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KISS musicians Vinnie Vincent, Ace Frehley and Bruce Kulick performed live together for the first time

Author Samuel Järvinen - 30.5.2022

Former KISS guitarists Vinnie Vincent, Ace Frehley and Bruce Kulick performed live together for the first time 28th May.

At the end of Vincent’s first major public performance in decades at Nashville’s Creatures Fest, the thee guitarists jammed together on 70s KISS classics “Deuce” and “Cold Gin”.

You can watch video footage of the show below.

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