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Rock icons KISS hit the road for North American tour

By Patrick Luce May 24, 2010, 21:54 GMT

KISS touring North America for the summer. © Radim Rotek / PR Photos

KISS has announced plans to rock North America with the band’s “The Hottest Show on Earth” tour – which kicks off July 23rd in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

The tour will be produced by Live Nation, and will see the band playing a mix of arenas and amphitheaters throughout North America.  Tickets for shows produced by Live Nation go on sale to the general public in select markets beginning June 4 at LiveNation.com. 

Citi cardmembers can access presale tickets beginning Wednesday, June 2 at 10 a.m. local time through Citi's Private Pass Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com. KISS is also giving back to the United States Armed Forces by donating one dollar from each ticket sold to benefit the Wounded Warriors Project.

Dr Pepper will also serve as a sponsor of the KISS tour and will be offering exciting contests and prizes in tour markets.  Watch and listen for the Dr Pepper Cherry and KISS TV and radio spots that will be back on the air in late June.

In addition to the tour, KISS (who has given some of today's now-legendary bands like AC/DC and Bon Jovi their first shot by opening for the band at sold out arenas and stadiums around the world) is partnering with Guitar Center for Guitar Center On-Stage. The event is an unsigned band competition that will provide emerging artists the chance to open for KISS at 22 of the band’s tour stops.  In addition, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley will choose one grand-prize winner to receive a $10,000 Guitar Center shopping spree among other prizes.  For more information, visit www.GCOnstage.com and registration begins on June 1.

KISS is also taking the tour to the net to reach fans via hosting a live internet chat on Facebook through Ustream on June 1st. The event will give fans an opportunity to speak directly with the band about the tour.  Users can watch and interact by visiting the official KISS Facebook page at www.facebook.com/KISS.

For complete ticket and tour information visit www.KISSonline.com and www.LiveNation.com.

“The Hottest Show on Earth” tour dates include:

Fri Jul 23 Cheyenne, WY         Cheyenne Frontier Days
Sat Jul 24 Minot, ND            North Dakota State Fair
Thu Jul 29 Pittsburgh, PA       First Niagara Pavilion
Fri Jul 30 Cincinnati, OH       Riverbend Music Center
Sat Jul 31 Hershey, PA          Hershey Park Stadium
Fri Aug 06 Philadelphia, PA     Susquehanna Bank Center
Sat Aug 07 Boston, MA           Comcast Center
Mon Aug 09 Indianapolis, IN     Indiana State Fairgrounds
Fri Aug 13 Buffalo, NY    Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Sat Aug 14 Wantagh, NY          Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Sun Aug 15 Scranton, PA         Toyota Pavilion
Thu Aug 19 Uncasville, CT       Mohegan Sun Arena
Fri Aug 20 Holmdel, NJ          PNC Bank Arts Center
Sat Aug 21 Washington DC        Jiffy Lube Live
Fri Aug 27 Virginia Beach, VA   Virginia Beach Amphitheater
Sat Aug 28 Charlotte, NC        Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Sun Aug 29 Raleigh, NC  Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
Thu Sep 02 Milwaukee, WI        Marcus Amphitheatre
Fri Sep 03 Chicago, IL       First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sat Sep 04 St. Paul, MN         Minnesota State Fair
Fri Sep 10 Toronto, ON          Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Sat Sep 11 Detroit, MI          DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sun Sep 12 Cleveland, OH        Blossom Music Center
Fri Sep 17 Houston, TX       Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sat Sep 18 Dallas, TX           Pizza Hut Park
Sun Sep 19 San Antonio, TX      AT&T Center
Wed Sep 22 Sandy, UT            Rio Tinto Stadium            
Fri Sep 24 Phoenix, AZ          Cricket Wireless Pavilion