Kiss announce 2010 European tour and ticket details

Kiss are to tour Europe next year – on a gig run that includes five UK and Ireland dates.

The band announced the tour, which is dubbed 'Sonic Boom Over Europe: From The Beginning To The Boom', in a video that you can watch by scrolling down and clicking below.

Gene Simmons and co are set to visit the UK and Ireland next May, playing dates including Dublin's O2 Arena (May 7), Glasgow's SECC (9) and London's Wembley Arena (13).

After that, they head to Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, France and Spain.

Speaking about the tour on Kissonline.com, Gene Simmons said "Kiss is a four-wheel-drive monster truck. Our mission? To rock Planet Earth. To spread the gospel of Sonic Boom."

Tickets for the tour go on sale on November 27.

Kiss will play:

Dublin O2 Arena (May 7)
Glasgow SECC (9)
Manchester MEN Arena (10)
Birmingham LG Arena (11)
London Wembley Arena (13)
Zurich Hallenstadion (16)
Geneva Arena (17)
Milan Mediolanum Forum (18)
Vienna Stadhalle (20)
Ostrava Cez Arena (21)
Prague O2 Arena (23)
Berlin O2 World (26)
Leipzig Leipzig Arena (27)
Bratislava Stadium (29)
Hamburg Colorline Arena (31)
Oberhausen Koenig Pilsner Arena (June 1)
Trondheim Lerkandal Open Site (8)
Stockholm Stadium (12)
Malmo Stadium (13)
Oslo Valhall (14)
Aalborg Gigantium (16)
Arnhem Gelredome (18)
Clisson Hellfest (20)
Madrid Palacio de los Deportes (20)

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