The Hottest Show on Earth Tour


The Hottest Show on Earth Tour was a concert tour by Kiss in support of their 19th studio album, Sonic Boom. It is essentially the North American leg of the Sonic Boom Over Europe Tour, itself a continuation of the Kiss Alive/35 World Tour that started in 2008. Kiss also played in Mexico for the first time since 2004. The tour featured both arena and amphitheater shows throughout the United States, plus Canada, and was produced by Live Nation. As with previous concert tours, live recordings of every show were sold at the venue by SymfyLive.
Kiss also stated that one dollar from each ticket sold would be donated to the United States Armed Forces to benefit the Wounded Warriors Project. Kiss also added more shows to the tour in Puerto Rico, Houston, and Hollywood, Florida. Kiss announced seven shows to be added to the tour as a small Japanese tour however these shows have now been postponed to later in the year.
The opening bands for the concert were The Academy Is..., Bad City, The Envy and a local act for every city, winner of a contest held by Guitar Center.
In the tour program for the band's final tour, Stanley reflected on the tour:

Set list

According to kissonline.com, the official website of the band, Kiss will perform such classics as "Detroit Rock City" and "Rock and Roll All Nite" as well as hits that they haven't played in the US in many years. The set list is almost identical to the previous European tour, including three songs from Sonic Boom and the song "Crazy Crazy Nights", which hasn't been played live since 1990. The setlist below started the tour in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
  1. "Modern Day Delilah"
  2. "Cold Gin"
  3. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"
  4. "Firehouse"
  5. "Say Yeah"
  6. "Deuce"
  7. "Crazy Crazy Nights"
  8. "Calling Dr. Love"
  9. "Shock Me"
  10. "I'm an Animal"
  11. "100,000 Years"
  12. "I Love It Loud"
  13. "Love Gun"
  14. "Black Diamond"
  15. "Detroit Rock City"
Encore
  2. "Beth"
  3. "Lick It Up"
  4. "Shout It Out Loud"
  5. "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
  6. "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II"
  7. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

Lost Cities Tour set list

  1. "Modern Day Delilah"
  2. "Cold Gin"
  3. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"
  4. "Firehouse"
  5. "Say Yeah"
  6. "Deuce"
  7. "Do You Love Me"
  8. "Calling Dr. Love"
  9. "Shock Me"
  10. "I Love It Loud"
  11. "Love Gun"
  12. "God of Thunder"
  13. "Black Diamond"
  14. "Detroit Rock City"
Encore
  2. "Beth"
  3. "Lick It Up"
  4. "Shout It Out Loud"
  5. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
March 12, 2011San JuanPuerto RicoJosé Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
March 15, 2011HoustonUnited StatesHouston Livestock Show and Rodeo
March 17, 2011HollywoodUnited StatesHard Rock Live
May 29, 2011SacramentoUnited StatesRock'n Walk For Kids
June 23, 2011EverettUnited StatesComcast Arena at Everett
June 24, 2011SpokaneUnited StatesSpokane Arena
June 26, 2011KamloopsCanadaInterior Savings Centre
June 27, 2011AbbotsfordCanadaAbbotsford Centre
June 29, 2011Prince GeorgeCanadaCN Centre
June 30, 2011Dawson CreekCanadaEnCana Events Centre
July 2, 2011Fort McMurrayCanadaCanada Rock Festival
July 6, 2011SarniaCanadaSarnia Bayfest
July 9, 2011Grand Falls-WindsorCanadaSalmon Festival
July 12, 2011ManchesterUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Arena
July 13, 2011BushkillUnited StatesMountain Laurel Center
July 15, 2011WalkerUnited StatesMoondance Jam
July 16, 2011OshkoshUnited StatesRock USA Festival
July 18, 2011SpringfieldUnited StatesPrairie Capital Convention Center
July 24, 2011MontrealCanadaHeavy Montréal
July 26, 2011OrilliaCanadaCasino Rama
July 27, 2011WindsorCanadaCaesars Windsor
July 28, 2011VeronaUnited StatesTurning Stone Events Center

Personnel

Kiss