If you happen to had been made for lovin’ Gene Simmons — and his face-painted band Kiss — then the rocker stands by charging $12,495 to be his private assistant and band roadie for a day.
That’s the price of “The Ultimate Gene Simmons Experience” — an expensive bundle that’s being supplied to 1 fan per present on his solo tour, which kicks off in Might after he postponed a number of April dates till 2026.
Simmons, 75, is giving followers an opportunity to roll with him and his namesake band for the day, from planning the show-day schedule and loading into the venue to sitting in on soundcheck and hanging out backstage.
For the extravagant sum, you’ll additionally get to have a meal with Simmons and rock with him on the stage whereas getting all kinds of memorabilia out of your day on the job.
“When I was a kid and went to see shows, I was always curious, ‘What’s it like when they’re in a hotel? What’s it like when the stage is set up? What’s it like being onstage when they’re performing and seeing the audience from the stage?’” Simmons completely instructed The Put up.
“I decided, ‘You know what, nobody’s ever done it. Why not open the idea to be my personal roadie for the day?’”
For Simmons, it’s a dream expertise that’s price it for essentially the most diehard Kiss Military members — it doesn’t matter what the worth tag. And you may even carry a pal to take all of it in with you.
“You meet at the hotel where you have breakfast together or, you know, whatever floats your boat,” he mentioned.
“You ride with me to the gig. You can set up amplifiers and drums to your heart’s content. You’re onstage, right offstage to my right. You can video the crowds, whatever. And I pull you onstage to sing a song with me.”
Plus, you’ll go away with a bass signed by Simmons.
Though Kiss ended its farewell trek, the “End of the Road World Tour” at New York’s Madison Sq. Backyard in 2023, the band not too long ago introduced it might be returning for an “unmasked” live performance as a part of the three-day Kiss Military Storms Vegas occasion, set to happen November 14-16 at Virgin Lodges Las Vegas.
Kiss can be celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of its traditional 1975 album “Dressed to Kill” — that includes the anthem “Rock and Roll All Nite” — with an audio strolling tour of the NYC spots that impressed the LP.
