The Hottest Show on Earth Tour

{{Short description|2010–2011 concert tour by Kiss}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox concert

|concert_tour_name = The Hottest Show on Earth Tour

|image = The_Hottest_Show_On_Earth_Tour_Poster.jpg

|artist = Kiss

|album = Sonic Boom

|start_date = July 23, 2010

|end_date = July 28, 2011

|number_of_legs = 2

|number_of_shows = 58

|last_tour = Sonic Boom Over Europe Tour
(2010)

|this_tour = The Hottest Show on Earth Tour
(2010–2011)

|next_tour = The Tour
(2012)

}}

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.

http://www.kissonline.com/stream/article/display/id/25011 www.kissonline.com/stream/article/display/id/25011

The opening bands for the concert were The Academy Is...,http://www.theacademyis.com www.theacademyis.com Bad City, The Envy and a local act for every city, winner of a contest held by Guitar Center.http://eventful.com/competitions/kiss2010/register/ eventful.com/competitions/kiss2010/register/

In the tour program for the band's final tour, Stanley reflected on the tour:

{{Quote|The idea is that I'm out there and I'm able to do this and that there's an audience that wants to see it makes it incredibly satisfying for me. I'll never disappoint them. But I'm only part of the equation, the other part of the equation is the audience. My philosophy is when people pay for a ticket, if you agree to do a show the last thing you should be doing is making excuses for not doing your job. If you can't do your job go home, but if you're gonna go up onstage you better give a hundred percent and make sure it's what people expect.(2019). End of the Road World Tour Program, pg. 39.}}

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.http://www.kissonline.com/stream/article/display/id/24925 www.kissonline.com/stream/article/display/id/24925 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 (except during their last European tour) 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" (Gene breathes fire)
  5. "Say Yeah"
  6. "Deuce"
  7. "Crazy Crazy Nights"
  8. "Calling Dr. Love"
  9. "Shock Me" (Tommy and Eric jamming together)
  10. "I'm an Animal"
  11. "100,000 Years"
  12. "I Love It Loud" (Gene spits blood and flies)
  13. "Love Gun"
  14. "Black Diamond" (Paul solo and excerpt from "Whole Lotta Love" before "Black Diamond")
  15. "Detroit Rock City"

Encore

  1. "Beth"
  2. "Lick It Up" (with bridge from "Won't Get Fooled Again")
  3. "Shout It Out Loud"
  4. "I Was Made for Lovin' You" (Paul flies to B-Stage)
  5. "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II"
  6. "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" (Gene breathes fire)
  5. "Say Yeah"
  6. "Deuce"
  7. "Do You Love Me"
  8. "Calling Dr. Love"
  9. "Shock Me" (Tommy and Eric jamming together)
  10. "I Love It Loud"
  11. "Love Gun"
  12. "God of Thunder" (Gene spits blood)
  13. "Black Diamond" (Paul solo and excerpt from "Stairway to Heaven" before "Black Diamond")
  14. "Detroit Rock City"

Encore

  1. "Beth"
  2. "Lick It Up" (with bridge from "Won't Get Fooled Again")
  3. "Shout It Out Loud"
  4. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

Tour dates

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|+ List of 2010 concerts

! style="width:150px;"|Date

! style="width:150px;"|City

! style="width:150px;"|Country

! style="width:250px;"|Venue

July 23, 2010

| Cheyenne

| rowspan="8"|United States

| Cheyenne Frontier Days

July 24, 2010

| Minot

| North Dakota State Fair

July 29, 2010

| Burgettstown

| First Niagara Pavilion

July 30, 2010

| Cincinnati

| Riverbend Music Center

July 31, 2010

| Hershey

| Hersheypark Stadium

August 6, 2010

| Camden

| Susquehanna Bank Center

August 7, 2010

| Mansfield

| Comcast Center

August 9, 2010

| Indianapolis

| Indiana State Fair

August 10, 2010

| Sault Ste. Marie

| Canada

| Essar Centre

August 13, 2010

| Corfu

| rowspan="14"|United States

| Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

August 14, 2010

| Wantagh

| Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

August 15, 2010

| Scranton

| Toyota Pavilion

August 17, 2010

| Saratoga Springs

| Saratoga Performing Arts Center

August 19, 2010

| Uncasville

| Mohegan Sun Arena

August 20, 2010

| Holmdel

| PNC Bank Arts Center

August 21, 2010

| Bristow

| Jiffy Lube Live

August 27, 2010

| Virginia Beach

| Virginia Beach Amphitheater

August 28, 2010

| Charlotte

| Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

August 29, 2010

| Raleigh

| Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion

August 31, 2010

| Atlanta

| Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood

September 2, 2010

| Milwaukee

| Marcus Amphitheater

September 3, 2010

| Tinley Park

| First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

September 4, 2010

| Saint Paul

| Minnesota State Fair

September 10, 2010

| Toronto

| Canada

| Molson Amphitheatre

September 11, 2010

| Clarkston

| rowspan="8"|United States

| DTE Energy Music Theatre

September 12, 2010

| Cuyahoga Falls

| Blossom Music Center

September 17, 2010

| The Woodlands

| Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

September 18, 2010

| Frisco

| Pizza Hut Park

September 19, 2010

| San Antonio

| AT&T Center

September 22, 2010

| Sandy

| Rio Tinto Stadium

September 24, 2010

| Phoenix

| Cricket Wireless Pavilion

September 25, 2010

| Fontana

| Epicenter

September 28, 2010

| Monterrey

| rowspan="4"|Mexico

| Teatro Banamex

September 30, 2010

| rowspan="2"|Mexico City

| rowspan="2"|Palacio de los Deportes

October 1, 2010
October 2, 2010

| Guadalajara

| Arena VFG

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|+ List of 2011 concerts

! style="width:150px;"|Date

! style="width:150px;"|City

! style="width:150px;"|Country

! style="width:250px;"|Venue

March 12, 2011

| San Juan

| Puerto Rico

| José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum

March 15, 2011

| Houston

| rowspan="5"|United States

| Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

March 17, 2011

| Hollywood

| Hard Rock Live

May 29, 2011

| Sacramento

| Rock'n Walk For Kids

June 23, 2011

| Everett

| Comcast Arena at Everett

June 24, 2011

| Spokane

| Spokane Arena

June 26, 2011

| Kamloops

| rowspan="7"|Canada

| Interior Savings Centre

June 27, 2011

| Abbotsford

| Abbotsford Centre

June 29, 2011

| Prince George

| CN Centre

June 30, 2011

| Dawson Creek

| EnCana Events Centre

July 2, 2011

| Fort McMurray

| Canada Rock Festival

July 6, 2011

| Sarnia

| Sarnia Bayfest

July 9, 2011

| Grand Falls-Windsor

| Salmon Festival

July 12, 2011

| Manchester

| rowspan="5"|United States

| Verizon Wireless Arena

July 13, 2011

| Bushkill

| Mountain Laurel Center

July 15, 2011

| Walker

| Moondance Jam

July 16, 2011

| Oshkosh

| Rock USA Festival

July 18, 2011

| Springfield

| Prairie Capital Convention Center

July 24, 2011

| Montreal

| rowspan="3"|Canada

| Heavy Montréal

July 26, 2011

| Orillia

| Casino Rama

July 27, 2011

| Windsor

| Caesars Windsor

July 28, 2011

| Verona

| United States

| Turning Stone Events Center

Personnel

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