The Kiss co-founder, bassist, singer and songwriter Gene Simmons announced his first solo tour dates of 2025. All the concerts so far will happen in the United States next April and May. Just a few months after Kiss played their final show in December 2023, Gene started to tour as a solo act in the beginning of 2024. He plays a lot of Kiss material but also some solo songs and covers.
Gene Simmons 2025 tour dates
April
- 5 – The Event at Graton Resort & Casino – Rohnert Park, CA
- 25 – Ruth Eckerd Hall – Clearwater, FL
- 26 – Fillmore – Miami Beach, FL
- 28 – The Moon – Tallahassee, FL
- 29 – Florida Theater – Jacksonville, FL
- 30 – Hard Rock Live – Orlando, FL
May
- 3 – Beaver Dam Amphitheater – Beaver Dam, KY
- 5 – Basie – Red Bank, NJ
- 6 – Wellmont – Montclair, NJ
- 8 – Wind Creek Casino – Bethlehem, PA
- 9 – Paramount – Huntington, NY
- 15 – Fallsview Casino – Niagara Falls, ON
- 20 – Brown County Music Center – Nashville, IN
- 22 – House of Blues – Dallas, TX
- 23 – Tobin Center – San Antonio, TX
- 24 – House of Blues – Houston, TX
Kiss came to an end as a band in 2023 after five decades on the road. Their final shows happened at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. Gene Simmons already toured a lot in 2024 with his solo band, but Paul Stanley still didn’t play live again after the final Kiss show.
In an interview with The Zak Kuhn Show (Transcribed by Blabbermouth), he explained why he thinks Rock is still dead. “It is. And people don’t understand how I can say that when we all have our favorite songs and we love our favorite bands — you and I and everybody else. But what I mean is that… Well, let’s play a game, and I’ve done this before. From 1958 until 1988, that’s 30 years. 30 years. So what came during that period? Well, we had Elvis , we had The Beatles, The Stones, Jimi Hendrix, all that, Pink Floyd, the solo artists, David Bowie and just music that lasts forever, we’d like to think.”
“In the disco world, you had Madonna, more heavy guitars, you had — Oh God — AC/DC and everybody else, Aerosmith and on and on. And you had Motown at the same time. You had Prince. It was a very, very rich musical menu. It could go up and down. You had prog bands, you had Yes, Genesis, Gentle Giant, and you had the heavy bands, Led Zeppelin and so on. And from 1988 until today, it’s something like almost 40 years, certainly 35 years. Who are the new Beatles?”