Sonic Boom Over Europe Tour
| Concert by Kiss | |
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| Associated album | Sonic Boom |
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| Start date | May 1, 2010 |
| End date | June 27, 2010 |
| No. of shows | 36 |
| Kiss concert chronology | |
The Sonic Boom Over Europe Tour (full title: Sonic Boom Over Europe: From the Beginning to the Boom) was a concert tour by American rock band Kiss in support of their 19th studio album Sonic Boom, which was released in October 2009.
The tour started in Sheffield, United Kingdom at the Sheffield Arena in early May and concluded at the Graspop Metal Meeting Festival in Dessel, Belgium in late June. The leg marked the band's first tour of indoor arenas in the United Kingdom since 1996, their first show in Ireland since 1988, and their debut concert in Slovakia. The group performed at a number of music festivals on the tour, including the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park Festivals, Sauna Open Air Metal Festival and Hellfest.
Before the start of the tour, the group played a promotional show at the Islington Academy in London on March 2, 2010 to about 800 people. Three songs had to be cut from the 15-song set due to issues with the CO2 canisters used to release confetti during "Rock and Roll All Nite".[1]
A subsequent tour entitled The Hottest Show on Earth Tour followed in late July 2010, reaching North American markets.
Setlist
The setlist featured three songs from Sonic Boom: "Modern Day Delilah", "Say Yeah" and "I'm an Animal". Also included was "Crazy Crazy Nights", performed live for the first time since the Hot in the Shade Tour in 1990. Beginning with the date in Hamburg, Germany, "Beth" was added to the setlist. It was the first time the song was performed live since the World Domination Tour in 2003 and the first time it was performed acoustically since Kiss' appearance on MTV Unplugged in 1995.
Encores:
"Beth" is only played for a few dates of the tour |
(London, Islington Academy, March 2, 2010)
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Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2010 | Sheffield | United Kingdom | Sheffield Arena |
| May 2, 2010 | Newcastle | Metro Radio Arena | |
| May 4, 2010 | Liverpool | Echo Arena | |
| May 5, 2010 | Birmingham | LG Arena | |
| May 7, 2010 | Dublin | Ireland | The O2 |
| May 9, 2010 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | SECC |
| May 10, 2010 | Manchester | Evening News Arena | |
| May 12, 2010 | London | Wembley Arena | |
| May 13, 2010 | |||
| May 16, 2010 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion |
| May 17, 2010 | Geneva | SEG Geneva Arena | |
| May 18, 2010 | Milan | Italy | Mediolanum Forum |
| May 20, 2010 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle |
| May 21, 2010 | Ostrava | Czech Republic | ČEZ Aréna |
| May 23, 2010 | Prague | O2 Arena | |
| May 25, 2010 | Leipzig | Germany | Arena Leipzig |
| May 26, 2010 | Berlin | O2 World | |
| May 28, 2010 | Budapest | Hungary | Papp László Sportaréna |
| May 29, 2010 | Bratislava | Slovakia | Štadión Pasienky |
| May 31, 2010 | Hamburg | Germany | O2 World |
| June 1, 2010 | Oberhausen | König Pilsener Arena | |
| June 3, 2010 | Nürburgring | Rock am Ring Festival | |
| June 5, 2010 | Nuremberg | Rock im Park Festival | |
| June 8, 2010 | Trondheim | Norway | Lerkendal Stadion |
| June 10, 2010 | Tampere | Finland | Sauna Open Air Metal Festival |
| June 12, 2010 | Stockholm | Sweden | Olympiastadion |
| June 13, 2010 | Malmö | Malmö Stadion | |
| June 14, 2010 | Oslo | Norway | Vallhall Arena |
| June 16, 2010 | Aalborg | Denmark | Gigantium |
| June 18, 2010 | Arnhem | Netherlands | GelreDome |
| June 20, 2010 | Clisson | France | Hellfest |
| June 22, 2010 | Madrid | Spain | Palacio de Deportes |
| June 24, 2010 | Barcelona | Palau Sant Jordi | |
| June 25, 2010 | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Azkena Rock Festival | |
| June 27, 2010 | Dessel | Belgium | Graspop Metal Meeting Festival |
References
- ↑ "Kiss News". Kissnews.de. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
