Evanescence performs at awards ceremony, Three Days Grace place third straight #1 and U2 are #2. Stone Temple Pilots  12/7 Broncos Rock Raiders, STP Rocks Everybody Stone Temple Pilots take the stage to perform a medley of “Plush,” “Vasoline,” “Big Empty,” “Interstate Love Song” and “Sex Type Thing” Thing” during halftime as the Las Vegas Raiders host the Denver Broncos. STP has original members Robert and Dean DeLeo, drummer Eric Kretz plus singer Jeff Gutt. KISS 12/7 KISS Honored KISS is recognized at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington D.C. The band has earned 30 gold albums, the most of any band from the U.S. They have also garnered 14 platinum albums. President Trump calls KISS an “incredible Rock band.” The Honors are held annually to recognize those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.  Tony Iommi 12/9 Iommi’s Guitar Raffled Tomy Iommi announces the raffle of one of his guitars raises £50,000 for Heartlands Hospital Charity, the hospital where the Black Sabbath guitarist received his cancer treatment in 2012, after being diagnosed with lymphoma. “A massive thank you to everyone who bought tickets to my guitar raffle,” writes Iommi. Gene Simmons 12/9 Gene Simmons Testifies The KISS bassist, co-founder, and co-lead singer testifies before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Intellectual Property Subcommittee during a hearing on the American Music Fairness Act legislation. The goal is to close the radio loophole and compel radio corporations to pay performers for playing their music. He says, musicians are treated “worse than slaves… Slaves get food and water.” “Having spent my career in the music and entertainment industry, I understand the vital importance of this issue,” says Simmons. 12/9 Deftones Support Youth Soccer Deftones sponsor Street Soccer USA’s Los Jaguares, a youth team from the same underserved Oak Park neighborhood where the band got its start. “When we heard about this group of kids growing up in our hometown in need of support, we jumped at the opportunity,” says the band. Roger Daltrey 12/10 Daltrey Knighted The Who’s Roger Daltrey is awarded a knighthood by the Prince Of Wales during an investiture ceremony at the royal residence at Windsor Castle in Windsor, U.K. The 81-year-old singer is honored for his services to charity – notably his work with the Teenage Cancer Trust. Ace Frehley 12/10 Gene Simmons Apologies For Ace Frehely Comments KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons responds to criticism for comments he made about late KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, implying that his recent death was the result of bad lifestyle choices. Following the backlash, Simmons responds on X. “I was wrong for using the words I used. I humbly apologize. “My hand to God I didn’t intend to hurt Ace or his legacy but upon rereading my words, I see how it hurt everyone. Again, I apologize. I’ve always loved Ace. Tera & Wayne Static 12/10 Wayne Static’s Family Objects To Doc Wayne Static and his wife Tera Wray release a joint statement in which they express their “strenuous objection” to filmmaker Matt Zane’s announcement that he will launch a crowdfunding campaign next month for a documentary exploring what he called the couple’s “intense and often turbulent relationship.” Evanescence 12/11 Evanescence At Game Awards Evanescence performs “Afterlife” during the Game Awards at L.A.’s Peacock Theatre. The track appears in the Netflix series “Devil May Cry.” which is based on a Japanese video game franchise. Game Awards is an annual awards ceremony for video games which first launched in 2014. U2 12/12 U2 Are Second On Pollstar List U2 sit at #2 on Pollstar’s list of the Top 25 “Most Popular Touring Artists Of The Millennium),” based on concert ticket sales from January 1st, 2001 to the end of 2025. Coldplay top the list with 24.8 million tickets sold, followed by U2, with 20.2 million tickets sold. Metallica (#8), Guns N’ Roses (#16) and Iron Maiden (#19) also make the Top 25. Three Days Grace 12/13 “Kill Me Fast” Is The 20th #1 By Three Days Grace Three Days Grace are only the second act in the forty-four-year history of Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart to earn their 20th leader with “Kill Me Fast.” Only Shinedown has logged more #1s (21). “Kill Me Fast” is the band’s third #1 in a row, starting in January with “Mayday.” ### The post December 7th – December 13th appeared first on RockinTown.