KISS frontman Paul Stanley has issued a response to rumors about the band’s upcoming appearance at the 2014 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony next April.
“Gotta laugh,” posted Stanley. “Some people want to seem important by talking like they know what we'll be doing at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. THEY KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!”
On Tuesday, the Rock Hall revealed its 2014 inductees, including KISS, Nirvana, Peter Gabriel, Hall and Oates, Cat Stevens and Linda Ronstadt.
The annual Rock Hall induction typically ends the evening with a big all-star finale where all the inductees do a song together. This week, KISS bassist Gene Simmons was asked by Rolling Stone if he was open to closing the show with the band’s 1975 classic, "Rock and Roll All Nite."
“Sure,” says Gene. “What other song ends the night?”
The ceremony will be held at New York’s Barclays Center, marking the first time the general public will be able to attend the ceremony in NYC.
Tickets will go on sale to the public in January, with a pre-sale for members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum starting at 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31.
HBO will record the event for broadcast in May.
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