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Gene Simmons, Kiss. photo by Tim Cashmere

Gene Simmons, Kiss. photo by Tim Cashmere

Gene Simmons To Tour Australia Solo For First Time

by Noise11.com on October 19, 2017

in News

Gene Simmons of Kiss will tour Australia as a solo artist for the first time ever in February.

Gene played an all-Kiss with no Kiss show in Japan earlier this week.

The Australian tour will see Gene playing much smaller venues than Kiss. “Doing these smaller concert halls, which hold a thousand to three thousand people, means they get filled up by real diehard fans. They don’t want to hear the same-old, same-old. They want to hear nuggets, as they say. It’s a hoot for me because I’ve never really had a chance to do this stuff live. It’s been a lot of fun.”

Gene’s band is Ryan Cook (guitar/vocals), Jeremy Asbrock (guitar/vocals), and Phil Shouse (guitar/vocals), with drums by Brent Fitz.

October 15, Japan setlist

Deuce (from Kiss, 1974)
Parasite (from Hotter Than Hell, 1974)
I Love It Loud (from Creatures of the Night, 1982)
Cold Gin (from Kiss, 1974)
Do You Love Me (from Destroyer, 1976)
Shout It Out Loud (from Destroyer, 1976)
Calling Dr. Love (from Rock N Roll Over, 1976)
War Machine (from Creatures of the Night, 1982)
Wall of Sound (from Monster, 2012)
Got Love for Sale (from Love Gun, 1977)
Watchin’ You (from Hotter Than Hell, 1974)
She (from Dressed To Kill, 1975)
Let Me Go, Rock ‘N’ Roll (from Hotter Than Hell, 1974)
Rock and Roll All Nite (from Dressed To Kill, 1975)

Gene Simmons Australian dates

Thursday, 1st February 2018, Entertainment Centre Theatre, Adelaide
Friday, 2nd February 2018, The Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Saturday, 3rd February 2018, Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne
Tuesday, 6th February 2018, Tivoli Centre, Brisbane

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