Gene Simmons says Ace and Peter refused to be at final Kiss show

The Kiss bassist and singer Gene Simmons said in an interview with Linea Rock (Transcribed by Blabbermouth) that the original Kiss members: Ace Frehley (Guitar) and Peter Criss (Drums) were invited to be part of the two Kiss final shows next December in New York. But according to Simmons both of them refused the invitation.

Ace Frehley was part of the band from 1973 to 1982 and then from 1996 to 2002. Peter Criss was a member from 1973 to 1982, 1996 to 2001 and 2002 to 2004.

Gene Simmons says Ace and Peter refused to be at final Kiss show

“For the fans — the older, older fans — the ones who’ve been around for 50 years, they’re old, and some of them wanna see Ace and Peter. The newer fans never saw them and they don’t know. But the older fans wonder about Ace and Peter.”

“Well, I asked both Ace and Peter a few times: ‘Do you wanna come out for the encores? Do you wanna do some shows?’ And they both said ‘no.’ So, I don’t know what to say about that…  It’s always welcome.”

“But there are many other big stars, superstars, who wanna jump up onstage and play a song. But we’re not sure about that. Maybe the best thing to do is to end the way we started: four guys with guitars. No keyboards, no synthesizers — nothing. Just playing.” Gene Simmons said.

Final Kiss concerts:

June

• 29 -LUCCA FESTIVAL – Tuscany, Italy

July

• 1 – SAP-ARENA – Mannheim, Germany
• 2 – LANXESS-ARENA – Cologne, Germany
• 5 – O2 ARENA – London, UK
• 7 – AO ARENA – Manchester, UK
• 8 – OVO HYDRO – Glasgow, UK
• 12 – DALHALLA AMPHITHEATRE – Rattvik, Sweden
• 13 – DALHALLA AMPHITHEATRE – Rattvik, Sweden
• 15 – KALDNES – Tonsberg, Norway

September

• 1 – CRANDON INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY – Crandon, WI

October

• 7 – ACCOR STADIUM – Sydney, NSW
• 13 – COCA-COLA ARENA – Dubai, UAE
• 19 –  HERITAGE BANK ARENA – Cincinnati, OH
• 20 – LITTLE CAESAR’S ARENA – Detroit, MI
• 22 – ROCKET MORTGAGE FIELDHOUSE – Cleveland, OH
• 23 – BRIDGESTONE ARENA – Nashville, TN
• 25 – ENTERPRISE CENTER – St. Louis, MO
• 27 – DICKIES ARENA – Ft. Worth, TX
• 29 – MOODY CENTER ATX – Austin, TX

November

• 1 – ACRISURE ARENA AT GREATER PALM SPRINGS – Palm Desert, CA
• 3 – HOLLYWOOD BOWL – Los Angeles, CA
• 6 – CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA – Seattle, WA
• 8 – ROGERS ARENA – Vancouver, BC
• 10 – ROGERS PLACE – Edmonton, AB
• 12 – SCOTIABANK SADDLEDOME – Calgary, AB
• 13 – SASKTEL CENTRE – Saskatoon, SK
• 15 – CANADA LIFE CENTRE – Winnipeg, MB
• 18 – CENTRE BELL – Montreal, QC
• 19 – CENTRE VIDEOTRON – Quebec, QC
• 21 – CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE – Kanata, ON
• 22 – SCOTIABANK ARENA – Toronto, ON
• 24 – THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA – Knoxville, TN
• 25 – GAINBRIDGE FIELDHOUSE – Indianapolis, IN
• 27 – ALLSTATE ARENA – Rosemont, IL
• 29 – CFG BANK ARENA – Baltimore, MD

December

• 1 – MADISON SQUARE GARDEN – New York, NY
• 2 – MADISON SQUARE GARDEN – New York, NY