Gene Simmons revealed that both Ace Frehley and Peter Criss have passed on making cameos with Kiss on their ongoing farewell tour. Simmons spoke to Classic Rock about the two co-founders in relation to the band's “End Of The Road Tour” and explained, “I was hoping that Ace and Peter, at least for that, would be with us. It would be the saddest thing of all if they chose not to be there. But such is life. I hope and wish they’ll get over the victim, 'look what happened to me.' No, nothing happened to you. These were all decisions you made. They were in and out of the band three different times. Can you believe that? How many chances in life do you want? That’s the saddest thing.”
Simmons went on to say, “There are fans that are still angry with us about Ace and Peter. They just don’t understand. I personally have asked Ace and Peter a number of times: 'Hey, this is the last time around. We’ve still got another hundred cities or so to go. Why don’t you jump on stage with us?' And they said no. . . More than once.”
Paul Stanley added, “It would be great to have Ace and/or Peter participate at some point if they were interested, and if their requests or demands were realistic and not disruptive to the overall spirit of this tour.”