Monster World Tour (Kiss)


The Monster World Tour was a concert tour by the American hard rock group Kiss in support of their 20th studio album, Monster. Fresh off the heels of the recent success of The Tour with Mötley Crüe and the second annual Kiss Kruise, the tour officially began on November 7, 2012, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Kiss played shows in Australia for the first time since 2008, and Europe, including a few festivals in June. They played their longest Canadian tour to date in July through early August with a few US concerts following after, including a show taped to air during halftime of ArenaBowl XXVI in Orlando, Florida. They played in Japan for the first time since 2006 in October 2013.
The new stage show, first used in the European leg, involved a giant robotic spider that moved across the stage and all four members were lifted into the air. The spider shot pyro from its legs and had eyes that glowed.
In the tour program for the band's final tour, Simmons reflected on the tour:

Support acts

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
February 28, 2013PerthAustraliaPerth Arena
March 3, 2013AdelaideAustraliaVictoria Park Racecourse
March 5, 2013MelbourneAustraliaEtihad Stadium
March 6, 2013MelbourneAustraliaEtihad Stadium
March 9, 2013SydneyAustraliaAllphones Arena
March 10, 2013SydneyAustraliaAllphones Arena
March 12, 2013BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Entertainment Centre
March 16, 2013MackayAustraliaVirgin Australia Stadium
June 1, 2013StockholmSwedenFriends Arena
June 3, 2013HelsinkiFinlandHartwall Areena
June 6, 2013SölvesborgSwedenNorje Havsbad
June 8, 2013StavangerNorwayViking Stadion
June 11, 2013CopenhagenDenmarkForum Copenhagen
June 12, 2013BerlinGermanyWaldbühne
June 14, 2013PragueCzech RepublicO2 Arena
June 15, 2013NickelsdorfAustriaPannonia Filds
June 17, 2013CodroipoItalyVilla Manin
June 18, 2013MilanItalyMediolanum Forum
June 20, 2013ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
June 22, 2013ClissonFranceVal de Moine
July 5, 2013VictoriaCanadaSave-On-Foods Memorial Centre
July 6, 2013VancouverCanadaRogers Arena
July 8, 2013KelownaCanadaProspera Place
July 10, 2013LethbridgeCanadaEnmax Centre
July 12, 2013EdmontonCanadaRexall Place
July 14, 2013SaskatoonCanadaCredit Union Centre
July 16, 2013ReginaCanadaBrandt Centre
July 17, 2013BrandonCanadaKeystone Centre
July 18, 2013WinnipegCanadaMTS Centre
July 20, 2013CadottUnited StatesRock Fest
July 23, 2013SudburyCanadaSudbury Arena
July 25, 2013OttawaCanadaCanadian Tire Centre
July 26, 2013TorontoCanadaMolson Amphitheatre
July 27, 2013LondonCanadaBudweiser Gardens
July 29, 2013MontrealCanadaBell Centre
July 31, 2013Saint JohnCanadaHarbour Station
August 1, 2013HalifaxCanadaHalifax Metro Centre
August 3, 2013St. John'sCanadaMile One Centre
August 4, 2013St. John'sCanadaMile One Centre
August 7, 2013GilfordUnited StatesMeadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion
August 9, 2013VeronaUnited StatesTurning Stone Events Center
August 10, 2013UncasvilleUnited StatesMohegan Sun Arena
August 12, 2013PortsmouthUnited StatesnTelos Wireless Pavilion
August 13, 2013SimpsonvilleUnited StatesCharter Amphitheater at Heritage Park
August 16, 2013OrlandoUnited StatesAmway Center
August 18, 2013HollywoodUnited StatesHard Rock Live
October 19, 2013ChibaJapanMakuhari Messe
October 21, 2013OsakaJapanOsaka-jō Hall
October 23, 2013TokyoJapanNippon Budokan
October 24, 2013TokyoJapanNippon Budokan
November 8, 2013CalgaryCanadaScotiabank Saddledome

Box office score data

  • Top 100 Worldwide Mid Year Tours 2013: Kiss/Mötley Crüe, #84

Personnel

Kiss