KISS To Play This Year’s VOODOO EXPERIENCE? New Album and Ace Frehley Gets a Little Help From Anthrax
According to WDSU.com, Voodoo Experience festival founder Steve Rehage has announced that he has booked many performers for this year’s event — which will take place the weekend of Oct. 30-Nov. 1 in New Orleans, Louisiana — including the rock band KISS.
Voodoo is an economic driver for New Orleans and is the flagship event for the city between Labor Day and Thanksgiving.
WDSU first broke the story last week that City Park was booked for Voodoo’s desired weekend. Organizers had moved the event — traditionally held in late October — to the last weekend of the month to coincide with Halloween, but prior bookings at the park made that impossible, park general manager Bob Becker said.
Festival founder Steve Rehage said he had agreed on the new dates with City Park officials, but Becker said several weddings were already booked that weekend.
Also in other KISS related news,
Kiss To Finish New Album In July
Kiss bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has told the Brazilian web site Comércio do Jahu that the band’s new album will be completed in July for a September release. According to Simmons, the group has already finished recording the vocals and guitar for four tracks, with the finished product expected to include between 12 and 15 songs. Simmons describes the album’s direction as the “classic Kiss sound,” not a million miles removed from the “Rock and Roll Over” LP but with a more modern production. The group’s first album since 1998’s “Psycho Circus” is being produced by Kiss guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley and will contain “no rap or country,” Simmons said.
According to Amazon.com, Universal will release a new Kiss live album called “Authorized Bootleg - Nashville Municipal Auditorium 1998″ on May 26. No further details are currently available.
And finally,
ACE FREHLEY TO PLAY LIVE WITH ANTHRAX MEMBERS: Thursday, April 2nd
David Souza of AceFrehley.com has sent Sleaze Roxx the following Ace Frehley update:
Ace wanted me to let you know about an exciting week he’s got planned for you, starting with All-New Merchandise arriving today into The Official Ace Frehley Store (acefrehley.com/two-sides)!
Also, check your email in the next couple of days for Ace’s first ever video blog AND… this Thursday, April 2nd, the Hard Rock Cafe will open at the New Yankee Stadium, and guess who’s showing up? Ace Frehley!!! This event will feature the SpaceMan from the Bronx backed by Scott Ian, Frank Bello & Anton Fig performing the classic hit “New York Groove”. This grand opening is unfortunately closed to the public… BUT, get all the pics here at AceFrehley.com.