The Tour (Kiss and Mötley Crüe) 2012–2013 concert tour by Kiss and Mötley Crüe
The Tour Promotional poster for the tour
Start date July 20, 2012 End date October 1, 2012 No. of shows44
Mötley Crüe tour chronology
UK Def Leppard/Mötley Crüe (2011)
The Tour (2012)
North American Tour (2013)
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
Mötley Crüe
"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
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
Mötley Crüe
References
^ 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 .
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