KISS Confirm First Performance Since Retiring from Touring with 'Unmasked' Las Vegas Show

This fall, the rockers will return to the stage nearly two years after they wrapped their End of the Road farewell tour

Gene Simmons Says KISS Will Stop Touring for Good in December
Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer and Paul Stanley of KISS in June 2023. Photo:

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KISS is making a comeback!

On Friday, March 28, the rock group confirmed their first performance since retiring from touring in 2023 after their End of the Road run.

A press release revealed that the performance will be in honor of the KISS Army Storms Vegas, an event where the KISS Army will celebrate its 50th year.

The concert will occur during the three-day event, which is set to take place in Las Vegas from Nov. 14-16.

The show will notably feature an "unmasked" Gene SimmonsPaul Stanley, as well as special guests, who have not yet been announced.

According to a press release, there will be "exclusive Q&A sessions with members of the band, a panel with longtime manager Doc McGhee, a special live performance from former KISS member Bruce Kulick, along with sets from KISS tribute bands, other special guests, interactive activities, exclusive experiences and more."

Additional details about the event will be revealed at a later date.

Fans can purchase Experience packages for the KISS Army Storms Vegas shows start from $999, and tickets will go on sale on April 7.

Members of the KISS Army fan club will be allowed to purchase tickets on April 2.

In December 2023, KISS had their final show before retiring from touring at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

Just one month prior, Simmons, 75, told Rolling Stone that their final show on the End of the Road Tour would be their last.

“My hand on the Bible,” he told the publication. "And I should know because my people wrote that book. In fact, my people also wrote the follow-up book, the New Testament. And so I’ll say right here, right now, my hand on the Bible, it will be the final Kiss-in-makeup appearance.”

When asked about the possibility of a one-off show in the future, he spoke about his and Stanley's solo endeavors.

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Bass guitarist Tommy Thayer and Paul Stanley f US rock band Kiss perform on stage at the Movistar Arena in Bogota on May 7, 2022
Tommy Thayer and Paul Stanley of KISS in Bogota in May 2022.

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"Paul has his Soul Station band. I’m sure he’d love to play some shows. I’ve got the Gene Simmons Band. At some point, I may want to jump up onstage and do some tunes," said Simmons, adding that he would be open to a solo tour in the future.

He added: "But the physicality of being in Kiss says that this is the right thing, at the right place, at the right time. Because B.B. King played until his late 80s. He was sitting onstage. We can’t do that. We don’t sit down."

Simmons is set to hit the road for 19 dates with his band throughout April and May, making stops in California, Florida, New Jersey, New York and Texas.

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