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Gene Simmons has never done anything small.
Not the tongue. Not the platform boots. And not even the fire and fake blood he’s spent five decades launching off arena stages as a quarter of KISS. So it tracks that his solo act, the Gene Simmons Band, is bringing that same oversized rock persona into a casino ballroom.
The Gene Simmons Band plays at The Event Center, Rivers Casino Pittsburgh, on March 12, 2027, with an 8 p.m. showtime, according to a casino release. Tickets are on sale now at RiversCasino.com/Pittsburgh, starting at $49.
Fans should expect the KISS catalog run through Simmons’ own band, not a tribute act. “Deuce,” “Calling Dr. Love,” and “Rock and Roll All Nite” are on the bill. Simmons delivers them with thunderous bass playing and stage theatrics, making him one of rock’s most recognizable frontmen long before he picked up a solo mic.
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Simmons is walking into 2027 with a fuller trophy case than usual. He and KISS co-founder Paul Stanley are part of the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s 2026 induction class. Simmons also picked up a Kennedy Center Honor in December alongside Stanley and Peter Criss. This ceremony came two months after original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley’s death in October.
KISS itself still holds the RIAA’s title as America’s top gold-record-winning band in history. Simmons brings up that stat whenever he gets the chance.
Gene Simmons Rivers Casino Pittsburgh Stop Isn’t First One
The Event Center is a new room for him, not a new state. Simmons already played at Parx Casino outside Philadelphia earlier in his solo run, part of a casino circuit that’s also stopped at Iowa’s Riverside Casino, Michigan’s FireKeepers, and Ontario’s Fallsview. Pittsburgh slots into that same tour, not a one-off booking.
By the time it reaches The Event Center, the show is a road-tested arena-rock production. At $49, the ticket costs a fraction of what a KISS stadium show once ran.
The tongue, the boots, and the bass are all still oversized. The ticket price, for once, is not.
