Gene Says KISS Couldn't Do Full 'End Of The Road' Tour With Ace & Peter: 'They're Completely Undependable'

Gene Simmons says that Peter Criss and Ace Frehley have both been invited to appear on KISS's "End of the Road" tour.

The trek, which kicked off in January, features the band's current lineup, consisting of Simmons, guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley, drummer Eric Singer and guitarist Tommy Thayer.

As recently as this week, Ace said that he was open to playing with KISS again despite his social media outburst earlier this year in which the ex-KISS guitarist called Gene an "asshole and a sex addict."

But Simmons told The Evening Standard that while Frehley and Criss are welcome to join KISS on stage during the current tour, they are simply not reliable enough to be permanent fixtures on the trek.

"They were as important as any one of us in the early days of the band and they've both been invited to come on stage at some point in the tour," Gene said. "But we couldn't do the whole thing with them. They're completely undependable."

Simmons went on to praise Singer and Thayer, saying: "Eric's played with everybody: Brian May, BLACK SABBATH, Alice Cooper, you name it. He and Tommy have a love of labor. They show up on time, do the work and are thrilled to meet the fans. Other members, without naming names, have been miserable."

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