''The Tour'' was a co-headlining summer tour between American

hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and Distortion (music), distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the Garage rock, garage, Psychedelic rock, psychedelic and blues ...

and heavy metal bands

Kiss A kiss is the touching or pressing of one's lips against another person, animal or object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely; depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sex ...

and

Mötley Crüe Mötley Crüe is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Hollywood, California, in 1981 by bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, with guitarist Mick Mars and lead vocalist Vince Neil joining right after. The band has sol ...

. The tour, described as "Elvis on steroids" by

Paul Stanley Paul Stanley (born Stanley Bert Eisen; January 20, 1952) is an American musician who was the co-founder, frontman, rhythm guitarist, and co-lead vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss (band), Kiss from the band's inception in 1973 to their retireme ...

, was announced on March 20 and started on July 20, 2012 in

Bristow, Virginia Bristow is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community of Prince William County, Virginia, Prince William County about 30 miles (48 km) from Washington, D.C. It is situated between Manassas, Virginia and Gainesville, Virginia. As of 20 ...

. At first, 40 dates were announced while the August 5 concert at

AT&T Center Frost Bank Center (formerly AT&T Center and SBC Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the east side of San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is the home of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The arena seat ...

and the August 1 concert at

KFC Yum! Center The KFC Yum! Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Downtown Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It is named after the KFC restaurant chain and Yum! Brands, the parent company of KFC. Adjacent to the Ohio River waterfront, it is located on Ma ...

were subsequently added. "The Tour" was listed by the ''

Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. The magazine was first known fo ...

'' as one of "The Ten Hottest Summer Package Tours of 2012".The Ten Hottest Summer Package Tours of 2012
''rollingstone.com''. Retrieved May 13, 2012. The Treatment was the opening act for all shows. In the tour program for Kiss' final tour, Singer reflected on the tour:

Setlists

Mötley Crüe

Saints of Los Angeles ''Saints of Los Angeles'' is the ninth studio album by the American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on June 24, 2008, by Mötley Records and Eleven Seven Music. This was the only full-length studio album with the band's original lineu ...

" #" Wild Side" #"

Shout at the Devil ''Shout at the Devil'' is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on September 26, 1983. It was the band's breakthrough album, establishing Mötley Crüe as one of the top selling heavy metal acts of the 198 ...

" #" Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)" #"Sex" #"

Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" is a song by Mötley Crüe. It is the tenth track from their 1989 album ''Dr. Feelgood (album), Dr. Feelgood'' and was released as the album's fourth single in May 1990. It peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 10 ...

" #"

Home Sweet Home Home Sweet Home may refer to: Film * ''Home, Sweet Home'' (1914 film), a film about the life of John Howard Payne * ''Home Sweet Home'' (1917 film), a British silent film * ''Home Sweet Home'' (1926 film), a silent film drama * ''Home, Swe ...

" (Tommy Lee's drum solo) #" Live Wire" (Mick Mars guitar solo) #"

Primal Scream Primal Scream are a Scottish rock music, rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie (vocals) and Jim Beattie (musician), Jim Beattie (guitar). The band's current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes (guitar), Simon ...

" #" Dr. Feelgood" #" Girls, Girls, Girls" #"

Kickstart My Heart "Kickstart My Heart" is a song by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, originally released on their 1989 album, '' Dr. Feelgood''. Released as the album's second single in 1989, "Kickstart My Heart" reached number 27 on the ''Billboard'' H ...

" *"Looks That Kill" was played until July 22.

Kiss

Main Set #"

Detroit Rock City "Detroit Rock City" is a song by the American hard rock group Kiss, released on their 1976 album ''Destroyer''. The song was written by Paul Stanley and producer Bob Ezrin. Background "Detroit Rock City" began with a guitar part by Paul Stanle ...

" #" Shout It Out Loud" #"

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 was proven to be a staple of the band's live show, being performed on almost every tour the band had done aside from the Re ...

" #"

Firehouse __NOTOC__ A fire station (also called a fire house, fire hall, firemen's hall, or engine house) is a structure or other area for storing firefighting apparatuses such as fire engines and related vehicles, personal protective equipment, fire hos ...

" (Gene breathes fire) #"

Hell or Hallelujah "Hell or Hallelujah" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss on their 20th studio album ''Monster''. It was released as the first single from the album, internationally on July 2, 2012 and in the US on July 3, 2012.

" #"

War Machine War Machine (Col. James Rupert "Rhodey" Rhodes) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by David Michelinie, John Byrne, and Bob Layton as a supporting character for Iron Man, he first appeared i ...

" #"

Shock Me "Shock Me" is a song by American rock band Kiss that first appeared on their 1977 album ''Love Gun''. It was written by lead guitarist Ace Frehley, who made his lead vocal debut with the track. The song was inspired by an event that took place du ...

" (Tommy and Eric Jam) #"

God of Thunder Polytheistic peoples from many cultures have postulated a thunder deity, the creator or personification of the forces of thunder and lightning; a lightning god does not have a typical depiction and will vary based on the culture. In Indo-Europea ...

" (Gene spits blood) #"

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 ...

" (Paul flies to b stage) #"

Lick It Up ''Lick It Up'' is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Kiss (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 ...

" #" Black Diamond" ''Encore'' #

I Was Made For Lovin' You "I Was Made for Lovin' You" is a song by American Rock music, rock band Kiss (band), Kiss, released in 1979 as the lead single off their seventh studio album ''Dynasty (Kiss album), Dynasty''. The song became a smash hit on the pop singles ch ...

" (played in Mexico City) # Random Song #"

Rock and Roll All Nite "Rock and Roll All Nite" is a song by American rock band Kiss, released in 1975 as the first single from their third studio album '' Dressed to Kill''. The studio version of the song peaked at No. 68 on the ''Billboard'' singles chart, besting ...

" 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" Random Songs *" Deuce" *" Calling Dr. Love" *" Cold Gin" *" C'mon and Love Me" *" Hotter Than Hell" *"

Strutter "Strutter" is a song by American Rock music, rock band Kiss (band), Kiss, originally from their Kiss (Kiss album), self-titled debut album, released in 1974. It was the third and final single released from the album, and failed to chart. Despit ...

" *" Got to Choose" *"Do You Love Me?" *"

Crazy Crazy Nights "Crazy Crazy Nights" is a song by American rock band Kiss. It was originally released on the band's 1987 album ''Crazy Nights''. Although it peaked at only number 65 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the song became the band's highest-charting si ...

" *"Makin' Love"

Tour dates

Personnel

Kiss

– vocals, rhythm guitar *

Gene Simmons Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; ; born August 25, 1949) also known by his stage persona "The Demon", is an Israeli-born American musician. He was the bassist and co-lead singer of the hard rock band Kiss (band), Kiss, which he co-founded wit ...

– vocals, bass *

Tommy Thayer Thomas Cunningham Thayer (born November 7, 1960) is an American musician. Thayer was the lead guitarist and vocalist for the hard rock band Kiss from 2002 to 2023. He was also the lead guitarist for the band Black 'n Blue. Early life Thomas ...

– lead guitar, vocals *

Eric Singer Eric Singer (born Eric Doyle Mensinger; May 12, 1958) is an American drummer. Associated with the hard rock band Kiss on and off from 1991 until the band's retirement in 2023, he has also performed with artists such as Black Sabbath, Alice Coo ...

– drums, vocals

Mötley Crüe

Vince Neil Vincent Neil Wharton (born February 8, 1961) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist of heavy metal music, heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, which he fronted from their 1981 formation until his departure in 1992. Neil reunited with the ...

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar *

Mick Mars Robert Alan Deal (born May 4, 1951), known professionally as Mick Mars, is an American musician best known as the former lead guitarist and co-founder of the Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, being the oldest of the four origin ...

– guitar, backing vocals *

Nikki Sixx Nikki Sixx (born Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna Jr.; December 11, 1958) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and radio personality, best known as the co-founder, bassist, primary songwriter, and only constant member of the hea ...

– bass, backing vocals *

Tommy Lee Thomas Lee (born Thomas Lee Bass; October 3, 1962) is an American musician who co-founded and plays drums for the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. He also founded rap metal band Methods of Mayhem and has pursued solo musical projects. Early ...

– drums, backing vocals

References

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