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.

The Tour

Tour by Kiss & Mötley Crüe
Promotional poster for the tour
Start date	July 20, 2012
End date	October 1, 2012
No. of shows	44
Kiss tour chronology The Hottest Show on Earth Tour (2010–2011) The Tour (2012) Monster World Tour (2012–2013) Mötley Crüe tour chronology UK Def Leppard/Mötley Crüe (2011) The Tour (2012) North American Tour (2013)

In the tour program for Kiss' final tour, Singer reflected on the tour:

Chemistry is a unique thing. Bands are like soup: Sometimes when you change the ingredients, even though it's still chicken soup, you put a little more chicken stock or vegetable it changes the flavor. To me, I think the flavor of Kiss has a pretty good taste to it. We have the unique ingredients to it like some of the old tried-and-true original sound but we also have some zestiness and spice that Tommy and I provide with the ability to basically play any songs that are required. I think the fact that Tommy and I have a history of being weaned on Kiss is something we bring to the table that helps the band retain some of its vintage sound. We try to keep the essence and the vibe of the original songs in there but there's still a little bit of an extra twist that we give it. We give it a little bit more horsepower.^[4]

Setlists

Mötley Crüe

1. "Saints of Los Angeles"
2. "Wild Side"
3. "Shout at the Devil"
4. "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"
5. "Sex"
6. "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"
7. "Home Sweet Home" (Tommy Lee's drum solo)
8. "Live Wire" (Mick Mars guitar solo)
9. "Primal Scream"
10. "Dr. Feelgood"
11. "Girls, Girls, Girls"
12. "Kickstart My Heart"

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

Kiss

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" (played in Mexico City) Random Song "Rock and Roll All Nite"

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" "Got to Choose" "Do You Love Me?" "Crazy Crazy Nights" "Makin' Love"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
July 20, 2012	Bristow	United States	Jiffy Lube Live
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
August 24, 2012	Grand Junction		Rock Jam
August 26, 2012	Tulsa		BOK Center
August 27, 2012	Maryland Heights		Verizon Wireless Amphitheater[20]
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

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, rhythm guitar
• Mick Mars – guitar, backing vocals
• Nikki Sixx – bass, backing vocals
• Tommy Lee – drums, backing vocals

References

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