Kiss 40th Anniversary World Tour
The Kiss 40th Anniversary World Tour was a concert tour by American rock band Kiss. Def Leppard joined Kiss for the first 42 shows of the tour. Kobra and the Lotus and The Dead Daisies were the opening acts.
Tour by Kiss and Def Leppard | |||||||||||||
Associated album | Kiss 40 | ||||||||||||
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Start date | June 23, 2014 | ||||||||||||
End date | October 16, 2015 | ||||||||||||
Legs | 5 | ||||||||||||
No. of shows | 93 | ||||||||||||
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In the tour program for Kiss' final tour, Simmons reflected on the tour:
With this lineup of Kiss, Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer, Paul Stanley and myself, we have played to the largest South American, European and Australian shows we have ever played at, literally stadiums full of fans showed up en masse. Everyone was there to celebrate Kiss today, here and now. The band are alive and well and I think we're playing better than we ever have. What we've got is four people who believe in the same thing, the notion that we're damn lucky to be up on that stage. Once you feel the same thing in your heart you feel like a team.[1]
Kiss Setlist
North American Setlist
Main Setlist
- "Psycho Circus"
- "Deuce"
- "Shout It Out Loud"
- "War Machine" (Simmons breathes fire)
- "Hotter Than Hell"
- "I Love It Loud"
- "Lick It Up"
- "God of Thunder" (Simmons bass solo, spits blood and flies)
- "Hide Your Heart"
- "Calling Dr. Love"
- "Love Gun" (Stanley flies out to the B-Stage)
- "Black Diamond"
- "Detroit Rock City"
- "Rock and Roll All Nite"
The setlist throughout the North American leg varied from show to show. Other songs played include: "King of the Night Time World", "Makin' Love", "Christine Sixteen", "Creatures of the Night", "Cold Gin", "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll", "Plaster Caster", "Tears Are Falling", "Hell or Hallelujah", "I Was Made for Lovin' You", "Parasite", and "Do You Love Me?"
Japanese Setlist
- "Detroit Rock City"
- "Creatures of the Night"
- "Psycho Circus"
- "Parasite"
- "Shout It Out Loud"
- "War Machine" (Simmons breathes fire)
- "Do You Love Me?"
- "Deuce"
- "Hell or Hallelujah"
- "I Love It Loud"
- "Sukiyaki" (Kyu Sakamoto cover, a cappella)
- "Lick It Up"
- "God of Thunder" (Simmons bass solo, spits blood and flies)
- "Love Gun" (Stanley flies out to the B-Stage)
- "Black Diamond"
Encore
- "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
- "Samurai Son"
- "Rock and Roll All Nite"
- "Hide Your Heart" only played in Nagoya
- "Yume no Ukiyo ni Saitemina" only played in Tokyo
South American Setlist
- "Detroit Rock City"
- "Creatures of the Night"
- "Psycho Circus"
- "I Love It Loud"
- "War Machine (Simmons breathes fire)"
- "Do You Love Me?"
- "Deuce"
- "Hell or Hallelujah"
- "Calling Dr. Love"
- "Lick It Up"
- "God of Thunder" (Simmons bass solo, spits blood and flies)
- "Hide Your Heart"
- "Love Gun" (Stanley flies out to the B-Stage)
- "Black Diamond"
Encore
- "Shout It Out Loud"
- "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
- "Rock and Roll All Nite"
European Setlist
- "Detroit Rock City"
- "Deuce"
- "Psycho Circus"
- "Creatures of the Night"
- "I Love It Loud"
- "War Machine" (Simmons breathes fire)
- "Do You Love Me?"
- "Hell or Hallelujah"
- "Calling Dr. Love"
- "Lick It Up"
- "God of Thunder" (Simmons bass solo, spits blood and flies)
- "Parasite"
- "Love Gun" (Stanley flies out to the B-Stage)
- "Black Diamond"
Encore
- "Shout It Out Loud"
- "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
- "Rock and Roll All Nite"
- "Cold Gin" replaced "Parasite" after the Rock In Vienna show.
Australian Setlist
- "Detroit Rock City"
- "Deuce"
- "Psycho Circus"
- "Creatures of the Night"
- "I Love It Loud"
- "War Machine" (Simmons breathes fire)
- "Do You Love Me?"
- "Hell or Hallelujah"
- "Calling Dr. Love"
- "Lick It Up"
- "God of Thunder" (Simmons bass solo, spits blood and flies)
- "Cold Gin"
- "Love Gun" (Stanley flies out to the B-Stage)
- "Black Diamond"
Encore
- "Shandi"
- "Shout It Out Loud"
- "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
- "Rock and Roll All Nite"
Def Leppard Setlist
- "Let It Go"
- "Rocket"
- "Animal"
- "Foolin'"
- "Love Bites"
- "Let's Get Rocked"
- "Two Steps Behind" (Acoustic)
- "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" (Acoustic/Electric)
- "Switch 625"
- "Hysteria"
- "Armageddon It"
- "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
Encore
- "Rocket" was played after Hysteria starting with the 11th show which was held in Austin TX
- "Rocket" not played in Los Angeles and Phoenix
Tour dates
Boxscore
Venue | City | Attendance | Gross revenue (USD)[2][3][4] |
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Bridgestone Arena | Nashville | 11,772 / 12,601 (93%) | $1,074,570 |
Boardwalk Hall | Atlantic City | 9,144 / 10,616 (86%) | $719,121 |
Target Center | Minneapolis | 12,274 / 12,274 (100%) | $1,197,761 |
DTE Energy Music Theater | Detroit | 14,302 / 14,302 (100%) | $924,368 |
BOK Center | Tulsa | 10,400 / 10,400 (100%) | $884,555 |
Estadio El Campín | Bogotá | 11,875 / 20,000 (59%) | $1,508,965 |
Bicentenario Park | Quito | 9,266 / 20,000 (46%) | $1,022,934 |
Movistar Arena | Santiago | 12,516 / 13,000 (96%) | $1,059,000 |
José Amalfitani Stadium | Buenos Aires | 35,000 / 43,000 (81%) | $2,200,000 |
Devassa On Stage | Florianópolis | 5,318 / 9,000 (59%) | $405,225 |
Pedreira Paulo Leminski | Curitiba | 14,980 / 17,700 (84%) | $1,073,040 |
Mineirinho | Belo Horizonte | 6,566 / 15,000 (43%) | $398,910 |
Estacionamento do Estadio Nacional | Brasília | 9,086 / 18,000 (50%) | $604,890 |
Anhembi Convention Center | São Paulo | 72,337 / 76,428 (94%) | $6,365,540 |
Barclaycard Arena | Hamburg | 9,589 / 11,797 (81%) | $620,820 |
Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne | 18,182 / 20,236 (90%) | $1,694,950 |
Newcastle Entertainment Centre | Newcastle | 4,708 / 5,522 (85%) | $427,241 |
Total | 232,315 / 286,876 (81%) | $22,281,250 |
Personnel
Kiss
- Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Gene Simmons – vocals, bass
- Tommy Thayer – lead guitar, vocals
- Eric Singer – drums, vocals
Def Leppard
- Joe Elliott – lead vocals, acoustic guitar [lower-alpha 1]
- Phil Collen – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
- Vivian Campbell – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
- Rick Savage – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
- Rick Allen – drums, percussion
Other
- Francis Steuber - introduction voice for Kiss
References
- Joe Elliott was also the introduction voice for Kiss for the shows in Holmdel, Atlantic City, and The Woodlands.
- (2019). End of the Road World Tour Program, pg. 44.
- "Current Boxscore (18 July 2012)". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
- "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. New York. September 13, 2014. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. November 20, 2014. Archived from the original on November 20, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.