Alive 35 World Tour

The Alive 35 World Tour was a 2008–2009 concert tour by Kiss to celebrate their 35th anniversary. It was the band's first major tour since the Rock the Nation World Tour in 2004. On the tour, Kiss played in Europe for the first time since the Psycho Circus World Tour in 1999. Kiss wore Destroyer-themed costumes for the tour, but the majority of the songs played were on Alive!. The tour was highly successful and proved to be Kiss's biggest tour of Europe. This tour marked the first time Kiss visited Bulgaria, Greece, Latvia, Russia, Luxembourg, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela.

Alive 35 World Tour

Tour by Kiss
Associated album	Sonic Boom (only for dates September 25 – December 13, 2009)
Start date	May 9, 2008
End date	December 13, 2009
Legs	5
No. of shows	98, 1 cancelled, 1 postponed
Kiss concert chronology

Three legs and 38 shows were announced. Kiss headlined the Download [1], Graspop Metal Meeting and Arrow Rock [2] festivals in Europe as part of the tour.

The tour began on May 9 in the König-Pilsener-Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. The South America leg started on April 3 in Chile. The tour ended on December 13, 2009, in Pittsburgh after the December 15, 2009 concert in Sault Ste. Marie was postponed until summer 2010 due to inclement weather. The tour went on to gross $30,500,000 and play to over 385,000 fans in sold-out arenas from October to December 2009. Gene Simmons stated that part of the tour's success could be attributed to the success of his hit television show, Gene Simmons Family Jewels.

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

Kiss is about believing in yourself and knowing you can succeed and knowing that the people who tell you you can't succeed are the ones who failed. It's also about celebrating life. It's about enjoying life for what it is. Every day is a miracle. Just being here is Christmas every day of the year. Playing live is the ultimate but doing it right is really really hard work. I push it as far as I can. That's always the philosophy as far as playing live.

Setlist

Song	Album	Times
List of songs performed on this tour
"Deuce"	Kiss	98
"100,000 Years"		98
"Black Diamond"		98
"Strutter"		92
"Cold Gin"		82
"Nothin' to Lose"		55
"Firehouse"		4
"Hotter than Hell"	Hotter than Hell	98
"Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"		96
"Parasite"		95
"Got to Choose"		65
"Watchin' You"		29
"Rock and Roll All Nite"	Dressed to Kill	98
"She"		74
"C'mon and Love Me"		64
"Rock Bottom"		3
"Detroit Rock City"	Destroyer	98
"Shout It Out Loud"		96
"King of the Night Time World"		6
"Do You Love Me"		2
"God of Thunder"		1
"Calling Dr. Love"	Rock and Roll Over	33
"Love Gun"	Love Gun	97
"Shock Me"		33
"I Stole Your Love"		6
"I Was Made for Lovin' You"	Dynasty	48
"I Love It Loud"	Creatures of the Night	97
"Lick It Up"	Lick It Up	98
"Forever"	Hot in the Shade	1
"Modern Day Delilah"	Sonic Boom	47
"Say Yeah"		25

Alive 35 World Tour setlist

Kiss at the Stockholms Stadion in Stockholm, Sweden May 30, 2008

Kiss at the Verona Arena in Verona, Italy May 13, 2008

1. "Deuce"
2. "Strutter"
3. "Got to Choose"
4. "Hotter than Hell" (with fire breathing)
5. "Nothin' to Lose"
6. "C'mon and Love Me"
7. "Parasite"
8. "She" (with Tommy Thayer guitar solo)
9. "100,000 Years" (with drum solo)
10. "Cold Gin"
11. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"
12. "Black Diamond"
13. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

Encore

14. "Shout It Out Loud"
15. "Lick It Up"
16. "I Love It Loud" (with bass solo)
17. "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
18. "Love Gun" (Paul Stanley flies out to the audience)
19. "Detroit Rock City"

• "Firehouse" and "Rock Bottom" only played in Oberhausen (at the first show, May 9), Munich and Vienna.
• "Watchin' You" only played in Oberhausen (at the first show, May 9), Munich, Vienna and South American shows.
• "Cold Gin" not played in Konocti Harbor.
• I Was Made for Lovin' You" not played at Konocti Harbor and Paso Robles.
• I Love It Loud" replaced by "God of Thunder" (with Gene Simmons solo) in Athens.
• "Forever" only played in Colombia.
• "Love Gun" not played in Rio de Janeiro.

Sonic Boom Tour setlist

1. "Deuce"
2. "Strutter"
3. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"
4. "Hotter than Hell" (with fire breathing)
5. "Shock Me"
6. "Modern Day Delilah"
7. "Calling Dr. Love"
8. "She" (with Tommy Thayer guitar solo)
9. "Parasite"
10. "100,000 Years" (with drum solo)
11. "I Love It Loud" (with bass solo)
12. "Black Diamond"
13. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

Encore

14. "Shout It Out Loud"
15. "Lick It Up"
16. "Cold Gin"
17. "Love Gun" (Paul Stanley flies out to the audience)
18. "Detroit Rock City"

European tour notes

• During Tommy Thayer's solo after "She", rockets shot from his guitar neck as Ace Frehley had done previously.
• Kiss agreed to play double dates in Helsinki after the first show sold out the venue (13000 tickets) in under seven minutes. The extra show was scheduled for the previous day.
• For several German shows, the Kiss logo on the tour program was censored due to the SS at the end of the word Kiss looking too similar to the Nazi symbol for the Schutzstaffel, which was also two angular S's. The S's were made to look more traditional and less angular.
• In Bergen and Athens, Paul Stanley didn't fly out over the audience during "Love Gun".
• In Verona, Kiss received from Music Empire Awards a 35 platinum Award for their career of 35 years.

South American tour notes

• Paul Stanley teased Buenos Aires', Lima's, Bogotá's and Caracas' audience with fragments of "Guantanamera" and "Cucurrucucú Paloma" (both sung in Spanish) before playing "Rock and Roll All Nite".
• "Love Gun" was not played at the Rio de Janeiro show due to rain conditions.
• Paul Stanley salutes the audience with "Yo no hablo muy bien español, pero conozco tus sentimientos y mi corazón es suyo" (I don't speak much Spanish, but I know your feelings and my heart is yours). He used the same phrase in their 1994 and 1997 visits.
• A day before the performance in Peru, the band were seen sightseeing and learning about the Peruvian culture.
• In Buenos Aires, Argentina the cable that was rising Simmons failed. Simmons said shortly after, "We put our lives on the line on a nightly basis all for you!", which was met with cheers from the crowd. Simmons also saluted the audience saying "Santiago" instead of "Buenos Aires". You can notice this on the Sonic Boom Bonus DVD.

North American tour notes

• "Cold Gin", "I Was Made for Lovin' You", and Gene Simmons' bass solo in "I Love It Loud" were not performed at the Konocti Harbor show on August 31 due to wind conditions.
• In Milwaukee on June 27, 2009, and in Paso Robles, California on July 28, 2009, Paul Stanley talked about Kiss' new album after "Hotter Than Hell" and he didn't fly over the audience during "Love Gun".
• In Sarnia on July 10, 2009, on Kiss sets a Bayfest attendance record of over 22,000.
• At the Bluesfest on July 15, 2009, in Ottawa, Kiss played to over 42,000.
• In Quebec City on July 16, 2009, Kiss played to a crowd of over 90,000.
• In Paso Robles on July 28, 2009, and in Montreal on October 1, 2009, Paul Stanley didn't fly over the audience.
• In Toronto on October 2, 2009, during the opening song "King of the Night Time World" the power went out in the Air Canada Centre, although they did finish the show.
• In Greenville, South Carolina on October 17, "Shock Me" and "Calling Dr. Love" were played for the first time on the American leg of the tour.
• In Philadelphia, on October 12, during Gene's bass solo, he spat blood AFTER he flew up onto the platform above. He also brought back the clock bell and the white light that hadn't been used since the Creatures of the Night Tour/10th Anniversary Tour which adds a more frightening effect to his performance.
• In Atlanta, on October 26, Kiss performed "Say Yeah" off the Sonic Boom album for the first time ever live.
• In Winnipeg on November 9, a concussion bomb (explosive) caught fire after "Black Diamond" and continued to burn for several minutes. To kill time, Kiss improvised and Simmons began to play the bassline for "Firehouse": the other members eventually joined in. The song was sung by drummer Eric Singer as the others could not access their mics while the crew dropped down the row of lights to extinguish the flame.
• On November 25, 2009, the show at the Staples Center was aired online live. The show got over 200,000 viewers.
• On November 28, 2009, in Las Vegas, Paul Stanley did not fly over the audience during "Love Gun".
• On December 4, 2009, in Austin, Texas, Kiss did not play "Shout It Out Loud" being the only date they didn't play it.

Regulars of the Alive 35 tour:

• During the Reunion Tour in 96, Ace Frehley fired rockets into the light truss during his solo. When the rocket reached the lights, there would be an explosion and a piece of the light rigging would fall. It's all part of the act. On this 2009 tour Tommy Thayer has adopted the same effect during his guitar solo.
• Paul Stanley teasing the crowd with "Stairway to Heaven" became a regular in the Alive 35 Shows.
• Tommy Thayer's Gibson Explorer was used in all encores of the Alive 35 tour, stating "I've been playing this guitar during our encores as a change of pace from my workhorse Les Pauls".
• During "Lick It Up" the band broke out "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who with Paul Stanley doing Roger Daltrey's yell.
• Songs such as "King of the Night time World", "Shock Me", "Cold Gin", "I Stole Your Love", "Strutter", "Calling Dr. Love" and "Nothin' to Lose" were songs that varied throughout the tour.

Tour dates

List of 2008 concerts

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening Act(s)
May 9, 2008	Oberhausen	Germany	König-Pilsener-Arena	Cinder Road
May 11, 2008	Munich		Olympiahalle
May 12, 2008	Vienna	Austria	Wiener Stadthalle
May 13, 2008	Verona	Italy	Arena di Verona
May 16, 2008	Sofia	Bulgaria	Akademik Stadium
May 18, 2008	Athens	Greece	Terra Vibe Park
May 22, 2008	Riga	Latvia	Arena Riga
May 24, 2008	Moscow	Russia	Olimpiyskiy Arena
May 26, 2008	St. Petersburg		Ice Palace
May 27, 2008	Helsinki	Finland	Hartwall Areena
May 28, 2008
May 30, 2008	Stockholm	Sweden	Olympic Stadium	Crooked X, Happy Pill
May 31, 2008	Oslo	Norway	Vallhall Arena	Wig Wam
June 1, 2008	Bergen		Koengen
June 3, 2008	Copenhagen	Denmark	Forum Copenhagen	From First to Last, Lit
June 4, 2008	Hamburg	Germany	Color Line Arena
June 6, 2008	Prague	Czech Republic	O2 Arena
June 9, 2008	Berlin	Germany	Velodrom
June 10, 2008	Mannheim		SAP Arena
June 11, 2008	Oberhausen		König-Pilsener-Arena
June 13, 2008	Castle Donington	England	Download Festival
June 15, 2008	Nijmegen	Netherlands	Arrow Rock Festival
June 17, 2008	Paris	France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy	Cinder Road
June 18, 2008	Stuttgart	Germany	Schleyerhalle
June 21, 2008	Bilbao	Spain	Kobetasonik Festival
June 23, 2008	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion	Cinder Road
June 24, 2008	Milan	Italy	Datchforum
June 26, 2008	Esch-sur-Alzette	Luxembourg	Rockhal
June 27, 2008	Nuremberg	Germany	Nuremberg Arena
June 28, 2008	Dessel	Belgium	Graspop Metal Meeting
August 4, 2008	Sturgis	United States	Rock'n The Rally
August 29, 2008	Las Vegas		Pearl Concert Theater	Think
August 30, 2008	Lake Tahoe		Harvey's Outdoor Arena	ZO2
August 31, 2008	Kelseyville		Konocti Harbor Amphitheatre

List of 2009 concerts

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening Act(s)
April 3, 2009	Santiago	Chile	Estadio Municipal de La Florida
April 5, 2009	Buenos Aires	Argentina	River Plate Stadium
April 7, 2009	São Paulo	Brazil	Anhembi Convention Center	Dr. Sin
April 8, 2009	Rio de Janeiro		Praça da Apoteose	Libra
April 11, 2009	Bogotá	Colombia	Simón Bolívar Park
April 14, 2009	Lima	Peru	National Stadium	Leusemia
April 17, 2009	Caracas	Venezuela	Hipódromo La Rinconada	Arkangel
June 27, 2009	Milwaukee	United States	Summerfest
July 10, 2009	Sarnia	Canada	Sarnia Bayfest
July 11, 2009	Windsor		Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
July 13, 2009	Montreal		Bell Centre
July 15, 2009	Ottawa		Ottawa Bluesfest
July 16, 2009	Quebec City		Festival d'été de Québec	Blue October
July 18, 2009	Halifax		Halifax Rocks 2009
July 20, 2009	Orillia		Casino Rama
July 21, 2009
July 28, 2009	Paso Robles	United States	California State Fair
September 25, 2009	Detroit		Cobo Arena	Buckcherry
September 26, 2009
September 28, 2009	Cleveland		Quicken Loans Arena
September 29, 2009	London	Canada	John Labatt Centre
October 1, 2009	Montreal		Bell Centre
October 2, 2009	Toronto		Air Canada Centre
October 3, 2009	Uncasville	United States	Mohegan Sun Arena
October 5, 2009	Boston		TD Garden
October 7, 2009	Oshawa	Canada	General Motors Centre
October 9, 2009	Uniondale	United States	Nassau Coliseum	Buckcherry
October 10, 2009	New York City		Madison Square Garden
October 12, 2009	Philadelphia		Wachovia Center
October 13, 2009	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
October 16, 2009	Hampton		Hampton Coliseum
October 17, 2009	Greenville		Bi-Lo Center
October 19, 2009	Pensacola		Pensacola Civic Center
October 21, 2009	Tampa		St. Pete Times Forum
October 22, 2009	Fort Lauderdale		BankAtlantic Center
October 24, 2009	Birmingham		BJCC Arena
October 26, 2009	Atlanta		Philips Arena
October 28, 2009	Nashville		Sommet Center
October 29, 2009	Little Rock		Verizon Arena
October 31, 2009	New Orleans		Voodoo Experience
November 6, 2009	Chicago		United Center	Buckcherry
November 7, 2009	Minneapolis		Target Center
November 9, 2009	Winnipeg	Canada	MTS Centre
November 10, 2009	Saskatoon		Credit Union Centre
November 12, 2009	Calgary		Pengrowth Saddledome
November 14, 2009	Vancouver		General Motors Place
November 15, 2009	Seattle	United States	KeyArena at Seattle Center
November 17, 2009	Portland		Rose Garden
November 19, 2009	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
November 21, 2009	Fresno		Save Mart Center
November 22, 2009	Oakland		Oracle Arena
November 24, 2009	Anaheim		Honda Center
November 25, 2009	Los Angeles		Staples Center
November 27, 2009	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
November 28, 2009	Las Vegas		Pearl Concert Theater
December 1, 2009	Glendale		Jobing.com Arena
December 2, 2009	El Paso		Don Haskins Center
December 4, 2009	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
December 5, 2009	Houston		Toyota Center
December 6, 2009	Dallas		American Airlines Center
December 8, 2009	Tulsa		BOK Center
December 10, 2009	Kansas City		Sprint Center
December 11, 2009	Council Bluffs		Mid-America Center
December 13, 2009	Pittsburgh		Mellon Arena

• Top 50 Worldwide Tours 2009: KISS, #33
• Total Gross: US $36 million
• Total Attendance: 564,617
• No. of shows: 59

Personnel

Kiss

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

References

• Kiss FAQ