Three days later, they headlined the Arrow Rock Festival in Nijmegen, Netherlands .
As part of this tour, Kiss headlined the Download Festival at England’s Donington Park on June 13.
On 11 June, Def Leppard announced further dates for their 2008 World Tour.
On 25 April 2008, Def Leppard released their first album of new studio material in six years, Songs from the Sparkle Lounge . The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 in the US. The first single was entitled “Nine Lives” and featured country singer Tim McGraw ,…
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On April 9, 2008, the band appeared on Idol Gives Back with Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson , who sang “Barracuda” in harmony with Ann.
A tour in support of the album began on 27 March 2008 in Greensboro, North Carolina, with Styx and REO Speedwagon .
Kiss played at the Rock2Wgtn two-day festival held in Wellington , New Zealand, on March 22 and 23, 2008; the festival also featured Ozzy Osbourne , Whitesnake , Poison, Alice Cooper, Lordi , Sonic Altar and Symphony of Screams, with special effects provided by WETA Workshop (of The Lord of…
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On March 16, 2008, Kiss closed the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit as well as performing in Brisbane and Sydney as part of this tour.
The ongoing conflicts among the surviving band members spilled over to the 2008 Presidential campaign . Barry Goudreau appeared with Mike Huckabee and played with him at some rallies in New Hampshire. Huckabee used “More Than a Feeling” as a campaign theme song. Scholz, a self-described ” Obama supporter”, sent…
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On January 30, 2008, Stanley confirmed that Kiss would launch the Kiss Alive/35 World Tour , playing arena and stadium shows in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.