Kiss Alive/35 World Tour

Kiss Alive/35 World Tour
Tour by Kiss
Start date March 16, 2008
End date December 13, 2009
Legs 5
Shows 103, 1 cancelled, 1 postponed
Kiss tour chronology
Hit 'N Run Tour (2007) Kiss Alive/35 World Tour (2008–2009) Sonic Boom Over Europe Tour (2010)

The Kiss Alive/35 World Tour was a concert tour by Kiss to celebrate Kiss' 35th anniversary. It was the band's first major tour since the Rock the Nation Tour in 2004. On the tour, Kiss played in New Zealand for the first time since the Alive/Worldwide Tour in 1997, as well as performing in Europe for the first time since the Psycho Circus Tour in 1998–1999. Kiss wore Destroyer-themed costumes for the tour and on the European leg the majority of the songs on Alive! were played. The tour was highly successful and proved to be Kiss' biggest ever tour of Europe. This tour marked the first time Kiss visited Bulgaria, Greece, Latvia, Russia, Luxembourg, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela.

Three legs and 38 shows were announced. Kiss headlined the Download [1], Graspop Metal Meeting and Arrow Rock [2] festivals in Europe as part of the tour.

The tour began on March 16 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. The European leg started on May 9 in the König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. The Latin America leg started on April 3 in Chile. The tour ended on December 13, 2009 in Pittsburgh after the December 15, 2009 concert in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario was postponed until summer 2010 due to inclement weather.[1] The tour went on to gross $30,500,000 and play to over 385,000 fans in sold-out arenas from October to December 2009.[2] Gene Simmons stated that part of the tour's success could be attributed to the success of his hit television show, Gene Simmons Family Jewels.

Contents

Setlist

Australia/New Zealand leg setlist

  1. Deuce
  2. Shout It Out Loud
  3. C'mon and Love Me
  4. Lick It Up
  5. I Love It Loud
  6. Calling Dr. Love
  7. Shock Me (Tommy Thayer on lead vocals with guitar solo)
  8. Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll
  9. Firehouse (Gene Simmons firebreathing)
  10. 100,000 Years (Eric Singer drum solo)
  11. God of Thunder (Gene Simmons bass solo, blood spitting beforehand)
  12. Black Diamond (Eric Singer lead vocals)
  13. Love Gun (Paul Stanley flies out to the audience)
  14. Detroit Rock City
  15. Shandi (acoustic version, performed only by Paul Stanley.)
  16. I Was Made for Lovin' You
  17. Rock and Roll All Nite

European/North American setlist

  1. Deuce
  2. Strutter
  3. Got to Choose
  4. Hotter Than Hell
  5. Firehouse (Just played till Vienna Show)
  6. Nothin' to Lose
  7. C'mon and Love Me
  8. Parasite
  9. She (Tommy Thayer guitar solo)
  10. Watchin' You (Just played till Vienna Show)
  11. Rock Bottom (Just played till Vienna Show)
  12. 100,000 Years (Eric Singer drum solo)
  13. Cold Gin (not played at Konocti Harbor show, August 31)
  14. Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll
  15. Black Diamond
  16. Rock and Roll All Nite

Encores

  1. Shout It Out Loud
  2. Lick It Up
  3. I Love It Loud (Gene Simmons bass solo) (not played at Terra Vibe show, May 18)
  4. I Was Made for Lovin' You (not played at Konocti Harbor show, Aug. 31)
  5. Love Gun (Paul Stanley flies out to audience)
  6. Detroit Rock City

North American setlist (For shows in support of Sonic Boom)

Buckcherry was the opening act.

Encores

South American setlist

[3]

Encores

European tour notes

North American tour notes

Regulars of the Alive 35 tour:

South American tour notes

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Australia/New Zealand
March 16, 2008 Melbourne Australia Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
March 18, 2008 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
March 20, 2008 Sydney ACER Arena
March 22, 2008 Wellington New Zealand Rock2Wgtn
Europe
May 9, 2008 Oberhausen Germany König Pilsener Arena
May 11, 2008 Munich Olympiahalle
May 12, 2008 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
May 13, 2008 Verona Italy Arena di Verona
May 16, 2008 Sofia Bulgaria Akademik Stadium
May 18, 2008 Athens Greece Terra Vibe Park
May 22, 2008 Riga Latvia Arena Riga
May 24, 2008 Moscow Russia Olimpiyskiy Arena
May 26, 2008 St. Petersburg Ice Palace
May 27, 2008 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Areena
May 28, 2008
May 30, 2008 Stockholm Sweden Stockholms Stadion
May 31, 2008 Oslo Norway Vallhall Arena
June 1, 2008 Bergen Koengen
June 3, 2008 Copenhagen Denmark Copenhagen Forum
June 4, 2008 Hamburg Germany Color Line Arena
June 6, 2008 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena
June 9, 2008 Berlin Germany Berlin Velodrom
June 10, 2008 Mannheim SAP Arena
June 11, 2008 Oberhausen König Pilsener Arena
June 13, 2008 Castle Donington England Download Festival
June 15, 2008 Nijmegen Netherlands Arrow Rock Festival
June 17, 2008 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
June 18, 2008 Stuttgart Germany Schleyerhalle
June 21, 2008 Bilbao Spain Kobetasonik Festival
June 23, 2008 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
June 24, 2008 Milan Italy Datchforum
June 26, 2008 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg Rockhal
June 27, 2008 Nuremberg Germany Nuremberg Arena
June 28, 2008 Dessel Belgium Graspop Metal Meeting
North America
August 4, 2008 Sturgis United States Rock'n The Rally
August 29, 2008 Las Vegas Pearl Concert Theatre
August 30, 2008 Lake Tahoe Harvey's Outdoor Arena
August 31, 2008 Kelseyville Konocti Harbor Amphitheatre
South America
April 3, 2009 Santiago Chile Estadio Municipal de La Florida
April 5, 2009 Buenos Aires Argentina River Plate Stadium
April 7, 2009 São Paulo Brazil Parque Anhembi
April 8, 2009 Rio de Janeiro Praça da Apoteose
April 11, 2009 Bogotá Colombia Simón Bolívar Park
April 14, 2009 Lima Peru Estadio Nacional
April 17, 2009 Caracas Venezuela Hipódromo La Rinconada
North America
June 27, 2009 Milwaukee United States Milwaukee Summerfest
July 10, 2009 Sarnia Canada Sarnia Bayfest
July 11, 2009 Windsor Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
July 13, 2009 Montreal Bell Centre
July 15, 2009 Ottawa Ottawa Bluesfest
July 16, 2009 Quebec City Quebec City Summer Festival
July 18, 2009 Halifax Halifax Rocks 2009
July 20, 2009 Orillia Casino Rama
July 21, 2009
July 28, 2009 Paso Robles United States California Mid-State Fair
September 25, 2009 Detroit Cobo Arena
September 26, 2009
September 28, 2009 Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena
September 29, 2009 London Canada John Labatt Centre
October 1, 2009 Montreal Bell Centre
October 2, 2009 Toronto Air Canada Centre
October 3, 2009 Uncasville United States Mohegan Sun Arena
October 5, 2009 Boston TD Garden
October 7, 2009 Oshawa Canada General Motors Centre
October 9, 2009 Uniondale United States Nassau Coliseum
October 10, 2009 New York Madison Square Garden
October 12, 2009 Philadelphia Wachovia Center
October 13, 2009 Washington Verizon Center
October 16, 2009 Hampton Hampton Coliseum
October 17, 2009 Greenville Bi-Lo Center
October 19, 2009 Pensacola Pensacola Civic Center
October 21, 2009 Tampa St. Pete Times Forum
October 22, 2009 Sunrise Bank Atlantic Center
October 24, 2009 Birmingham Birmingham Jefferson Arena
October 26, 2009 Atlanta Philips Arena
October 28, 2009 Nashville Sommet Center
October 29, 2009 Little Rock Verizon Arena
October 31, 2009 New Orleans Voodoo Music Experience
November 6, 2009 Chicago United Center
November 7, 2009 Minneapolis Target Center
aNovember 9, 2009 Winnipeg Canada MTS Centre
November 10, 2009 Saskatoon Credit Union Centre
November 12, 2009 Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome
November 14, 2009 Vancouver General Motors Place
November 15, 2009 Seattle United States KeyArena at Seattle Center
November 17, 2009 Portland Rose Garden
November 19, 2009 Sacramento Arco Arena
November 21, 2009 Fresno Save Mart Center
November 22, 2009 Oakland Oracle Arena
November 24, 2009 Anaheim Honda Center
November 25, 2009 Los Angeles Staples Center
November 27, 2009 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
November 28, 2009 Las Vegas Pearl Concert Theatre
December 1, 2009 Glendale Jobing.com Arena
December 2, 2009 El Paso Don Haskins Center
December 4, 2009 Austin Frank Erwin Center
December 5, 2009 Houston Toyota Center
December 6, 2009 Dallas American Airlines Center
December 8, 2009 Tulsa BOK Center
December 10, 2009 Kansas City Sprint Center
December 11, 2009 Council Bluffs Mid-America Center
December 13, 2009 Pittsburgh Mellon Arena
December 15, 2009 Sault Ste. Marie Canada Essar Centre(Postponed to summer 2010 for weather reasons)[4]

References