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Alanis Morissette And Miley Cyrus Set For Taylor Hawkins La Tribute Concert
Alanis Morissette and Miley Cyrus are among the artists performing at the Los Angeles Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert.After the lineup for London equivalent at Wembley Stadium on September 3 was unveiled, including the likes of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 June 2022
Paul Stanley Tests Positive For Covid-19 For Second Time
Paul Stanley has tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19.The KISS rocker has come down with the virus for a second time, despite being fully vaccinated, and his family members also contracted coronavirus. Alongside...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 29 December 2021
Gene Simmons Narrowly Avoids Stage Fall At Tampa Gig
Gene Simmons narrowly avoided a nasty fall at KISS' recent Tampa gig.The 'Rock and Roll All Nite' band - who are currently on their 'End of the Road' farewell tour - played a gig in...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 October 2021
Kiss Expect To Complete End Of The Road World Tour In 2023
KISS expect their 'End of the Road' farewell tour to conclude in 2023.The final jaunt across the globe, which began back in January 2019, has faced many delays over the past two years.More recently, the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 October 2021
Gene Simmons: Fans Killed The Music Business
Gene Simmons says music fans "killed the music business".The outspoken KISS star is known to rile up other musicians in the industry, but now the 'Heaven's on Fire' rocker has taken aim at illegal downloaders...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 September 2021
Kiss Postpone Four Shows After Gene Simmons Contracts Coronavirus
KISS have postponed four more tour dates after Gene Simmons contracted coronavirus.The 'Crazy Crazy Nights' hitmakers recently pulled out of a gig in Pennsylvania after Paul Stanley fell ill with the virus, and it's now...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 September 2021
Kiss Cancel Philadelphia Gig After Paul Stanley Tests Positive For Covid-19
KISS were forced to cancel their Philadelphia show on Thursday night (26.08.21) after Paul Stanley tested positive for COVID-19.The 'Rock and Roll All Nite' group were just four days into the next leg of their...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 August 2021
Paul Stanley Thinks Kiss Is Bigger Than Him And Gene Simmons
Paul Stanley thinks KISS could continue without him and Gene Simmons.The 'Detroit Rock City' rockers look set to finish their 'End of the Road' farewell tour towards the end of 2022, with founding members Paul...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 June 2021
Kiss Documentary Set For June
KISS have a new documentary on the way in June.Following a report that Netflix has all but signed a deal for the upcoming KISS biopic, 'Shout It Out Loud', the US rock legends have announced...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 29 April 2021
Netflix Has All But Signed A Deal For Kiss Biopic Shout It Out Loud
Netflix has all but signed a deal for the upcoming KISS biopic, 'Shout It Out Loud'.According to Deadline, the movie will focus on the story of Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley meeting in Queens in...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 April 2021
'It Will Never Die': Tony Iommi Weighs In On Rock Is Dead Debate
Tony Iommi doesn't believe rock will ever die.The Black Sabbath axe-slayer said the "rock is dead" debate has been thrown around for decades and he insisted there will always be an appetite for the genre.The...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 31 March 2021
Paul Stanley Says Kiss Have No Reason To Release New Music
Paul Stanley says KISS have no reason to release new music.The 'Rock and Roll All Nite' group's 69-year-old guitarist and co-frontman admitted it would be pointless recording a new record because fans only want to...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 March 2021
'There's Room For So Many Genres': Julian Casablancas Weighs In On 'Rock Is Dead' Debate
Julian Casablancas says anyone who says rock is "dead" has lost their imagination. Several artists over the years have declared the genre over, including most recently KISS rocker Gene Simmons.However, The Strokes frontman, 42, has...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 March 2021
Gene Simmons: Rock Is Dead
Gene Simmons has claimed rock is "dead".The KISS rocker insists there has been no true rock artists since 1988, whereas before then there was the likes of Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Stones and Pink...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 March 2021
Kiss To Play 'Coldest Place On Earth' As Part Of Farewell Tour In 2021
Kiss will play "the coldest place on the earth" as part of their farewell tour.Gene Simmons and co were due to hit the road this summer to continue the extensive last jaunt around the globe.However,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 04 December 2020
Eddie Van Halen's Ex-wife Valerie Bertinelli Pays Tribute To The Rock Legend
Eddie Van Halen's ex-wife Valerie Bertinelli has paid a touching tribute to the late rock icon.The 60-year-old actress shared a sweet picture of the Van Halen co-founder, their son Wolfgang Van Halen, and herself, after...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 October 2020
Kiss Announce Rescheduled Europe Tour For 2021
Kiss will bring their 'End Of The Road' tour to Europe next summer. The 'Rock and Roll All Nite' group were due to hit the road this summer, but because of the coronavirus pandemic they...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 20 July 2020
Gene Simmons Banned From Fox After Running Riot At Headquarters
It might sound pretty rock 'n' roll to get banned from a news studio, but Gene Simmons' alleged behaviour at Fox News headquarters appears to be nothing short of embarrassing. He was supposed to promoting...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 17 November 2017
Gene Simmons Reacts To Bovine Doppelganger Named After Him
Of all the KISS cosplay efforts we have ever seen, this Texas-born calf is probably the best. With her facial markings and her tongue lolling out, she looks exactly like frontman Gene Simmons - and...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 02 August 2017
Kiss Donate Guitar To Manchester Hospital
KISS have donated a guitar to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.The 'Crazy Crazy Nights' hitmakers had to cancel a gig in the city following the terrorist attack at an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 26 July 2017
Gene Simmons Rules Out A Full Kiss Reunion
Gene Simmons has ruled out a reunion of the original KISS line-up.The 66-year-old rocker shut down speculation that a recent collaboration between the 'Lick It Up' hitmaker's former guitarist Ace Frehley and Paul Stanley signalled...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 14 July 2016
Gene Simmons Apologizes For Branding Prince's Death 'Pathetic'
Gene Simmons' ridiculously massive tongue has got him into trouble once again, after he made insensitive comments regarding Prince's death. He has, at least, now apologized, but that hasn't stopped some Prince fans lashing out...
By Holly Williams in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 11 May 2016
Gene Simmons Hits Back At N.w.a. Over Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Speech
Kiss member Gene Simmons has responded to N.W.A., after he was called out by the rap group during their induction speech at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The beef between the bassist and...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 11 April 2016
N.w.a Are Inducted Into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Use Speech To Call Out Gene Simmons
The remaining members of group N.W.A. became the newest additions to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday night, after being inducted by rapper Kendrick Lamar. The group used their speech to thank...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 09 April 2016
Tributes Pour In For MotöRhead Frontman Lemmy, Who Has Died Aged 70
Tributes are being paid to Motörhead frontman Lemmy, who died yesterday after a short battle with an extremely aggressive form of cancer. The rock legend’s passing was announced in a post on the band’s official...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 29 December 2015
Gene Simmons' Gig Shut Down By Police
The KISS star put on a private show at the home of businessman Rohan Oza on Saturday (07Nov15) to raise money for a children's charity, playing for guests including Randy Jackson and...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 11 November 2015
Kiss Plotting Movie And Tv Projects
The band's guitarist, Gene Simmons, has revealed they are teaming up with Oscar-winning producer Mark Johnson, who worked on acclaimed 1988 drama Rain Man as well as hit TV show Breaking Bad, for...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 03 November 2015
Little Mix Channel Kiss For Halloween Show
The Black Magic stars donned the band's iconic black and white make-up and leather costumes for a performance at the Kiss FM Haunted House Party at Wembley Arena in the British capital on...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 30 October 2015
Kiss Stars Offer Free Meals To Veterans
The bandmates are launching the scheme at their Rock & Brews restaurant chain to celebrate the holiday on 11 November (15), and U.S. military personnel, veterans and first responders will be given a...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 22 October 2015
Kiss Monument Unveiled In Michigan
The band visited the town of Cadillac in 1975 after the local football team credited the rockers with spurring them to success as their songs were played between games during an award-winning streak....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 12 October 2015
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