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They will be performing at the upcoming The Children Matter benefit concert to offer aid to the victims of Hurricane Harvey. The pair will be joined by Cheap Trick and former Eagles guitarist Don Felder.<!-- /react-text --></p><p data-reactid="136">The show will happen in downtown St. Paul, Minn. at the CHS Field Stadium. All proceeds from the concert will go towards hurricane relief nonprofit The Children Matter, which works with on ground relief organizations to source and ship out highly needed items including meal kits, sanitation and contamination prevention supplies.</p><div class="sharethrough-container" data-reactid="137"><div class="tsm-ad tsm-ad-oop" data-reactid="138"><div id="tsm-ad-sharethrough-oop-1" data-reactid="139"><!-- dynamic ad --></div></div></div><p data-reactid="140"><!-- react-text: 141 -->It seems like Ace has been getting closer to the rest of his former KISS bandmates, even though they didn&#x27;t play together at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Paul Stanley <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://loudwire.com/ace-frehley-paul-stanley-fire-and-water-cover/" data-reactid="142"><!-- react-text: 143 -->appeared on Frehley&#x27;s covers album <!-- /react-text --></a><em data-reactid="144"><a href="http://loudwire.com/ace-frehley-paul-stanley-fire-and-water-cover/" data-reactid="145"><!-- react-text: 146 -->Origins Vol. 1<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 147 -->,<!-- /react-text --></em><!-- react-text: 148 --> and Simmons apparently helped Frehley&#x27;s upcoming solo album by writing two songs with him.<!-- /react-text --></p><p data-reactid="149"><!-- react-text: 150 -->Back in July, Frehley talked about the <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://loudwire.com/ace-frehley-hasnt-been-approached-kiss-reunion-do-for-fans/" data-reactid="151"><!-- react-text: 152 -->possible reunion<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 153 -->, saying, “I can only be honest with you. 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