Did you actually suppose Gene Simmons would again down after being publicly roasted for providing followers a $12,495 “roadie for a day” expertise on his upcoming solo tour?
Nicely, suppose once more. The Kiss star doubled down on the thought in a brand new interview, saying he was impressed by remembering his personal questions whereas attending exhibits as a baby.
“I used to be all the time curious, ‘What’s it like once they’re in a lodge? What’s it like when the stage is about up? What’s it like being onstage once they’re performing and seeing the viewers from the stage?'” Simmons defined to the New York Put up.
“I made a decision, ‘ what, no person’s ever performed it. Why not open the thought to be my private roadie for the day?'” The five-figure price does embrace the entire issues Simmons talked about above – breakfast on the lodge, serving to assemble the stage, accompanying Simmons on his varied promotional conferences for the day, get launched to the gang in the course of the live performance and take residence an autographed bass.
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Vital notice: This deal doesn’t embrace an precise ticket to the present, “as they’re bought by the person venues.”
“This isn’t for everyone and it ain’t low-cost,” Simmons mentioned of the provide in a separate interview with Buffalo’s WIVB, putting among the blame for the excessive price on the necessity for insurance coverage. “It’s additionally a unique world than what I grew up in. These days, should you get a paper lower… everyone will get sued.”
Though over a dozen of the exhibits on Simmons’ 2025 solo tour have been lately postponed, as much as 10 followers nonetheless have the prospect to meet their goals because the God of Thunder’s roadie on the exhibits listed beneath.
Gene Simmons Band 2025 Tour Dates
Might 2 – Peachtree Metropolis, GA – The Fred Amp
Might 3 – Beaver Dam, KY @ Beaver Dam Amphitheater
Might 5 – Pink Financial institution, NJ @ Basie
Might 6 – Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont
Might 8 – Bethlehem, PA @ Wind Creek On line casino
Might 9 – Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
Might 11 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Solar Enviornment
Might 14 – Northfield, OH @ MGM
Might 15 – Niagara Falls, ON @ Fallsview On line casino
Aug. 3 – Sturgis, SD – Buffalo Chip
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