Gene Simmons says Kiss farewell tour really will be their last: “Not every band should be out there too long”

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Gene Simmons has said that Kiss will definitely retire from touring after their upcoming farewell tour. This isn’t going to be one of those fake farewell tours.

You see, it’s hard work being in Kiss and after 50 years they’d all like to have a nice sit down.The farewell tour actually began in 2019, and after a pandemic enforced break will recommence next month before finally come to an end in 2023.“This is going to be the last tour”, Simmons tells ET. “We’re done.

We’re approaching 50 years of doing this, which is unbelievable because we never thought we’d last more than a few years”.Despite the fact that the members of the band are now in the 70s – and I’m sure will appreciate that nice old sit down when it finally comes around – Simmons would nevertheless like you all to know that they’re not stopping because they can’t actually deliver a full-on Kiss show anymore.“We are the hardest working band out there and take pride in it”, he says. “[But] not every band should be out there too long.

You’ve got to have some pride and not stay too long. Always keep them wanting … The last thing that you want to do is be a guy that stays in the ring too long and gets his ass beat.