KISS, joined by Motley Crue, has announced their raucous summer run, boldly named "The Tour." Poised to begin igniting audiences on July 20, 2012 in Bristow, Virginia, they are looking to incite mayhem in 40 U.S. venues before their finale in Hartford, Connecticut, on September 23, 2012. The first and last time the legendary bands shared the stage was in 1982, when the newcomers Motley Crue opened five shows for KISS.

At their March 20, 2012 press conference, KISS guitarist/singer Paul "Starchild" Stanley — as ornamented as ever — brazenly declared that the tour "is not a rock concert. When you put [KISS and Motley Crue] together, it's an event."

Hard rock heavyweight KISS will reclaim the road for its latest North American tour leg at the end of the summer. The Hottest Show on Earth Tour kicks off July 23 at Frontier Days in Cheyenne, WY.

The 28-date itinerary is currently booked through September 24 at Cricket Wireless Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ. Live Nation is producing the late summer outing, which will visit a mix of arenas and amphitheatres across North America.

Hard rock troupe KISS and the alt-country kings of Wilco have both expanded their North American tour plans. Those dates and more are in the daily tour recap for October 8, as compiled by TicketNews.

Country starlet Taylor Swift isn't letting a little thing like having an acceptance speech crashed on live television hold her back. The 19-year-old musician just announced plans to continue her headlining Fearless Tour in 2010.

After a week at number two, Madison Square Garden (MSG) once again took over the top spot in TicketNews’s exclusive venues rankings for the week ending Sunday, September 13.

The Garden’s popular New York Rangers begin preseason play this week, while its New York Knicks start their preseason in mid-October. In music, MSG will host a date from KISS (at number seven in this week’s Top Concert Events rankings) in October and Metallica (at number four in Top Concerts) in November. MSG finished the week with a power score of 3.23.

Tickets for upcoming concerts from KISS as well as tickets to see Justin Timberlake live on stage are on sale throughout the week ending August 29 as compiled by TicketNews.

This week's onsales begins on Friday with tickets to see Sean Kingston live in concert. The teen star will be performing in concerts in Dallas and Houston, as well as having a show in San Francisco featuring Flo Rida. Also among the Friday onsales are tickets to see David Foster in concert. The singer-songwriter will be appearing in Boston, Vancouver, New York City, and Chicago alongside several of his fellow artists.