Kiss’ Gene Simmons will bring his own band to New Jersey in May.
While another comeback tour is always possible, Kiss performed for allegedly the last time on its End of the Road World Tour, which came to an end in late 2023, at Madison Square Garden. But singer-songwriter-bassist Gene Simmons is continuing, sans makeup and elaborate costumes, with his own Gene Simmons Band, and they will perform at The Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, May 5.
Tickets will go on sale Dec. 6 at 10 a.m., with pre-sales beginning Dec. 4 at 10 a.m.; visit ticketmaster.com.
(DEC. 9 UPDATE: The band will also perform at The Wellmont Theater in Montclair, May 6, with tickets going on sale Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. Visit ticketmaster.com.)
Simmons is joined in the band by guitarists Brent Woods (who has previously played with Sebastian Bach and Vince Neil) and Zach Throne (Jerry Cantrell, Corey Taylor), and drummer Brian Tichy (Whitesnake, Billy Idol, Foreigner, Ozzy Osbourne).
For those wondering … yes, Simmons will undoubtedly perform a lot of Kiss material. I don’t know, though, if he or other band members will handle the lead vocals on the Kiss songs he didn’t originally sing.
According to setlist.fm, these songs were played at the band’s Aug. 19, 2024 concert at The Riviera Theatre in North Towawanda, New York. Kiss songs have an asterisk (*).
“Deuce” *
“War Machine” *
“Are You Ready”
“I Love It Loud” *
“Ace of Spades” (Motörhead cover)
Guitar & Drum Solo
“House of Pain” (Van Halen cover)
“Shout It Out Loud” *
“Parasite” *
“Cold Gin” *
“Calling Dr. Love” *
“Rock and Roll All Nite” *
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