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Star of Kiss Gene Simmons Defense of charging lucky $ 12k fans to be owned Personal assistant and roadie for one day.
“I decided, you know what, nobody has ever done. Why not open the idea to be a personal way for me for the day?” Simmons said, 75 The New York Post In an interview published on Wednesday, March 25.
Earlier this month, Simmons A proposal began His fans had the opportunity to pay $ 12,495 for the “Ultimate Gene Simmons experience” on his solo journey.
This costly VIP tour package includes visiting Simmons on the morning of the concert to help set up its schedule for the day. After a meal with the rocker, the fan and one hotel will ride to the venue with Simmons and then assist his road crew to set up the show.
Not all of the benefits are as labor-intensive-the “Guest Roadie” is invited to join Simmons on stage during the concert and receive autofited bass used in a kiss exercise.
While Simmons received backlash for the expensive VIP Tour package, he said he thought of the idea because he used to be enchanted with the environment before the show at rock shows.
“When I was a kid and went to see shows, I was always curious, ‘What is it like when they are in a hotel? What is when the stage is set up? What is it like to be on stage when they perform and see the audience from the stage,’” he remembered.
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Kayla Oaddams/FilmmagicSimmons promised that fans will be worth their money despite the hefty price tag, although anyone interested should be aware that only one person per show can take part in the eventual “Gene Simmons experience.”
“You meet at the hotel where you get breakfast together or, you know, whatever floats your boat,” he said. “You ride with me to the gig. You can set up amplifiers and drums to include your heart. You’re on stage, right off stage to my right. You can video the crowds, anyway. And I pull you on stage to sing a song with me.”
For fans who are not fully prepared to shrink $ 12k to luggage around some amps, Simmons offers a non-Labor-and-Labor meeting package, including signed bass, for just $ 6,500.
Kiss has been criticized for their Crass Marketing Tactics throughout their 52-year career as the self-published “hottest band”. Simmons once marketed Kiss Kasket personally for $ 3,900 in 2001.
“I love livin ‘, but this (casket) makes the alternative look pretty damn good,” quoted that Simmons said in ads for the brand coffins.
Educators of rock and role immortal gallery have sold their fans toilet paper, kissing kondoms, inflatable tongues, scratch and winning lottery tickets and even meat buns with a kiss brand over the years. Perhaps the most ridiculous goods with a kiss brand were their officially licensed air guitar strings-yes, bags of air.
A kiss officially retired from traveling after their end The end of the road World Tour in Madison Square Garden New York City in December 2023. However, this was not Kiss–as they had previously promised a retirement tour that they had previously called in 2001 with a 142-date tour, before resuming live shows just two years later with their The dominion of the world Tour in 2003.
The current lineup of kiss – simmons on shallow and voices, Paul Stanley on rhythm guitar and voices, Tommy Thayer on a chief guitar and Eric singer on the drums – about to return to the stage as part of their Kissing the storms of the Vegas army Convention at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas in November.
The Gene Simmons band was about to start traveling in April, but since then they have pushed their live shows until May 2 in Peachtree City, Georgia. Seventeen previously organized concerts will be moved to 2026.