Gene Simmons explains thought course of behind promoting followers an opportunity to be his “private assistant and roadie for a day” for $12,500
KISS’ Gene Simmons has defined why he’s charging followers a hefty sum to be his “private assistant and band roadie for a day” – see what he needed to say beneath.
Earlier this month, the bassist made headlines when he launched a handful of Experiences for followers to buy forward of his now-postponed North American tour, with one dubbed ‘The Final Gene Simmons Expertise’ – which supplies a fan the chance to assist with load-in on the venue, stage set-up, and the flexibility to take a seat in on the sound verify and hang around backstage.
For a steep $12,495 (£9,667) along with the unique ticket value, Simmons would additionally be part of the fan turned-roadie for a meal and introduce them through the present. The fan – who’s allowed to carry a good friend alongside – will even obtain an autographed bass guitar from Simmons himself.
Final week, it was introduced that his North American tour – set to kick off in April – was being postponed to “early 2026”. Whereas a trigger for the postponement was not revealed, it was confirmed that it was not resulting from well being points.
Earlier this week (March 25), Simmons spoke to The New York Post, the place he defined his thought course of behind the exorbitantly priced roadie package deal: “After I was a child and went to see reveals, I used to be all the time curious, ‘What’s it like once they’re in a resort? What’s it like when the stage is ready up? What’s it like being onstage once they’re performing and seeing the viewers from the stage?’”
He continued: “I made a decision, ‘ what, no one’s ever carried out it. Why not open the thought to be my private roadie for the day?’ You meet on the resort the place you have got breakfast collectively or, you realize, no matter floats your boat.”
The expertise continues all by means of showtime, and features a particular efficiency with Gene Simmons: “You journey with me to the gig. You possibly can arrange amplifiers and drums to your coronary heart’s content material. You’re onstage, proper offstage to my proper. You possibly can video the crowds, no matter. And I pull you onstage to sing a track with me.”
For the reason that postponement of his solo tour, KISS have introduced plans for an “unmasked” present in Las Vegas later this yr. It should mark the band’s first efficiency since their 2023 farewell tour.
In response to an electronic mail despatched out to followers, the live performance additionally guarantees “a particular dwell efficiency from former KISS member Bruce Kulick, together with different particular friends, actions, unique experiences and extra.”