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.
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.
In the tour program for the band's final tour, Simmons reflected on the tour:
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 + List of 2012 concertsDateCityCountryVenue November 7, 2012 Buenos Aires Argentina River Plate Stadium November 10, 2012 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
+ List of 2013 concertsDateCityCountryVenue 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, 2013SydneyAllphones Arena March 10, 2013 March 12, 2013 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre March 16, 2013 Mackay Virgin Australia Stadium June 1, 2013 Stockholm Sweden Friends Arena June 3, 2013 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Areena June 6, 2013 Sölvesborg 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 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 Clisson France Val de Moine July 5, 2013 VictoriaCanada 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 SudburyCanada 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, 2013St. John'sMile One Centre August 4, 2013 August 7, 2013 GilfordUnited 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 October 19, 2013 ChibaJapan Makuhari Messe October 21, 2013 Osaka Osaka-jō Hall October 23, 2013TokyoNippon Budokan October 24, 2013 November 8, 2013 Calgary Canada Scotiabank Saddledome
Box office score data VenueCityTickets sold / availableRiver Plate StadiumBuenos Aires48,000 / 55,000 (87%)Hipódromo de AsunciónAsunción8,161 / 10,000 (81%)Arena Skol AnhembiSão Paulo20,567 / 25,000 (82%)HSBC ArenaRio de Janeiro6,803 / 9,500 (71%)Perth ArenaPerth12,775 / 13,335 (95%)Clipsal 500Adelaide40,000 / 40,000 (100%)Etihad StadiumMelbourne25,750 / 26,000 (99%)Allphones ArenaSydney18,023 / 23,466 (76%)Brisbane Entertainment CenterBrisbane9,597 / 9,801 (97%) Top 100 Worldwide Mid Year Tours 2013: Kiss/Mötley Crüe, #84
Personnel Kiss Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar Gene Simmons – vocals, bass Tommy Thayer – lead guitar, vocals Eric Singer – drums, vocals
Staff Francis Stueber - introduction voice
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