KISS Announce Intimate Warm Up UK Club Show & Tickets
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Written by Nigel Sachdev
Rock legends KISS are set to bring their new “Sonic Boom Over Europe: From the Beginning To the Boom” tour to Europe in Summer 2010.
In advance of the full European tour, KISS will play a special one-off club show at London’s O2 Academy Islington on 2nd March 2010. With just 500 tickets available to the public, this show is a rare chance for fans to see one of the world’s biggest bands in an intimate venue.
Says KISS frontman Paul Stanley: "We thought this was the perfect opportunity to do something a bit crazy. With all the buzz about our upcoming tour, we thought, let’s come to London, strip it down, turn it up and blow the roof off the O2 Academy. What better way to say ‘thank you’ to our most devoted fans than to pummel them?"
Very Limited Tickets will be available from 12.00pm tomorrow, Wednesday 24th Feb 2010.
With multiple dates across Europe, the “Sonic Boom Over Europe: From The Beginning To The Boom” is set to be THE rock event of 2010, building on the incredible success of the 2009 “Sonic Boom” album.
“Sonic Boom Over Europe: From The Beginning To The Boom” will see dates in Ireland, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Demark, Holland, France, Spain, Belgium and, not only will the tour feature KISS’s first UK arena shows in 11 years, but it will see the band breaking new ground completely with their first ever shows in Slovakia.
Acclaim for KISS on their current spectacular, sell-out, “KISS Alive 35” North American tour has been universal. METAL HAMMER hailed the “Return Of The Kings!” MOJO declared: “A KISS show is as thrilling and bombastic now as it was in 1975.”
Whilst utilizing elements of “KISS Alive 35”, “Sonic Boom Over Europe: From The Beginning To The Boom” will be a fresh, new show tailored to the bands European fans and showcasing the brand new “Sonic Boom” album.
Widely acclaimed as another KISS classic, “Sonic Boom” rocked Planet Earth when it debuted worldwide and burned up the charts – the album is also the highest charting album of KISS’ career in the USA.
Paul Stanley says, “The "KISS Alive 35 Tour" was just the start.”Sonic Boom Over Europe" leaves that show in the dust. New stage, new setlist, new outfits, new album! We're covering the whole musical history of the band on a stage that takes KISS one giant step further in our eight inch heels. We're stoked. You wanted the best? You GOT the best!”
Gene Simmons says, “Now. More than Ever. KISS is a four wheel drive monster truck. Our mission? To rock Planet Earth. To spread the gospel of Sonic Boom”
With over 80 million album sales worldwide, KISS remain one of the most iconic and influential rock bands of all time. Throughout their stellar 35 year career KISS have established themselves as one of the great live rock bands. Kiss was named by VH1 as 10th on their list of the '100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock'. On September 23, 2009, Kiss was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
On November 25, 2009, KISS will perform to a global audience when their show at the Staples Center in Los Angeles is streamed live on Facebook. This one off event will be unique chance for European fans to see the “KISS Alive 35” show before it changes for the European run - the perfect warm up to the must see tour of 2010
“Sonic Boom Over Europe: From The Beginning To The Boom” tour dates are as follows
Tue 2nd Mar - London 02 Academy Islington
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Sat 1st May - Sheffield Arena (UK)
Sun 2nd May - Newcastle Metro Radio Arena (UK)
Tue 4th May - Liverpool Arena (UK)
Wed 5th May - Birmingham LG Arena (original date 11th)
Fri 7th May - Dublin, O2 Arena (Eire)
Sun 9th May - Glasgow, SECC (UK) SOLD OUT
Mon 10th May - Manchester MEN Arena (UK)
Wed 12th May - London, Wembley Arena (UK)
Thu 13th May - London, Wembley Arena (UK) SOLD OUT
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