KISS Details Las Vegas Residency for Late 2021-Early ’22, Gene Simmons Urges Vaccinations (“Listen to Scientists”)

This week, KISS will resume its End of the Road farewell tour with the last leg of North American dates — but a few more have been added to the rock icons‘ schedule, specifically 12 shows at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, starting on Dec. 29-Jan. 1 and resuming with some additional engagements from Jan 9 – Feb. 5, 2022.

The Vegas residency dates:

Dec. 2021: 29 & 31
Jan. 2022: 1, 19, 21, 22, 26, 28, 29
Feb. 2022: 2, 4, 5

JUST ANNOUNCED! #KISS will rock the @ZapposTheater at @PHVegas in an exclusive Las Vegas engagement opening December 29th! Fan club pre-sale begins tomorrow. Full details at https://t.co/FsQV5LYLra pic.twitter.com/wWESmmu1PP

— KISS (@kiss) August 16, 2021

Discussing the residency with Rolling Stone in a Q&A accompanying the news, Gene Simmons offered this up when asked how the band will navigate tour dates during the ongoing pandemic:

“I would highly recommend for everybody to get two Pfizer or Moderna shots, please — for the rest of us. Even if you believe the Earth is flat, it’s not. The former president… I knew the man before he ran for office. It was a crime for him to rip the mask off and take that stance and create that negative culture of distrust when he himself was vaccinated. The least he could do is say, “Hey, guys, I’ve been vaccinated because I don’t want to die. You may want to think about doing the same thing.” Nope, never talked about it. I think that’s highly unethical. So what do we do? The entire road crew must be vaccinated twice. Nobody gets backstage or onstage without wearing masks, and everybody stays at a safe distance and you’ve got to wash your hands and do everything else the CDC says. Don’t listen to politicians. They’re not qualified. Listen to scientists.”

The KISS End of the Road tour dates, which start back up this Wednesday, Aug. 18 in Massachusetts:

August 18, 2021 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center
August 19, 2021 Bangor, ME Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
August 21, 2021 Atlantic City, NJ Mark G Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino^
August 22, 2021 Hartford, CT XFINITY Theatre
August 25, 2021 Toledo, OH Huntington Center*
August 26, 2021 Burgettstown, PA The Pavilion at Star Lake
August 28, 2021 Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
August 29, 2021 Atlanta, GA Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
September 1, 2021 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
September 2, 2021 Dayton, OH Wright State University Nutter Center
September 4, 2021 Tinley Park, IL Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
September 5, 2021 Milwaukee, WI American Family Insurance Amphitheater – Summerfest Grounds
September 9, 2021 Irvine, CA FivePoint Amphitheatre*
September 10, 2021 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre*
September 12, 2021 Wheatland, CA Toyota Amphitheatre*
September 17, 2021 Ridgefield, WA Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
September 18, 2021 George, WA Gorge Amphitheatre
September 21, 2021 Boise, ID ExtraMile Arena
September 22, 2021 West Valley City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
September 23, 2021 Sparks, NV Nugget Event Center*^
September 25, 2021 Chula Vista, CA North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
September 26, 2021 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion
September 28, 2021 Hidalgo, TX Payne Arena*^
September 29, 2021 Del Valle, TX Germania Insurance Amphitheater
October 1, 2021 Fort Worth, TX Dickies Arena
October 2, 2021 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
October 5, 2021 Biloxi, MI Mississippi Coast Coliseum
October 6, 2021 Lafayette, LA Lafayette Cajundome
October 8, 2021 West Palm Beach, FL iThink Financial Amphitheatre*
October 9, 2021 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre*

^ Not a Live Nation Show