Sunday evening came the event's official ceremony held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., where the band's three living members, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Peter Criss, appeared on the red carpet. Guitarist Ace Frehley passed away in October at 74 years old.

Donald Trump traded the presidential box for center stage as he became the first president to host the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday.

For some reason that cannot possibly be explained except by Trump himself, the President suddenly began a riff in which he compared Biden, 83, to golf legend Gary Player, who is 90.