Kiss’s Simmons gene is positive for Covid 19; Four other concerts postponed

Gene Simmons has tested positive for COVID-19.

The TO KISS The bassist / singer’s diagnosis comes less than a week after his bandmate Paul Stanley revealed he had also contracted the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, forcing the postponement of three shows on the group “End of the road” farewell tour.

Earlier today (Tuesday August 31), TO KISS issued the following statement: “TO KISS will postpone their next four tour dates. While Paul Stanley recently tweeted that he had recovered from COVID, Gene Simmons has now tested positive and has mild symptoms. The group and team will stay home and self-isolate for the next 10 days and medics have said the tour should be able to resume on September 9 at the FivePoint Amphitheater in Irvine, Calif. All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new dates once announced. More information will be emailed directly to ticket holders. “

Postponed shows:

August 26 – Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake

August 28 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Walnut Creek

August 29 – Atlanta, GA @ Cellairis Amphitheater in Lakewood

September 01 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theater

September 02 – Dayton, OH @ Wright State University Nutter Center

September 04 – Tinley Park, Illinois @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater

September 05 – Milwaukee, WI @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater – Summerfest Grounds

When Stanley tested positive for the first time last Thursday, TO KISS said the entire group and crew members traveling with them on the tour were fully vaccinated.

Members of TO KISS “and their team functioned independently in a bubble to protect everyone as much as possible at each show and between shows,” the group wrote in the statement.

The tour also has a COVID security protocol officer on full-time staff who makes sure everyone is keeping a close eye on everything. CDC directives, “the statement continued.

In a recent interview with Rolling stone, Simmons urged fans to get vaccinated against COVID-19, saying: “I would highly recommend everyone to get two Pfizer Where Modern shots, please – for the rest of us. Even if you think the Earth is flat, it is not. “

TO KISS launched the summer 2021 stage of its “End of the road” farewell tour Aug. 18 at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts. The concert marked the group’s first live appearance in front of an audience since March 2020.

TO KISSThe farewell trek was launched in January 2019 and was originally scheduled to end on July 17, 2021 in New York City, but is now expected to last until 2022.

TO KISSthe current lineup of consists of original members Stanley and Simmons, alongside later additions to the group, the guitarist Tommy Thayer (since 2002) and drummer Eric Singer (activated and deactivated since 1991).

Formed in 1973 by Stanley, Simmons, Pierre Criss (battery) and As Frehley (guitar), TO KISS organized their first “farewell” tour in 2000, the last to feature the band’s original lineup.

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