Hard rock band Kiss will soon be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And while it is a momentous occasion, which would ideally be celebrated with a performance, the band has confirmed it will not perform at the induction ceremony, which is set to take place on 10 April in New York City.
The announcement came on Sunday, and the band stated that disagreements on who should perform at the event caused them to cancel the performance. A statement on Kiss’ official website says, “This is understandably an emotional situation where there is no way to please everyone.”It also said that the band wanted to credit not only its present members, but past ones as well, including Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer, Bruce Kulick and Eric Carr, and founding members Peter Criss and Ace Frehely. “To bring this to a quick end, we have decided not to play in any line-up and we will focus our attention on celebrating our induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame,” it concluded.
According to reports, the dispute arose when Frehley, in an interview with a New York radio station revealed that Stanley and Simmons refused to reunite with the original four members for the induction. During the broadcast, he added that it was very frustrating because a reunion was what the fans wanted. He termed it a “disgraceful” situation that after four decades of support, fans would not see the band’s original members perform together.
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Kiss was formed in 1973 by Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley, all of whom performed together from ’73 to ’80. The original four members did reunite from 1996 to 2000. However, it has changed several members in the past. Its current members include Simmons, Stanley, Singer and Thayer.
