Kiss 40th Anniversary World Tour
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"
- "I Love It Loud"
- "Lick It Up"
- "God of Thunder"
- "Hide Your Heart"
- "Calling Dr. Love"
- "Love Gun"
- "Black Diamond"
- "Detroit Rock City"
- "Rock and Roll All Nite"
Japanese set list
- "Detroit Rock City"
- "Creatures of the Night"
- "Psycho Circus"
- "Parasite"
- "Shout It Out Loud"
- "War Machine"
- "Do You Love Me?"
- "Deuce"
- "Hell or Hallelujah"
- "I Love It Loud"
- "Sukiyaki"
- "Lick It Up"
- "God of Thunder"
- "Love Gun"
- "Black Diamond"
- "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"
- "Do You Love Me?"
- "Deuce"
- "Hell or Hallelujah"
- "Calling Dr. Love"
- "Lick It Up"
- "God of Thunder"
- "Hide Your Heart"
- "Love Gun"
- "Black Diamond"
- "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"
- "Do You Love Me?"
- "Hell or Hallelujah"
- "Calling Dr. Love"
- "Lick It Up"
- "God of Thunder"
- "Parasite"
- "Love Gun"
- "Black Diamond"
- "Shout It Out Loud"
- "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
- "Rock and Roll All Nite"
Oceanian set list
- "Detroit Rock City"
- "Deuce"
- "Psycho Circus"
- "Creatures of the Night"
- "I Love It Loud"
- "War Machine"
- "Do You Love Me?"
- "Hell or Hallelujah"
- "Calling Dr. Love"
- "Lick It Up"
- "God of Thunder"
- "Cold Gin"
- "Love Gun"
- "Black Diamond"
- "Shandi"
- "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"
- "Bringin' On the Heartbreak"
- "Switch 625"
- "Hysteria"
- "Armageddon It"
- "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
- "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
Personnel
Kiss
- Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Gene Simmons – vocals, bass
- Eric Singer – drums, vocals
- Tommy Thayer – lead guitar, vocals
Def Leppard
- Joe Elliott – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Phil Collen – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
- Vivian Campbell – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
- Rick Savage – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
- Rick Allen – drums, percussion