Kiss To Play Free Show In New Orleans

The Times-Picayune reports that, as part of the NCAA Final Four weekend, KISS, the Black Keys and Jimmy Buffett are slated to perform free concerts in Woldenberg Park along the Mississippi River in downtown New Orleans.

KISS will kick off "The Big Dance Concert Series" on Friday, 30 March.

Meanwhile KISS have also announced a 40 date North American tour with Motley Crue.

Entitled simply The Tour, the two bands embark on their roadtrip together in July. It's their first tour together since Crue opened for KISS in 1982.

"These guys are the baddest band in the f***ing world," Motley Crue's Vince Neil said on stage with both bands at the launch yesterday. "Our very first tour was with KISS, 1982. To be able to do it now is amazing."

"Seeing them on stage, it was obvious back then that this was the next big thing," KISS' Paul Stanley added. "We talk about bang for buck, this will be the definition of bang for buck on this tour. If you want to see more bombs and artillery, you'll have to check out the military."

Here's the dates:

Jul 20: Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live 

Jul 21: Virginia Beach, VA - Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach 

Jul 22: Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek 

Jul 24: Atlanta, GA - Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood 

Jul 25: Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 

Jul 27: West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheater 

Jul 28: Tampa, FL - 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre 

Jul 31: Pelham, AL - Oak Mountain Amphitheatre 

Aug 3: Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 

Aug 4: Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavillion 

Aug 7: Albuquerque, NM - Hard Rock Casino Presents The Pavilion 

Aug 8: Englewood, CO - Comfort Dental Amphitheatre 

Aug 10: Phoenix, AZ - Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion 

Aug 11: Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Arts Center 

Aug 12: Chula Vista, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre 

Aug 14: Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 

Aug 16: Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord 

Aug 18: Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre 

Aug 19: Ridgefield, WA - Sleep Country Amphitheater 

Aug 24: Grand Junction, CO - Rock Jam 

Aug 26: Tulsa, OK - BOK Center (on-sale 3/30) 

Aug 27: Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 

Aug 29: Minneapolis, MN - Minnesota State Fair (on-sale 3/31) 

Aug 31: Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend MusicCenter 

Sep 1: Noblesville, IN - Klipsch Music Center 

Sep 2: Pittsburgh, PA - First Niagra Pavilion 

Sep 4: Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena 

Sep 5: Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre 

Sep 7: Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre 

Sep 8: East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre 

Sep 11: Allegan, MI - Allegan County Fair (on-sale 5/5) 

Sep 12: Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center 

Sep 13: Toronto, ON - Molson Canadian Amphitheatre 

Sep 15: Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center 

Sep 16: Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center 

Sep 18: Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain 

Sep 19: Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center 

Sep 21: Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center 

Sep 22: Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater 

Sep 23: Hartford, CT - Comcast Theatre