KISS contractual agreement requires external authorization for potential reunion

Kiss will require outside clearance if they ever decide to get back together, as per UCR. On December 2, 2023, Kiss concluded their End of the Road World Tour with their final performance. It was marketed as the band’s last show ever (they’ve claimed that before, of course). However, Gene Simmons recently discussed why the legendary group would require permission to reunite in an interview with Detroit classic rock station WCSX.

Kiss was actually sold — the makeup and the tunes and the publishing and all that — for a [a lot of money], and a great company called Pophouse is our partner. We’re involved together in the future, so there’s gonna be a motion picture, which is being cast now, and there’s gonna be — I don’t know — cartoon shows, theme park, you name it, it’s all coming up. So it’s gonna be bigger and better than you’ve ever heard, including the avatar show. But that also means that Kiss can’t play live without Pophouse’s permission, because they own the makeup and everything.

Simmons didn’t want to give up performing entirely, even if selling Kiss was a wise financial move. As a result, he founded the Gene Simmons Band, which enables the rock star to continue pursuing his dream of performing live.

I didn’t wanna stay away from the stage. It’s the most fun. Being up on that stage and rocking out is the most fun I can imagine with my pants on. And there’s a magic that happens there. Imagine being a painter, and you paint something, and you’re really proud of it, and it just stays in your living room, and nobody sees it or if you write a song, and you really like it, you go, ‘Whoa, this thing rocks,’ but you’re the only one who hears it. No, no, no. Whether you write a book, you don’t wanna be the only one that reads your own book. No, you wanna share it with people. Or if you’re gonna throw a party, and you’re the only one in the room eating potato chips and drinking Coca-Cola, that’s not much of a party. I need you to be in the party. What’s a party without you? So I can’t stay off the stage, I love it too much.