GEOFF TATE Pays Tribute To ACE FREHLEY ‘With A Song Inspired A Lot By His Former Band’
Written by megarock on October 18, 2025
Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate has paid tribute to original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, who died on Thursday (October 16) at the age of 74. The news of his passing came just hours after TMZ reported that Ace was hospitalized on life support after he suffered a brain bleed when he took a fall in his studio a couple of weeks ago.
Prior to launching into the QUEENSRŸCHE classic “Queen Of The Reich” during his October 16 solo concert at the Patchogue Theatre in Patchogue, New York, Geoff told the audience: ”I don’t know if you’ve heard, Ace Frehley died today. Love that man. A native of the Bronx, not too far from here. [He] will go down in musical history. Ace Frehley of KISS has passed.”
He added: “I’d like to pay a tribute with a song inspired a lot by his former band. Let’s do one more for Ace.”
