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AC/DC, Ringo Starr, James Taylor, Santana and Heart are all operating at the height of their rock and roll powers.Frankie Valli, Earth Wind and Fire, War, America and Ozark Mountain Daredevils dominate the Top 40.Somehow, a half century later, they’re all still going strong.In fact, a large number of artists that broke big before 1980 — sorry, ’80s music isn’t classic rock to us just yet — have continued their never-ending tours.However, some of our throwback favorites like Tommy James and the Shondells, Al Stewart, Grand Funk Railroad, Foghat and Iggy Pop are flying under the radar only having booked a few off the beaten path gigs this year.That’s where we come in. Our team got curious, dug in and found all the huge stadium runs, small casino treks, international jaunts, Las Vegas residencies and more from our favorite classic rock heroes that broke before the advent of MTV.And, trust us, we searched far and wide. No stone got unturned on this list.

KISS’ Gene Simmons has responded to critics of his involvement in the recent Ronald Reagan biopic, saying he “doesn’t give a squat”.The bassist and singer recorded a cover of Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler’s 1933 standard ‘Stormy Weather’ for Reagan, which was directed by Sean McNamara and released in the US in August.The film, which stars Dennis Quaid as the former President, as well as Penelope Ann Miller, Jon Voight, Mena Suvari and Creed frontman Scott Stapp as Frank Sinatra, received mostly negative reviews, and in a new interview, Simmons has hit back at anyone that took issue with his involvement.During an appearance on Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News, he was asked if he had received any pushback from his role in the movie. “How do I say this as nicely as I can? I don’t give a squat.”“Everybody’s entitled to an opinion,” he continued.

KISS’ Gene Simmons has announced a North American tour for 2025 – check out all the dates below.The bassist and singer will head out on the road with The Gene Simmons Band in April and May, with the tour kicking off at the Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park, California on April 5.Later that month, he will head to Florida for a string of shows, before heading to the North East and Canada and finally wrapping in Houston’s House Of Blues on May 24.

Shania Twain and The Darkness’ Justin Hawkins set to feature.The legendary Philly soul group were a perennial presence in the album and singles charts in the 1970s, with classic hits including ‘You Make Me Feel Brand New’, ‘I’m Stone In Love With You’, ‘Can’t Give You Anything (But My Love)’ and ‘Can’t Help Falling In Love’.Now, 56 years after their original formation and a full 17 years since their last full-length album ‘That Same Way’, they have announced a brand new record, ‘Falling In Love With My Girl’.The album will be released on February 21, 2025 and will be previewed by its lead single ‘Yes, I Will’, a song co-written and performed by Shania Twain, which will be available on February 14.Vocalist Airrion Love has spoken about working alongside Twain on the track: “I fell in love with Shania Twain the first time I heard ‘You’re Still the One’ – a great song that I still love. When we heard there might be a chance to do something with her we said, “Hell yeah!”Shania herself has also commented: “I’m so happy that this song I wrote ‘Yes, I Will’ has found a home on The Stylistics album.

KISS’ Gene Simmons has once again doubled down on his assertion that “rock is dead”.The bassist and singer has been declaring the demise of the genre for over a decade now, dating back to comments from 2014 in which he accused record labels of failing to adequately support rock artists. At the time, he told young musicians and songwriters, “Don’t quit your day job”.In 2021, he returned to the topic, saying that contemporary artists may be popular, but that does not mean they are “iconic”, saying new bands “haven’t taken the time to create glamour, excitement and epic stuff”.He also pointed his finger at the younger generation of music fans, accusing them of “killing the thing that you love”, despite appearing to be more critical of the streaming model and its low pay for artists.Now, Simmons has reasserted his point that “rock is dead” during an appearance on The Zak Kuhn Show.“People don’t understand how I can say that when we all have our favourite songs and we love our favourite bands – you and I and everybody else,” he said. “But what I mean is that… Well, let’s play a game, and I’ve done this before.

The Last Dinner Party has become the latest band to quit X/Twitter, citing the platform’s “spread of misinformation and right-wing political bias”.Since Elon Musk took over the social media platform in October 2022, misinformation and right-wing content has become more rife. Numerous public figures, including Elton John, KISS‘ Gene Simmons, Whoopi Goldbergand Neil Young all quit the platform shortly after Musk’s takeover.There has been a further exodus of users from X/Twitter after Donald Trump was re-elected as President of the United States last week.

KISS’ upcoming avatar show will be like “Cirque Du Soleil meets Star Wars and a KISS concert”.The future production will be overseen by Pophouse Entertainment, the company behind ABBA’s ‘Voyage’ show, in which the Swedish pop group were represented by holographic virtual avatars on stage.Pophouse acquired KISS’ catalogue, brand name and IP in April, while the band first unveiled their ‘new era’ at the final show of ftheir farewell tour last December in Madison Square Garden. After leaving the stage, the band members’ avatars were revealed, and they went on to perform ‘God Gave Rock And Roll To You’.Shortly afterwards, the band’s co-founder Gene Simmons confirmed that the band’s virtual avatars will “get better”, and revealed that “about 200 million” dollars was being invested in the technology.Around the same time, KISS also shared a teaser clip revealing when fans will be able to see their avatars perform.

Strictly Come Dancing fans have praised Dianne Buswell for her comments as she supported Chris McCausland following their latest live performance.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic “Venom: The Last Dance” is the third and final entry in the Marvel movie series about a helmet-headed alien with scary teeth and Gene Simmons’ tongue who fuses with a mumbly overpaid Method actor. Or something like that.

KISS co-founder Gene Simmons has spoken about his bass-playing preferences, saying that Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers doesn’t have a “memorable” style.Speaking to Guitar World, the musician explained: “I don’t consider myself – and was never really interested in being – a bass virtuoso. I don’t like show-offs in music.

KISS’ Gene Simmons has sparked backlash online for making “sexist” and “offensive” comments on Dancing With The Stars.The glam rock veteran made an appearance on this week’s episode of the US dancing competition (October 8), starring as a guest judge alongside Bruno Tonioli, Derek Hough and Carrie Ann Inaba.It came as this week saw the 11 pairs return to the dance floor for a ‘rock n’ roll’ edition. The night was opened with a performance to the KISS classic ‘Rock And Roll All Nite’, and followed by choreography from the competitors to the likes of Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Twisted Sister, Whitesnake, Scorpions and more.However, according to reports from the likes of Forbes and Blabbermouth, it was some of the comments made by Simmons that caught the attention of viewers – but not for the right reasons.Taking to social media throughout the episode, some viewers criticised the bassist for making comments that were more centred on the dancers’ appearance than their abilities.For instance, Phaedra Parks was given a lower score from Simmons than the other judges – although he didn’t share any negative feedback – and he also sparked boos from the audience after his praise for Reginald VelJohnson largely centred around his partner’s looks.“Hey Reggie, you’ve got a beautiful woman right beside you who can twist it and turn it and knows how to move it and all that,” he said (via Blabbermouth).

pointe when it comes to her relationship with dance partner Gleb Savchenko.“We’re just having the best time and really enjoying each other’s company,” the supermodel gushed exclusively to The Post on Tuesday. “I am so blessed to have Gleb as my partner. It’s really fun.”And it’s safe to say Savchenko, 41, is in sync with his partner.

Gene Simmons.The rock legend appeared as a guest judge for Hair Metal Night on “Dancing With the Stars” Tuesday, and Simmons left fans outraged by his scoring and feedback.The 75-year-old told the first performers of the night, Danny Amendola and partner Witney Carson, he couldn’t figure out who was more “hot hot hot” between the two.Simmons started out judging on a high note, giving the athlete, 38, and pro dancer, 30, a nine while the duo received sevens from the other judges. Later in the show, he tried to give Brooks Nader and Gleb Savchenko the first 10 of the season but had already locked in a nine, so the score didn’t count.As for how Savchenko, 41, felt about the mixup? He exclusively told the Post, “We just say this is the first ten of the season, and that was us.”The supermodel echoed her partner’s sentiments, adding, “We made history this season — the first ten.

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Gene Simmons has said he’s fine with being called an “asshole”, even suggesting he’s “reclaimed” the word.The KISS vocalist attempted to compare it in an interview to “black people taking possession of the ‘n’ word”.“I would say there are some, could be a large number, could not, who think I’m an asshole. In fact, I named my second solo album ‘Asshole’, which, I thought, was akin to black people taking possession of the ‘n’ word,” he claimed on Really Famous With Kara Mayer Robinson.“And fat people, overweight people, obese people, taking possession of that, so that you lessen the impact of that.”He continued: “I’m okay with being labeled or thought of as an asshole, because I know who I am. And there are other people who think, ‘You only do this for money.’ And my response is ‘Of course’.“Why am I not salt of the earth when almost all the jobs on the face of the planet are performed by people who don’t like the job they have, and the only reason they’re doing that is to be able to earn money to feed their families and put a roof over their head? Only for money.“Nobody wants to dig ditches on a highway.

Gene Simmons has offered his views on Linkin Park’s new singer, Emily Armstrong, and the Scientology controversy surrounding the band’s announcement.The nu-metal band announced Armstrong as their lead singer on September 5, following the death of longtime vocalist Chester Bennington in July 2017.The former KISS frontman told Forbes that he was on board with Armstrong getting the role, saying: “It’s great. I listened. I saw some videos.

KISS’ Gene Simmons has weighed in his thoughts on the Oasis reunion ticket scandal, and said that fans unhappy with dynamic pricing are “entitled to fuck off”.The debate arose as news broke that Oasis’ Liam and Noel Gallagher had reconciled, and would be getting back together for their first shows in 16 years.Tickets went on sale at the end of last month and officially sold out within a few hours. However, the entire process was far from smooth, with millions flocking to try to grab tickets and many – including Louis Tomlinson – being left disappointed after several issues cropped up. Another sore point came as dynamic pricing was used; a process which sees prices hiked up due to high demand.Now, following the whole debacle, various other figures from the music industry have weighed in on the situation, and shared whether or not they support the idea of ‘dynamic pricing’ being used for live music events.The latest one is KISS icon Gene Simmons, who took part in a new interview with Forbes and was asked about the “ethics” of the Oasis ticket sale.“They’re entitled to fuck off.

KISS‘s Gene Simmons has had his say on the prospect of a reunion of The Smiths.Morrissey recently revealed late last month that Johnny Marr had “ignored” a lucrative offer from AEG Entertainment Group to reunite the band. Morrissey claimed at the time that he had agreed to the offer, which would’ve seen The Smiths tour “throughout 2025”.The update continued: “Morrissey undertakes a largely sold out tour of the USA in November. Marr continues to tour as a special guest to New Order.” The statement came after Marr had responded to a fan’s call for The Smiths to return amid the huge Oasis reunion news.Morrissey also said in a new post on his website that Marr had blocked a ‘Greatest Hits’ album by The Smiths.

EXCLUSIVE: McG (Way of the Warrior Kid) is in final negotiations to direct Shout It Out Loud, a biopic about Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley and their superstar rock band KISS, which will be produced by STX Entertainment, sources tell Deadline.

KISS audition for being “too short” – see what the former Megadeth guitarist had to say below.Friedman, best known for serving as Megadeth’s lead guitarist between 1990 and 2000, recently spoke to Sam Ash Music for an interview, where he revealed he once had to opportunity to audition for KISS, but wasn’t able to able to make the cut.Friedman recalled when asked if there was any KISS song he would’ve liked to play guitar on: “I would’ve wanted to be on any KISS song. I’ll give you a quick story about that – when they were changing guitar players a long time ago, I got a call from KISS’ people.”“They say like ‘Do you think you’d be interested in auditioning for KISS?’ I’m like ‘Tell me when and were’.