{"id":292858,"date":"2026-05-14T13:35:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/292858\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T13:35:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:35:16","slug":"gene-simmons-band-to-play-free-concert-at-speaking-rock-casino-in-august-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/292858\/","title":{"rendered":"Gene Simmons Band to play free concert at Speaking Rock Casino in August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 Rock fans are in for a high-energy night this summer as legendary musician Gene Simmons brings his band to Speaking Rock Casino for a special live performance.<\/p>\n<p>The event, scheduled for Saturday, August 1, will feature the Gene Simmons Band performing a lineup of classic rock hits that helped define an era. <\/p>\n<p>Known worldwide as the co-founder and bassist of KISS, Simmons continues to draw crowds with his signature stage presence and iconic sound.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to the excitement, rock band Slaughter will appear as a special guest on the same day, promising a full evening of live entertainment for attendees.<\/p>\n<p>The concert is free and open to the public, though guests must be 21 or older to attend. <\/p>\n<p>Doors are set to open at 6 p.m., and organizers encourage fans to arrive early to secure a good spot.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking Rock Casino, a popular entertainment venue in El Paso, is expected to host a large crowd for the event, which combines legendary talent with free admission\u2014an offering likely to appeal to both longtime rock enthusiasts and new fans alike.<\/p>\n<p>RECOMMENDED: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs4local.com\/news\/local\/el-paso-to-open-all-city-spray-parks-memorial-day-weekend-with-daily-hours-10-am-8-pm?src=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">El Paso to open all city spray parks Memorial Day weekend<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbs4local.com\/sign-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up<\/a> to receive the top interesting stories from in and around our community once daily in your inbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 Rock fans are in for a high-energy night this summer as legendary musician&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":288177,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":["post-292858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=292858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292858\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/288177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=292858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=292858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}