Sheffield Arena date for rock legends KISS: AUDIO INTERVIEW

Rock legends KISS are set rock South Yorkshire when they kick off the UK leg of their Sonic Boom Over Europe: From the Beginning To the Boom Tour. at the Sheffield Arena.

Tickets, priced £40 (subject to booking fee) are now on sale www.sheffieldarena.co.uk, in person from the Arena Box Office or phone 0114 256 56 56.

With multiple dates across Europe, the Sonic Boom Over Europe: From The Beginning To The Boom is set to be THE rock event of 2010, and will be the band’s first UK arena shows in 11 years.

The tour hits the Arena on May 1.

Acclaim for KISS on their current spectacular, sell-out, KISS Alive 35 North American tour has been universal.

METAL HAMMER hailed it as the "Return Of The Kings!" and MOJO declared: "A KISS show is as thrilling and bombastic now as it was in 1975."

Sonic Boom Over Europe: From The Beginning To The Boom will be a new show tailored to the bands European fans and showcasing the band’s new Sonic Boom album.

Widely acclaimed as another KISS classic, Sonic Boom rocked burned up the charts when it debuted worldwide - the album is also the highest charting album of KISS' career in the USA.

KISS frontman Gene Simmons said: "Now, more than ever, KISS is a four-wheel drive monster truck. Our mission? To rock Planet Earth. To spread the gospel of Sonic Boom"

With over 80 million album sales worldwide, KISS remain one of the most iconic and influential rock bands of all time. Throughout their stellar 35 year career KISS have established themselves as one of the great live rock bands.

Tickets for the Arena show, priced £40 (subject to booking fee) are now on sale.

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