Simmons says the tour is scheduled to hit 'all continents' and will go for three years - but won't include original members Peter Criss or Ace Frehley.
As a handful of classic rockers are about to start their final tours, it's perfectly normal that others are thinking about calling time on their careers.
Gene Simmons treated the fans attending his first 'Vault' box set event to 8 hours of songs and stories featuring Ace Frehley, Bruce Kulick and Eric Singer.
After the recent incident where Gene Simmons was accused of crashing a Fox News staff meeting and offending staffers, the musician has issued an apology.