ACE FREHLEY SPEAKS OUT: Benefit and Solo Lp plans

from: Mtv.com 

When the stalwart rock warriors of Kiss are absent from the stage, fans often hear about Gene Simmons' money-making merchandising projects or Paul Stanley's acting ventures, but guitarist Ace Frehley stays pretty busy also.

On November 28 he'll join forces with Twisted Sister, Sebastian Bach, Overkill and Anthrax at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom for New York Steel, a benefit concert for victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

The event was organized by Twisted Sister guitarist Jay Jay French, who hopes the show will bring in $100,000. Originally, Frehley wanted to schedule his own benefit concert, but instead he decided to step onboard the Hammerstein roster.

"I'm a native New Yorker. I was born 10 blocks from Yankee Stadium," Frehley said Tuesday. "So I'm eager to do anything I can to help our city rebuild from this horrible disaster."

As excited as he is about the show, he said he's a little wary of the lineup. "I'm gonna have to wear rubber gloves when Anthrax take the stage," he joked.

Frehley will play a 30-minute set with the Ace Frehley Band, which includes guitarist Richie Scarlet, bassist Karl Cochran and drummer Steve Budgie Warner.

"We'll be doing the stuff we were doing prior to the 'Unplugged' thing and the Kiss reunion tour," Frehley said.

Some of the same players who take the stage with him at the benefit will likely head into the studio early next year to help Frehley record his fifth solo record, his first since 1989's Trouble Walkin'.

"I'm in the process of building a multimedia studio on seven and a half acres in upstate New York," Frehley said. "I have three albums worth of material right now in the can, and I plan to record another five or 10 songs once my studio is completed. Then I'm gonna sit down to decide which are the best songs to put out as the next Ace Frehley solo album."

The record has a working title, The Baldest Baby on the Block, and Frehley said he hopes to have it out by spring but added that it's too early to predict the musical tone of the disc. It's also too early to tell if and when the long-rumored last-ever Kiss show will take place.

"If it happens, I don't think it's gonna be 'til the spring," Frehley said. "Maybe Shea Stadium, maybe Giants Stadium. Anything's possible, but I'll be there if it happens."

Frehley sounded equally unenthusiastic about the November 10 release of the self-titled five-disc Kiss box set featuring 91 tracks, 20 of which are previously unreleased (see "Kiss Box Set Includes 20 Previously Unreleased Tracks").

"I had no input into that," he said. "They faxed me a list, and I briefly looked over it. There's a booklet included with a lot of great shots. It will be a good representation of the band, and every Kiss fan is gonna want to go out and buy it."

So, has Frehley been calling Simmons on a weekly basis to get a tally on Kiss Kasket sales (see "Kiss Kick It In Style, Komplete With Kaskets")? Not exactly.

"On a work level, I work with them. On a personal level we don't talk very much," he said.
 

Gene and Paul Come to Tower Records on Sunset 

From: KISSONLINE

Four stories high, four 40 foot tall, gigantic blow ups of Peter, Paul, Ace, and Gene - better known as KISS - will loom above Tower Records (Sunset) in Los Angeles and is sure to stop people (and traffic) on - November 20.

Hundreds of fans are expected to line the streets by Tower Records on Sunset Blvd - when Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS make a very rare in-store appearance to meet their fans and sign their newly released box set.

To give fans an additional treat, they will be treated to professional make-up to look like their favorite KISS member. Special makeup artists who were on the last KISS tour are being specially flown in for this event and will be set up in the parking lot.

Los Angeles radio station, KLOS 95.5 , will be doing a live broadcast of the evening's events from Tower Records.

Tune in to 95.5 KLOS in Los Angeles who will be the only source to win tickets for the exclusive pre-party with Gene and Paul at Tower Records from 6pm-7pm.

Priority wristbands for the autograph line will go to those purchasing the new KISS box set. The signing will be from 7pm-9pm. Fans can get these priority wristband from Tower Records at 8801 W. Sunset Blvd as early as 9:00AM, November 20.

Gene Simmons BOOK signing dates and locations 

From: KISSONLINE
Gene Simmons will be signing copies of his autobiography, KISS AND MAKE-UP (Crown Publishers), at the following locations.

Toronto
January 15, 2002
6:30 p.m.
Chapters Festival Hall
126 John Street
Toronto, Canada

New York
December 12, 2001
6:00 p.m.
Barnes & Nobles / Astor Place
4 Astor Place
New York, New York

Los Angeles
January 8, 2002
6:30 p.m.
Brentanos / Century City
10250 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, California
(in the Century City Shopping Center)

Gene & Paul As Grand Marshals For  Race

KISS' Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons will ride in the pace car and act as grand marshals for the GNC Live Well 300 at the Homestead-Miami, Florida Speedway this Saturday, November 10th as part of NASCAR's Busch Series of races. In addition, on Sunday driver Sterling Martin will debut his Kiss-adorned #40 car in the Pennzoil 400, a NASCAR Winston Cup event. The car's hood features the faces of Stanley, Simmons, lead guitarist Ace Frehley, and former drummer Peter Criss on a black background.

Entertainment Weekly  - Gene Simmons & Court TV

In the November 2nd, 2001 issue of Entertainment Weekly magazine, on page 60, there is a cool article about Gene Simmons hosting the upcoming Court TV documentary. The article is in the On The Air: The Latest News From The TV Beat, section. By Lynette Rice. KISS and Tell: What the heck is KISS' Gene Simmons doing hanging out with the suits at Court TV? The aging rocker is shooting a documentary for the cabler called The Secret History of Rock'n' Roll (set to air December 4th), which will expose the ugly underbelly of groups like Guns N' Roses and (gasp!) the beach Boys. Says Simmons: "It's all about how idiotic rock & roll musicians are. We talk about how some of the original godfathers of rock & roll created a corrupt system, which it is. The original guys used to steal songs and put their names on them. It's almost like the Sopranos in the music business. And don't kid yourself. These shady characters are still alive and well." Hmm, and we thought it was about wearing tight lycra and shaking your booty. In any event, can we expect any exposes on KISS? "Not that I'm aware of- but, of course, incriminating yourself is not a good idea," says Simmons. "I have the right to remain silent."

Ace Frehley on Saturday Night Rocks

From: EddieTrunk.com
Ace Frehley joined Eddie Trunk on a recent edition of Saturday Night Rocks to talk about his appearance at the big NY STEEL concert in New York City! To hear a full audio recording of that interview, be sure to check out the Interviews section. We also have some great photos of Ace from last Christmas!

"NY Steel: " A Hard Rock Benefit Show "

 ALL THE BEST  SCARLET,,,,,,,,,,,,

NY STEEL: A HARD ROCK BENEFIT SHOW FOR THE NYPD/FDNY NOV. 28TH 7PM SHARP AT HAMMERSTIEN BALLROOM NYC.

FEATURING LIVE PERFORMANCES BY:

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 14 YEARS, THE CLASSIC LINEUP OF

TWISTED SISTER
(JJ French, Dee Snider, Mark "the animal" Mendoza, Eddie Ojeda & AJ Pero)

ACE FREHLEY BAND
The legendary lead guitarist of KISS with his solo band and special suprises!

ANTHRAX

OVERKILL

SEBASTIAN BACH AND FRIENDS

PLUS MANY SURPRISE GUESTS!

HOSTED BY FRIDAY/SATURDAY NIGHT ROCKS DJ EDDIE TRUNK AND NY METS SUPERSTAR MIKE PIAZZA.

A TRUE HARD ROCK BENEFIT BY NYC FOR NYC!

TICKETS NOW ON SALE! THROUGH TICKETMASTER, TICKETMASTER CHARGE BY PHONE AND THE HAMMERSTIEN BALLROOM BOX OFFICE. TICKETS ARE $37.50 EACH IN ADVANCE.

BE SURE TO LISTEN TO EDDIE TRUNK FRIDAY NIGHT'S AT 11 AND SATURDAY'S AT 10 ON 102.7 WNEW FM FOR INTERVIEWS WITH THE ARTISTS AND UPDATES ON THE SHOW.

From:Eddietrunk.com

All of this led to what will take place Nov. 28th at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. I am proud to announce that I have organized a great lineup of artists for the true hard rock/metal fan. The benefit is called NEW YORK STEEL, and the lineup reflects the tastes of my listeners, and many of the officers that make requests every week. Appearing at this special show will be the reunited TWISTED SISTER (JJ French, Mark Mendoza, Dee Snider, Eddie Ojeda, AJ Pero). This classic lineup will reunite and play for the first time in 14 years! Also on the bill; KISS Lead Guitarist ACE FREHLEY and friends, ANTHRAX, OVERKILL, and former SKID ROW singer SEBASTIAN BACH. The event will be hosted by me and my sometimes cohost; NY METS Superstar MIKE PIAZZA. Other surprises are planned as well. I am THRILLED to be able to pull this off and I know the hard rock/metal fans in the tri-state will rally around this cause. Please join me at this special event. Tickets are ON SALE this Saturday 10/20 at 12 Noon, at Ticketmaster and the Hammerstein Box Office, and are resonably priced at $37.50 each (No service fees if you buy at Hammerstien). Be sure to listen to my radio shows every Friday starting at 11PM, and Saturday starting at 10PM for interviews with the artists, and updates on 102.7 FM WNEW. Also visit WWW.EDDIETRUNK.com for additional updates daily. Thank you for your tremendous support, without it I would not be able to stage an event of this magnatude. Keep listening and I'll see you all at Hammerstein Nov. 28th.

KISS Boxset - 2 Versions 

Regular Box Set: Box with a Lid, Lid has metal plaque that adheres to Lid & has the KISS logo. Book is perfect bound & 120 pgs. There are 5 CDs in jewel cases. A merchandising brochure.

Guitar Box Set: Guitar Shaped Box, fake leather type material, made in China with hinges, handle & locking mechanism. 19 " long x 9 1/2 " wide fur type lining, similar to Fender guitar case. Hard cover/Case bound Book is 120 pgs. There are 5 CDs in jewel cases. A merchandising brochure. Letter from KISS."

  KISS Expo's  www.kissexpos.com  

TAMPA Fla -10/ 27 /01 Guests include BILL AUCOIN, MARK ST. JOHN, WCW THE DEMON
LOUISVILLE Ky.-11/ 10/01 Guests Include BRUCE KULICK, ERIC SINGER, tribute band MR SPEED
PITTSBURGH Pa-11/ 18/01 Guests Include ERIC SINGER, WCW THE DEMON, tribute  MR SPEED
                                            (All KISS Expos are from 11a.m.-7 p.m.)

KISS Boxset track listing

Disc One - "Strutter" (demo), "Deuce" (demo), "Keep Me Waiting" (Wicked Lester), "She" (Wicked Lester), "Love Her All I Can" (Wicked Lester), "Let Me Know" (Bell Sound Studios demo), "100,000 Years" (Bell Sound Studios demo), "Stop, Look To Listen" (1968 Paul Stanley demo), "Leeta" (1969 Gene Simmons demo), "Let Me Go, Rock 'N' Roll" (Bell Sound Studios demo), "Acrobat" (live at the Daisy), "Firehouse" (Bell Sound Studios demo), and the album tracks "Nothin' To Lose," "Black Diamond," "Hotter Than Hell," "Strange Ways," "Parasite," "Goin' Blind," "Anything For My Baby," "Ladies In Waiting," and "Rock And Roll All Nite."

Disc Two - live sessions of "C'mon And Love Me Live," "Rock Bottom," "Cold Gin," and "Watchin' You," "Doncha Hesitate" (demo), "Mad Dog" (demo), "God Of Thunder" (demo), "Great Expectations," "Beth," "Do You Love Me," "Bad, Bad Lovin'" (demo, an early version of "Calling Dr. Love"), "Calling Dr. Love," "Mr. Speed" (demo), "Christine Sixteen," "Hard Luck Woman," "Shock Me," "I Stole Your Love," "I Want You" (recorded at a soundcheck), "Love Gun" (demo), and "Love Is Blind" (demo).

Disc Three - "Detroit Rock City," "King Of The Night Time World" (live), "Larger Than Life," "Rocket Ride," "Tonight You Belong To Me," "New York Groove," "Radioactive" (demo), "Don't You Let Me Down," "I Was Made For Lovin' You," "Sure Know Something," "Shandi," "You're All That I Want, You're All That I Need" (demo), "Talk To Me" (live), "A World Without Heroes," "The Oath," "Nowhere To Run," "Creatures Of The Night," "War Machine," and "I Love It Loud."

Disc Four - "Lick It Up," "All Hell's Breaking Loose," "Heaven's On Fire," "Get All You Can Take," "Thrills In The Night," "Tears Are Falling," "Uh! All Night," "Time Traveller" (demo), "Hell Or High Water," "Crazy, Crazy Nights," "Reason To Live," "Let's Put The X In Sex," "Hide Your Heart," "Ain't That Peculiar" (demo)," "Silver Spoon," and "Forever" (single version).

Disc Five - "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You II," "Unholy," "Domino" (demo), "Every Time I Look At You," "Comin' Home" (live, from Unplugged), "Got To Choose" (live, from Unplugged), "I Still Love You" (live, from Unplugged), "Nothin' To Lose" (live, from Unplugged), "Childhood's End" (with coda), "I Will Be There," "Psycho Circus," "Into The Void," "Within," "I Pledge Allegiance To The State Of Rock & Roll," "Nothing Can Keep Me From You," "It's My Life" (original version), "Shout It Out Loud" (live), and "Rock And Roll All Night" from the still-unreleased Kiss Alive IV.

KISS' GENE SIMMONS AUTOBIOGRAPHY hits stores Decemeber 4th

                           The Autobiography The KISS Army Has Been Waiting For !!!

                                             KISS AND MAKE-UP
                                             GENE SIMMONS

When Gene Simmons enters a room, you can feel it. Without him saying a single word, even without his trademark make-up, you know it's him. You can't help but feel like you're in the presence of a larger than life, rock n' roll legend. Immediately you understand that this is a man responsible for his band not only selling more than eighty million records, but for building a worldwide empire worthy of being on the cover of Fortune and a Fortune 500 company (as KISS was in 1996.)

Simmons has spent the last three decades as the mastermind behind a cultural phenomenon that still baffles most critics. Now, as KISS is wrapping up their global sold out Farewell Tour, Simmons is making what may be the most striking move of his entire career. On December 04, 2001 Crown Publishers will release KISS AND MAKE-UP, Gene Simmons' autobiography.

Fans will be surprised to learn that the ferocious demon, who scared more parents than Marilyn Manson ever dreamed of, was born Chaim Witz in Israel where he was raised by an overprotective but extremely loving mother. In KISS AND MAKE-UP, Simmons reminisces about his youth in Israel, his sudden move to Brooklyn and how comic books, television, music, and girls became the center of his universe at an early age.

Simmons doesn't shy away from the fact that he has slept with more than 4,600 women. He candidly talks about his earliest sexual experiences, as well as his relationships with Cher and Diana Ross, as well as his time spent managing Liza Minnelli.

CLASSIC ROCK and LIFESAVERS ad Photo Shoot

From: Tommy Thayer-KissOnline

Just recently, Gene and Paul did a photo shoot in makeup and costume. English photographer Ross Halfin was hired to shoot the session, which took place at an out-of-the-way Hollywood photo studio. The purpose of the session was twofold. First, was to shoot a cover photo for an upcoming Classic Rock magazine special KISS edition, and second, to get shots for a planned KISS and LIFESAVERS ad campaign.

Classic Rock is one of England’s premier rock publications. The KISS special, for which this cover photo was shot, is scheduled to hit newsstands October 15 in the UK. This special edition will feature over 40 pages of KISS and KISS related articles and photos, including new interviews and photos from the recent shoot. This special KISS edition will be available on newsstands in the US as well.

KISS is planning a new ad campaign with Lifesavers (makes sense). Mums the word on details right now, but we’ll see more about later in the beginning of 2002.

Part of my job is to make sure the preparation, the actual shoot and follow-up, including photo approval is well coordinated and executed properly. Believe it or not, a lot of planning goes into doing a shoot like this. Costumes, boots and makeup kits had to be pulled from the KISS warehouse. And since they haven’t been used since the last KISS show in Australia on April 13, they had to be cleaned, prepped and readied. I booked the studio a week prior and coordinated the day’s schedule, including when and where everybody arrives etc. A photo assistant needed to be hired as well as backdrops, film equipment and arranging for Gene and Paul’s guitars to arrive on time.

Once Paul and Gene turned up for the shoot, they immediately began concentrating on makeup, shooting the shit and telling jokes for the hour and a half it takes them to get ready. The interesting thing about KISS’ photo shoots is that they’re usually very low keyed and low-stress, probably due to the fact that these guys know exactly what they’re doing and that they’ve done it so many times before.

Two days later the finished film is looked at and approved by the band. When Paul likes a particular shot, he identifies it with a "PS" with a thick red sharpie ink marker and Gene does the same with a simple "$." The shots all turned out great and everybody seemed very happy with the results. You can see them all this month in their full color and glory, in the forthcoming KISS Classic Rock special.

KISS set to release boxset in November 20th.

Gene Simmons has stated that Kiss plans to release the long awaited Kiss Boxset on November 20th, Originally planned for release in time for Halloween, the four-CD, 80-song set is due November 13th from Mercury Records. It will feature rarities including music from Wicked Lester, the pre-Kiss band that featured Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, and Peter Criss, as well as a live take of "Firehouse" and demo recordings of "Deuce" and "Strutter," all of which were featured in their final versions on Kiss's self-titled debut in 1974. Still-untitled four-disc set due in November. It probably won't be Kiss' last release, since the business-savvy Gene Simmons has already promised to deliver an Alive 4, but an upcoming box set attempts to sum up the band's long, lucrative career.the Boxset still has not been given a title will have 80 tracks, 20 of which are previously unreleased. Among the rarities are early demos of "Deuce" and "Strutter"; demos from recording sessions for Destroyer (1976), Rock and Roll Over (1976), Love Gun (1977) and Unmasked (1980); 1973 concert recordings of "Acrobat" and "Firehouse"; and cuts by Wicked Lester, the group Simmons and Paul Stanley played in before forming Kiss in 1973, the band's publicist said.The remaining 60 tracks will be album tracks, B-Sides, and Outtakes/Demo versions. A booklet will also be included said to be 96 pages, and scan the bands entire career, with band essays and rare never before seen photos. Gene also let it be known that fans can expect a new KISS dvd as well, no details to when it would be released or if it will be the New Jersey KISS pay-per-view show that previously aired as a showtime pay-per-view special.

Spitfire set to release ERIC SINGER reissues

Four Eric Singer related releases are issued on October 9 via the Spitfire Masters Series. Eric plays on on track on "The Hangover", 4 tracks on "Rubber" and on all tracks on "99 Live". These are all reissues. Eric Singer also guests on Gilby's new release "Swag", though it is not clear which tracks. Apparently, according to Gilby's Official Website at http://www.gilbyclarke.com/ Brian Titchy and Brent Fitz also guest.

                                                Union Tour Dates:     

              10/11/01  Canoga Park, CA                          Paladinos  

              10/12/01  Fullerton, CA.                                The Shack

              10/19/01 Buenos Aires, Argentina                  El Teatro - Federico Lacroze  Alvarez Thomas, Capital Federal 

              10/20/01 Buenos Aires, Argentina                 The Roxy (Av.Casares y Sarmiento, Arcos del Sol - frente al Planetario)

McFarlane Toys' final two exclusive figures for 2001 are 12-inch versions of Gene Simmons of KISS and Chucky, the little killer from Child's Play 2.
Gene Simmons is the same figure from McFarlane Toys' recent KISS Alive series, but in 12-inch scale. The Demon is articulated at the neck, shoulders, biceps, wrists, hips and shins and comes decked out in Alive-era costume with molded cape and hair. He also includes his removable bass guitar.
The 12-inch version of Gene Simmons will only be available at Spencer's in mid-October.
Want a near-life-size rendition of the demonic little devil from Child's Play 2? Then our upcoming 12-inch Chucky exclusive is for you. Based on our previous Movie Maniacs sculpt but rescaled to 12 inches, Chucky is articulated at the wrists, shoulders, waist and neck. He comes with a special voodoo knife, real hair and detailed coveralls.
The 12-inch Chucky figure will be a shared exclusive, available at Tower Records, comic book shops, Babbages, Hot Topic, Spencers and other specialty retailers in mid-October.

From John Corabi :

Hey Gang,

First of all I want to thank you guys for the support all through my career!!! I have become friends with alot of you and I'll NEVER be able to repay you for your kindness!!!( and I mean that!!) Especially through the last few years, with all that I've been through with the Motley stuff and Union and etc...
I spoke to Mike online and mentioned that I HAVE been writing a solo record now the last few months, and I met with a few producers who I would like to work with, and they have all expressed interest in working with me.. I want you to know that the new stuff I've been writing is great,Beatles meet Zep and Lenny Kravitz, if you can dig that!!! I also told Mike that in my downtime with Ratt and my writing, I would like to do something special for you guys by, putting a side solo band together, that would do a tour and play alot of material from my past BUT.. do it all acoustically.. Kind of a storytellers vibe!!! I think it would be alot of fun for me and you as well.. I could do Robin's song, Man in the Moon etc.... I want to include things from every album I've done. The Scream, Motley,Union, and also some of the tribute stuff as well.... I will need a favor from you though. I hope you don't mind, but I would like you guys to start spreading the word, and lets try to get as many people as possible to come and hang with all of us for these things, so I can continue to do it as lng as possible.. I was thinking of maybe doing the acoustic thing after I get home from every tour I do... Solo or otherwise.... I asked Mike to not say anything right away, so don't be mad at him, but I SUCK AT KEEPING SECRETS!!!! Thanx for listening, and again from the bottom of my hard-on thank you
Peace Corabi 
Hey Its me again...
I'm such a retard sometimes!!!! I know that last sentence wasn't politically correct but...FUCK IT!!! anyway what I'd like to do as well is record the acoustic shows and make them available for the John Corabi fans only, throughthe internet. I can have Layla do the artwork, and I had a very good friend ( Leann ) take some pictures for the possible cover. What would also be cool is if you guys took some pictures as well, that I could use in the c.d. booklet...sound like fun????
Peace Gang
Crabby

KissArmyOnline  update....

"The Spirit of '78" ..... you still can get a good deal this month because we are extending our free poster offer. Purchase "The Spirit of '78" before August 31st and you will receive a FREE oversized 19x27 full color KISS Army OnLine poster. These are hand numbered and personalized with your name and membership number. The CD cover art for the entire KAOL tribute series discography is beautifully displayed alongside the re-written lyrics of Paul's "Goodbye" as featured on the closing track of the CD. Starting in September these posters will no longer be free and must be purchased separately with any CD order. As always, profits from this KISS Tribute disc will directly benefit the Alzheimer's Association. So, just what is this tribute CD we call "The Spirit of '78"? It's a double CD tribute set full of newly recorded solo albums songs from 1978. "Rip It Out", "Tonight You Belong To Me", "Radioactive", "You Matter To Me" and 22 more favorites performed by musicians all over the world! The set also features a bonus CD Rom filled with 11 music videos of the KISS Army musicians in action and never before seen footage of KISS rarities! A 16 page full color booklet and 2 limited edition collector's inserts round off the specially packaged set. Buy now and get the free poster all while donating to Alzheimer's Disease. Visit www.kissarmyonline.com

Montreal KISS Expo Update

Here's a bit of an update on the Montreal KISS Expo: The show is still scheduled to take place at the Delta Hotel at 475 President Kennedy in Downtown Montreal on September 9th 2001. For local people, it's at Métro Place-des-arts "Bleury" exit. The show will be from 11:00 am to 7:30 pm. There will be HOURLY door prizes, tons of 70s collectibles for sale, a HUGE museum display featuring rare promo posters, toys and other stuff. Toronto's own "Dressed to Kill" will be playing a 90-minute set with a great pyros! Also, Ralph E. Carle, aka as the "Prophecy" will be performing an accoustic set and will be paying tribute to the great Eric Carr. This is the KISS event you don't want to miss! The greatest dealers with the greatest KISS merchandise and of course, our special guests, Bruce Kulick, who will be selling is AWESOME new cd, Audio Dog, and Dale Torborg, WCW's the Demon. For more info on this exciting event, please check out our website, with both French and English pages at www.kissexpo.com  . See you there!

Chicago KissFest to benefit ERIC CARR CANCER FOUNDATION.

KISSfest weekend marks the tenth anniversary of the passing of Eric Carr to cancer, a devastating disease that continues to ravage millions of families each year. Not only does this date mark the loss of a dear a member of our KISS family, but also the loss of one of the greatest drummers in rock and roll history.
In honor of Eric and his family, KISSfest will donate $1 from every ticket sold and $5 from every vendor booth rental to the Eric Carr Cancer Research Foundation at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. As we remember Eric on November 25th, 2001 together as fans, vendors, and friends, we can work together to make a difference. If you do not plan to attend the fest but would still like to make a donation in Eric's name (or wish to make an additional donation), please visit St. Jude's website at: https://www.stjude.org/

Special guest Gordon G.G. Gebert, author of "KISS and Tell" and keyboardist of Angel will autograph copies of his new book "Rock and Roll War Stories"
Chicago's own KISS'D will perform the ultimate tribute to the Gods of Thunder in a 1,200 seat concert hall, complete with professional light and pyrotechnic show. You've never seen a tribute like this! 
DJ Ace will spin an eclectic variety of KISS songs, demos, deep cuts and unreleased tracks throughout the day, Grab a drink from the bar and relax in the KISS video lounge to watch classic KISS clips with fellow fans.  More exclusive announcements and guests to follow.

                                             Hemmens Cultural Center
                                                  150 Dexter Ct.
                                               Elgin, Illinois 60120
                                            Phone: (847)697-3616