Sonic Boom Over Europe Tour
| Concert by Kiss | |
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| Associated album | Sonic Boom |
|---|---|
| Start date | May 1, 2010 |
| End date | June 27, 2010 |
| No. of shows | 36 |
| Kiss concert chronology | |
The Sonic Boom Over Europe Tour (full title: Sonic Boom Over Europe: From the Beginning to the Boom) was a concert tour by American rock band Kiss in support of their 19th studio album Sonic Boom, which was released in October 2009.[1]
The tour started in Sheffield, England[2] at the Sheffield Arena in early May[3] and concluded at the Graspop Metal Meeting Festival in Dessel, Belgium[4] in late June. The leg marked the band's first tour of indoor arenas in the United Kingdom since 1996, their first show in Ireland since 1988, and their debut concert in Slovakia.[5][6] The group performed at a number of music festivals on the tour, including the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park Festivals, Sauna Open Air Metal Festival and Hellfest.
Each show was recorded and sold to fans on a USB flash drive following the concert.[7]
Before the start of the tour, the group played a promotional show at the Islington Academy in London on March 2, 2010 to about 800 people. Three songs had to be cut from the 15-song set due to issues with the CO2 canisters used to release confetti during "Rock and Roll All Nite".[8]
A subsequent tour entitled The Hottest Show on Earth Tour followed in late July 2010, reaching North American markets.
In the tour program for the band's final tour, Singer reflected on the tour:
Tommy and myself are in a unique position because we grew up as Kiss fans and ended up playing with Kiss so that's a kind of different perspective that Gene and Paul will never have. I don't think there's anyone else who playing in Kiss besides Tommy and myself that really were truly Kiss fans when they were younger.[9]
Setlist
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The setlist featured three songs from Sonic Boom: "Modern Day Delilah", "Say Yeah" and "I'm an Animal". Also included was "Crazy Crazy Nights", performed live for the first time since the Hot in the Shade Tour in 1990. Beginning with the date in Hamburg, Germany, "Beth" was added to the setlist. It was the first time the song was performed live since the World Domination Tour in 2003 and the first time it was performed acoustically since Kiss' appearance on MTV Unplugged in 1995.
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Main setlist
Encores:
"Beth" is only played for a few dates of the tour |
Promo show setlist
(London, Islington Academy, March 2, 2010)
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Tour dates
[edit]| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2010 | Sheffield | England | Sheffield Arena[10] |
| May 2, 2010 | Newcastle | Metro Radio Arena[11] | |
| May 4, 2010 | Liverpool | Echo Arena[12] | |
| May 5, 2010 | Birmingham | LG Arena[13] | |
| May 7, 2010 | Dublin | Ireland | The O2[14] |
| May 9, 2010 | Glasgow | Scotland | SECC[15] |
| May 10, 2010 | Manchester | England | Evening News Arena |
| May 12, 2010 | London | Wembley Arena | |
| May 13, 2010 | |||
| May 16, 2010 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion |
| May 17, 2010 | Geneva | SEG Geneva Arena | |
| May 18, 2010 | Milan | Italy | Mediolanum Forum |
| May 20, 2010 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle |
| May 21, 2010 | Ostrava | Czech Republic | ČEZ Aréna |
| May 23, 2010 | Prague | O2 Arena | |
| May 25, 2010 | Leipzig | Germany | Arena Leipzig |
| May 26, 2010 | Berlin | O2 World | |
| May 28, 2010 | Budapest | Hungary | Papp László Sportaréna |
| May 29, 2010 | Bratislava | Slovakia | Štadión Pasienky |
| May 31, 2010 | Hamburg | Germany | O2 World |
| June 1, 2010 | Oberhausen | König Pilsener Arena | |
| June 3, 2010 | Nürburgring | Rock am Ring Festival | |
| June 5, 2010 | Nuremberg | Rock im Park Festival | |
| June 8, 2010 | Trondheim | Norway | Lerkendal Stadion |
| June 10, 2010 | Tampere | Finland | Sauna Open Air Metal Festival |
| June 12, 2010 | Stockholm | Sweden | Olympiastadion |
| June 13, 2010 | Malmö | Malmö Stadion | |
| June 14, 2010 | Oslo | Norway | Vallhall Arena |
| June 16, 2010 | Aalborg | Denmark | Gigantium |
| June 18, 2010 | Arnhem | Netherlands | GelreDome |
| June 20, 2010 | Clisson | France | Hellfest |
| June 22, 2010 | Madrid | Spain | Palacio de Deportes |
| June 24, 2010 | Barcelona | Palau Sant Jordi | |
| June 25, 2010 | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Azkena Rock Festival | |
| June 27, 2010 | Dessel | Belgium | Graspop Metal Meeting Festival |
References
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- ^ "Kiss Add Four Dates To May 2010 UK Arena Tour". www.gigwise.com. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
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- ^ "Graspop Metal Meeting 2010 — Reviews — Studio Rock". studiorock.ro. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ "Kiss to make 2010 European tour". The Independent. September 17, 2011. Archived from the original on May 24, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ "Kiss Announces 2010 European Tour". Sleaze Roxx. November 23, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ "Kiss Sonic Boom Over Europe Live Recordings". Kiss Online. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ "Kiss News". Kissnews.de. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
- ^ (2019). End of the Road World Tour Program, pg. 38.
- ^ "Kiss Perform The First Night Of Their Uk Tour At Sheffield Arena Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images". www.gettyimages.ca. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ Morton, David (September 18, 2013). "Remember When: Rockers Kiss hit the North East". ChronicleLive. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ Wright, Jade (May 4, 2010). "Review: Kiss at the Echo arena Liverpool". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ "Kiss go Boom at the LG Arena". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ Wilkinson, Matt (November 23, 2009). "Kiss announce 2010 European tour and ticket details". NME. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ Gilchrist, Ross; Henderson, Louise. "Live: Kiss - Glasgow SECC - May 9th 2010". Stereoboard.com. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
