In October 2009, a new studio album, titled Sonic Boom , was released.
The band performed at the Super Bowl XLIII pregame show in Tampa on February 1, 2009. The band continued their Revelation tour in May and concluded it in October 2009. The band had also performed in Manila to 30,000 fans, which was recorded for a live release, Live in Manila…
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On September 25, 2009, the Kiss Alive/35 North American Tour kicked off at Cobo Hall in Detroit; both nights were filmed for future DVD release. These were the band’s final performances there, as the venue was later closed as part of the renovation of the Cobo Center .
Europe’s eighth studio album, Last Look at Eden , was released on 9 September 2009. The title track was released as a single in June. The band has described it as a modern retro rock album. “This time, we’re taking some new directions with our songs, and we’re exploring different…
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The tour was slated to take the band across North America from June to September 2009. The tour featured the band performing nearly all of the songs on their 1975 album Toys in the Attic during the first seven dates of the tour and also featured Joe Perry sing lead…
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” Modern Day Delilah ” was released as the lead single from Sonic Boom on August 19, 2009.
On 21 July 2009, bass guitarist and former member of Force, Marcel Jacob, committed suicide. He was 45 years old.
That summer, Kiss came back to North America to continue the Alive/35 World Tour, starting on July 18 in Halifax, Nova Scotia .
This was released as a DVD on 16 June 2009 exclusively at Wal-Mart.
In June 2009, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame . That month they also recorded a cover of the song “Stand By Me” with Iranian singer Andy Madadian , to show solidarity for those affected by political unrest in Iran. Parts of the…
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