KISS paid an emotional tribute to late guitarist Ace Frehley during their first performance since his death.

“Obviously, before we get going — and we’re going to have an awesome time — but before we get going, we just wanted to take a moment to think about somebody who was at the foundation of this band,” frontman Paul Stanley told a Las Vegas crowd over the weekend.

“We’re talking about Ace,” he continued. “We certainly had differences, but that’s what family is about.”

Stanley, 73, then asked the crowd to “have a moment [of silence] for Ace” before kicking off the performance.

The band — currently comprised of Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer — presented their three-day “KISS Kruise: Land-Locked in Vegas” event one month after Frehley’s death.

The former guitari

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