The legendary original Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley died last October 16 at the age of 74. A week earlier, he had fallen in his studio and suffered a brain bleed. He was on life support and placed on a ventilator after the accident but didn’t get better. The musician was working on his third covers album, Origins Vol. 3, and had scheduled tour dates. His final show took place at the Uptown Theater in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, where he performed many Kiss classics and other well-known songs from his solo career.
Setlist and videos of Ace Frehley’s final concert
- Deuce (KISS song)
- Shock Me (KISS song)
- Rock Soldiers (Frehley’s Comet song)
- Love Gun (KISS song)
- Rocket Ride (KISS song)
- Detroit Rock City (KISS song)
- She (KISS song)
- New York Groove (Russ Ballard cover) (with KISS’s “God of Thunder”
- intro.)
- Cold Gin (KISS song) (Jam leading into)
- Ace Frehley Guitar Solo (Teased of James Bond theme, Led Zeppelin
- ended with “smoking guitar”)
- Shout It Out Loud (KISS song)
- Rock and Roll All Nite (KISS song)
Ace was one of the most influential guitar players of all time, a crucial part of the success of Kiss in the early days of the band. He helped to form Kiss alongside Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Peter Criss in New York City back in 1973. He was part of the band until 1982 when he decided to leave and returned from 1996 to 2002. His first solo album, released in 1978 on the same day the other members of the band also released theirs, was the most successful one from the four. It had songs like “New York Groove” and “Rip It Out”.
After Kiss he formed Frehley’s Comet, releasing two albums and then focused on his solo career. His final album was “10,000 Volts”, released in 2024 but he was currently working on his third covers album “Origins Vol. 3”, which will be probably released in the future.