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9 legendary bands who are playing farewell tours in 2023

This year will be your last chance to see Kiss, the Eagles, Foreigner ever play live

Louder

Gene Simmons says Geddy Lee "didn't understand what a blues scale was" when they first jammed together

At that point, the Kiss bassist says, "Geddy played purely by ear." Of course, he continued, "later on, he learned what the notes were and stuff like that“

Guitar World

"Geddy didn't understand what a blues scale was." Gene Simmons recalls the time he gave Rush's Geddy Lee a bass lesson on tour

Kiss' Gene Simmons reflects on helping Rush's Geddy Lee with his bass knowledge while the two bands were on tour together

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Demons, hair metal and Ozzy Osbourne playing a priest: Why Trick Or Treat is the 80s’ unsung metal horror classic

In 1986, director Charles Martin Smith made an underrated horror movie lambasting the PMRC – and he got Gene Simmons, Ozzy Osbourne and Motörhead to help.

Metal Hammer

Kiss bow out in a blaze of glory with spectacular End of the Road show

The elder statesmen of rock spit blood, fire and blistering music on their End of the Road World Tour

Liverpool Echo

Kiss screech, growl and spit blood during thrilling set at Manchester's AO Arena

The rockers fly through the air, shoot sparks from their guitars and hurtle through 50 years of hits during this thrilling, silly show.

Manchester Evening News

Peter Criss and Ace Frehley decline offer to return for last ever Kiss shows

Gene Simmons says estranged Kiss members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley have refused a request to play with band again

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The 10 Greatest Festival Bands Ever, as chosen by The Darkness' Dan Hawkins

Ahead of his band's BST Hyde Park show with Guns N' Roses, The Darkness guitarist Dan Hawkins selects his dream festival line-up. Scream for me Danington!

Louder

Backstage at a Kiss show used to be all debauchery and decadence: these days it features Gene Simmons zooming around in a cart, waving at people like the Queen

Kiss' support band The Wild Things capture Gene Simmons in a goofy mood on the latest leg of their End Of The Road tour

Metal Hammer

A witch mural and a giant inflatable duck – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

Mancunian Way: Rock and Roll All Nite

Metrolink taps PLUS bus gates AND Roger Waters drama

Manchester Evening News

Kiss star Gene Simmons calls for return of NI government

Kiss star Gene Simmons has called for the return of the Stormont government, and spoken of his desire to meet the Taoiseach.

The Independent UK

Kiss frontman Gene Simmons given tour of parliament by DUP’s Ian Paisley

American rock star enjoys ‘controlled chaos’ of Angela Rayner and Oliver Dowden facing off at deputy PMQs

The Guardian - UK

DUP MP Ian Paisley 'favour' helped Kiss land private jet, says Gene Simmons

The US rocker said he was "grateful" to Mr Paisley for helping the band as they brought their End Of The Road tour to the UK

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Manchester Evening News

Christian Wakeford MP apologises and deletes tweet of him posing with Kiss rocker Gene Simmons

Metal fan Christian Wakeford - MP for Bury South - said he wanted to 'disassociate myself' from Simmons' views

Belfast Live

Kiss star Gene Simmons visits Parliament as DUP MP Ian Paisley's guest

On plans for the rest of the day, Mr Paisley joked: "He's doing a private concert as a DUP fundraiser – that's a lie!"

Daily Mirror

'I was made for PMQs baby': Kiss star Gene Simmons stuns MPs with Commons visit

The leather-clad rocker stunned MPs when he popped up in the House of Commons as a guest of hard-line DUP MP Ian Paisley, who took him on a private tour

The Independent UK

Kiss rocker Gene Simmons hails ‘insane’ visit to Houses of Parliament

The band’s singer and bassist described proceedings in the Commons chamber as ‘controlled chaos’.

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Wales Online

Kiss star Gene Simmons visits Houses of Parliament and says it's 'chaos'

He was invited for a tour before witnessing business in the chamber

Chronicle Live

KISS in Newcastle review - the perfect finale for one of the greatest rock bands of all time

The legendary rock band performed their greatest hits, with all of the pageantry and showmanship that fans have come to expect

The Guardian - UK

Kiss review – typically explosive end to rock’s silliest band

The solos are dull, the banter crass, the songs often lacking in interest – and yet Kiss’s final tour is also a barrage of amazement

Guitar World

Vinnie Vincent's 10 most explosive solos

From the bombastic to the utterly ballistic, we count down the best of the mysterious guitarist's always-entertaining lead breaks with Kiss and the Vinnie Vincent Invasion

Metal Hammer

10 metal musicians who hate backing tracks and 6 who don’t have a problem with them

From Kiss and W.A.S.P. to Iron Maiden, Slipknot and Megadeth, metal is divided over the use of backing tracks live

Metal Hammer

Step aside beauty influencers, here's Gene Simmons with a tutorial on how to perfectly achieve Kiss' make-up look

Gene Simmons once gave a thorough makeup tutorial on how to achieve Kiss' iconic look to women's magazine Cosmopolitan

Guitar World

Gene Simmons: “Eddie Van Halen talked about being a fan of Eric Clapton. I’m sorry, I don’t see that. What he did was closer to classical music”

The Kiss frontman has been fretting over the guitar hero’s legacy, sharing concerns that “millennials need to know about the most important musician since Jimi Hendrix”

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