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Kiss<\/a> kicked off their first show in nearly two years with a candlelit moment of silence for Ace Frehley<\/a>.<\/p>\n The outdoor unplugged show marked the launch of the Kiss Kruise: Land-Locked in Vegas<\/a> weekend, which is the first time the band has played together since the December 2023 end of their farewell tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n Before the show, electric candles were handed out to the audience. When the group took the stage, Paul Stanley<\/a> asked the crowd to lift them in the air and take a moment<\/a> “think about somebody who is at the foundation of this band. We’re talking about Ace. We certainly had differences, but that’s what family is about.\u00a0Why don’t we take a moment… think about him looking down on us – from Jendell<\/a>, probably – and let’s have a moment for Ace.”<\/p>\n You can see the tribute here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Frehley died <\/a>after a fall in his home studio on October 16. Stanley, Simmons and founding drummer Peter Criss all attended his funeral.<\/p>\n After the tribute, the band kicked off the music with their traditional unplugged set opener, Hotter Than Hell<\/em><\/a>‘s “Comin’ Home.” You can see the full set list below.<\/p>\n Both the band and the crowd were clearly thrilled to be together again, with the normally jokes-heavy\u00a0Gene Simmons<\/a> noting that seeing a bunch of familiar faces in the crowd “means a lot to us.”<\/p>\n