“They asked me and I declined. There’s no way I’m gonna be involved in that”: Ace Frehley on his current relationship with Kiss
Despite being a founding member, Ace Frehley was nowhere to be seen throughout Kiss’ End Of The Road World Tour – because the glam rockers rescinded his invitation.
According to Frehley, him and founding drummer Peter Criss were both originally set to perform at Kiss’ final Madison Square Garden show in December 2023. “About nine months… both Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons were saying, ‘We’re going to bring everybody out on stage,’” he tells Guitar World. “And then, a few months before the concert, they both changed their tune.”
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Considering Frehley previously reunited with the band in 1996, fans were confused as to why Frehley did not perform at Kiss’ final show. And he would have, if the Stanley and Simmons hadn’t changed their minds.
Some rather rude comments only added insult to injury, too. “Paul went on to say, ‘If Ace and Peter got on stage with us, the band could be called Piss,’” Frehley recalls. “So, I kind of got into an argument with him.”
Following the snub of being uninvited to Kiss’ final show, the guitarist is understandably less keen to involve himself in Kiss-related projects. Most recently, Frehley has declined the invitation to attend Kiss’s Kiss Kruise: Land-Locked in Vegas. “They asked me and I declined,” he explains.
The event in question, which is set to take place this November, pales in comparison to the grand Madison Square Garden send-off. “There’s no way I’m gonna be involved with that, you know?,” he says. “Their biggest mistake is that they should have done that at Madison Square Garden, not in Las Vegas in a 5000-seater, or whatever it is.”
However, Frehley isn’t entirely ruling out working with Kiss in the future. While the invitation to attend Kiss Kruise (which isn’t even a cruise this year) may feel insulting, he still loves his Kiss family. “I’m the kind of guy that never says never,” he says. “I don’t hate Paul or Gene, you know? We’re rock and roll brothers – and Peter, too. So, anything can happen.”
Regardless, Frehley is continuing to focus on his own work. He explains he’s “having too much fun doing my own thing” at the moment. “Maybe I’ll eventually get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist,” he notes.
Kiss are set to perform two unmasked sets over the course of the three day Kiss Kruise: Land-Locked in Vegas event. The sets will feature all but Eric Singer from the final Kiss line-up, with Simmons, Stanley, and Tommy Thayer on lead vocals. But remember – Kiss have broken up. They’ve definitely broken up. Yep.
Kiss Kruise: Land-Locked in Vegas will take place 14-16 November. You can grab tickets now.
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