The Hottest Show on Earth Tour


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.
The opening bands for the concert were The Academy Is..., Bad City, The Envy and a local act for every city, winner of a contest held by Guitar Center.

Setlist

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. 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 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"
  5. "Say Yeah"
  6. "Deuce"
  7. "Crazy Crazy Nights"
  8. "Calling Dr. Love"
  9. "Shock Me"
  10. "I'm an Animal"
  11. "100,000 Years"
  12. "I Love It Loud"
  13. "Love Gun"
  14. "Black Diamond"
  15. "Detroit Rock City"
Encore:
  2. "Beth"
  3. "Lick It Up"
  4. "Shout It Out Loud"
  5. "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
  6. "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II"
  7. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
Lost Cities Tour setlist:
  1. "Modern Day Delilah"
  2. "Cold Gin"
  3. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"
  4. "Firehouse"
  5. "Say Yeah"
  6. "Deuce"
  7. "Do You Love Me"
  8. "Calling Dr. Love"
  9. "Shock Me"
  10. "I Love It Loud"
  11. "Love Gun"
  12. "God of Thunder"
  13. "Black Diamond"
  14. "Detroit Rock City"
Encore:
  2. "Beth"
  3. "Lick It Up"
  4. "Shout It Out Loud"
  5. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
DateCityStateVenue
July 23, 2010CheyenneUnited StatesCheyenne Frontier Days
July 24, 2010MinotUnited StatesNorth Dakota State Fair
July 29, 2010BurgettstownUnited StatesFirst Niagara Pavilion
July 30, 2010CincinnatiUnited StatesRiverbend Music Center
July 31, 2010HersheyUnited StatesHersheypark Stadium
August 6, 2010CamdenUnited StatesSusquehanna Bank Center
August 7, 2010MansfieldUnited StatesComcast Center
August 9, 2010IndianapolisUnited StatesIndiana State Fair
August 10, 2010Sault Ste. MarieCanadaEssar Centre
August 13, 2010CorfuUnited StatesDarien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 14, 2010WantaghUnited StatesNikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 15, 2010ScrantonUnited StatesToyota Pavilion
August 17, 2010Saratoga SpringsUnited StatesSaratoga Performing Arts Center
August 19, 2010UncasvilleUnited StatesMohegan Sun Arena
August 20, 2010HolmdelUnited StatesPNC Bank Arts Center
August 21, 2010BristowUnited StatesJiffy Lube Live
August 27, 2010Virginia BeachUnited StatesVirginia Beach Amphitheater
August 28, 2010CharlotteUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 29, 2010RaleighUnited StatesTime Warner Cable Music Pavilion
August 31, 2010AtlantaUnited StatesAaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
September 2, 2010MilwaukeeUnited StatesMarcus Amphitheater
September 3, 2010Tinley ParkUnited StatesFirst Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
September 4, 2010Saint PaulUnited StatesMinnesota State Fair
September 10, 2010TorontoCanadaMolson Amphitheatre
September 11, 2010ClarkstonUnited StatesDTE Energy Music Theatre
September 12, 2010Cuyahoga FallsUnited StatesBlossom Music Center
September 17, 2010The WoodlandsUnited StatesCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
September 18, 2010FriscoUnited StatesPizza Hut Park
September 19, 2010San AntonioUnited StatesAT&T Center
September 22, 2010SandyUnited StatesRio Tinto Stadium
September 24, 2010PhoenixUnited StatesCricket Wireless Pavilion
September 25, 2010FontanaUnited StatesEpicenter
September 28, 2010MonterreyMexicoTeatro Banamex
September 30, 2010Mexico CityMexicoPalacio de los Deportes
October 1, 2010Mexico CityMexicoPalacio de los Deportes
October 2, 2010GuadalajaraMexicoArena VFG
March 12, 2011San JuanPuerto RicoJosé Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
March 15, 2011HoustonUnited StatesHouston Livestock Show and Rodeo
March 17, 2011HollywoodUnited StatesHard Rock Live
May 29, 2011SacramentoUnited StatesRock'n Walk For Kids
June 23, 2011EverettUnited StatesComcast Arena at Everett
June 24, 2011SpokaneUnited StatesSpokane Arena
June 26, 2011KamloopsCanadaInterior Savings Centre
June 27, 2011AbbotsfordCanadaAbbotsford Centre
June 29, 2011Prince GeorgeCanadaCN Centre
June 30, 2011Dawson CreekCanadaEnCana Events Centre
July 2, 2011Fort McMurrayCanadaCanada Rock Festival
July 6, 2011SarniaCanadaSarnia Bayfest
July 9, 2011Grand Falls-WindsorCanadaSalmon Festival
July 12, 2011ManchesterUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Arena
July 13, 2011BushkillUnited StatesMountain Laurel Center
July 15, 2011WalkerUnited StatesMoondance Jam
July 16, 2011OshkoshUnited StatesRock USA Festival
July 18, 2011SpringfieldUnited StatesPrairie Capital Convention Center
July 24, 2011MontrealCanadaHeavy MONTRÉAL
July 26, 2011OrilliaCanadaCasino Rama
July 27, 2011WindsorCanadaCaesars Windsor
July 28, 2011VeronaUnited StatesTurning Stone Events Center