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KISS has been forced to cancel a show on the bandтАЩs End of the Road tour, which resumed last week after a delay of more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In fact, COVID-19 has once again impacted the tour; after playing just five shows, on Thursday, Aug. 26, the band announced that eveningтАЩs concert, in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, was cancelled after singer Paul Stanley tested positive for COVID-19.
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Prior to the official announcement, rumours began spreading about StanleyтАЩs health, with baseless claims he was hospitalized for a heart ailment.
The 69-year-old rocker, however, took to Twitter to declare that heтАЩs тАЬfine,тАЭ and тАЬnot in ICU!тАЭ He concluded by blasting the rumour: тАЬI donтАЩt know where this came from but itтАЩs absolute nonsense.тАЭ
PEOPLE!!! I am fine! I am not in ICU! My heart allows me to do 26 miles a day on my bike! I donтАЩt know where this came from but itтАЩs absolute nonsense.
тАФ Paul Stanley (@PaulStanleyLive) August 26, 2021
About an hour later, Stanley returned to Twitter to confirm that heтАЩd тАЬbeen sick with flu-like symptoms,тАЭ but had repeatedly tested negative for COVID-19. тАЬAs of late this afternoon I tested positive,тАЭ he revealed.
A Full Press Release Will Be Issued Shortly about upcoming KISS shows. I had been sick with flu-like symptoms and was tested repeatedly and was negative. As of late this afternoon I tested positive. The crew, staff and band have all tested negative once again. More to follow.
тАФ Paul Stanley (@PaulStanleyLive) August 27, 2021
Less than a half-hour later, Stanley tweeted the official postponement announcement, which notes that тАЬmore information about show dates will be made available ASAP,тАЭ along with detailing the stringent COVID-19 protocols the fully vaccinated band and crew has been following during the tour.
Here You Go! pic.twitter.com/7Ef7oYEh6y
тАФ Paul Stanley (@PaulStanleyLive) August 27, 2021
KISS is next scheduled to perform on Saturday, Aug. 28 in Raleigh, North Carolina; no announcement has yet been made about the status of that show and future performances.
