Break out the permed wigs, leather outfits and makeup geeks! KISS and Def Leppard are scheduled to hit the road together for their North American tour. The music legends announced on Monday, March 17 at Los Angeles’ House of Blues, they will be rocking 42 cities starting June 23 in West Valley City, Utah. A dollar from each ticket sold will go to the Wounded Warrior Project and other military non-profits to honor fans in the armed services. Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott told USA Today (via cnn.com) that he had first discussed the idea of touring with Kiss with Gene Simmons when the two musicians played together as part of the Rock ‘N’ Roll All Stars — a supergroup that also contained current and former members of Guns N’ Roses, the Cult, Alice in Chains and more, and toured Latin and South America last year. The tour wraps Aug. 31 in Woodlands, Texas. Tickets go on sale Friday.

KISS and Def Leppard

KISS and Def Leppard

Elliott said:

“It’s finally happened, which is fantastic,”

Kiss vocalist-guitarist Paul Stanley said:

“We’ve run into each other at festivals,”

“It just seemed to be a natural fit.”

 

2014 Heroes Tour Dates: 

  • June 23 – USANA Amphitheater, West Valley City, Utah
  • June 25 – Pepsi Center, Denver, Colo.
  • June 27 – Sleep Country Amphitheater, Ridgefield, Wash.
  • June 29 – White River Amphitheatre, Auburn, Wash.
  • July 2 – Concord Pavilion, Concord, Calif.
  • July 3 – Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Wheatland, Calif.
  • July 5 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Irvine, Calif.
  • July 6 – Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Chula Vista, Calif.
  • July 8 – The Forum, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • July 9 – Ak-Chin Pavilion, Phoenix, Ariz.
  • July 12 – Austin360 Amphitheater, Austin, Texas
  • July 13 – Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas, Texas
  • July 15 – Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • July 16 – Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.
  • July 18 – Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood, Atlanta, Ga.
  • July 19 – PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte, N.C.
  • July 20 – Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, Raleigh, N.C.
  • July 22 – Cruzan Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, Fla.
  • July 23 – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa, Fla.
  • July 25 – Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, Va.
  • July 26 – PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, N.J.
  • Aug. 1 – Xfinity Center, Mansfield, Mass.
  • Aug. 2 – Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J.
  • Aug. 3 – Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, N.J.
  • Aug. 5 – Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
  • Aug. 6 – Nikon At Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, N.Y.
  • Aug. 8 – Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach, Va.
  • Aug. 9 – Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Scranton, Penn.
  • Aug. 10 – Xfinity Theatre, Hartford, Conn.
  • Aug. 12 – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, Toronto, On.
  • Aug. 13 – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien, N.Y.
  • Aug. 15 – Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisc.
  • Aug. 16 – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill.
  • Aug. 17 – Target Center, Minneapolis, Minn.
  • Aug. 20 – Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa
  • Aug. 22 – Klipsch Music Center, Noblesville, Ind.
  • Aug. 23 – DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, Mich.
  • Aug. 24 – First Niagara Pavilion, Burgettstown, Penn.
  • Aug. 26 – Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
  • Aug. 28 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Maryland Heights, Mo.
  • Aug. 29 – BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla.
  • Aug. 31 – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Woodlands, Texas

Additional Sources: ultimateclassicrock.com, ontheredcarpet.com