Kiss to salute veterans with gigantic flag ceremony

But you won't find Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley hoisting any golf clubs. They and their bandmates Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer will join with dozens of veterans from the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and Tucson to unfurl a gigantic American flag.

The ceremony, to be held a couple hours before Kiss's 8 p.m. show Monday, kicks off the band's tour-wide "Roadie for A Day" promotion to honor American veterans for their service. The program is in partnership with Hiring Our Heroes and Vet Tix.

Tucson-based Army Lt. Col. Mellyora Crawford was selected as the Tucson roadie.

"I'm excited to represent other female veterans across the world. I'm looking forward to working with Kiss during their first stop" of the Freedom to Rock tour, Crawford said in a written statement. "It will be amazing to actually meet them. I can remember listening to their music growing up and seeing their characters on Scooby Doo."

Tucson kicks off the band's national "Freedom to Rock" tour, which will hit 40 cities through the summer — many of them places that the band has either never played or hasn't played in years. 

Following tonight's show, Mini Kiss, a little people's tribute band, will perform a free, 21-and-older show in the casino's events center.