Get ready to rock \u2018n roll all nite and have nothing but a good time. Rock music titans Gene Simmons of the band Kiss and Bret Michaels of Poison have announced separate upcoming shows in Southwestern Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
Butler native Michaels brought his positive energy and high-octane rock jams to the NFL Draft earlier this year, and now he\u2019ll be at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg on Nov. 29.<\/p>\n
Michaels fronts hair metal mainstay Poison, serving as lead singer, guitarist and songwriter. Finding success in the 1980s, they had a Billboard No. 1 hit with the quintessential power ballad \u201cEvery Rose Has Its Thorn\u201d and peaked in the top 10 with songs including \u201cUnskinny Bop\u201d and \u201cTalk Dirty to Me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Poison released three multi-platinum-selling albums in the 1980s and are considered by many to be one of the best metal bands of that era. Michaels also participated in VH1 reality dating show \u201cRock of Love\u201d during the 2000s, bringing him a new generation of fans.<\/p>\n
The show will be held at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg. Westmoreland Cultural Trust donors will have access to a presale on Friday at 10 a.m. The general sale opens at 10 a.m. Monday. Visit westmorelandculturaltrust.org<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n The Gene Simmons Band will perform at the Rivers Casino Event Center on the North Shore on March 12. The show will include many of the high-octane hits from Simmons and Kiss, spanning a five-decade-long career, with Simmons\u2019 legendary showmanship to boot.<\/p>\n The singer, songwriter and bassist, 77, is known for onstage antics and spectacle. Kiss had a meteoric rise in the 1970s and charted 24 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, including \u201cBeth,\u201d \u201cDetroit Rock City,\u201d \u201cForever\u201d and \u201cI Was Made for Lovin\u2019 You.\u201d The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 and received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2025. They also hold the record for the most RIAA Gold-certified albums for a band from the United States, with a total of 30.<\/p>\n