The Kiss 40th Anniversary World Tour was a concert tour by American rock band Kiss. Def Leppard joined Kiss for the first 42 shows of the tour. Kobra and the Lotus and The Dead Daisies were the opening acts.

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

Kiss set lists

North American set list "Psycho Circus" "Deuce" "Shout It Out Loud" "War Machine" "Hotter Than Hell" (with fire breathing) "I Love It Loud" "Lick It Up" "God of Thunder" (with bass solo, blood spitting and flying) "Hide Your Heart" "Calling Dr. Love" "Love Gun" (Paul Stanley flies out to the B-Stage) "Black Diamond" "Detroit Rock City" "Rock and Roll All Nite"

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", "Creatures of the Night", "Cold Gin", "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll", "Plaster Caster", "Tears Are Falling", "Hell or Hallelujah", "I Was Made for Lovin' You", "Parasite", and "Do You Love Me?"

Japanese set list "Detroit Rock City" "Creatures of the Night" "Psycho Circus" "Parasite" "Shout It Out Loud" "War Machine" (with fire breathing) "Do You Love Me?" "Deuce" "Hell or Hallelujah" (with guitar solo) "I Love It Loud" "Sukiyaki" (Kyu Sakamoto 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 "Yume no Ukiyo ni Saitemina" only played in Tokyo

South American set list "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 set list "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 set list "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 set list "Let It Go" "Rocket" "Animal" "Foolin'" "Love Bites" "Let's Get Rocked" "Two Steps Behind" (Acoustic) "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" (Acoustic/Electric) "Switch 625" "Hysteria" "Armageddon It" "Pour Some Sugar on Me" Encore "Rock of Ages" "Photograph"

"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 + List of 2014 concertsDateCityCountryVenue June 23, 2014 West Valley CityUnited States USANA Amphitheatre June 25, 2014 Denver Pepsi Center June 27, 2014 Ridgefield Sleep Country Amphitheater June 29, 2014 Auburn White River Amphitheatre July 2, 2014 Concord Concord Pavilion July 3, 2014 Wheatland Sleep Train Amphitheatre July 5, 2014 Irvine Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre July 6, 2014 Chula Vista Sleep Train Amphitheatre July 8, 2014 Inglewood The Forum July 9, 2014 Phoenix Ak-Chin Pavilion July 12, 2014 Austin Austin360 Amphitheater July 13, 2014 Dallas Gexa Energy Pavilion July 15, 2014 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center July 16, 2014 Nashville Bridgestone Arena July 18, 2014 Atlanta Aaron's Amphitheatre July 19, 2014 Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion July 20, 2014 Raleigh Walnut Creek Amphitheatre July 22, 2014 West Palm Beach Cruzan Amphitheatre July 23, 2014 Tampa MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre July 25, 2014 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live July 26, 2014 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center August 1, 2014 Mansfield Xfinity Center August 2, 2014 Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall August 3, 2014 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center August 5, 2014 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center August 6, 2014 Wantagh Nikon at Jones Beach Theater August 8, 2014 Virginia Beach Farm Bureau Live August 9, 2014 Scranton Toyota Pavilion August 10, 2014 Hartford Xfinity Theatre August 12, 2014 Toronto Canada Molson Canadian Amphitheatre August 13, 2014 DarienUnited States Darien Lake Performing Arts Center August 15, 2014 East Troy Alpine Valley Music Theatre August 16, 2014 Tinley Park First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre August 17, 2014 Minneapolis Target Center August 20, 2014 Des Moines Wells Fargo Arena August 22, 2014 Noblesville Klipsch Music Center August 23, 2014 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre August 24, 2014 Burgettstown First Niagara Pavilion August 26, 2014 Cuyaghoga Falls Blossom Music Center August 28, 2014 Maryland Heights Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre August 29, 2014 Tulsa BOK Center August 31, 2014 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion October 25, 2014 Mexico City Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez October 29, 2014 Anaheim United States Honda Center November 5, 2014Las VegasUnited StatesThe Joint November 7, 2014 November 8, 2014 November 12, 2014 November 14, 2014 November 15, 2014 November 19, 2014 November 22, 2014 November 23, 2014

+ List of 2015 concertsDateCityCountryVenue February 23, 2015 NagoyaJapan Nippon Gaishi Hall February 25, 2015 Osaka Osaka-jō Hall February 26, 2015 Hiroshima Hiroshima Sun Plaza February 28, 2015 Sendai Sekisui Heim Super Arena March 3, 2015 Tokyo Tokyo Dome April 10, 2015 Bogotá Colombia Estadio El Campín April 12, 2015 Quito Ecuador Bicentenário Park April 14, 2015 Santiago Chile Movistar Arena April 16, 2015 Buenos Aires Argentina José Amalfitani Stadium April 18, 2015 Montevideo Uruguay Estadio Gran Parque CentralApril 20, 2015FlorianópolisBrazil Devassa On StageApril 21, 2015Curitiba Pedreira Paulo LeminskiApril 23, 2015Belo HorizonteMineirinhoApril 24, 2015BrasíliaEstadio Nacional de Brasilia Mané Garrincha April 26, 2015 São Paulo Anhembi Convention Center May 30, 2015 MunichGermany Olympiastadion May 31, 2015 Gelsenkirchen Veltins-Arena June 2, 2015 Hamburg O2 World Arena June 3, 2015 Berlin O2 World Arena June 4, 2015 Leipzig Leipzig Arena June 6, 2015 Vienna Austria Donauinsel June 8, 2015 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena June 10, 2015 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion June 11, 2015 Verona Italy Verona Arena June 14, 2015 Leicestershire England Donington Park June 16, 2015 Paris France Zénith de Paris June 18, 2015 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome June 19, 2015 Dessel Belgium Festivalpark Stenehei June 21, 2015 BarcelonaSpain Palau Sant Jordi June 22, 2015 Madrid Barclaycard Center October 3, 2015 PerthAustralia Perth Arena October 6, 2015 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre October 8, 2015 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena October 9, 2015 October 10, 2015 Sydney Allphones Arena October 12, 2015 Newcastle Newcastle Entertainment Centre October 13, 2015 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre October 16, 2015 Auckland New Zealand Vector Arena

Boxscore VenueCityAttendanceGross revenue (USD)Bridgestone ArenaNashville11,772 / 12,601 (93%)$1,074,570Boardwalk HallAtlantic City 9,144 / 10,616 (86%)$719,121Target CenterMinneapolis 12,274 / 12,274 (100%)$1,197,761 DTE Energy Music TheaterDetroit14,302 / 14,302 (100%)$924,368BOK CenterTulsa 10,400 / 10,400 (100%)$884,555Estadio El CampínBogotá11,875 / 20,000 (59%)$1,508,965Bicentenario ParkQuito9,266 / 20,000 (46%)$1,022,934Movistar ArenaSantiago12,516 / 13,000 (96%)$1,059,000José Amalfitani StadiumBuenos Aires35,000 / 43,000 (81%) $2,200,000Devassa On StageFlorianópolis5,318 / 9,000 (59%)$405,225Pedreira Paulo LeminskiCuritiba14,980 / 17,700 (84%)$1,073,040MineirinhoBelo Horizonte6,566 / 15,000 (43%)$398,910Estacionamento do Estadio NacionalBrasília9,086 / 18,000 (50%)$604,890Anhembi Convention CenterSão Paulo72,337 / 76,428 (94%)$6,365,540Barclaycard ArenaHamburg9,589 / 11,797 (81%)$620,820 Rod Laver ArenaMelbourne18,182 / 20,236 (90%)$1,694,950 Newcastle Entertainment CentreNewcastle4,708 / 5,522 (85%)$427,241 Total232,315 / 286,876 (81%)$22,281,250

Personnel

Kiss Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar Gene Simmons – vocals, bass Eric Singer – drums, vocals Tommy Thayer – lead guitar, vocals

Staff Francis Stueber – introduction voice

Def Leppard Joe Elliott – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, introduction voice (July 26) Phil Collen – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals Vivian Campbell – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals Rick Savage – bass, keyboards, backing vocals Rick Allen – drums, percussion

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