Monster World Tour (Kiss)

The Monster World Tour was a concert tour by the American hard rock group Kiss in support of their 20th studio album, Monster. Fresh off the heels of the recent success of The Tour with Mötley Crüe and the second annual KISS Kruise, the tour officially began on November 7, 2012, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Kiss played shows in Australia for the first time since 2008, and Europe, including a few festivals in June. They played their longest Canadian tour to date in July through early August with a few US concerts following after, including a show taped to air during halftime of ArenaBowl XXVI in Orlando, Florida. They played in Japan for the first time since 2006 in October 2013.

Monster World Tour

Tour by Kiss
Associated album	Monster
Start date	November 7, 2012
End date	November 8, 2013
Legs	5
No. of shows	56
Kiss concert chronology
The Tour (2012) Monster World Tour (2012–2013) Kiss 40th Anniversary World Tour (2014–2015)

The new stage show, first used in the European leg, involved a giant robotic spider that moved across the stage and all four members were lifted into the air. The spider shot pyro from its legs and had eyes that glowed.^[1]

In the tour program for the band's final tour, Simmons reflected on the tour:

With Kiss it's always about giving the fans more bang for their buck and with the Monster tour we delivered just that. The Monster tour is beyond anything the fans have ever seen. We're using the latest technology and lights. We have a gigantic robotic spider on the stage, which is spectacular. It shoots fireballs and like a spider, it can move all over the place. It's simply spectacular.^[2]

Setlists

South American leg setlist

1. "Detroit Rock City"
2. "Shout It Out Loud"
3. "Calling Dr. Love"
4. "Hell or Hallelujah"
5. "Wall of Sound"
6. "Hotter Than Hell"
7. "I Love It Loud"
8. "Outta This World" (Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer duet)
9. "God of Thunder" (Gene Simmons solo)
10. "Psycho Circus"
11. "War Machine"
12. "Love Gun"
13. "Black Diamond"

Encore

14. "Lick It Up"
15. "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
16. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

Australian leg setlist

1. "Detroit Rock City"
2. "Shout It Out Loud"
3. "Deuce"
4. "Firehouse" (Simmons spits fire)
5. "Hell or Hallelujah"
6. "Calling Dr. Love"
7. "Outta This World" (Thayer and Singer jamming together)
8. "Psycho Circus"
9. "I Love It Loud" (Simmons' bass solo intro – spits blood and flies)
10. "Crazy Crazy Nights"
11. "War Machine"
12. "Love Gun" (Stanley flies out to the audience)
13. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

Encore

14. "Lick It Up"
15. "Black Diamond"

• "Crazy Crazy Nights" not played in Perth.
• "Shock Me" was played instead of "Outta This World" in Sydney (2nd night).
• "Christine Sixteen" only played in Melbourne (1st night).
• "Hotter Than Hell" was played instead of "Firehouse" in Sydney (2nd night).
• "Wall of Sound" only played in Perth.
• "I Was Made for Lovin' You" only played in Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne (1st night).
• "Shandi" only played in Perth, Adelaide and Mackay.
• "God of Thunder" only played in Perth and Adelaide.
• "Deuce" not played in Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne (1st night).

European/North American leg setlist

1. "Psycho Circus"
2. "Shout It Out Loud"
3. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"
4. "I Love It Loud"
5. "Hell or Hallelujah"
6. "War Machine" (Simmons spits fire)
7. "Heaven's on Fire"
8. "Deuce" or "Calling Dr. Love"
9. "Say Yeah"
10. "Shock Me"/"Outta This World" (Thayer and Singer jamming together)
11. "God of Thunder (Simmons' bass solo intro – spits blood and flies)
12. "Lick It Up"
13. "Love Gun" (Stanley flies out to the audience)
14. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

Encore

15. "Detroit Rock City
16. "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
17. "Black Diamond"

• "Heaven's on Fire" not played in Solvesborg and Clisson.
• "I Was Made for Lovin' You" not played in Clisson.
• "Calling Dr. Love" only played in Solvesberg, Udine, Toronto and Montreal through all US dates.
• "Deuce" not played in Udine, Toronto and Montreal through all US dates.
• "Rock and Roll All Nite" and "Black Diamond" switched places after Edmonton show.
• "Do You Love Me" only played in Calgary.

Japanese leg setlist

1. "Psycho Circus"
2. "Shout It Out Loud"
3. "Do You Love Me"
4. "I Love It Loud"
5. "Hell or Hallelujah"
6. "War Machine" (Simmons spits fire)
7. "Sukiyaki" (Kyu Sakamoto cover)
8. "Heaven's on Fire"
9. "Calling Dr. Love"
10. "Say Yeah"
11. "Shock Me"/"Outta This World" (Thayer and Singer jamming together)
12. "God of Thunder" (Simmons' bass solo intro – spits blood and flies)
13. "Lick It Up"
14. "Love Gun" (Stanley flies out to the audience)
15. "Black Diamond"

Encore

16. "Detroit Rock City
17. "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
18. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

• "Black Diamond" and "Rock and Roll All Nite" switched places in Chiba.

Support acts

• Rosa Tattooada (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
• Diva Demolition (Australia)
• Thin Lizzy (Australia)
• Mötley Crüe (Australia)
• Satan Takes A Holiday (Sweden)
• Hardcore Superstar (Sweden)
• Reckless Love (Finland)
• Kvelertak (Norway)
• Ingenting (Norway)
• Five Finger Death Punch (Germany)
• Bitch & Chips (Czech Republic)
• Rival Sons (Zurich)
• Shinedown (Canada)
• Leogun (United States)

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
South America
November 7, 2012	Buenos Aires	Argentina	River Plate Stadium
November 10, 2012^[a]	Santiago	Chile	Club de Campo Las Vizcachas
November 12, 2012	Asunción	Paraguay	Jockey Club
November 14, 2012	Porto Alegre	Brazil	Gigantinho
November 17, 2012	São Paulo		Arena Skol Anhembi
November 18, 2012	Rio de Janeiro		HSBC Arena
Australia^[3]
February 28, 2013	Perth	Australia	Perth Arena
March 3, 2013	Adelaide		Victoria Park Racecourse
March 5, 2013	Melbourne		Etihad Stadium
March 6, 2013
March 9, 2013	Sydney		Allphones Arena
March 10, 2013
March 12, 2013	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
March 16, 2013	Mackay		Virgin Australia Stadium
Europe^[3]^[4]^[5]
June 1, 2013	Stockholm	Sweden	Friends Arena
June 3, 2013	Helsinki	Finland	Hartwall Areena
June 6, 2013	Sölvesborg^[b]	Sweden	Norje Havsbad
June 8, 2013	Stavanger	Norway	Viking Stadion
June 11, 2013	Copenhagen	Denmark	Forum Copenhagen
June 12, 2013	Berlin	Germany	Waldbühne
June 14, 2013	Prague	Czech Republic	O2 Arena
June 15, 2013^[c]	Nickelsdorf	Austria	Pannonia Filds
June 17, 2013	Codroipo	Italy	Villa Manin
June 18, 2013	Milan		Mediolanum Forum
June 20, 2013	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
June 22, 2013^[d]	Clisson	France	Val de Moine
North America^[6]
July 5, 2013	Victoria	Canada	Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
July 6, 2013	Vancouver		Rogers Arena
July 8, 2013	Kelowna		Prospera Place
July 10, 2013	Lethbridge		Enmax Centre
July 12, 2013	Edmonton		Rexall Place
July 14, 2013	Saskatoon		Credit Union Centre
July 16, 2013	Regina		Brandt Centre
July 17, 2013	Brandon		Keystone Centre
July 18, 2013	Winnipeg		MTS Centre
July 20, 2013	Cadott	United States	Rock Fest
July 23, 2013	Sudbury	Canada	Sudbury Arena
July 25, 2013	Ottawa		Canadian Tire Centre
July 26, 2013	Toronto		Molson Amphitheatre
July 27, 2013	London		Budweiser Gardens
July 29, 2013	Montreal		Bell Centre
July 31, 2013	Saint John		Harbour Station
August 1, 2013	Halifax		Halifax Metro Centre
August 3, 2013	St. John's		Mile One Centre
August 4, 2013
August 7, 2013	Gilford	United States	Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion
August 9, 2013	Verona		Turning Stone Events Center
August 10, 2013	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
August 12, 2013	Portsmouth		nTelos Wireless Pavilion
August 13, 2013	Simpsonville		Charter Amphitheater at Heritage Park
August 16, 2013	Orlando		Amway Center
August 18, 2013	Hollywood		Hard Rock Live
Asia^[7]
October 19, 2013	Chiba	Japan	Makuhari Messe
October 21, 2013	Osaka		Osaka-jō Hall
October 23, 2013	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
October 24, 2013
North America^[8]
November 8, 2013	Calgary	Canada	Scotiabank Saddledome

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / available
River Plate Stadium	Buenos Aires	48,000 / 55,000 (87%)
Hipódromo de Asunción	Asunción	8,161 / 10,000 (81%)
Arena Skol Anhembi	São Paulo	20,567 / 25,000 (82%)
HSBC Arena	Rio de Janeiro	6,803 / 9,500 (71%)
Perth Arena	Perth	12,775 / 13,335 (95%)
Clipsal 500	Adelaide	40,000 / 40,000 (100%)
Etihad Stadium	Melbourne	25,750 / 26,000 (99%)
Allphones Arena	Sydney	18,023 / 23,466 (76%)
Brisbane Entertainment Center	Brisbane	9,597 / 9,801 (97%)

• Top 100 Worldwide Mid Year Tours 2013: KISS/Mötley Crüe, #84^[9]

Personnel

Kiss

• Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Gene Simmons – vocals, bass
• Tommy Thayer – lead guitar, vocals
• Eric Singer – drums, vocals

References

Notes

1. The concert on November 10, 2012 was a part of Maquinaria Festival.
2. The concert on June 6, 2013 was a part of Sweden Rock Festival.
3. The concert on June 15, 2013 was a part of Nova Rock Festival.
4. The concert on June 22, 2013 was a part of Hellfest.

Citations

1. "KISS: Video Tour Of Brand New Stage Setup". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. June 3, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
2. (2019). End of the Road World Tour Program, pg. 43.
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4. "KISS Returning To Czech Republic In 2013". BraveWords. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
5. "2013 KISS Scandinavian Dates Announced". BraveWords. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
6. Lifton, Dave (April 4, 2013). "Kiss Announce 2013 Canada Tour". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
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8. "KISS - Calgary Show Rescheduled". BraveWords. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
9. (PDF). Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2013.