KISS vocalist/bassist Gene Simmons has invited original guitarist Ace Frehley to take part in the band’s End Of The Road tour.
Earlier today, Simmons took to his Twitter to wish Frehley a happy 71st birthday, and he added, “The invitations still stand. Jump up on stage with us for encores. The fans would love it.”
Three years ago, Frehley said he was open to the idea of playing with his former bandmates, but only if the price was right. Speaking to Rock Candy magazine, he said, “It would be nice to go back out again with them. But it’s not my call. I think we have a really good relationship now. I text Paul [Stanley] and forth and we’ve worked together, as I have with Gene. I would seriously consider it, but the money would have to be right. I’m not gonna take [current KISS guitarist] Tommy Thayer‘s salary.”
“It would certainly sell more tickets with me involved,” he added. “I have a gut feeling it will happen.”
KISS’s current lineup consists of original members Simmons and Stanley, alongside later band additions, Thayer (since 2002) and drummer Eric Singer (on and off since 1991).
18 Responses
How would ticket sales increase if nobody knows when he would appear…?
Mr. R and R, I’ve wondered the exact same thing.
Simple….Kiss fans will now buy tickets to all the remaining shows to get a chance to see Ace….not far fetched as you think for Kiss fans
Geneswig,
You are correct ! the die hard buy anything kiss sells does or says fans will hit multiple shows to have a chance to see ace with kiss ( gene knows this will happen ) and maybe a casual fan might go thinking ace might turn up , it’s a shady move on genes part to even bring that up publicly most of us know better
The casual fan doesn’t even know Ace is not in the band or maybe what The Spaceman’s name is at all.
So predictable
Realistically, I don’t expect anything to happen as far as Ace (and perhaps Peter) “jumping” on stage for encores until the last few shows in New York.
I concur….
Everything comes full circle, it has to end where it began – NYC.
Yep, Slayer ended where they started…Los Angeles.
Ace would never ever “jump on stage” with Kiss, doesn’t Gene and Paul know that?
The only way Ace would join Kiss in concert is from his intergalactic starcruisin’ spaceship!