KISS Going Strong With The Sonic Boom Over Europe Tour
KISS is going strong with The Sonic Boom Over Europe Tour (or in full, Sonic Boom Over Europe: From The Beginning To The Boom). The 2010 concert tour is in support of their latest studio album, Sonic Boom. It is actually a continuation of the KISS Alive/35 World Tour that started in 2009. The KISS Alive/35 World Tour began in Detroit MI and went around several North American cities before concluding in December 2009.
The second leg of the KISS tour runs from May 1 to June 27, 2010. The rock band comes back to some European locations for the first time in many years to the appreciation of numerous international fans. In UK, it has been 18 years since they last did an arena show, with 17- and 21- year gaps for Scottish and Irish shows respectively. KISS will also visit Finland, Slovakia, Spain and Belgium, with some of their appearances being in annual rock and metal festivals across various cities. Other locations include Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands and France.
KISS was formed in 1972 in New York by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley who then recruited Peter Criss and Ace Frehely. Their live performances are especially renowned, featuring their eccentric face paint and flamboyant performances which have included smoking guitars, blood, fire breathing and other pyrotechnic special effects. KISS album sales exceed 100 million albums around the world, making them truly a household name across the globe.
The band dropped Sonic Boom after several years of denying that they were ever going to release new material. They promoted it in part by appearing on the widely watched TV music competition, American Idol, in May 2009 and making appearances on David Letterman’s and Jimmy Kimmel’s late night talk shows.
The second leg of the KISS tour runs from May 1 to June 27, 2010. The rock band comes back to some European locations for the first time in many years to the appreciation of numerous international fans. In UK, it has been 18 years since they last did an arena show, with 17- and 21- year gaps for Scottish and Irish shows respectively. KISS will also visit Finland, Slovakia, Spain and Belgium, with some of their appearances being in annual rock and metal festivals across various cities. Other locations include Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands and France.
KISS was formed in 1972 in New York by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley who then recruited Peter Criss and Ace Frehely. Their live performances are especially renowned, featuring their eccentric face paint and flamboyant performances which have included smoking guitars, blood, fire breathing and other pyrotechnic special effects. KISS album sales exceed 100 million albums around the world, making them truly a household name across the globe.
The band dropped Sonic Boom after several years of denying that they were ever going to release new material. They promoted it in part by appearing on the widely watched TV music competition, American Idol, in May 2009 and making appearances on David Letterman’s and Jimmy Kimmel’s late night talk shows.
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