMMONS: Celebrities Should Keep Their Presidential Choices Private |
20 май 2016 : |
GENE SIMMONS: "The only cure for paedophilia is death" |
12 май 2016 : |
GENE SIMMONS's Wife Slams PAUL STANLEY Over PRINCE Apology |
11 май 2016 : |
GENE SIMMONS Apologizes For Comments About PRINCE's Death |
11 май 2016 : |
GENE SIMMONS On PRINCE: 'How Pathetic That He Killed Himself' |
30 апр 2016 : |
N.W.A.'s MC REN To KISS's GENE SIMMONS: 'F**k Tha Police' Is More Rock And Roll Than 'Rock And Roll All Nite' |
27 апр 2016 : |
GENE SIMMONS Says PRINCE Was 'A Unique Guy' Who 'Did It All' |
16 апр 2016 : |
GENE SIMMONS Is 'Wrong' About Rap Artists Being Inducted Into ROCK HALL, Says ICE CUBE |
10 апр 2016 : |
GENE SIMMONS Responds To ICE CUBE's ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction Comments |
9 апр 2016 : |
GENE SIMMONS Gets Called Out By N.W.A. During ROCK HALL Induction Speech |
31 мар 2016 : |
GENE SIMMONS: DONALD TRUMP 'Is The Truest Political Animal I've Ever Seen Onstage' |
21 мар 2016 : |
GENE SIMMONS Slammed By TALIB KWELI Over Rap Death Prediction |
18 мар 2016 : |
GENE SIMMONS: 'I Am Looking Forward To The Death Of Rap' |
14 мар 2016 : |
PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS Open Rock & Brews Location In Dallas; Photo Gallery Available |
16 фев 2016 : |
GENE SIMMONS 'The Demon' Limited-Edition Mask Can Be Yours For $999.99 |
18 окт 2015 : |
GENE SIMMONS On Illegal Music Downloading: 'When You Stop Charging For Things, It Becomes Worthless' |
22 авг 2015 : |
GENE SIMMONS Reviews LAMB OF GOD's '512' Song: 'This Type Of Vocal Styling Just Ain't My Thing' |
5 ноя 2014 : |
GENE SIMMONS Says There Is 'Not A Chance' That Original KISS Lineup Will Ever Reunite Again |
23 окт 2014 : |
GENE SIMMONS: Success Offers You Freedom |
22 окт 2014 : |
GENE SIMMONS Stands By 'Rock Is Dead' Claim, Says Technology Has Outpaced Laws |
18 авг 2014 : |
GENE SIMMONS: 'I Deeply Support And Am Empathetic To Anyone Suffering From Any Disease, Especially Depression' |
16 мар 2009 : |
GENE SIMMONS Reveals First New KISS Songtitle |
12 мар 2009 : |
GENE SIMMONS\' \'Alter Ego\' Box Set To See Light Of Day This Year |
15 апр 2008 : |
GENE SIMMONS In Japanese Movie |
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10 мар 2025
You Can Be GENE SIMMONS's Roadie For A Day — For $12,495
Simmons's $12,495 "Personal Assistant And Band Roadie For The Day" experience is limited to one per show and includes the following perks:
* You will meet up with Gene and GENE SIMMONS BAND members early in the day (either at his hotel or designated location) to go over the band's show day schedule.
* You will be on the GENE SIMMONS BAND team crew for the entire day!
* You will get a GENE SIMMONS BAND crew member shirt and hat
* You will get a GENE SIMMONS BAND crew member VIP laminate
* You will have a meal with Gene Simmons (at the hotel or backstage at the show)
* You will arrive and load in to the venue with the band
* You will help the band set up for the show
* You will hang out backstage
* You will sit in on soundcheck
* Gene Simmons will bring you on stage during the show and introduce you
* You will get a setlist signed by Gene Simmons
* You can take photos throughout your entire experience
* You may bring one guest
* You may bring four items for Gene to sign (no instruments, parts, etc.)
* And… you get a Gene Simmons (KISS-rehearsal-used) bass signed by Gene Simmons
Tickets to the show are not included, as they are sold through the individual venues.
For more information, visit GeneSimmonsAxe.com.
GENE SIMMONS BAND's tour will kick off on April 3 in Anaheim and is scheduled to conclude on May 24 in Houston.
GENE SIMMONS BAND 2025 tour dates:
April 3 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
April 4 - Temecula, CA @ Pechanga Resort Casino
April 5 - Rohnert Park, CA @ The Event at Graton Resort & Casino
April 8 - Auburn, WA @ Muckleshoot Casino Resort
April 10 - Magna, UT @ The Great Saltair
April 11 - Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
April 25 - Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
April 26 - Miami Beach, FL @ Fillmore
April 28 - Tallahassee, FL @ The Moon
April 29 - Jacksonville, FL @ Florida Theater
April 30 - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
May 2 - Peachtree City, GA - The Fred Amphitheater
May 3 - Beaver Dam, KY @ Beaver Dam Amphitheater
May 5 - Red Bank, NJ @ Basie
May 6 - Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont
May 8 - Bethlehem, PA @ Wind Creek Casino
May 9 - Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
May 11 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
May 14 - Northfield, OH @ MGM
May 15 - Niagara Falls, ON @ Fallsview Casino
May 17 - Hammond, IN @ The Horseshoe
May 18 - Rockford, IL @ Hard Rock
May 20 - Nashville, IN @ Brown County Music Center
May 22 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
May 23 - San Antonio, TX @ Tobin Center
May 24 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues
During an appearance on a December 2024 episode of Billboard's "Behind The Setlist" podcast, Gene spoke about how he now tours and performs with his solo band. He responded: "I thought I could stay away from the stage [after the completion of KISS's 'End Of The Road' farewell tour]. It bears noting that there's a magic that happens up there that words don't really sort of describe. It's a feeling, and it's tough to talk about feelings. It's probably closer to… There used to be a guy named Dr. [Arthur] Janov and he had a kind of a strange hippie point of view about people having their stuff pent up. So you put people in a padded room. And it was called scream therapy. You go in there and you just let loose and reportedly — I was never part of that, but reportedly — people would come out drenched in sweat and relieved and tired and you expel all this stuff. And going through life, there are rules. You can't compliment women too much. There's no more hugging. There's all these rules. You can't do trans jokes, gay jokes, Jew jokes, black — you can't do any of that stuff because we're very sort of… There are subtle rules that we all have to be aware of. Not on stage. You are free. You just expel all this energy, and it's this celebration of life with the fans and you, and you get to this kind of joyous place. So the GENE SIMMONS BAND is a chance for me, with some friends who are monsters on their instruments, to go out there and just have a great time. It bears noting we don't have managers, road crew, nothing. No trucks, nothing. The local promoters provide the backline, and we just get up there and play. And there are no set-in-stone setlists. Fans can yell, 'Hey, why don't you do 'Almost Human' from 1804?' You betcha. And you break into it. Or, 'Do you guys know 'Whole Lotta Love'?' 'Yeah, I think so.' And you break into it. Or you jam. And at every show we bring fans up on stage. 'Can you sing?' 'Can you play? Let's have a party.'"
When asked how the idea for touring without managers and a road crew came about, Simmons replied: "Actually, it was done by black musicians when they played the Chitlin' Circuit, what used to be the black clubs, 'cause they couldn't play white clubs. So Chuck Berry, as an example, famously would show up with his guitar, and there was a local band. Now, I don't do that — I take my band with me — but Berry would show up, and he'd tell the guys, 'Study the records, learn these songs, I'm gonna show up,' and no rehearsal, nothing. Just let it happen. And you can be as tight as THE [ROLLING] STONES. I don't know if you've ever seen THE STONES live. No matter how much they rehearse, there's this kind of sloppy, greasy way of doing it. And you never quite know where the end of the song is — it never quite ends — because there is no end; you just kind of feel it. So it's very easy. We have a lot of fun. The fans are, as they say on the street, digging it. And then you die. That's all there is."
Regarding what the difference is to him financially when he plays shows with his solo band compared to how it was with KISS, Gene said: "I make more [with my solo band]. Yeah, there's no managers, no private jets, no 20 tractor trailers, no 60-man crew, no huge shows. And the pyro alone for every [KISS] show was 10 grand, sometimes 50, depending if you go outdoors — enormous, enormous costs for doing that — but proud to have done that with [fellow KISS founder] Paul [Stanley] and the rest of the guys in the band. But this is a decidedly different thing. It's almost as if you decided to rent some amps in a garage and plug in and then everybody from the neighborhood comes in and you have a much different relationship. There's none of that sort of prepared thing. It's very informal and an awful lot of fun."
In addition to Simmons, the GENE SIMMONS BAND members include guitarists Brent Woods (WILDSIDE, SEBASTIAN BACH, VINCE NEIL) and Zach Throne (COREY TAYLOR) alongside drummer Brian Tichy (LYNCH MOB, THE DEAD DAISIES, WHITESNAKE, BILLY IDOL, FOREIGNER, PRIDE & GLORY, SLASH'S SNAKEPIT).
Back in 2017 and 2018, the GENE SIMMONS BAND played a number of shows with a lineup that consisted of Simmons alongside guitarist/bassist Jeremy Asbrock, guitarist Ryan Cook, guitarist Phil Shouse and drummer Brent Fitz.
Six years ago, Simmons stated about his solo shows: "Doing these smaller concert halls, which hold a thousand to three thousand people, means they get filled up by real diehard fans. They don't want to hear the 'same old, same old.' They want to hear nuggets, as they say. It's a hoot for me because I've never really had a chance to do this stuff live. It's been a lot of fun." Gene told the Chicago Sun-Times: "By the end, I get the chance to bring as many people from the audience as we can fit on the stage to sing with me."
Regarding how the idea for a solo tour came about, Simmons told Australia's Advertiser in a 2018 interview: "The GENE SIMMONS BAND was not a plan or anything. About a year ago, a corporate event asked me to be keynote speaker … then they said, 'Won't you get up and sing a few tunes?' I explained that you can't just do that, you've got to have a band and rehearse and all that. They said, 'Well, we'll pay you X dollars more,' and I said, 'I like you!' "So I put together a band from Nashville — these guys back up Kid Rock and lots of other people — and without a single rehearsal, I just told them which songs I wanted to do and they learned them. It just sounded natural — there is such a thing called chemistry. They don't teach that anywhere — I mean, they do teach 'chemistry' but not the kind I'm talking about. It felt right and as soon as the videos went on YouTube and such, people were calling. This little GENE SIMMONS BAND never tried to be KISS… It was just a little bit of fun and stuff. Now all of a sudden, we're headlining festivals in the Czech Republic, Canada, Germany… It's crazy."
KISS played the final concert of its "End Of The Road" farewell tour on December 2, 2023 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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