Kissworld Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:	Kissworld Tour
Artist:	Kiss
Location:	North America, Europe
Number Of Legs:	3
Number Of Shows:	32; 1 cancelled
Last Tour:	Freedom to Rock Tour (2016)
This Tour:	Kissworld Tour (2017–2018)
Next Tour:	End of the Road World Tour (2019–2023)

The Kissworld Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Kiss.^[1] The tour marked the return of the Creatures of the Night costumes which had previously been seen on the sixth annual Kiss Kruise. The tour began on May 1, 2017, in Moscow, Russia^[2] and concluded in Viveiro, Spain on July 14, 2018.

In the tour program for the band's final tour, both Thayer and Singer reflected on the tour:

Reception

Ben Siegel from The Buffalo News described the Niagara Falls concert as "These guys are insane entertainers. They’re intense. They’re flammable. Simmons’s mouth, and that infamously long tongue of his, drip with (stage) blood. They own this genre of hard rock. They invented it."^[3]

Setlists

Europe setlist (2017)

1. "Deuce"
2. "Shout It Out Loud"
3. "Lick It Up"
4. "I Love It Loud"
5. "Firehouse"
6. "Shock Me"
7. "Flaming Youth"
8. "God of Thunder"
9. "Crazy Crazy Nights"
10. "War Machine"
11. "Say Yeah"
12. "Psycho Circus"
13. "Black Diamond"
14. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

Encore

15. "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
16. "Detroit Rock City"

North America setlist

1. "Deuce"
2. "Shout It Out Loud"
3. "Lick It Up"
4. "I Love It Loud"
5. "Love Gun"
6. "Firehouse"
7. "Shock Me"
8. "Flaming Youth"
9. "God of Thunder"
10. "Say Yeah"
11. "War Machine"
12. "Psycho Circus"
13. "Black Diamond"
14. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

Encore

15. "Cold Gin"
16. "Detroit Rock City"

Europe setlist (2018)

1. "Deuce"
2. "Shout It Out Loud"
3. "War Machine"
4. "Firehouse"
5. "Shock Me"
6. "Say Yeah"
7. "I Love It Loud"
8. "Flaming Youth"
9. "Calling Dr. Love"
10. "Lick It Up"
11. "God of Thunder"
12. "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
13. "Love Gun"
14. "Black Diamond"

Encore

15. "Cold Gin"
16. "Detroit Rock City"
17. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

Tour dates

List of 2017 concerts^{[4] [5]}

Date	City	Country	Venue
May 1, 2017	Moscow	Russia	Olimpiyskiy Arena
May 4, 2017	Helsinki	Finland	Hartwall Arena
May 6, 2017	Stockholm	Sweden	Tele2 Arena
May 7, 2017	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum
May 9, 2017	Horsens	Denmark	Forum Horsens
May 10, 2017	Gothenburg	Sweden	Scandinavium
May 12, 2017	Dortmund	Germany	Westfalenhalle
May 13, 2017	Stuttgart		Schleyerhalle
May 15, 2017	Torino	Italy	Pala Alpitour
May 16, 2017	Bologna		Unipol Arena
May 18, 2017	Munich	Germany	Olympiahalle
May 20, 2017	Brno	Czech Republic	Brno Exhibition Centre
May 21, 2017	Vienna	Austria	Wiener Stadthalle
May 23, 2017	Frankfurt	Germany	Festhalle Frankfurt
May 24, 2017	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Rotterdam Ahoy
May 27, 2017	Glasgow	Scotland	The SSE Hydro
May 28, 2017	Birmingham	England	Barclaycard Arena
May 31, 2017	London		The O2 Arena
July 14, 2017	Bridgeview	United States	Chicago Open Air
July 15, 2017	Hinckley		Grand Casino Hinckley Amphitheater
August 18, 2017	Orillia	Canada	Casino Rama
August 19, 2017	Niagara Falls	United States	Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel
August 20, 2017	Aurora		RiverEdge Park
September 26, 2017	Sugar Land		Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
September 27, 2017	Irving		The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
September 28, 2017	Rogers		Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion
September 30, 2017	Gretna		Gretna Heritage Festival

List of 2018 concerts^{[6] [7]}

Date	City	Country	Venue
July 7, 2018	Barcelona	Spain	Barcelona Rock Fest
July 8, 2018	Madrid		WiZink Center
July 10, 2018	Lisbon	Portugal	Oeiras Municipal Stadium
July 12, 2018	Cordoba	Spain	Plaza De Toros
July 14, 2018	Viveiro		Resurrection Festival

Cancelled shows

Personnel

Kiss

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: KISS announce 2017 UK and European arena tour. Andrew Trendell. November 29, 2016. NME. en-US. March 26, 2019.
2. Web site: Wilkening . Matthew . Kiss Kick Off 'KissWorld' Tour in Moscow: Video, Set List . Ultimate Classic Rock . March 27, 2021 . en . May 1, 2017.
3. Web site: Kiss lives up to the legend in concert at Seneca Niagara Casino. August 20, 2017.
4. http://www.kissonline.com/tour www.kissonline.com/tour
5. Web site: KISS Announce Toronto Area Date In August . BraveWords . April 1, 2021 . en.
6. Web site: KISS Confirmed As Headliner For Barcelona Rock Fest 2018 . BraveWords . April 1, 2021 . en.
7. Web site: KISS Announce Lisbon Show For July 2018 With Special Guests MEGADETH . BraveWords . April 1, 2021 . en.