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Kiss/Aerosmith tour sets fall dates
New York, Oct 09: Kiss and Aerosmith have extended their successful co-headlining tour into late December.
Meanwhile, sources say each band is prepping separate arena tours for next year. Aerosmith will also release a long-awaited collection of blues-inspired songs on Columbia in early 2004.
The Kiss/Aerosmith combination has been a potent one at the box office. According to figures for 24 shows submitted to Billboard Box Score, the tour has played to 85% capacity and grossed more than $31.5 million.
"There are a lot of people who see this as the tour of the year, and a lot of people want to see it," Kiss principal Paul Stanley told Billboard in August. "As long as everybody's enjoying themselves, that's the key to it -- we always wind up going full-circle to 'this has to be enjoyable.' Fans know when you're having a great time, so as long as this is fun, we'll continue to do it. If it truly turned into the battle of the bands, we'd go home."
Here are Kiss/Aerosmith's tour dates:
Oct. 8: Phoenix (Cricket Pavilion)
Oct. 10: Mountain View, Calif. (Shoreline Amphitheater)
Oct. 12: Auburn, Wash. (White River Amphitheater)
Oct. 14: Marysville, Calif. (Sleep Train Amphitheater)
Oct. 16: Chula Vista, Calif. (Coors Amphitheater)
Oct. 18: Devore, Calif. (Hyundai Pavilion)
Oct. 20: Albuquerque, N.M. (Journal Pavilion)
Oct. 22: Salt Lake City (Delta Center)
Oct. 24-25: Las Vegas (MGM Grand Garden Arena)
Nov. 6: Omaha, Neb. (Qwest Center Omaha)
Nov. 8: Grand Forks, N.D. (Alerus Center)
Nov. 10: Minneapolis (Target Center)
Nov. 12: Grand Rapids, Mich. (Van Andel Arena)
Nov. 14: Bridgeport, Conn. (Harbor Yard)
Nov. 16: New York (Madison Square Garden)
Nov. 20: Washington, D.C. (MCI Center)
Nov. 22: Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum)
Nov. 24: Manchester, N.H. (Verizon Wireless Arena)
Nov. 26: Boston (FleetCenter)
Nov. 28: Albany, N.Y. (Pepsi Arena)
Nov. 30: Auburn Hills, Mich. (Palace of Auburn Hills)
Dec. 3: Tampa, Fla. (St. Pete Times Forum)
Dec. 5: Jacksonville, Fla. (Veterans Memorial Arena)
Dec. 8: Louisville, Ky. (Freedom Hall)
Dec. 10: Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson-Boling Arena)
Dec. 12: Moline, Ill. (Mark of the Quad Cities)
Dec. 14: Oklahoma City (Ford Center)
Dec. 18: Inglewood, Calif. (the Forum)
Dec. 20: Fresno, Calif.
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