The Kiss 40th Anniversary World Tour was a concert tour by American rock band

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Def Leppard Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1976 in Sheffield. Since 1992, the band has consisted of Rick Savage (bass, backing vocals), Joe Elliott (lead vocals), Rick Allen (drums, backing vocals), Phil Collen (guitar, backing vocals), a ...

joined Kiss for the first 42 shows of the tour. Kobra and the Lotus and

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were the opening acts. In the tour program for Kiss' final tour, Simmons reflected on the tour:

Kiss setlists

North American setlist

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Psycho Circus ''Psycho Circus'' is the eighteenth studio album by American rock band Kiss and the first to involve all four original members since 1979's ''Dynasty.'' While touted as a band effort, Peter Criss only played drums on the Ace Frehley-penned trac ...

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I Love It Loud "I Love It Loud" is a song by American rock band Kiss. It was released on their 1982 album ''Creatures of the Night''. It has proven to be a staple of the band's live show, being performed on almost every tour the band has done aside from the Reu ...

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Lick It Up ''Lick It Up'' is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Kiss. Before its 1983 release, the band members appeared on MTV without their trademark make-up. It was the first public appearance without make-up by the band, and their first ...

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Calling Dr. Love "Calling Dr. Love" is a song by United States, American hard rock band Kiss (band), Kiss, originally released on their 1976 album ''Rock and Roll Over''. A live version of the song was included on ''Alive II'', released in 1977. Since then, "Ca ...

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Love Gun ''Love Gun'' is the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Kiss, released on June 30, 1977. Casablanca Records and FilmWorks shipped one million copies of the album on this date. It was certified platinum and became the band's first top ...

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Paul Stanley Paul Stanley (born Stanley Bert Eisen; January 20, 1952) is an American musician who is the co-founder, frontman, rhythm guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's most popular ...

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Rock and Roll All Nite "Rock and Roll All Nite" is a song by American rock band Kiss, originally released on their 1975 album '' Dressed to Kill''. It was released as the A-side of their fifth single, with the album track "Getaway". The studio version of the song pe ...

" 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 "Christine Sixteen" is a song by American hard rock band Kiss. It originally appeared on their 1977 album ''Love Gun''. Released as a single in the US in 1977, the song peaked at number 25 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart that year, and did wel ...

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Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss, released in 1974. It was released as the only single from their second album '' Hotter Than Hell''. Even though the song failed to chart, it is a staple in their live conce ...

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Plaster Caster ''Plaster Caster'' is a 2001 documentary film about Cynthia Plaster Caster, the groupie who became famous for making plaster casts of rock stars' penises, including her first one of Jimi Hendrix's penis. Synopsis The film explores how Cynth ...

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Tears Are Falling "Tears Are Falling" is a song by American rock band Kiss. It was released as the lead single from the band's 1985 studio album ''Asylum''. Background The track was written and sung by vocalist/guitarist Paul Stanley. It is one of Kiss' few songs s ...

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Hell or Hallelujah "Hell or Hallelujah" is a song by the United States, American hard rock band Kiss (band), Kiss on their 20th studio album ''Monster (Kiss album), Monster''. It was released as the first single from the album, internationally on July 2, 2012 and in ...

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Parasite Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson has ...

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Japanese setlist

# "Detroit Rock City" # "Creatures of the Night" # "Psycho Circus" # "

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Kyu Sakamoto was a Japanese singer and actor. He was best known outside Japan for his international hit song "Ue o Muite Arukō" (known as "Sukiyaki" in English-speaking markets), which was sung in Japanese and sold over 13 million copies. It reached number ...

cover, a cappella) # "Lick It Up" # "God of Thunder" (with bass solo, blood spitting and flying) # "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 * "

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South American setlist

# "Detroit Rock City" # "Creatures of the Night" # "Psycho Circus" # "I Love It Loud" # "War Machine" (with fire breathing) # "Do You Love Me?" # "Deuce" # "Hell or Hallelujah" (with guitar solo) # "Calling Dr. Love" # "Lick It Up" # "God of Thunder" (with bass solo, blood spitting and flying) # "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" (with fire breathing) # "Do You Love Me?" # "Hell or Hallelujah" (with guitar solo) # "Calling Dr. Love" # "Lick It Up" # "God of Thunder" (with bass solo, blood spitting and flying) # "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.

Oceanian setlist

# "Detroit Rock City" # "Deuce" # "Psycho Circus" # "Creatures of the Night" # "I Love It Loud" # "War Machine" (with fire breathing) # "Do You Love Me?" # "Hell or Hallelujah" (with guitar solo) # "Calling Dr. Love" # "Lick It Up" # "God of Thunder" (with bass solo, blood spitting and flying) # "Cold Gin" # "Love Gun" (Stanley flies out to the B-Stage) # "Black Diamond" Encore #

" Shandi" (performed by Stanley) #"Shout It Out Loud" # "I Was Made for Lovin' You" # "Rock and Roll All Nite"

Def Leppard setlist

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Foolin' "Foolin'" is a 1983 single by English heavy metal band Def Leppard from their diamond album ''Pyromania''. When released as a single later that year, it reached #9 on the Mainstream Rock chart and #28 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. ''Cash ...

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Love Bites Love Bites may refer to: * Love-bite or hickey, a small bruise caused by kissing, sucking, or biting the skin Film and television * Love Bites (TV series), ''Love Bites'' (TV series), a 2011 drama starring Becki Newton * Love Bites (film), ''Love ...

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Let's Get Rocked "Let's Get Rocked" is a 1992 single by English hard rock band Def Leppard from their multi-platinum album '' Adrenalize''. The song peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Album Rock Tracks chart, number 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, n ...

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Two Steps Behind "Two Steps Behind" is a song by English hard rock band Def Leppard from their album ''Retro Active'' and the soundtrack to the film ''Last Action Hero''. It reached number five on the US ''Billboard'' Album Rock Tracks chart, number 12 on th ...

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Bringin' On the Heartbreak "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" is a power ballad originally recorded by English rock band Def Leppard. It was the second single from their 1981 album ''High 'n' Dry''. The song was written by three of the band's members: Steve Clark, Pete Willis ...

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Hysteria Hysteria is a term used colloquially to mean ungovernable emotional excess and can refer to a temporary state of mind or emotion. In the nineteenth century, hysteria was considered a diagnosable physical illness in women. It is assumed that ...

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Armageddon It "Armageddon It" is a song by the English rock band Def Leppard from their 1987 album '' Hysteria''. It was released as a single in 1988 and went to No. 3 in the United States, becoming their fourth top-ten hit. It also reached the top 10 in Cana ...

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Pour Some Sugar on Me "Pour Some Sugar on Me" is a song by the English rock band Def Leppard from their 1987 album ''Hysteria''. It reached number 2 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on 23 July 1988, behind "Hold On to the Nights" by Richard Marx. "Pour Some Sugar on ...

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" * "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

Personnel

Kiss

– vocals, rhythm guitar *

Gene Simmons Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; he, חיים ויץ, ; born August 25, 1949) is an Israeli-American musician. Also known by his stage persona The Demon, he is the bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss, the hard rock band he co-founded with Paul ...

– vocals, bass *

Eric Singer Eric Singer (born Eric Doyle Mensinger; May 12, 1958) is an American drummer. Associated with the hard rock band Kiss since 1991, he has also performed with artists such as Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Lita Ford, Badlands, Brian May and Gary M ...

– drums, vocals * Tommy Thayer – lead guitar, backing vocals

Def Leppard

Joe Elliott Joseph Thomas "Joe" Elliott (born 1 August 1959) is an English–Irish rock singer, best known as the lead singer and one of the founding members of the hard rock band Def Leppard. He has also been the lead singer of the David Bowie tribute ba ...

– lead vocals, acoustic guitar * Phil Collen – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals *

Vivian Campbell Vivian Patrick Campbell (born 25 August 1962) is a Northern Irish guitarist. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as a member of Dio (band), Dio, and has been a member of Def Leppard since 1992 (replacing Steve Clark after his death). Camp ...

– lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals *

Rick Savage Richard Savage (born 2 December 1960) is an English musician best known for being the bass guitarist and one of the founding members of the English rock band Def Leppard. Savage and lead singer Joe Elliott are the only two remaining original ...

– bass, keyboards, backing vocals * Rick Allen – drums, percussion

Notes

References

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