# The Tour (Kiss and Mötley Crüe)

The Tour was a co-headlining summer tour between American hard rock and heavy metal bands Kiss and Mötley Crüe. The tour, described as "Elvis on steroids" by Paul Stanley, was announced on March 20 and started on July 20, 2012 in Bristow, Virginia. At first, 40 dates were announced while the August 5 concert at AT&T Center and the August 1 concert at KFC Yum! Center were subsequently added. "The Tour" was listed by the Rolling Stone as one of "The Ten Hottest Summer Package Tours of 2012". The Treatment was the opening act for all shows.
In the tour program for Kiss' final tour, Singer reflected on the tour:
   Chemistry is a unique thing. Bands are like soup: Sometimes when you change the ingredients, even though it's still chicken soup, you put a little more chicken stock or vegetable it changes the flavor. To me, I think the flavor of Kiss has a pretty good taste to it. We have the unique ingredients to it like some of the old tried-and-true original sound but we also have some zestiness and spice that Tommy and I provide with the ability to basically play any songs that are required. I think the fact that Tommy and I have a history of being weaned on Kiss is something we bring to the table that helps the band retain some of its vintage sound. We try to keep the essence and the vibe of the original songs in there but there's still a little bit of an extra twist that we give it. We give it a little bit more horsepower.

## Setlists
### Mötley Crüe

* "Saints of Los Angeles"
* "Wild Side"
* "Shout at the Devil"
* "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"
* "Sex"
* "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"
* "Home Sweet Home" (Tommy Lee's drum solo)
* "Live Wire" (Mick Mars guitar solo)
* "Primal Scream"
* "Dr. Feelgood"
* "Girls, Girls, Girls"
* "Kickstart My Heart"
* "Looks That Kill" was played until July 22.

### Kiss
## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| July 20, 2012 | Bristow | United States | Jiffy Lube Live |
| July 21, 2012 | Virginia Beach | United States | Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach |
| July 22, 2012 | Raleigh | United States | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion |
| July 24, 2012 | Atlanta | United States | Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood |
| July 25, 2012 | Charlotte | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre |
| July 27, 2012 | West Palm Beach | United States | Cruzan Amphitheatre |
| July 28, 2012 | Tampa | United States | 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre |
| July 31, 2012 | Pelham | United States | Oak Mountain Amphitheater |
| August 1, 2012 | Louisville | United States | KFC Yum! Center |
| August 3, 2012 | The Woodlands | United States | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
| August 4, 2012 | Dallas | United States | Gexa Energy Pavilion |
| August 5, 2012 | San Antonio | United States | AT&T Center |
| August 7, 2012 | Albuquerque | United States | Journal Pavilion |
| August 8, 2012 | Greenwood Village | United States | Comfort Dental Amphitheatre |
| August 10, 2012 | Phoenix | United States | Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion |
| August 11, 2012 | Las Vegas | United States | Mandalay Bay Events Center |
| August 12, 2012 | Chula Vista | United States | Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre |
| August 14, 2012 | Irvine | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater |
| August 16, 2012 | Concord | United States | Sleep Train Pavilion |
| August 18, 2012 | Auburn | United States | White River Amphitheatre |
| August 19, 2012 | Ridgefield | United States | Sleep Country Amphitheater |
| August 24, 2012 | Grand Junction | United States | Rock Jam |
| August 26, 2012 | Tulsa | United States | BOK Center |
| August 27, 2012 | Maryland Heights | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater |
| August 29, 2012 | St. Paul | United States | Minnesota State Fair |
| August 31, 2012 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverbend Music Center |
| September 1, 2012 | Noblesville | United States | Klipsch Music Center |
| September 2, 2012 | Burgettstown | United States | First Niagara Pavilion |
| September 4, 2012 | Nashville | United States | Bridgestone Arena |
| September 6, 2012 | Clarkston | United States | DTE Energy Music Theatre |
| September 7, 2012 | Tinley Park | United States | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre |
| September 8, 2012 | East Troy | United States | Alpine Valley Music Theatre |
| September 11, 2012 | Allegan | United States | Allegan County Fair |
| September 12, 2012 | Cuyahoga Falls | United States | Blossom Music Center |
| September 13, 2012 | Toronto | Canada | Molson Amphitheatre |
| September 15, 2012 | Darien | United States | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center |
| September 16, 2012 | Mansfield | United States | Comcast Center |
| September 18, 2012 | Scranton | United States | Toyota Pavilion |
| September 19, 2012 | Camden | United States | Susquehanna Bank Center |
| September 21, 2012 | Holmdel | United States | PNC Bank Arts Center |
| September 22, 2012 | Wantagh | United States | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater |
| September 23, 2012 | Hartford | United States | Comcast Theatre |
| September 29, 2012 | Mexico City | Mexico | Foro Sol |
| October 1, 2012 | Monterrey | Mexico | Arena Monterrey |

## Personnel
### Kiss

* Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar
* Gene Simmons – vocals, bass
* Tommy Thayer – lead guitar, vocals
* Eric Singer – drums, vocals

### Mötley Crüe

* Vince Neil – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
* Mick Mars – guitar, backing vocals
* Nikki Sixx – bass, backing vocals
* Tommy Lee – drums, backing vocals