Gene Simmons, best known as the fire breathing, blood splitting and larger than life bass-playing demon/co-founder of KISS, is coming to rock Orlando.
Rock icon Gene Simmons is bringing the Gene Simmons Band to rock the Hard Rock Live Orlando stage on Wednesday, April 30, 2025!
Tickets are officially on sale now.
GENE SIMMONS is an international rock legend and co-founder of KISS, America’s # 1 gold record award-winning group of all time in all categories (RIAA). As a serial entrepreneur, Simmons has achieved success that reaches far beyond his music career, extending into television, film, publishing, merchandising, restaurants, consumer products, and more.
Simmons continues to hit the stage with his GENE SIMMONS BAND, which, in addition to Simmons, includes Brent Woods (Sebastian Bach, Vince Neil of MÖTLEY CRÜE), Zach Throne Mother Pearl, The Pink Floyd Experience, Cody Carpenter) and Brian Tichy (Whitesnake, Billy Idol, Foreigner, Sass Jordan, and Ozzy Osbourne).
Simmons’ was inspired to become a rock star when he saw a televised performance by the Beatles as a kid. In the winter of 1972, with a desire to create the “ultimate” rock band, not just “another” rock band, Simmons and Paul Stanley formed KISS with original band members Peter Criss and Paul "Ace" Frehley.
Inspired by his love of comic books and horror films, Simmons conceived the concept of his face paint. The addition of elaborate costumes, frenetic stage performance and ostentatious concert effects catapulted KISS to international stardom and a coveted position as one of the most recognized rock and roll bands in the world.
Since their inception, KISS has developed millions of fans around the world, also known as the KISS Army. With over 100 million CDs and DVDs sold worldwide, KISS continues to sell out stadiums and arenas around the world, breaking box-office records set by Elvis and The Beatles. KISS was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 and in 1999 received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In December of 2023, KISS held its last two concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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