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The KISS 40th Anniversary World Tour

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Start date
  
23 June 2014

Legs
  
5

Dates
  
23 Jun 2014 – 31 Aug 2014

Associated album
  
Kiss 40

End date
  
16 October 2015

Heroes Tour (2014)
  
World Tour 2015 (2015)

No. of shows
  
93

Leg
  
5

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The KISS 40th Anniversary World Tour (2014–15)
  
Freedom to Rock Tour (2016)

The KISS 40th Anniversary World Tour is 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.

Contents

North American Setlist

Main Setlist

  1. "Psycho Circus"
  2. "Deuce"
  3. "Shout It Out Loud"
  4. "War Machine" (Gene breathes fire)
  5. "Hotter Than Hell"
  6. "I Love It Loud"
  7. "Lick It Up"
  8. "God of Thunder" (Gene bass solo, spits blood and flies)
  9. "Hide Your Heart"
  10. "Calling Dr. Love"
  11. "Love Gun" (Paul flies out to the B-Stage)
  12. "Black Diamond"
  13. "Detroit Rock City"
  14. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

The setlist throughout the North American leg varied from show to show. Other songs played include: "King of the Night Time World", "Makin' Love", "Christine Sixteen", "Creatures of the Night", "Cold Gin", "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll", "Plaster Caster", "Tears Are Falling", "Hell or Hallelujah", "I Was Made For Lovin' You", "Parasite", and "Do You Love Me?"

Japanese Setlist

  1. "Detroit Rock City"
  2. "Creatures of the Night"
  3. "Psycho Circus"
  4. "Parasite"
  5. "Shout It Out Loud"
  6. "War Machine" (Gene breathes fire)
  7. "Do You Love Me?"
  8. "Deuce"
  9. "Hell or Hallelujah"
  10. "I Love It Loud"
  11. "Sukiyaki" (Kyu Sakamoto cover, a cappella)
  12. "Lick It Up"
  13. "God of Thunder" (Gene bass solo, spits blood and flies)
  14. "Love Gun" (Paul flies out to the B-Stage)
  15. "Black Diamond"

Encore

  1. "I Was Made For Lovin' You"
  2. "Samurai Son"
  3. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
  • "Hide Your Heart" only played in Nagoya
  • "Yume no Ukiyo ni Saitemina" only played in Tokyo

    • South American Setlist

    1. "Detroit Rock City"
    2. "Creatures of the Night"
    3. "Psycho Circus"
    4. "War Machine" (Gene breathes fire)
    5. "Do You Love Me?"
    6. "Deuce"
    7. "Hell or Hallelujah"
    8. "I Love It Loud"
    9. "Parasite"
    10. "Lick It Up"
    11. "God of Thunder" (Gene bass solo, spits blood and flies)
    12. "Hide Your Heart"
    13. "Love Gun" (Paul flies out to the B-Stage)
    14. "Black Diamond"

    Encore

    1. "Shout It Out Loud"
    2. "I Was Made For Lovin' You"
    3. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

    European Setlist

    1. "Detroit Rock City"
    2. "Deuce"
    3. "Psycho Circus"
    4. "Creatures of the Night"
    5. "I Love It Loud"
    6. "War Machine" (Gene breathes fire)
    7. "Do You Love Me?"
    8. "Hell or Hallelujah"
    9. "Calling Dr. Love"
    10. "Lick It Up"
    11. "God Of Thunder" (Gene bass solo, spits blood and flies)
    12. "Parasite"
    13. "Love Gun" (Paul flies out to the B-Stage)
    14. "Black Diamond"

    Encore

    1. "Shout It Out Loud"
    2. "I Was Made For Lovin' You"
    3. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
  • "Cold Gin" replaced "Parasite" after Rock In Vienna show.

    • Australian Setlist

    1. "Detroit Rock City"
    2. "Deuce"
    3. "Psycho Circus"
    4. "Creatures of the Night"
    5. "I Love It Loud"
    6. "War Machine" (Gene breathes fire)
    7. "Do You Love Me?"
    8. "Hell or Hallelujah"
    9. "Calling Dr. Love"
    10. "Lick It Up"
    11. "God of Thunder" (Gene bass solo, spits blood and flies)
    12. "Shandi" (Partial – performed only by Paul on acoustic guitar)
    13. "Cold Gin"
    14. "Love Gun" (Paul flies out to the B-Stage)
    15. "Black Diamond"

    Encore

    1. "Shout It Out Loud"
    2. "I Was Made For Lovin' You"
    3. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

    Def Leppard Setlist

    1. "Let It Go"
    2. "Rocket"
    3. "Animal"
    4. "Foolin'"
    5. "Love Bites"
    6. "Let's Get Rocked"
    7. "Two Steps Behind" (Acoustic)
    8. "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" (Acoustic/Electric)
    9. "Switch 625"
    10. "Hysteria"
    11. "Armageddon It"
    12. "Pour Some Sugar on Me"

    Encore

    1. "Rock of Ages"
    2. "Photograph"
  • "Rocket" was played after Hysteria starting with the 11th show which was held in Austin TX
  • "Rocket" not played in Los Angeles and Phoenix

    • Kiss

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

    • 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

    • References

    The KISS 40th Anniversary World Tour Wikipedia
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