Motley announce double bill summer tour

KISS and Motley Crue gathered today at L.A.'s Roosevelt Hotel to announce "The Tour," a joint summer package that kicks off July 20th in Bristow, Virginia and runs through September 23rd in Hartford, Connecticut. Each band will play about 90 minutes and KISS will close every night. Calling it "The Tour" is a bold proclamation. But after more than 60 combined years on the road, both bands feel comfortable with living up to that title. "You will scream your head off until it’s no longer on your shoulder and then you’ll feel great. You’ll be drenched, exhausted, and completely satisfied without ever having anyone touch your [expletive]," Gene Simmons told Rolling Stone.KISS' Paul Stanley has loftier goals though, namely surpassing the band's reputation as one of the great live acts. "What we’re hoping for, and certainly I am, is whatever people’s expectations are, we blow them out of the water," Stanley told Rolling Stone. "I want people to hope for the legend that they’ve heard about and find out it’s greater than that. I think that the longer we’re around the more invincible we become." Gene Simmons marries longtime girlfriend This marks the first time the two acts have shared the same stage since Crue opened five dates for KISS on 1982, 30 years ago. And while Crue have since become hard rock icons in their own right, they are still the same KISS fans as back then. In a joint conversation with RS, Crue drummer Tommy Lee turned to KISS drummer Eric Singer and asked, "Are you guys gonna play 'Firehouse'?'" When Singer responded yeah 'cause Simmons was gonna blow fire, Lee's inner child started air drumming. "I [expletive] love that song," he said, tapping his hands excitedly. The admiration and respect are mutual. "I'm a big Motley Crue fan," Singer said. "I've always been a fan of Tommy's and a fan of the band, so I think it's really cool." A double bill of KISS and Motley Crüe promises to be over the top, "Elvis on steroids," it was called in the press conference. "I want people to leave and go, 'so this is what rock & roll is,'" Stanley said. "It’s dangerous, it’s loose, it’s not perfect. So whatever pop artist you see dancing around on a stage lip synching, that’s a con game and that’s not a live concert. If you want karaoke, go to a karaoke bar."