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The Gene Simmons Band is hitting the road in 2024! Get ready for shows in Brazil, Finland, Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, & Belgium.

APRIL 26 - Sao Paulo, Brazil | Summer Breeze Open Air Festival
JULY 27 -  Kuopio, Finland | Kuopio Festival 
JULY 29 -  Stockholm, Sweden | Dalhalla
JULY 31 -  Gothenburg, Sweden | Liseberg 
AUGUST 02 -  Wacken, Germany | Wacken Open Air 
AUGUST 04 - Utrecht, The Netherlands | Ronda 
AUGUST 08 -  Luxembourg | Den Atelier 
AUGUST 09 -  Lierop, The Netherlands | Nirwana Tuinfeest 
AUGUST 11 -  Kortrijk, Belgium | Alcatraz Festival 

Visit www.GeneSimmons.com/Gene-Simmons-band-tour/ for ticket links.

On this day in KISSTORY - March 6, 2013 - We rocked Ethihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.

Photos by Ross Halfin

By Martin Kielty / ultimateclassicrock.com

Photo by Martin Philbey, Getty Images

On March 6, 2002, KISS hit the stage for a private show in Jamaica with a new Spaceman behind the mask. Tommy Thayer made his first official appearance as the band's guitarist, and, despite the controversy, he’d already been involved with Kiss for six years.

The departure of original guitarist Ace Frehley had been looming for some time. Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley had become tired of the Space Ace’s alcoholic antics. Thayer had actually been lined up in the background, ready to take over if Frehley dropped the ball. He’d stood ready during Kiss’ performance at the February 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, although he wasn't called up at that time.

Born in 1960, Thayer had achieved some notoriety with his band Black ’n Blue, who released four studio albums in the '80s. They’d hired Simmons to produce the last two, and that’s how the Kiss connection was made.

In 1989, Simmons invited Thayer to co-write material for Kiss, resulting in the songs “Betrayed” and “The Street Giveth, the Street Taketh Away” from Hot in the Shade. Five years later, the guitarist was given a supervisory role in the Kisstory book project, leading to further work with the band.

KISS IS EVERYWHERE!

Gene Simmons rocks the cover of the latest issue of France's Les Legendes Du Rock Magazine.

Thanks to Christophe Dard for sharing the cover with us!

On this day in KISSTORY - March 3, 2015 - KISS rocked over 40,000 at the Tokyo Dome & performed with Momoiro Clover Z during the show's finale.

On this day in KISSTORY - March 2, 2010 - We destroyed the packed O2 Academy Islington in London, England. This rare club show was a special promotional gig for 800 lucky fans. Such a blast!

The GENE SIMMONS BAND will headline Summer Breeze Fest in São Paulo on April 26!

https://summerbreezebrasil.com/

On this day in KISSTORY - February 28, 1996 - the four original members of KISS - Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss make a surprise appearance at the 38th annual Grammy Awards show in Los Angeles in full KISS makeup and costume, the first time in 17 years! The band co-presented the "Best Pop Performance" with the late Tupac Shakur.