Shoulder surgery has prevented Paul Stanley from performing an intimate show with Kiss.
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“Tore my bicep tendon. Surgery reattached it with a screw and stitches to anchor in place. Not much I can do now!” he wrote on Facebook and Twitter, before adding: “Thanks to my AMAZING doctor I WILL be great & ready to rock WAAAAYYYY before the tour!”
Tore my bicep tendon. Surgery reattached it with a screw and stitches to anchor in place. Not much I can do now! pic.twitter.com/qAffGBIYBG
— Paul Stanley (@PaulStanleyLive) April 15, 2016
Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer donned their classic stage makeup and costumes to play a four-song set Friday (April 15) to benefit multiple sclerosis research. Kiss was the headlining act at the 23rd annual Race to Erase MS fundraising gala held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Former American Idol judge Randy Jackson introduced the band and explained Stanley’s absence. Jackson said the lead singer would be recovered in time to tour with Kiss this summer.
Other performers at the fundraising dinner included Eric Benet, David Foster and The Voice winner Jordan Smith. The event raised more than $250,000 toward finding a cure for the nervous system disorder.
Watch a video of the band performing “Cold Gin” and “Rock and Roll All Nite” at Friday night’s show below.