The Tour (Kiss and Mötley Crüe)
The Tour was a co-headlining summer tour between American hard rock and heavy metal bands Kiss and Mötley Crüe. The tour, described as "Elvis on steroids" by Paul Stanley, was announced on March 20[1] and started on July 20, 2012 in Bristow, Virginia.[2] At first, 40 dates were announced while the August 5 concert at AT&T Center and the August 1 concert at KFC Yum! Center were subsequently added. "The Tour" was listed by the Rolling Stone as one of "The Ten Hottest Summer Package Tours of 2012".[3] The Treatment was the opening act for all shows.
Tour by Kiss & Mötley Crüe | |||||||||||||
Start date | July 20, 2012 | ||||||||||||
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End date | March 12, 2013 | ||||||||||||
Legs | 3 | ||||||||||||
No. of shows | 51 | ||||||||||||
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Setlists
Mötley Crüe
- "Saints of Los Angeles"
- "Wild Side"
- "Shout at the Devil"
- "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"
- "Sex"
- "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"
- "Home Sweet Home" (Tommy Lee's drum solo)
- "Live Wire" (Mick Mars guitar solo)
- "Primal Scream"
- "Dr. Feelgood"
- "Girls, Girls, Girls"
- "Kickstart My Heart"
- "Looks That Kill" was played until July 22.
KISS Setlists
Main Set
- "Detroit Rock City"
- "Shout It Out Loud"
- "I Love It Loud"
- "Firehouse" (Gene breathes fire)
- "Hell or Hallelujah"
- "War Machine"
- "Shock Me" (Tommy and Eric Jam)
- "God of Thunder" (Gene spits blood)
- "Love Gun" (Paul flies to b stage)
- "Lick It Up"
- "Black Diamond"
Encore
- "I Was Made For Lovin' You" (Only played in Mexico City)
- Random Song
- "Rock and Roll All Nite"
Random Songs: "Deuce" "Calling Dr. Love" "Cold Gin" "C'mon and Love Me" "Hotter Than Hell" "Strutter" "Got to Choose" "Do You Love Me?" "Crazy Crazy Nights" "Makin' Love"
Setlist 2
- "Detroit Rock City"
- "Shout It Out Loud"
- "I Love It Loud"
- "Firehouse" (Gene breathes fire)
- "Love Gun" (Paul flies to b stage)
- "War Machine"
- "Shock Me" (Tommy and Eric Jam)
- "Hell or Hallelujah"
- "God of Thunder" (Gene spits blood)
- "Lick It Up"
- "Black Diamond"
Encore
- "Rock and Roll All Nite"
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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North America | |||
July 20, 2012 | Bristow | United States | Jiffy Lube Live[4] |
July 21, 2012 | Virginia Beach | Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach[5] | |
July 22, 2012 | Raleigh | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion[6] | |
July 24, 2012 | Atlanta | Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood[7] | |
July 25, 2012 | Charlotte | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre[8][9] | |
July 27, 2012 | West Palm Beach | Cruzan Amphitheatre[10] | |
July 28, 2012 | Tampa | 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre[11][12] | |
July 31, 2012 | Pelham | Oak Mountain Amphitheater[13] | |
August 1, 2012 | Louisville | KFC Yum! Center[14] | |
August 3, 2012 | The Woodlands | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion[15] | |
August 4, 2012 | Dallas | Gexa Energy Pavilion[16] | |
August 5, 2012 | San Antonio | AT&T Center | |
August 7, 2012 | Albuquerque | Journal Pavilion | |
August 8, 2012 | Greenwood Village | Comfort Dental Amphitheatre | |
August 10, 2012 | Phoenix | Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion[17][18] | |
August 11, 2012 | Las Vegas | Mandalay Bay Events Center | |
August 12, 2012 | Chula Vista | Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre | |
August 14, 2012 | Irvine | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater[19] | |
August 16, 2012 | Concord | Sleep Train Pavilion | |
August 18, 2012 | Auburn | White River Amphitheatre | |
August 19, 2012 | Ridgefield | Sleep Country Amphitheater[20] | |
August 24, 2012 | Grand Junction | Rock Jam | |
August 26, 2012 | Tulsa | BOK Center | |
August 27, 2012 | Maryland Heights | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater[21] | |
August 29, 2012 | St. Paul | Minnesota State Fair | |
August 31, 2012 | Cincinnati | Riverbend Music Center | |
September 1, 2012 | Noblesville | Klipsch Music Center | |
September 2, 2012 | Burgettstown | First Niagara Pavilion | |
September 4, 2012 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | |
September 6, 2012 | Clarkston | DTE Energy Music Theatre | |
September 7, 2012 | Tinley Park | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre | |
September 8, 2012 | East Troy | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | |
September 11, 2012 | Allegan | Allegan County Fair | |
September 12, 2012 | Cuyahoga Falls | Blossom Music Center | |
September 13, 2012 | Toronto | Canada | Molson Amphitheatre |
September 15, 2012 | Darien | United States | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center |
September 16, 2012 | Mansfield | Comcast Center | |
September 18, 2012 | Scranton | Toyota Pavilion | |
September 19, 2012 | Camden | Susquehanna Bank Center | |
September 21, 2012 | Holmdel | PNC Bank Arts Center | |
September 22, 2012 | Wantagh | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater | |
September 23, 2012 | Hartford | Comcast Theatre | |
September 29, 2012 | Mexico City | Mexico | Foro Sol |
October 1, 2012 | Monterrey | Arena Monterrey | |
Oceania | |||
February 28, 2013 | Perth | Australia | Perth Arena |
March 3, 2013 | Adelaide | Clipsal 500 | |
March 5, 2013 | Melbourne | Etihad Stadium | |
March 6, 2013 | |||
March 9, 2013 | Sydney | Allphones Arena | |
March 10, 2013 | |||
March 12, 2013 | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |
Personnel
Kiss
- Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Gene Simmons – vocals, bass
- Tommy Thayer – lead guitar, vocals
- Eric Singer – drums, vocals
Mötley Crüe
- Vince Neil – lead vocals
- Mick Mars – guitar, backing vocals
- Nikki Sixx – bass, backing vocals
- Tommy Lee – drums, backing vocals
Other
- Francis Steuber - introduction voice for Kiss
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