Later this year, during the three-day “KISS Army Storms Vegas” event in celebration of the Kiss fan club’s 50th anniversary, the band will perform for the first time since Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer, and Eric Singer wrapped up their farewell tour in 2023.
While speaking to Greater Milwaukee Today about KISS’ upcoming show at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Simmons confirmed the band will be performing without their signature makeup.
“We will not do the makeup,” he said. “We will hold true to the promise [of never playing another KISS show in makeup]. There’s no stage show. There’s no crew. We won’t have 60 people levitating drum sets and all that stuff. This is more personal gathering of the tribes, where we meet them, greet them, maybe have a Q&A.”
“There might be some KISS tribute bands, almost like a convention, if you will. So it’s much more personal. And of course, we can’t get by without playing, so we’ll get up and do some tunes. What they are, how long, I don’t know,” he added, regarding what else fans can expect from the event.
In the official announcement for “KISS Army Storms Vegas,” the band said that Simmons, Stanley, and “special guests” would be performing, but made no mention of Thayer and Singing, making it unclear as to whether they will be participating in the event.
