Monster World Tour (Kiss)

Monster World Tour

Tour by Kiss
Associated album	Monster
Start date	November 7, 2012
End date	November 8, 2013
Legs	5
No. of shows	56
Kiss concert chronology

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 at 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.

South American leg setlist

1. "Detroit Rock City"
2. "Shout It Out Loud"
3. "Calling Dr. Love"
4. "Hell or Hallelujah"
5. "Wall of Sound"
6. "Hotter Than Hell" (Gene Simmons spits fire)
7. "I Love It Loud"
8. "Outta This World" (Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer jamming together)
9. "God of Thunder" (Simmons' bass solo intro – spits blood and flies)
10. "Psycho Circus"
11. "War Machine"
12. "Love Gun" (Paul Stanley flies out to the audience)
13. "Black Diamond"

Encore:

1. "Lick It Up"
2. "I Was Made For Lovin You"
3. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

• "All For The Love Of Rock & Roll" only played in Buenos Aires.
• "Long Way Down" only played in Buenos Aires and Paraguay.

Australian leg setlist

1. "Detroit Rock City"
2. "Shout It Out Loud"
3. "Deuce"
4. "Firehouse" (Simmons spits fire)
5. "Hell or Hallelujah"
6. "Calling Dr. Love"
7. "Outta This World" (Thayer and Singer jamming together)
8. "Psycho Circus"
9. "I Love It Loud" (Simmons' bass solo intro – spits blood and flies)
10. "Crazy Crazy Nights"
11. "War Machine"
12. "Love Gun" (Stanley flies out to the audience)
13. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

Encore:

1. "Lick It Up"
2. "Black Diamond"

• "Crazy Crazy Nights" not played in Perth.
• "Shock Me" was played instead of "Outta This World" in Sydney (2nd night).
• "Christine Sixteen" only played in Melbourne (1st night).
• "Hotter Than Hell" was played instead of "Firehouse" in Sydney (2nd night).
• "Wall Of Sound" only played in Perth.
• "I Was Made For Lovin You" only played in Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne (1st night).
• "Shandi" only played in Perth, Adelaide and Mackay.
• "God of Thunder" was played instead of "I Love It Loud" in Perth and Adelaide.
• "Deuce" not played in Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne (1st night).

European/North American leg setlist

1. "Psycho Circus"
2. "Shout It Out Loud"
3. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"
4. "I Love It Loud"
5. "Hell or Hallelujah"
6. "War Machine" (Simmons spits fire)
7. "Heaven's on Fire"
8. "Deuce" or "Calling Dr. Love"
9. "Say Yeah"
10. "Shock Me"/"Outta This World" (Thayer and Singer jamming together)
11. "God of Thunder (Simmons' bass solo intro – spits blood and flies)
12. "Lick It Up"
13. "Love Gun" (Stanley flies out to the audience)
14. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

Encore:

1. "Detroit Rock City
2. "I Was Made For Lovin You"
3. "Black Diamond"

• "Heaven's on Fire" not played in Solvesborg and Clisson.
• "I Was Made For Lovin You" not played in Clisson.
• "Calling Dr. Love" only played in Solvesberg, Udine, Toronto and Montreal through all US dates.
• "Deuce" not played in Udine, Toronto and Montreal through all US dates.
• "Rock and Roll All Nite" and "Black Diamond" switched places after Edmonton show.
• "Do You Love Me" only played in Calgary

Japanese leg setlist

1. "Psycho Circus"
2. "Shout It Out Loud"
3. "Do You Love Me"
4. "I Love It Loud"
5. "Hell or Hallelujah"
6. "War Machine" (Simmons spits fire)
7. "Sukiyaki" (Kyu Sakamoto cover)
8. "Heaven's on Fire"
9. "Calling Dr. Love"
10. "Say Yeah"
11. "Shock Me"/"Outta This World" (Thayer and Singer jamming together)
12. "God of Thunder" (Simmons' bass solo intro – spits blood and flies)
13. "Lick It Up"
14. "Love Gun" (Stanley flies out to the audience)
15. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

Encore:

1. "Detroit Rock City
2. "I Was Made For Lovin You"
3. "Black Diamond"

• "Rock and Roll All Nite" and "Black Diamond" switched places after Chiba show

Support acts

• Rosa Tattooada (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
• Diva Demolition (Australia)
• Thin Lizzy (Australia)
• Mötley Crüe (Australia)
• Satan Takes A Holiday (Sweden)
• Hardcore Superstar (Sweden)
• Reckless Love (Finland)
• Kvelertak (Norway)
• Ingenting (Norway)
• Five Finger Death Punch (Germany)
• Bitch & Chips (Czech Republic)
• Rival Sons (Zurich)
• Shinedown (Canada)
• Leogun (United States)

Tour dates

Kiss

• Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Gene Simmons – vocals, bass
• Tommy Thayer – lead guitar, vocals
• Eric Singer – drums, vocals
• Francis Stueber – the "Introduction Voice"

Box office score data

• Top 100 Worldwide Mid Year Tours 2013: KISS/Mötley Crüe, #84^[1]

References

1. ↑ "Pollstar Mid Year Top 100 Worldwide Tours 2013" (PDF). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 23, 2013.