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KISS and tribute band Mini KISS will appear together in a Super Bowl ad for Dr. Pepper this Super Sunday.

The ad (that could cost them as much as 2.8 million dollars)  is expected to air during the second quarter of Sunday’s game between the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts, according to Spinner.

Mini KISS, which was founded by longtime Kiss fan Joey Fatale, is one of the most popular tribute bands. It is made up of little people, including the 4-foot-4 Fatale, who plays a miniature version of Gene Simmons.

“It’s always the sincerest form of flattery,” Simmons says of the tribute band, Spinner reports.

Side note, JACK will be at Joe’s Bar, 940 W. Weed Street this Sunday for JACK’s Big Game Party starting at 5pm. You can join us for tons of relatable and free prizes, like XBOX’s 360’s with Madden Games and Guitar Hero 5, Michael Jordan Steaks Signature Packages, Great White & Bret Michaels concert tickets and more.

Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band will kick off their upcoming tour in June with a two-night stand in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Starr and his band will play 17 more dates in a little over a month, stopping at theaters across the country, before wrapping up with an August 7 performance in Los Angeles.

Ringo’s 11th edition of his All-Starr Band includes guitarist Rick Derringer, bassist Richard Page, guitarist Wally Palmar, keyboardist/saxophonist Edgar Winter, keyboardist Gary Wright and drummer Gregg Bissonette.

Chicago’s stop will be on Saturday, July 24th in Hammond, IN at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino. JACK’s conspiracy theory is that he’ll be meeting up with Paul McCartney for a cameo at Paul’s unannounced and unconfirmed show at Wrigley Field. Conveniently he’s got a week off before his next show and the Cubs are out of town that next week.

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