KISS fans have gotten some interesting news. Those who followed the band throughout their career have something to look forward to. It seems the founding members, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley’s California-raised sons Nick Simmons and Evan Stanley, have launched a popular music career of their own. Not only have they amassed quite a following, but the team of Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons is heading out on their first tour this fall.
Here is the thing, though. Do not expect to see Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons sporting face paint, wild costumes, or spewing fake blood during their shows like their fathers before them. According to the official Stanley Simmons Facebook page, while they have inherited their dad’s singing and songwriting talents, they are leaving the theatrics to their parents.
Their fall tour, “Dancing While the World is Ending 2026 kicks off on September 14 in Dallas, Texas, at the Three Links Deep Ellum. The tour will wrap up on November 3 in Hollywood, California.
California Band Stanley Simmons Announces Dancing While the World Is Ending Fall Tour
The band’s fall tour will support the debut of their first album, Dancing While the World Is Ending. The album is scheduled for release on August 28 and will include several singles the duo has already shared. This includes their most recent release, Cellophane.
The History of Stanley Simmons
Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons have known each other all their lives. The pair have previously revealed via social media that they have grown up as brothers. The band was started by Evan Stanley and was what they have described as accidental.
Despite having a lifelong bond, as for most close friends, life’s paths took them down different roads. But it was in 2024 when Evan moved back to California that they rekindled their friendship. As their story goes, one night they were hanging out, and they began harmonizing to “The Sound of Silence” during a social media livestream, and their followers were blown away.
By February of 2025, they formed their band and began writing songs together. Their early videos caught fire and the attention of Rob Cavello and things have been blowing up ever since.
They Are Not KISS 2.0
But if you are looking for a KISS 2.0 band, you won’t find it within Stanley Simmons. Instead, their sound is an entirely different vibe from their famous fathers. Their music is more of a 60’s 70’sish folk Americana and classic rock combination.
Needless to say, Kiss fans, young and old, are truly vibing with the new collaboration and music of Stanley Simmons. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 24, 2026, at 10 am.
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