Gene Simmons giving fans chance to become his “personal assistant and band roadie” for the day

KISS’ Gene Simmons is giving his fans the chance to be his “personal assistant and band roadie” for the day.

The bassist and singer is set to head out on the road in the US with The Gene Simmons Band in April and May, with the tour kicking off at the Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park, California on April 5.

As he prepares to hit the road again, the veteran rocker has launched a handful of Experiences which fans can purchase ahead of the upcoming dates.

One of them is dubbed ‘The Ultimate Gene Simmons Experience’ which gives a fan the opportunity to help with load-in at the venue, stage set-up, and the ability to sit in on the sound check and hang out backstage.

Simmons will also join the fan for a meal, and introduce the roadie during the show.

But it comes at a hefty price at $12,495 (£9,667) in addition to the original ticket price, with a bass guitar that was previously used during a KISS rehearsal, thrown in.

Only one experience per concert is available, with 26 dates currently scheduled across North America between April and August.

Another package dubbed the ‘Gene Simmons Bass Experience’, gives a fan (and three guests) the chance to meet Simmons backstage.

The package also allows them to take home one of Simmons’ bass guitars, which can be signed and personalised for $6,500 (£5,029) for a “non-stage-played” instrument, and $12,500 (£9,671) for an instrument that Simmons has previously played on stage in addition to the original ticket.

You can see his run of tour dates here and purchase any remaining tickets here.

Elsewhere, Simmons recently responded to critics of his involvement in the recent Ronald Reagan biopic, saying he “doesn’t give a squat”.

The bassist and singer recorded a cover of Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler’s 1933 standard ‘Stormy Weather’ for Reagan, which was directed by Sean McNamara and released in the US in August.

“Everybody’s entitled to an opinion,” he said. “It falls off your back… I think it is the bastion of a certain political leaning of the thing, but that’s okay. [Outspoken Donald Trump supporter] Jon Voight and I hang out, we trade stories and everything else, and some people agree with his politics, some not. But everybody gives to charity, everybody loves children, and so think about the stuff that we agree with instead of the stuff that we don’t.”

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