Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ LCO Communications) - Planning to see rock icons KISS (www.KISSonline.com) this summer during their 2010 North American tour, The Hottest Show on Earth? Plan on buying tickets in advance. This weekend, the legendary rockers started their 32-city tour with record-breaking crowds in Cheyenne, WY, and Minot (Bismarck area), ND. KISS is also the first rock act to completely sellout the grandstands in Minot (more than 15,000 people), they broke Taylor Swift's 2009 gross merchandise sales record in both cities and KISS gave back by donating more than $30,000 from their ticket sales to Wounded
Warrior Care Project, a non-profit veterans organization.
"We know that times are tough for The KISS Army of fans and that's why we're giving back," said KISS bassist and co-founder Gene Simmons. "We're committed to giving our fans the biggest, baddest, most over-the-top show for their hard-earned money."
"While we give our fans the greatest show ever, we also want to help guarantee that our country's brave men and women who return from fighting overseas receive the medical care that they have sacrificed for and is owed to them. While our government is tied up in bureaucracy, the KISS Army has taken up the cause. We're donating $1 from every ticket sold, to the Wounded Warrior Care Project," added KISS rhythm guitarist and co-founder Paul Stanley.
Throughout their 37-year career, KISS has sold 80 million albums, played for millions of people and become an integral part of American culture. 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 years.
The Hottest Show on Earth tour, produced by Live Nation, will trek through a mix of arenas and amphitheaters throughout North America. Tickets for shows produced by Live Nation are now on sale and, in order to help fans in a tough economy, the band is offering a special ticket promotion. For Live Nation amphitheatres that have a lawn, up to four kids aged fourteen or under can get in free with the purchase of one adult ticket. **
There is no other band in the vast history of rock music that has mesmerized generations of music fans in the same way as this revolutionary and iconic quartet that continues to acquire generations of new fans year after year.
For complete ticket and tour information visit www.KISSonline.com and www.LiveNation.com.
THE HOTTEST SHOW ON EARTH SUMMER TOUR DATES:
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 - Hersheypark Stadium
Fri Aug 06 - Philadelphia, PA - Susquehanna Bank Center
Sat Aug 07 - Boston, MA - Comcast Center
Mon Aug 09 - Indianapolis, IN - Indiana State Fairgrounds *
Tues Aug 10 - Sault Ste. Marie, ON - Essar Centre, ON *
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
Tues Aug 17 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
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
Tues Aug 31 - Atlanta, GA - Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
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
Sat Sep 25 - Fontana, CA - Epicenter Festival, Auto Club Speedway
* These shows are not produced by Live Nation
