The Tour (Kiss and Mötley Crüe)
Tour by Kiss & Mötley Crüe | |||||||||||||
![]() Promotional poster for the tour | |||||||||||||
Start date | July 20, 2012 | ||||||||||||
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End date | October 1, 2012 | ||||||||||||
No. of shows | 44 | ||||||||||||
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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.
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
[edit]Mötley Crüe
[edit]- "Saints of Los Angeles"
- "Wild Side"
- "Shout at the Devil"
- "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"
- "Sex"
- "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"
- "Home Sweet Home" (Tommy Lee's drum solo)
- "Live Wire" (Mick Mars guitar solo)
- "Primal Scream"
- "Dr. Feelgood"
- "Girls, Girls, Girls"
- "Kickstart My Heart"
- "Looks That Kill" was played until July 22.
Kiss
[edit] Main Set
Encore
| Setlist 2
Encore
| Random Songs
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Tour dates
[edit]Personnel
[edit]Kiss
[edit]- Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Gene Simmons – vocals, bass
- Tommy Thayer – lead guitar, vocals
- Eric Singer – drums, vocals
Mötley Crüe
[edit]- Vince Neil – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Mick Mars – guitar, backing vocals
- Nikki Sixx – bass, backing vocals
- Tommy Lee – drums, backing vocals
References
[edit]- ^ Baltin, Steve. KISS and Motley Crue Announce 'The Tour'. Mar 21, 2012 rollingstone.com. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- ^ Greenwald, David. KISS & Motley Crue Announce Summer Tour: 'No Fake Bull—t'. Mar 20, 2012 billboard.com. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- ^ The Ten Hottest Summer Package Tours of 2012. rollingstone.com. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- ^ (2019). End of the Road World Tour Program, pg. 42.
- ^ "Kishi Bashi in Norfolk, Kiss and Motley Crue in Virginia Beach". Dailypress.com. July 23, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
- ^ "Motley Crue and KISS in Raleigh, North Carolina". Metaldelirium.net. July 24, 2012. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
- ^ "Motley Crue and KISS light up Lakewood Amphitheatre". blogs.ajc.com. July 25, 2012. Archived from the original on July 27, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ^ "Kiss, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 7/25/2012". clclt.com. July 26, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ^ "Kiss and Motley Crue Concert Review". myglobalmind.com. August 6, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ "Kiss and Mötley Crüe – Cruzan Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach – July 27". browardpalmbeach.com. July 30, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ^ "KISS/Motley Crue Tampa 7/28". OrlandoWeekly.com. July 29, 2012. Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ^ "KISS and Motley Crue bring rock n' roll excess to Tampa 7/28". Tampabay.com. July 29, 2012. Archived from the original on May 4, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ^ "Kiss and Motley Crue rock on at Pelham's Oak Mountain Amphitheatre". al.com. August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- ^ "KISS, Motley Crue rock out in Louisville". courier-journal.com. August 2, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- ^ "Kiss & Mötley Crüe at The Woodlands". blogs.houstonpress.com. August 6, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
- ^ "KISS / Motley Crue / Treatment". jammagazineonline.com/. August 4, 2012. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
- ^ "KISS and Motley Crue, Ashley Furniture Homestore Pavilion, 8/10/12". phoenixnewtimes.com. August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ^ "Motley Crue, surprisingly, outperforms Kiss in Phoenix". Azcentral.com. August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ^ "Live review: Kiss outshines Mötley Crüe in Irvine". OC Register. August 15, 2012. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ "KISS and Mötley Crüe – Kings of Rock". insidestl.com. August 28, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.