Gene Simmons slammed for making lucky fans pay to be | Music News

KISS frontman Gene Simmons is offering some “lucky” fans a once-in-a-lifetime expertise: to pay to be his personal assistant for a day… for a cool price of $12,495.

The bassist, who made some out-of-pocket feedback whereas serving as a visitor choose on Dancing With the Stars final fall, is dubbing it “The Ultimate Gene Simmons Experience,” and it permits one fan to be his “Personal Assistant & Band Roadie” for every show date on his upcoming tour with the Gene Simmons Band.

“You will meet up with Gene and GS band members early in the day (either at his hotel or designated location) to go over the Band’s Show day schedule,” states the official web site for the band, which additionally consists of Brian Tichy, Jason Walker and Brent Woods.

Selected winners of the expertise will be a half of the Gene Simmons Band Team Crew “for the entire day” and be gifted a crew member shirt, hat and VIP badge.

The 75-year-old will even be part of the participant for a meal, both on the resort or backstage on the show.

However, the fan will then need to do some precise work, as they may “arrive & load-in to the venue with the Band” and “help the band set up for the show.”

Additionally, members will get to hang around backstage, sit in on sound verify and get to be part of Simmons on stage during the show for their chosen metropolis, per the web site.

Then, winners will be gifted a signed set record in addition to a signed bass that Simmons used during his many KISS rehearsals.

The fan will be allowed to take images all through the evening, can convey one visitor to be part of them and also can convey 4 gadgets for Simmons to signal (excluding devices and physique elements).

Only one “Ultimate Gene Simmons Experience” will be bought per show for the tour, which begins on April 3 in Anaheim, California.

Another fascinating element in regards to the expertise: “Tickets to the show are not included.”

Fans who don’t get selected can still pay $6,500 to $12,500 to meet Simmons, receive autographed merch, pose for photo-ops and take three guests along for the ride — no Roadie work required.

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“You will find that Gene Simmons is very down-to-earth, funny and knowledgeable on almost any subject,” the web site reads.

Simmons has been touring with the Gene Simmons Band since retiring from KISS in 2023 following their End of the Road World Tour.

“I have nothing to complain about. No woulda, coulda, shoulda. Been there, done that,” Simmons informed Page Six in June 2024, noting that he’s nonetheless close with former bandmates Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer.

“Obviously we’re in communication, between emails and texts and all that. Every other day we text and talk to each other.”

Peter Criss and Ace Frehley fashioned KISS with Simmons and Stanley in 1973.

Stereogum posted about the experience on their Instagram and fans slammed Simmons in the comments section, with one person writing: “YOU will sit backstage on a black leather-based couch and stare at your cellphone for 3 hours earlier than the show with the band.”

Another added: “lmao capitalism has discovered a new even more f—— up model the place you simply pay to go to work. I hate it right here please ship me to mars. I’ll kick rocks till I die.”

A third fumed: “The irony is so tangible. I really like early KISS however yeh this seems to be tough,” as a fourth slammed: “Are you f—— kidding me? He thinks he’s sizzling enough that somebody desires to pay to do that?”

A fifth commented: “You will push Gene’s wheel chair and feed Gene his lunch,” as a sixth pointed out: “Holy Labor legal guidelines batman! Maybe that is to pay for his actual assistant. Times are robust.”

One posted joked: “I’d love to get fired from this job,” as a second quipped: “Genius, the Roadies pay Him,” and a third exclaimed: “Dreams do come true!”

Yet another pointed out: “To be truthful, contemplating that you just get a used bass, convey somebody with you, and all the things else, that is really a fairly good deal total.”

On Stereogum’s post, they shared that this isn’t the first time Simmons has given fans a questionable deal.

In 2017, he agreed to come to a fan’s home with 10 CDs for a whopping $50k.