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?
Properly, 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 reveals as a toddler.
“I used to be at all times curious, ‘What’s it like after they’re in a resort? What’s it like when the stage is about up? What’s it like being onstage after they’re performing and seeing the viewers from the stage?'” Simmons defined to the New York Submit.
“I made a decision, ‘you understand what, no person’s ever performed it. Why not open the thought to be my private roadie for the day?'” The five-figure payment does embody the entire issues Simmons talked about above – breakfast on the resort, serving to assemble the stage, accompanying Simmons on his numerous promotional conferences for the day, get launched to the gang in the course of the live performance and take dwelling an autographed bass.
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Essential word: This deal doesn’t embody an precise ticket to the present, “as they’re bought via the person venues.”
“This isn’t for everyone and it ain’t low-cost,” Simmons stated of the supply in a separate interview with Buffalo’s WIVB, inserting among the blame for the excessive price on the necessity for insurance coverage. “It’s additionally a special world than what I grew up in. These days, for those who get a paper reduce… everyone will get sued.”
Though over a dozen of the reveals on Simmons’ 2025 solo tour had been lately postponed, as much as 10 followers nonetheless have the prospect to satisfy their desires because the God of Thunder’s roadie on the reveals listed under.
Gene Simmons Band 2025 Tour Dates
Could 2 – Peachtree Metropolis, GA – The Fred Amp
Could 3 – Beaver Dam, KY @ Beaver Dam Amphitheater
Could 5 – Pink Financial institution, NJ @ Basie
Could 6 – Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont
Could 8 – Bethlehem, PA @ Wind Creek On line casino
Could 9 – Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
Could 11 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Solar Enviornment
Could 14 – Northfield, OH @ MGM
Could 15 – Niagara Falls, ON @ Fallsview On line casino
Aug. 3 – Sturgis, SD – Buffalo Chip
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