After sharing the bill with fellow Seventies rock vets Aerosmith last year, Kiss will continue their endless farewell tour this summer with second generation glam rockers Poison. The Rock the Nation Tour lands in Selma, Texas, on June 10th after stints in Australia and Japan.
Thirty-eight U.S. dates have been lined up, with the trek scheduled to wrap on August 4th in Atlanta. Rock the Nation is a modification Poison's annual headlining tour. Usually they headline a multi-metal band summer tour, but the chance to open for Kiss proved tough to turn down.
As for Kiss, the act of retiring has been a lucrative one. The group announced a farewell tour four years ago but has refused to leave the road since, pulling in more than $50 million on its tour with Aerosmith last year. This year also marks the thirtieth anniversary of the band's first album, though Kiss have weathered some turnover during the past few years with guitarist Ace Frehley and drummer Peter Criss no longer in tow.
Kiss/Poison tour dates:
6/10: Selma, TX , Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
6/11: Dallas, Smirnoff Music Center
6/12: The Woodlands, TX, C.W. Mitchell Pavilion
6/15: Englewood, CO, Coors Amphitheater
6/16: Albuquerque, NM, Journal Pavilion
6/18: Phoenix, Cricket Pavilion
6/19: Irvine, CA, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
6/20: Concord, CA, Chronicle Pavilion
6/22: Ridgefield, WA, Amphitheater at Clark County
6/23: Auburn, WA, White River Amphitheater
6/26: Somerset, WI, Float Rite Park Amphitheater
6/27: Bonner Springs, KS, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
6/28: Maryland Heights, MO, UMB Bank Pavilion
6/30: Clarkston, MI, DTE Energy Music Theater
7/02: Antioch, TN, Starwood Amphitheater
7/03: Noblesville, IN, Verizon Wireless Music Center
7/04: Burgettstown, PA, Post-Gazette Pavilion
7/06: Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Blossom Music Center
7/07: Milwaukee, WI, Marcus Amphitheater
7/09: Tinley Park, IL, Tweeter Center
7/10: Columbus, OH, Germain Amphitheater
7/11: Cincinnati, Riverbend Music Center
7/13: Camden, NJ, Tweeter Center
7/14: Darien Center, NY, Darien Lake Six Flags PAC
7/16: Mansfield, MA, Tweeter Center
7/17: Atlantic City, NJ, Trump Taj Mahal
7/18: Hershey, PA, Hersheypark Stadium
7/20: Holmdel, NJ, PNC Bank Arts Center
7/21: Wantagh, NY, Jones Beach Amphitheater
7/23: Scranton, PA, Montage Mountain Amphitheater
7/24: Bristow, VA, Nissan Pavilion
7/25: Virginia Beach, VA, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/27: Raleigh, NC, Alltel Pavilion
7/28: Charlotte, NC, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/30: West Palm Beach, FL, Sound Advice Amphitheater
7/31: Tampa, FL , Tampa Bay Amphitheater
8/03: Pelham, AL, Oak Mountain Amphitheater
8/04: Atlanta, HiFi Buys Amphitheater
Thirty-eight U.S. dates have been lined up, with the trek scheduled to wrap on August 4th in Atlanta. Rock the Nation is a modification Poison's annual headlining tour. Usually they headline a multi-metal band summer tour, but the chance to open for Kiss proved tough to turn down.
As for Kiss, the act of retiring has been a lucrative one. The group announced a farewell tour four years ago but has refused to leave the road since, pulling in more than $50 million on its tour with Aerosmith last year. This year also marks the thirtieth anniversary of the band's first album, though Kiss have weathered some turnover during the past few years with guitarist Ace Frehley and drummer Peter Criss no longer in tow.
Kiss/Poison tour dates:
6/10: Selma, TX , Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
6/11: Dallas, Smirnoff Music Center
6/12: The Woodlands, TX, C.W. Mitchell Pavilion
6/15: Englewood, CO, Coors Amphitheater
6/16: Albuquerque, NM, Journal Pavilion
6/18: Phoenix, Cricket Pavilion
6/19: Irvine, CA, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
6/20: Concord, CA, Chronicle Pavilion
6/22: Ridgefield, WA, Amphitheater at Clark County
6/23: Auburn, WA, White River Amphitheater
6/26: Somerset, WI, Float Rite Park Amphitheater
6/27: Bonner Springs, KS, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
6/28: Maryland Heights, MO, UMB Bank Pavilion
6/30: Clarkston, MI, DTE Energy Music Theater
7/02: Antioch, TN, Starwood Amphitheater
7/03: Noblesville, IN, Verizon Wireless Music Center
7/04: Burgettstown, PA, Post-Gazette Pavilion
7/06: Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Blossom Music Center
7/07: Milwaukee, WI, Marcus Amphitheater
7/09: Tinley Park, IL, Tweeter Center
7/10: Columbus, OH, Germain Amphitheater
7/11: Cincinnati, Riverbend Music Center
7/13: Camden, NJ, Tweeter Center
7/14: Darien Center, NY, Darien Lake Six Flags PAC
7/16: Mansfield, MA, Tweeter Center
7/17: Atlantic City, NJ, Trump Taj Mahal
7/18: Hershey, PA, Hersheypark Stadium
7/20: Holmdel, NJ, PNC Bank Arts Center
7/21: Wantagh, NY, Jones Beach Amphitheater
7/23: Scranton, PA, Montage Mountain Amphitheater
7/24: Bristow, VA, Nissan Pavilion
7/25: Virginia Beach, VA, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/27: Raleigh, NC, Alltel Pavilion
7/28: Charlotte, NC, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/30: West Palm Beach, FL, Sound Advice Amphitheater
7/31: Tampa, FL , Tampa Bay Amphitheater
8/03: Pelham, AL, Oak Mountain Amphitheater
8/04: Atlanta, HiFi Buys Amphitheater
