KISS’ Gene Simmons has announced a Legends Of Rock Expo, taking place later this year and featuring members of Black Sabbath, The Police, The Kinks and more.
The 2026 event will span across three days this September (25-27), and gives fans the chance to meet, take photos with, and get autographs from huge names across rock and metal.
Held at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, joining Simmons in attendance will be Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler, The Kinks’ Dave Davies, and The Police’s Stewart Copeland.
Also in attendance will be Dio’s Vinne Appice, Rainbow’s Graham Bonnet, Disturbed’s John Moyer, former Megadeth star David Ellefson, RATT’s Stephen Pearcy, The Runaway’s Lita Ford and more.
Other KISS members in attendance alongside Simmons will be Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer, and former member Bruce Kulick.
“This will be an unforgettable weekend with once-in-a-lifetime moments; it’s set to be action-packed with concerts, autograph sessions, photo ops, parties, and panels,” reads a description of the event, which also confirms that the expo will see Simmons take to the stage with his group, The Gene Simmons Band.
Tickets and more information can be found here. Prices range from around $250 up to nearly $2,800 for VIP options.
ROCK STARS! Legends Of Rock. Sept 25-27 in Las Vegas.. pic.twitter.com/yG0ks6CKmu
— Gene Simmons (@genesimmons) May 7, 2026
In other Gene Simmons news, the launch date for KISS’ Las Vegas avatar shows – similar to that of ABBA Voyage – has been tentatively scheduled for 2028 and is reportedly set to feature “new songs”.
At the final show of their farewell tour in Madison Square Garden in December 2023, the band shared that their “new era” would involve live shows where they would be replaced by their digital avatars.
The holograms also debuted at that gig, where they performed ‘God Gave Rock And Roll To You’ after the real band left the stage.
Afterwards, Gene Simmons said that the avatars would “get better” after a less-than-enthusiastic public response, and he said that “about 200 million” dollars was being invested in the technology.
