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Gene Simmons cancels Rockford concert and other tour dates

Gene Simmons cancels Rockford concert and other tour dates

Yahoo21-03-2025
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Just days after offering fans the opportunity to during his 2025 tour, legendary rocker Gene Simmons, formerly of KISS, has canceled a number of upcoming tour dates including a stop in Rockford.
According to , Simmons has canceled a number of stops, with an email going out to ticketholders notifying them that the concert had been canceled.
The Gene Simmons Band was set to take the stage at Hard Rock Live, at the Hard Rock Casino Rockford, on Sunday, May 18th at 7 p.m.
The Hard Rock Live appearance in Rockford is no longer listed on either or the casino's , and has listed the event as Canceled.
The Gene Simmons Band consists of Simmons, Brent Woods (Wildside, Sebastian Bach, Vince Neil), Zach Throne (Corey Taylor), and Brian Tichy (Lynch Mob, Whitesnake, Billy Idol), and the show would have consisted of 'songs KISS has never played and some songs have never been recorded,' Simmons said.
KISS held the final two concerts of its 'End of the Road' tour in Madison Square Garden in New York City in December of 2023.
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