Gene Simmons and his solo band kicked off their 2025 tour with gigs in Georgia and Kentucky, albeit the first was cut short due to weather.
Simmons and company only made it through six songs at the tour kickoff show on Friday (May 2nd) at the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater in Peachtree City, Georgia. The setlist opened with two KISS classics, “Duece” and “Shout It Out Loud,” and Gene later ran through a cover of Van Halen’s “House of Pain” before the gig was called off due to heavy rain.
The following night (Saturday, May 3rd) went better, with Simmons’ band running through the full setlist at the Beaver Dam Amphitheater in Kentucky. The first six songs remained the same, with Simmons also throwing in covers of Motörhead (“Ace of Spades”), Thin Lizzy (“Bad Reputation”), and The Beatles (“And Your Bird Can Sing”). The rest of set was filled out by Gene’s own solo songs and material he penned for KISS and even some he didn’t (i.e. Ace Frehley’s “Cold Gin”).