Watch: KISS, FOZZY, NIGHT RANGER, KEEL And FASTER PUSSYCAT Members Pay Tribute To ACE FREHLEY At 2026 'KISS Kruise: Land-Locked In Vegas'

KISS members Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer were part of the all-star lineup of musicians who paid tribute to the band's founding lead guitarist Ace Frehley during the second "KISS Kruise: Land-Locked In Vegas" on Saturday, November 14 at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.

After Stanley and Simmons shared stories of their time with Frehley, Ace's solo band — consisting of bassist/singer Ryan Spencer Cook, lead guitarist Jeremy "Jer" Asbrock, drummer Christopher Williams and guitarist / singer Philip Shouse — took the stage to perform a set of KISS and Frehley solo classics, accompanied at various points by members of FOZZY, NIGHT RANGER, KEEL and FASTER PUSSYCAT, among others.

The setlist for the Ace Frehley tribute was as follows:

01. Shock Me (with Paul Stanley) (from KISS's 1977 album "Love Gun")
02. Talk To Me (from KISS's 1980 album "Unmasked")
03. Rip It Out (with Chris Jericho and Kelly Keagy) (from Ace's 1978 solo album "Ace Frehley")
04. Parasite (with Bruce Kulick, Ron Keel) (from KISS's 1974 album "Hotter Than Hell")
05. Rocket Ride (with Eric Singer, Jack Blades and Brad Gillis) (from KISS's 1977 album "Alive II")
06. Hard Times (with Tod Howarth and Marc Ferrari) (from KISS's 1979 album "Dynasty")
07. Speedin' Back To My Baby (with Taime Downe) (from Ace's 1978 solo album "Ace Frehley")
08. Strange Ways (with Eric Singer and Kerri Kelli) (from KISS's 1974 album "Hotter Than Hell")
09. She (with Tommy Thayer) (from KISS's 1975 album "Dressed To Kill")
10. Cold Gin (with Gene Simmons and Brent Woods) (from KISS's 1974 album "Kiss")
11. New York Groove (with Brent Woods, Kerri Kelli, Brad Gillis, Eric Singer, Chris Jericho, Tommy Thayer, Jack Blades, Ron Keel, Taime Downe and more) (from Ace's 1978 solo album "Ace Frehley")

Fan-filmed video can be seen below.

Frehley passed away in October 2025 at the age of 74. The founding KISS guitarist died of blunt-trauma injuries to his head due to a fall, the Morris County Medical Examiner confirmed in a report. The manner of death was ruled an accident.

According to the report, a CT scan of Frehley's head revealed multiple contusions, bone fractures to the back of his skull, hemorrhages, and a subdural hematoma (the type of bleeding that occurs in a person's brain after a head injury). Additional bruises were found on the musician's hip, thigh, and abdomen. The report also noted that Frehley had suffered a stroke.

A separate toxicology report on Frehley's blood at the time of his death has not yet been released.

Frehley's longtime manager John Ostrosky confirmed to the New York Post that the late KISS icon was laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery in Bronx, New York.

The legendary musician was buried on October 22, 2025 following a private memorial on October 21, 2025 at Sinatra Memorial Home in Yonkers, New York.

Frehley, whose real name was Paul Daniel Frehley, passed away peacefully surrounded by family in Morristown, New Jersey. He reportedly died nearly two weeks after a second fall at his home, which led to him being placed on life support after a brain bleed. The musician's family made the heartbreaking decision to take him off the ventilator.

Frehley's family confirmed his death, writing in a statement: "We are completely devastated and heartbroken. In his last moments, we were fortunate enough to have been able to surround him with loving, caring, peaceful words, thoughts, prayers and intentions as he left this earth.

"We cherish all of his finest memories, his laughter, and celebrate his strengths and kindness that he bestowed upon others. The magnitude of his passing is of epic proportions, and beyond comprehension. Reflecting on all of his incredible life achievements, Ace's memory will continue to live on forever!"

Ace co-founded KISS with Stanley, Simmons and drummer Peter Criss in New York City in 1973. Frehley appeared on KISS's first nine albums, and returned for the band's 1998 reunion album, "Psycho Circus", only to leave again. He was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame with the rest of KISS's original lineup in 2014.

Frehley first left KISS in 1982. He rejoined in 1996 and parted ways with the band once again in 2002 after the conclusion of KISS's first "farewell tour." Since his departure, guitarist Tommy Thayer had assumed the role of the Spaceman.

Earlier in October 2025, Frehley scrapped the remainder of his previously announced 2025 tour dates due to unspecified "medical issues".

The legendary rocker announced the cancelation two weeks after he pulled out of the Antelope Valley Fair in Lancaster, California after sustaining minor injuries in a fall at his home.

Frehley had a rocky relationship with Simmons and Stanley whom he blamed for exacerbating his abuse of drugs and alcohol because they allegedly minimized his contributions to KISS.

In 2019, Simmons told Guitar World that Frehley and Criss had exited KISS three times, in part because they "weren't carrying their load" and weren't dependable onstage. In response, Frehley called Simmons and Stanley "control freaks, untrustworthy and… too difficult to work with."

Ace said in a 2024 interview that he got sober in 2006 after "10 car accidents" and credited his daughter Monique with inspiring him to give up drinking in 2006.

"My daughter calls me up and goes, 'Dad, I'm not hearing good things about you.' I looked in the mirror and just said, 'Shit — she's right,'" he said. "That evening, I called my sponsor and he took me to an AA meeting, and I've been sober ever since."

Frehley married Jeanette Trerotola in 1978 before they legally separated seven years later but remained married. She survived him, along with their daughter Monique, brother Charles, sister Nancy Salvner, and a number of nieces, nephews and extended family members.