KISS bassist / vocalist Gene Simmons told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the band is planning to postpone the band’s second Las Vegas residency after the shows were canceled in October. “Definitely, oh definitely,” he said.
“Our original plan was to come just before the New Year, but it was just too busy,” said Simmons. “When I came into town and joined my friend Dave Grohl [and FOO FIGHTERS] on stage [on December 4]That same night, George Strait could be seen in the T-Mobile Arena, literally across the street. You walk down the street and you can see many more artists. I mean it’s full. In a city that never sleeps there are more artists per square inch than anywhere in the world. “
Simmons added that he would like to reconsider the idea “in a year, maybe six months”. With all due respect to all the other artists who are great and who are great and iconic, we’d rather wait for the traffic to die and put on the best show in the world, period, “he said.
Ticketmaster informed the ticket holders by email last month about the cancellation of the 12-day residence. The first report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal cited “soft ticket sales” as the reason for the canceled concerts, although an amended version of the article no longer includes an explanation for the cancellation of the shows.
Last month, longtime KISS manager Doc McGhee was asked by The Rock Experience With Mike Brunn what the real reason the residency was canceled. He said, “When we did I said we go by November 1st and see if we can get the people from Europe. We have a chance for the people to come to Vegas to see us because Genes and [KISS co-founder] Paul [Stanley] won’t tour after that [2022]; they will finish. When we couldn’t get people in and the restrictions were there, I said, ‘We don’t have to do this now.’ We talked about, ‘Let’s do it later when everyone has a chance to see a different section of KISS.’ This is not KISS, the stage show we have today, this is not KISS 2.0 or something – that will be a completely different mood that people want to come [and see]. And we’re going to do 12 shows. Let people come and see them for the last time in Vegas. It was hard enough on [recently completed Kiss Kruise] – 174 people couldn’t come [due to COVID travel restrictions]; 174 cabins, [which was] like 300 people. “
Expecting the second KISS Vegas residency to finally take place, Doc said, “I think it will be in August [of 2022]. It will be either August or October. We’ll check it out now. “
Speaking to Rolling Stone in August about the upcoming KISS residency, Simmons said, “There are matters of the heart and then there are pocket matters and it’s nice when the two of you get together. So it’s a very nice payday. You’re paying well, and that’s why enough. But it’s also easier for the band because you’re not traveling. “
KISS’s residency cancellation came a day after Rolling Stone magazine published a story in which a group of KISS roadies pointed out that the lack of COVID logs on “End Of The Road” led to the death of a longtime man Guitar technician, 53 years old, led Franz Stueber. Stueber died of coronavirus in his Detroit hotel room on October 17, just two days after being quarantined. The crew members claimed the tour did not have strict enough security measures, including not testing all of them regularly. In addition, some crew members are said to have concealed their illness and / or falsified vaccination cards.
The legendary rockers settled in Sin City at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel And Casino in November 2014. The nine shows were captured for the Kiss Rocks Vegas DVD and Blu-ray set, which arrived in August 2016.
The current lineup of KISS consists of the original members Simmons and Stanley as well as later band members, the guitarist Tommy Thayer (since 2002) and the drummer Eric Singer (on and off since 1991).
Founded in 1973 by Stanley, Simmons, drummer Peter Criss and lead guitarist Ace Frehley, KISS held their first farewell tour in 2000, the last with the group’s original line-up.
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