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 concept in a brand new interview, saying he was impressed by remembering his personal questions whereas attending exhibits 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 recognize what, no one’s ever achieved it. Why not open the concept to be my private roadie for the day?'” The five-figure charge does embrace the entire issues Simmons talked about above – breakfast on the resort, serving to assemble the stage, accompanying Simmons on his varied 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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Necessary word: This deal doesn’t embrace an precise ticket to the present, “as they’re offered by way of 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 distinct world than what I grew up in. These days, when you get a paper minimize… everyone will get sued.”

Though over a dozen of the exhibits on Simmons’ 2025 solo tour had been lately postponed, as much as 10 followers nonetheless have the possibility to satisfy their desires because the God of Thunder’s roadie on the exhibits listed under.

Gene Simmons Band 2025 Tour Dates

Might 2 – Peachtree Metropolis, GA – The Fred Amp
Might 3 – Beaver Dam, KY @ Beaver Dam Amphitheater
Might 5 – Crimson Financial institution, NJ @ Basie
Might 6 – Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont
Might 8 – Bethlehem, PA @ Wind Creek On line casino
Might 9 – Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
Might 11 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Solar Area
Might 14 – Northfield, OH @ MGM
Might 15 – Niagara Falls, ON @ Fallsview On line casino
Aug. 3 – Sturgis, SD – Buffalo Chip