LEGENDARY ROCK ICONS KISS RETURN TO NORTH AMERICA WITH THE HOTTEST SHOW ON EARTH TOUR

Throughout their 37-year career, KISS has sold 80 million albums, played in front of millions of people and become an integral part of American culture. Now, rock's most iconic band is unleashing another assault on North America with The Hottest Show on Earth tour starting on July 23. KISS will perform such classics as "Detroit Rock City" and "Rock and Roll All Nite" as well as hits that they haven't played in the US in many years.

The Hottest Show on Earth tour, produced by Live Nation, will trek through a mix of arenas and amphitheaters throughout North America. Tickets for shows produced by Live Nation go on sale to the general public in select markets beginning June 4 at LiveNation.com. Citi cardmembers can access presale tickets beginning Wednesday, June 2 at 10 a.m. local time through Citi's Private Pass Program. For complete presale details visit http://www.citiprivatepass.com/. KISS is also giving back to the United States Armed Forces by donating one dollar from each ticket sold to benefit the Wounded Warriors Project.

Dr Pepper is a proud sponsor of the KISS tour and will be offering exciting contests and prizes in tour markets. Watch and listen for the Dr Pepper Cherry and KISS TV and radio spots that will be back on the air in late June.

KISS has given some of today's now-legendary bands their first shot by opening for the band at sold out arenas and stadiums around the world -- AC/DC, BON JOVI, RUSH, IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST and many others. Now, the legendary rockers are partnering with Guitar Center, the world's largest musical instrument retailer, for Guitar Center On-Stage, an unsigned band competition that will provide emerging artists the chance to open for KISS at 22 of the band's tour stops. In addition, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley will choose one grand-prize winner to receive a $10,000 Guitar Center shopping spree among other prizes. For more information, visit www.GCOnstage.com . Registration begins on June 1.

For the first time, KISS will host a live internet chat on Facebook via Ustream on June 1 to give fans an opportunity to speak directly with the band about the tour. Users can watch and interact by visiting the official KISS Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/KISS.

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DATE	MARKET	VENUE
Fri, Jul 23*	Cheyenne, WY	Cheyenne Frontier Days
Thu, Jul 24*	Minot, ND	North Dakota State Fair
Thu, Jul 29	Pittsburgh, PA	First Niagra Pavilion
Fri, Jul 30	Cincinnati, OH	Riverbend Music Center
Sat, Jul 31	Hershey, PA	Hershey Park Stadium
Fri, Aug 06	Philadelphia, PA	Susquehanna Bank Center
Sat, Aug 07	Boston, MA	Comcast Center
Mon, Aug 09*	Indianapolis, IN	Indiana State Fairgrounds
Fri, Aug 13	Buffalo, NY	Darien Lake PAC
Sat, Aug 14	Wantagh, NY	Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Sun, Aug 15	Scranton, PA	Toyota Pavilion
Thu, Aug 19	Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun Arena
Fri, Aug 20	Holmdel, NJ	PNC Bank Arts Center
Sat, Aug 21	Washington, DC	Jiffy Lube Live
Fri, Aug 27	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach Amphitheater
Sat, Aug 28	Charlotte, NC	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Sun, Aug 29	Raleigh, NC	Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
Thu, Sep 02	Milwaukee, WI	Marcus Amphitheatre
Fri, Sep 03	Chicago, IL	First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sat, Sep 04*	St. Paul, MN	Minnesota State Fair
Fri, Sep 10	Toronto, ON	Molson Amphitheatre
Sat, Sep 11	Detroit, MI	DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sun, Sep 12	Cleveland, OH	Blossom Music Center
Fri, Sep 17	Houston, TX	Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sat, Sep 18	Dallas, TX	Pizza Hut Park
Sun, Sep 19	San Antonio, TX	AT&T Center
Wed, Sep 22	Sandy, UT	Rio Tinto Stadium
Fri, Sep 24	Phoenix, AZ	Cricket Wireless Pavilion

* These shows are already on sale.

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